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1
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Name 2 Of The 3 Members Of Fat Les

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Keith Allen, Damien Hirst, Alex James

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2
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Where is tongeren

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Belgium

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3
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Which was the most successful Grand National horse

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Red Rum

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4
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In 1960 Penguin Books Announced That They Would Be Publishing Which Controversial Novel

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Lady Chatterlys Lover

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5
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Which country would you associate with the dish Couscous?

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Tunisia

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6
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U.S. Captials - West Virginia

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Charleston

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7
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When is Halley’s comet next due to appear

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2062

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8
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Which Curved Billed Bird Is The Largest European Wader?

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Curlew

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9
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What is the capital of burkino faso

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Ouagadougou

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10
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Which organ is inflamed in the condition known as Cholecystitis?

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Gall Bladder

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11
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What is measured with a hygrometer

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Humidity

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12
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What is the capital city of Azerbaijan

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Baku

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13
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Who live at 742 Evergreen Terrace

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The Simpson’s

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14
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Which Singing Diva Flopped At The Box Office With Her Debut Movie “Glitter”

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Mariah Carey

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15
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In Quitman Georgia its illegal for a chicken to do what

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Cross the Road

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16
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Churchill, Iroquois, Owen and Smiths are all what

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Waterfalls

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17
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Which Country Publishes More Books Per Head Than Any Other

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Iceland

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18
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King James the IV practiced what (and charged) on subjects

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Dentistry

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19
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What does an vexillologist study

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Flags

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20
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What is the main component of air?

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Nitrogen

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21
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On what date did “The Wall” fall?

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1989

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22
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What did Sir Humphry Davy say was his best discovery

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His student Michael Faraday

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23
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Who created the fictional detective Cordelia Gray

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P d james

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24
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A small shop selling fashionable clothes

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Boutique

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25
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What Was The Name Of The Cab Firm Owned By Ali & Mehmet In Eastenders

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Oz Cabs (Osman)

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26
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In what sport does one have luffing, gybing and bearing away

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Yachting

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27
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Who sang ‘All Right Now’?

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Free

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28
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What is the capital of utah

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Salt lake city

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29
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Who Composed The Pink Panther Theme

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Henry Mancini

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30
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In 1797 3 pence could buy you a good (second hand) what

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Wife

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31
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In Edward Lear’s poem who married the owl and the Pussy-cat

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Turkey

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32
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Who was the 30th president of the U.S.

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Calvin coolidge

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33
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Back of horse’s leg where hair grows above hoof

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Fetlock

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34
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In what was the strength of early lasers measured?

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Gillettes

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35
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Countries of the world:north eastern Europe, the capital is Tallinn

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Estonia

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36
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Which term for an important person, stems from the large headgear once worn by the rich?

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Bigwig

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37
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Which ancient Greek astronomer is credited with having compiled the first known star catalogue?

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Hipparchus

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38
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In what city does Matlock take place?

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Atlanta,Georgia

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39
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Year of the first manned space flight

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1961

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40
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Country singer Vince ____?

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Gill

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41
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Plant based compound often used as a drug

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Alkaloid

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42
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The town of Banana in Queensland is named after what

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A huge bullock

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43
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Chogori is better know by what boring name

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K2

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44
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The Christmas carol ‘Away In A Manger’’ … what is a manger

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A Feeding Trough

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45
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What arcade game did Shigeru Miyamoto design Donkey Kong as a replacement for?

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Radarscope

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46
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What Is The Name Of The Golf Stroke That Is 2 Under Parr For The Hole

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An Eagle

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47
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The Stones Took Their Name From A Blues Giant, Can You Name Him

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Muddy Waters

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48
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Who was Lady Emma Hamilton’s famous lover

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Lord nelson

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49
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Women burn fat more slowly than men, by a rate of about how many calories a day

A

50

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50
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Which Former British Ambassador To The US Is Now BBC’s Chief Financial Editor

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Peter Jay

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51
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Who called overcrowded, poorly ventilated hospitals “gateways to death”

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Florence nightingale

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52
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The Gluckauf was the worlds first what

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Oil Tanker

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53
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Percent what was the final destination of the first u.s. paddle wheel steamboat, what departed from pittsburgh

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New orleans

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54
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Iceland and Greenland are separated by which stretch of water

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Denmark strait

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55
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Mary Robinson became president of which country in 1990

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Ireland

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56
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Name the U.S.S.R. leader with a birthmark on his forehead?

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Gorbachev

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57
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Who Sang A Song About Rasputin In 1978

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Boney M

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58
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What was the real name of Eric Morecambes partner

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Ernest Wiseman

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59
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What is meant by deglazing?

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Adding alchohol or stock to pan juices

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60
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Name the minister who was hanged at Salem, Massachusetts for witchcraft

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George burroughs

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61
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What soprano simply titled her autobiography beverly

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Beverly sills

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62
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The kings of four different countries are said to be buried on which Scottish island?

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Iona

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63
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Is someone suffered from halitosis, what would the problem be

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Bad breath

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64
Q

What token was added to Monopoly in 1999

A

Sack of Money

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65
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In 1963 what finally ended in Alaska

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Mail by dog sled

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66
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Who Invented The Potato Crisp In 1853

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George Crumb

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67
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Who or what are Taikonauts

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Chinese astronauts

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68
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In 2006 At Which Club Did Roy Replace Niall? ( Roy Keane Replaced Niall Quinn)

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Sunderland

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69
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Goats have rectangular ______

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Pupils

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70
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In which city is the bridge of sighs

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Venice

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71
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Mango Records Is A Division Of Which Famous Record Label

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Island

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72
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Regular oval shape

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Ellipse

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73
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The study of the manner in which organisms carry on their life processes is _________.

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Physiology

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74
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In New Zealand what is a Punga

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A Fern

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75
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This city on the Nile is where you will find the ‘valley of the kings’ & the temple of karnak, also the site of a tourist massacre in 1997

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Luxor, egypt

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76
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Arabian horses have one less vertebra in their backbones than other __________

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Horses

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77
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In The Beverly Hillbillies what was the name of Ellie’s Chimp

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Cousin Bessie

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78
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Who commanded the “Caine”

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Captain queeg

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79
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By how much do the world’s termites outweigh human beings

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Ten to one

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80
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Name the lion in the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

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Aslan

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81
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What type of creature is a Whirligig

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Water beetle

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82
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Give The Christian Names Of Abba’s 2 Female Singers

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Agnetha & Anni-Frid

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83
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In 1995 Which Formula One Driver Signed For McLaren But Couldn’t Fit In The Car?

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Nigel Mansell

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84
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What impressionist painted different views Rouen cathedral

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Claude Monet

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85
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What is the Capital of: Greenland

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Nuuk

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86
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Susan Abigail Tomalin became famous as who

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Susan Saradon

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87
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Where Are A Grasshoppers Ears?

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On Its Legs

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88
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Thurl Ravenscroft is the voice of who

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Tony the Tiger

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89
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Whose abduction of Helen of Troy brought about the Trojan War

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Paris

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90
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Who Wrote (Far From The Madding Crowd)

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Thomas Hardy

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91
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Barbie’s nautical-sounding sister

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Skipper

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92
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Treifa foods are forbidden to which religious group

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Jews - opposite of Kosher

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93
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An ‘ortanique’ is a cross between which two fruits

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Orange and tangerine

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94
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Who did the painting on the cover of The Bands first album

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Bob Dylan

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95
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What is the Capital of: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

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Stanley

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96
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Which nursery rhyme was the first gramophone recording

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Mary had a little

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97
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What system was introduced in 1967 to deal with the loud hiss on cassettes

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Dolby

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98
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What Grain Is Whiskey Made From

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Rye Or Barley

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99
Q

Over 28 million Americans are what

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Hearing Impaired

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100
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The mandylion is another name for which contentious object

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The Turin Shroud

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101
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Who married the poet Robert Browning in secret in 1846

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Elizabeth barrett

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102
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What Spanish surrealist modestly titled his 1965 book “Diary of a Genius”

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Salvador dali

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103
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Plant of which stalks are used as a vegetable

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Celery

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104
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By What Name Is The Great Italian Sculptor & Artist Buonarroti Better Known

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Michelangelo

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105
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What brand of footwear is endorsed by dr j

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Converse

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106
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Who wrote the song Johnny be Good

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Chuck Berry

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107
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Which Brit set a record when becoming the first man to walk the entire length of the Amazon in 2008?

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Ed Stafford

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108
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What is a group of this animal called: Curlew

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Herd

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109
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Plaza hotel who was the “castaway cowboy”

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James garner

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110
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What is the capital of New York state?

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Albany

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111
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Popular in North America what kind of sport is ‘birling’

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Log rolling

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112
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What North African country contains the largest area of the Sahara

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Algeria

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113
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What popular drink was introduced at the St Louis worlds fair in 1904

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Ice tea

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114
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Which Female Vocalist Teamed Up With Larry Adler On The 1994 Single “The Man I Love”

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Kate Bush

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115
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Klaus Voormann designed the cover for which Beatles album

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Revolver

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116
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Where can you see Ada Byron

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Woman on Microsoft watermark

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117
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What is the only capital letter in the Roman alphabet with exactly one endpoint

A

P

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118
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What is ikebana

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Flower arranging

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119
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Which Of Santas Reindeers Shares Its Name With A High Street Shop

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Comet

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120
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Biko was involved in what protest movement?

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Apartheid

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121
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Where in Europe is the Barbary ape found in the wild

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Gibraltar

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122
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What Were The Six Farm Hands Arrested For Forming A Trade Union Better Known As?

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The Tolpuddle Martyrs

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123
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What was the first Beatles song licensed for use in a Nike add

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Revolution

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124
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What is a group of ducks

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Brace

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125
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What happens every 30 seconds in America

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Teenage pregnancy

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126
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What is the UK’s largest publicly funded building, constructed in the 1900’s

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The british library

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127
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Which is the largest African bird of prey?

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Lammergeyer

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128
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What is one of the more expensive automobiles in the world

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Mercedes

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129
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Eight hundred dollars if locked in a completely sealed room, of what will you die before yoU.S.uffocate

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Carbon monoxide poisoning

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130
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Which group sang the song “Picture Of You”?

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Boyzone

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131
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Largest island of the continental United States, southeastern New York?

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Long island

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132
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Who wrote ‘Psycho’?

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Robert Bloch

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What star was once a vacuum cleaner salesman

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Rock Hudson

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Name the former topless model who inherited $300 million from her late husband J. Howard Marshall II

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Anna nicole smith

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135
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Edwin Drake sank the first of them in 1859 - what were they

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Oil Wells

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136
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On “It’s Your Move,” what is the name of the rock band that Mark and his friend Eliot pretended to be?

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The Dregs Of Humanity

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137
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What is another name for a spiny anteater

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Echidna

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138
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What would you put on your escutcheon - if you had one

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Coat of Arms

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139
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Which American Artist Is Known For A Portarit Of His Mother

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James Whistler

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140
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Schwarzkopf on what game in 1994 did norman schwarzkopf post the highest score

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Celebrity

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141
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Where would you find your lunula

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Fingernail - white part

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142
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What was the name of Ali Babas female slave

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Morgiana

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143
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Victoria is the capital of the ______

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Seychelles

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144
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Was Rio Duran Durans First Or Second Album

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Second

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145
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What is french national anthem

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Marseillaise

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146
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What is the Capital of: Mozambique

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Maputo

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The Roman province Maxima Ceasariensis was in what country

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England

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148
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Nathan Burnbaum became famous under what name

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George Burns

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149
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In 1951 Kiki Haakonson Became The First Ever Miss World Winner But What Country Did She Come From

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Sweden

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150
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What is the term used by the military when they lose a nuclear weapon

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Broken arrow

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What Metal Is Liquid At Room Temperature

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Mercury

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Which island was defended by Faith, Hope, and Charity during WW2

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Malta

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153
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Who did Christina Onassis grudgingly give $25 million to, in 1977

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Jacqueline onassis jackie onassis

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154
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What is a group of this animal called: Locust

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Plague

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Which Car Manufacturer Was The First To Mass Produce Cars With Power Steering

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Chrysler

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156
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Menkes Kinky Hair Syndrome caused by deficiency of what

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Copper

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157
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Which city hosted the world fair under the theme “man and his world”

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Montreal

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158
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Which City Claims Table Mountain As It’s Backdrop

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Capetown (South Africa)

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159
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Often eaten for breakfast, the egg comes from what barnyard animal

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Chicken

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160
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What is Hawkeye’s full name in M.A.S.H.?

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Benjamin Franklin Pierce

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161
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What form of horse racing boasts the Little Brown Jug

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Harness racing

162
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In which sport is the Davis Cup awarded?

A

Tennis

163
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What is the technical term for long-sightedness

A

Hypermetropia

164
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In 1942 Japanese occupied

A

Manila

165
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Who Were Mark Farner, Mel Schacher & Don Brewer

A

Grand Funk Railroad

166
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Who recorded the album “Ssssh” in 1969

A

Ten years after

167
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W A is what position in Netball?

A

Wing Attack

168
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Who is the helmsman of the boat when you are sailing into Hades

A

Charon

169
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This cereal’s mascot is Tony the Tiger

A

Frosted flakes

170
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Who’s advertisement ends ‘The ultimate active sports vehicle

A

bmw

171
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What is the fear of music known as

A

Melophobia

172
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In what animal form did Zeus seduce Europa?

A

Bull

173
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Which sauce has the same name as a state in Mexico

A

Tabasco

174
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How many symphonies did Beethoven complete?

A

Eight

175
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Alphabetically, Which Is The Last Of Santa’s Reindeers?

A

Vixen

176
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What tv dog had successive masters named jeff, timmy and corey

A

Lassie

177
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A white mtallic element

A

Barium

178
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What is the capital of brazil

A

Brazilia

179
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Iron block on which metals are worked

A

Anvil

180
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A planes black box is usually named after what King

A

Midas

181
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What is Peter Parker’s secret identity?

A

Spiderman

182
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What Did Brenda Lee Want To Jump Over In 1961

A

The Broomstick

183
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What is a male swine called?

A

Boar

184
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Which type of British fighter plane shot down 1,294 enemy aircraft in World War One?

A

The Sopwith Camel

185
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In 1643 Evangalisa Torichelli invented the first what

A

Barometer

186
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In St Louis Missouri its illegal for a fireman to rescue who

A

Undressed women full dress only

187
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What Clothing Are The 2 Figures Wearing On The 1978 Black Sabbath Album Cover “Never Say Die”

A

Some Type Of Flight Suits

188
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The animal responsible for the most human deaths world wide is the ________

A

Mosquito

189
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What is alice cooper’s real name

A

Vincent furnier

190
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What is liquid clay used in pottery called?

A

Slip

191
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What Did Businessman Peter De Savray Buy For 6.7 Million Pounds In 1987

A

Lands End

192
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Marnie Nixon what Deborah Kerr Natilie Wood Audrey Hepburn

A

Dubbed in their singing voices

193
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When are finger prints formed

A

3rd week in the womb

194
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The study of plants is _________.

A

Botany

195
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LAR is the international vehicle registration of which country?

A

Libya (Libyan Arab Republic)

196
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In 1997, which sportsman described his ethnic background as Cablinasian

A

Tiger woods

197
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Tracy Chapman Or Tanita Tikaram Had A Hit With “Twist In My Sobriety”

A

Tanita Tikaram

198
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What did pocahontas wear while entertaining the colonists

A

Nothing

199
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Which dish contains offal and oatmeal, and is traditionally boiled in a bag made from the stomach of an animal?

A

Haggis

200
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If you planted a bandarilla what are you doing

A

Bullfighting

201
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What is the fear of spirits known as

A

Pneumatiphobia

202
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Eric Clapton shared a woman with this superb guitarist and songwriter. Later, it inspired his to write Layla.

A

George Harrison

203
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What Was Otis Redding Sitting On In 1967

A

Dock Of A Bay

204
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What was invented 1963 150 billion made since

A

Ring Pulls on cans not cans

205
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Which Dam Harnesses The Colorado River

A

The Hoover Dam

206
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Who Was Front Man For Leon Young String Chorlae And The Paramount Jazz Band

A

Mr Acker Bilk

207
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What river is the Temple of Karnak near?

A

Nile

208
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Where is Dogger Bank?

A

The North Sea

209
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What is the Capital of: United Kingdom

A

London

210
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What returned in 1985 that is pictured on the Bayeux tapestry

A

Halley’s comet

211
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The largest lake in Australia is ________, measuring 3,420 square miles (8,885 sq. km).

A

Eyre

212
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What Constant Related The Diameter Of A Circle To It’s Circumference

A

Pi

213
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What African country and its currency have the same name

A

Zaire

214
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As pretty as a ______

A

Picture

215
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“But touch my tears with your lips, touch my world with your fingertips” what is the queen song title

A

Who Wants to Live Forever

216
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By what other name is the double album The Beatles known

A

The White album

217
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What is the capital of Illinois

A

Springfield

218
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What was the predecessor of the United Nations ?

A

League of Nations

219
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In which state is the mayo clinic

A

Minnesota

220
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In US on what Day are most collect calls reverse charges made

A

Fathers Day

221
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Which course will stage the 2014 Ryder Cup torunament?

A

Centenary Course, Gleneagles

222
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What is a young fish called

A

Fry

223
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Who were the first pop stars to appear in Madam Tussaud’s

A

The Beatles

224
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Crack gets it name because it ________ when yoU.S.moke it

A

Crackles

225
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What is the greek word for the biblical book of revelation

A

Apocalypse

226
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In ancient greece, what was a myriad

A

Groups of numbers over 10,000

227
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In 1955 Israel acquires 4 of the 7 dead sea

A

Scrolls

228
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Collective nouns - A Float of what

A

Crocodiles

229
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What Is The Most Popular Karaoke Tune Worldwide

A

“You’ve Lost That Lovin Feeling”

230
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Football: The Chicago ______?

A

Bears

231
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How did the tradition of serving turkey at Christmas originate?

A

Medievil Europe serving Large Fouls Was A sign Of Wealth

232
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If you saw broiled food on an American menu, how would it be cooked?

A

Grilled

233
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What is the name of the capital of Saskatchewan (canada)

A

Regina

234
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Which famous million dollar building cost more than a million dollars?

A

Sydney Opera House

235
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Who Holds The The Record For The Highest Number Of Olympic Gold Medals In A Single Summer Olympics

A

Mark Spitz

236
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What two biblical cities did God destroy with fire and brimstone?

A

Sodom and Gomorrah

237
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He was elected President of France, in 1981.

A

Francios Mitterrand

238
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What disease is spread in minute water droplets

A

Legionnaires Disease

239
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Which New Zealand novelist won the Booker Prize with her novel The Bone People

A

Keri hulme

240
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Ignoring obvious what links Jupiter Neptune Uranus and Saturn

A

All have Rings

241
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On the Beaufort scale 8 represents what

A

A Gale

242
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Meningitophobia is the fear of

A

Brain disease

243
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In what country is taipei

A

Taiwan

244
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Where is Abbey Road?

A

London

245
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What is uruguay’s chief port

A

Montevideo

246
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German dish of chopped cabbage?

A

Sauerkraut

247
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What is the second letter in the Greek alphabet

A

Beta

248
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Which country did France beat to take the 1998 world cup?

A

Brazil

249
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What has the chemical formula H2O2

A

Hydrogen Peroxide

250
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In bowling, what is it if you knock down all the pins with one ball

A

Strike

251
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Talc is a hydrated silicate of which metal

A

Magnesium

252
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What alternative name is given to the Barn Owl because of its harsh cry

A

Screech owl

253
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Silent night the Christmas carol was first played on what

A

Guitar

254
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Washington is part of which English city?

A

Sunderland

255
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A hoop worn under skirts is called a what

A

Farthingale

256
Q

What is the capital of missouri

A

Jefferson city

257
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The geographic center of __________ is located in the city of Thunder Bay.

A

Canada

258
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Who directed the films ‘Carrie’ and ‘The Untouchables’

A

Brian de palma

259
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Who Released An LP Entitled “George Best”

A

The Wedding Present

260
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Who sang the title song in the film Grease

A

Frankie Valli

261
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In baseball, who won their first world series in 1969

A

New york mets

262
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What was the secret identity of don diego de la vega

A

Zorro

263
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How many hurdles in a 400m hurdle race?

A

10

264
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France named it Chapeau Melon et Bottes de Cuir what UK

A

The Avengers

265
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Name the theory which proposed that a person’s mental development could be measured by a skull examination

A

Phrenology

266
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What links Ygrana - Valentino and Cerrutti

A

Paris fashion houses

267
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Town Australia is named after the wife Sir C H Todd postmaster

A

Alice Springs

268
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Which movie prompted the style of wearing cutoff sweatshirts over the shoulder?

A

Flashdance

269
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Where is mount mckinley

A

Alaska

270
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After Greenland, which is the second largest island

A

New guinea

271
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Before being married to Pamela Anderson what other famous actress was Tommy Lee married to?

A

Heather Locklear

272
Q

What is the basic unit of currency for Rwanda ?

A

Franc

273
Q

How Wide Is The Beam In Womans Gymnastics

A

4 Inches

274
Q

What process allows plants receiving sunlight to make their own food

A

Photosynthesis

275
Q

A shrimp has more than a hundred pairs of chromosomes in each cell nucleus. Man has only __________

A

23

276
Q

R D Blackmore wrote which classic novel

A

Lorna Doone

277
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Religious phenomenon in which a message is sent by God (or by a god) to human beings through an intermediary, or prophet

A

Prophecy

278
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Boleskin House On The Shores Of Loch Ness Was Bought By Jimmy Page In The 1970’s Who Was Its Most Famous Former Occupant

A

Aleister Crowley

279
Q

What Shakespeare play is “The Green Eyed Monster” mentioned

A

Othello

280
Q

In the original All-C Saga game, who kills Mandy and Matthew?

A

Simetra

281
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For Which Film Was Director Bob Fosse Awarded An Oscar In 1972

A

Cabaret

282
Q

Only humans and what have hymens

A

Horses

283
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Who is the autor of the song ‘Blue Suede Shoes’?

A

Carl Perkins

284
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What country is directly north of Israel

A

Lebanon

285
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Who sang the Song ‘Electric Youth’?

A

Debbie Gibson

286
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Where is eurodisney

A

Paris, france

287
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Which Shakespeare Play Begins With 3 Witches Upon The Heath

A

Macbeth

288
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In the Terminator film who was the boy who would be the leader

A

John Conner – mother Sarah

289
Q

What is the meaning of the name Irene, which comes from the Greek words eirenikos or eirene

A

Aiming at peace

290
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Which Album Was The Follow Up To Thriller For Michael Jackson?

A

Bad

291
Q

Framboise’ is a liqueur flavoured with what

A

Raspberries

292
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Thaslophobia is the fear of what

A

Sitting Idle – doing nothing

293
Q

What is the fear of dirt known as

A

Rhypophobia

294
Q

In painting, a thin layer of translucent color.

A

Wash

295
Q

What Was Marvin Gayes Only UK No.1

A

I Heard It Through The Grapevine

296
Q

Who was hercules’ stepmother

A

Hera

297
Q

Narcotics comes from the Greek - what it literally mean

A

Electric eels - put on foreheads

298
Q

In Texas its illegal to put graffiti on your neighbours what

A

Cow

299
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What is the name of a formal, written accusation of crime against a person, presented by a grand jury to a court, and upon which the accused person is subsequently tried

A

Indictment

300
Q

How much current does a south american eel put out

A

One amp

301
Q

Solfatara in Southern Italy is a what

A

Volcano

302
Q

Which capital city has the highest population (as at 2006)?

A

Tokyo (c. 34 million)

303
Q

John Gutzon Borglum Born March 25 1871 Is Responsible For The Design & Creation Of What

A

Mount Rushmore

304
Q

What is a camel’s hair brush made of

A

Squirrel fur

305
Q

To drive out an evil spirit

A

Exorcize

306
Q

Where was pizza first invented

A

Milan

307
Q

In Which Sport Is The Curtis Cup Contested

A

Golf

308
Q

Who invented the fountain pen in 1884

A

Lewis waterman

309
Q

This spikey succulent, native of Africa, is often an additive in creams and lotions.

A

Aloe vera

310
Q

Who, in 1976, were the 3 original actresses in “Charlie’s Angels”

A

Jaclyn smith, kate jackson & farah fawcett

311
Q

In what country is the lowest point in South America?

A

Argentina

312
Q

In Frank Herbert’s Dune what are the Makers

A

Sandworms - Shai- haulud

313
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What is the term for the period of change in form of an organism from the larval to the adult stage

A

Metamorphosis

314
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In Greek myth, who gave birth to the winged horse, Pegasus, from her blood after she had been slain

A

Medusa

315
Q

Proposed in 1944, a ‘spat’ was a unit of distance equal to 1012 metres (ten to the power twelve metres), for use in what science

A

Astronomy

316
Q

The closest relatives to anteaters are what

A

Sloths & armadillos

317
Q

What was ALF’s real name?

A

Gordon Shumway

318
Q

“Beverly Hills Cop”, when Axel Foley enters the hotel, he uses an alias. Who does he say he works for, and who does he say he’s going to interview?

A

Rolling Stone,Michael Jackson

319
Q

This assassin of Julius Caesar was his friend.

A

Brutus

320
Q

What do elephants do on average 2 hours a day

A

Sleep

321
Q

What was advertised as anytime anyplace anywhere

A

Martini

322
Q

The first country to host the summer & the winter olympics in the same year

A

France

323
Q

What word did Harry Truman coin for his daily walk

A

Constitutional

324
Q

What was the language of ancient India?

A

Sanskrit

325
Q

Football Team, cincinnati _________

A

Bengals

326
Q

Which film starrs jonathan taylor thomas, devon sawa, scott bairstow

A

Wild

327
Q

What Is The Substance From Which Nails And Hair Are Made

A

Keratin

328
Q

Hitler annexed the Sudetenland in the 1930s. Of which country was it a part

A

Czechoslovakia

329
Q

Ripken What planet is farthest from the sun in the Milky Way

A

Pluto

330
Q

In the 1969 filin “Anne of the Thousand Days” starring Genevieve Bujold and Richard Burton, who was the Anne of the title

A

Anne boleyn

331
Q

What word appears over 46000 times in the Bible

A

And

332
Q

What feature of a triangle makes it scalene

A

Different side lengths

333
Q

Which Classic Scary Movie Features The Line ‘They’re Here’

A

Poltergeist

334
Q

Which Chaka Khan Smash Was Written By Prince And Featured Stevie Wonder

A

I Feel For You

335
Q

Who wrote the poem “The Owl and the Pussycat”

A

Edward lear

336
Q

What kind of money, more than real money, is printed in a year throughout the world

A

Monopoly

337
Q

Commandaria is a desert wine made for over 800 years - where

A

Cyprus

338
Q

What character did Michael J Fox play in the film Back to the Future

A

Marty mcfly

339
Q

Name James Dean’s three films.

A

A Rebel without a cause, East of Eden, Giant

340
Q

Which 1979 Earth Wind And Fire Track Featured The Emotions

A

Boogie Wonderland

341
Q

What Would You Find In The Pods Of The Pisum Stativum

A

Peas

342
Q

What is the flattest continent

A

Australia

343
Q

On the cartoon show ‘the jetsons’, how old is judy

A

Fifteen

344
Q

Which fruit is nicknamed the ‘Date Plum’ or ‘Sharon Fruit’?

A

Persimmon

345
Q

Who was the first black Wimbledon singles champion

A

Althea gibson

346
Q

In Bewitched name Samantha’s identical cousin

A

Serena

347
Q

What plant was named after the Greek goddess of the rainbow

A

Iris

348
Q

What is the most sensitive finger

A

Forefinger

349
Q

Salem is the capital of which U.S. state

A

Oregon

350
Q

Sydney is on the east coast of ______

A

Australia

351
Q

In Which Sport Would You Be Awarded The Lonsdale Belt

A

Boxing

352
Q

How many stars are on the flag of new zealand

A

Four

353
Q

Frankfort is the capital of ______

A

Kentucky

354
Q

Boaz appears in which book of the Bible

A

Ruth

355
Q

What is another name for a black leopard

A

Panther

356
Q

Which herb is similar in appearance to parsley, but its leaves have a slight flavour of aniseed

A

Chervil

357
Q

What sea is between Italy and Yugoslavia

A

Adriatic

358
Q

What did Henry Shrapnel invent?

A

The exploding shell

359
Q

The fallacy of personifying inanimate objects, often in bad taste?

A

Pathetic fallacy

360
Q

Oporto in Portugal stands on what river

A

The Duoro

361
Q

The largest policeman’s beat (territory) in Europe is in which country?

A

Scotland

362
Q

Little round chocolate candies are known as _&m’s.

A

M

363
Q

Who was always trying to get rent from Andy Capp

A

Percy

364
Q

What pacific island is Noumea the capital of

A

New caledonia

365
Q

Where is most of the vitamin C in fruits?

A

Skin

366
Q

Wandering __________ spread their wings, clack bills, and shake heads in a ritual dance. Bonds between courting birds may last the whole of a 50_year lifetime.

A

Albatrosses

367
Q

Which Cover Of An Elvis Presley Song Gave The Pet Shop Boys A No.1 Hit In 1987

A

Always On My Mind

368
Q

What Was The Name Of Michael Jacksons Pet Chimp

A

Bubbles

369
Q

The kakapo is a nocturnal burrowing parrot of __________ that has a green body with brown and yellow markings. Its name is from Maori and means “night parrot.”

A

New zealand

370
Q

Who Had A 80’s Hit With The Song “Lipstick, Powder & Paint”

A

Shakin Stevens

371
Q

Who is the fastest mouse in all of Mexico?

A

Speedy Gonzalez

372
Q

An adventurous penguin named Tennessee Tuxedo had a sidekick named _______

A

Chumley

373
Q

Northern species of duck with soft feathers

A

Eider

374
Q

What do eccrine glands produce

A

Sweat

375
Q

In Greek mythology, who personified dread

A

Diemos

376
Q

Who was the first chancellor of West Germany after WW II

A

Adenauer

377
Q

16th century where the most fashionable place to wear a ribbon

A

Pomaded grown female pubic hair

378
Q

The male of what species explodes on mating - then dies

A

Honeybee

379
Q

Material burned to give fragrant fumes

A

Incense

380
Q

In the game ‘banjo-kazooie’ what is the witch’s name

A

Gruntilda

381
Q

What was created in France in 1885 by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi With The Intention Of Enlightening The World

A

The Statue Of Liberty

382
Q

What Is The Term Used For A Drug Designed To Reduce Body Fluid

A

Diuretic

383
Q

What weapon is tattooed on Glen Campell’s arm

A

Dagger

384
Q

What is the highest point on Exmoor?

A

Dunkery Beacon

385
Q

An instrument on a car to measure the distance travelled is called a(n) _________.

A

Odometer

386
Q

What does a twitcher look for

A

Birds

387
Q

Prokofievs opera War and Peace has what first to its credit 1973

A

First one done Sydney Opera House

388
Q

Small area on a computer screen in which the user is prompted to provide information, select commans etc

A

Dialogue box

389
Q

Name first animated film to be nominated for best picture Oscar

A

Disney Beauty and the Beast

390
Q

What has a 21 inch tongue

A

Giraffe

391
Q

What Was The First Spice Girls Single Not To Top The Charts

A

Stop

392
Q

Whom did Idi Amin replace as leader of Uganda in 1971?

A

Milton Obote

393
Q

Stag Party was the original name of what

A

Playboy Magazine

394
Q

What are the 2 main divisions of chemistry

A

Organic and inorganic

395
Q

In Columbus Ohio it is illegal to sell what on Sunday

A

Cornflakes

396
Q

In which city are the Headquarters of OPEC located

A

Vienna

397
Q

What President appears on the US $100000 bill

A

Woodrow Wilson

398
Q

A person employed to drive a car

A

Chauffeur

399
Q

What movie starred Lee Marvin as twins Kid Shelleen and Tim Strawn

A

Cat

400
Q

What Is Morrisey’s Christian Name

A

Stephen

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