Trivia Database_69 Flashcards

1
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The Witches Curse alternative name which G&S operetta

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Ruddigore

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2
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African tree with massive trunk and edible fruit

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Baobab

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3
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What one word fits ____hood; ____hole; ____date

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Man

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4
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Which Country Produces The Most Successful Rally Drivers

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Finland

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5
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Which “Coronation Street” character was played by Ian Mercer

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Gary mallett

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6
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What is ‘bountiful mother’ in Latin?

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Alma mater

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7
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Celtic language of Scots or Irish

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Gaelic

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8
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Who would take silk as part of their job

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Barrister

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9
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Baseball: star Joe Dimaggio married which actress

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Marilyn monroe

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10
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Which fast suburban railway system in Ireland runs from Howth in the North to Bray in the South

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Dart

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11
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In ‘La Traviata’, what does Violetta sing?

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Sempre Libera

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12
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Which Spanish town is noted for high quality steel swords

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Toledo

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13
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Worlds largest numismatic publication is___.

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Coinage

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14
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In tokyo, for what are toupees sold

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Dogs

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15
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What does a fishmonger do for a living

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Sells fish

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16
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Three Scottish kings and eight Popes share what name

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Alexander

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17
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Moriaphillia is sexual arousal from what

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Telling dirty jokes

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18
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In which film was Goldie Hawn the body double for Julia Roberts?

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Pretty Woman

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19
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Wimpy was the working title of what classic movie

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Psycho

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20
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Naturally occuring community of flora and fauna adapted to the conditions in which they occur

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Biome

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21
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What is the name of Tiny Tim’s father in the story, ‘A Christmas Carol’?

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Bob Crachit

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22
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Which Japanese suicide technique translates to the English “belly cutting” ?

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Hara-kiri

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23
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What Type Of Music Would One Associate With The West Indies

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Calypso

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24
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Name Jerry Garcia’s long lived group.

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The Grateful Dead

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25
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Who speaks Quechua

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Peruvian Indians

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26
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In what field was Erie Shipton famous

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Mountaineering

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27
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Brings your ancestors back to life - translated advert for what

A

Come alive with Pepsi - in China

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28
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Abel Magwitch and Biddy appear in which Dickens book

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Great Expectations

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29
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Who was the first spin bowler to take over 500 test wickets?

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Shane Warne

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30
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What is a turkey’s wishbone

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Furcula

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31
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Which Holds The Record For The Novelist Most Borrowed From Public Libraries ?

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Catherine Cookson

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32
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Which playing card is called the Curse of Scotland

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Nine of Diamonds

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33
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Climbing boys were banned what did sweeps drop down chimneys

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Live Chickens

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34
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What type of charge does a proton carry

A

Positive

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35
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Local law - Atwood con - cant play what if waiting politician speak

A

Scrabble

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36
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Who starred in Ceiling Zero as a pilot

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James Cagney

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37
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What is a young whale called?

A

Calf

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38
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Who sang Happy Birthday to John F. Kennedy for his 45th?

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Marilyn Monroe

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39
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What country did Abel Tasman discover in 1642 ?

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New Zealand

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40
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What country borders Egypt on the west

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Libya

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41
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Dish served between fish and meat courses

A

Entree

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42
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The sleeve of which album was the first to feature lyrics

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Beatles Sergeant Peppers

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43
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What is Xylography

A

Wood Engraving

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44
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Which Album Was At One Time Going To Be Called “Everest”

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Abbey Road

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45
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What is the main food of mosquitoes

A

Nectar

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46
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He is identified with the expression, “Eureka”.

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Archimedes

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47
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Name The 2 No.1 Singles For The Seekers In The 60’s

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I’ll Never Find Another You / The Carnival Is Over

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48
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What was the lone ranger’s real name

A

John reid

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49
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What industry is symbolized by the term “madison avenue”

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Advertising

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50
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Which Former Goodie Is Into Bird Watching

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Bill Oddie

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51
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What is the national airline of the Netherlands called

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Klm

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52
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This organic gem is a deep red secretion from a marine animal.

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Coral

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53
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What Connects Catatonia, Super Furry Animals, Budgie

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Wales

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54
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Which cocktail consists of Tia Maria, vodka and coke?

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A Black Russian

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55
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Which city has the largest rodeo in the world

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Calgary

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56
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Anthony Daniels played who in a series of films

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C-P3O

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57
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On TV what team worked out of Iolani Palace

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Hawaii 5 0

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58
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In WW2 what was the British equivalent of the German E-Boat

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MTB or Motor Torpedo Boat

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59
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Which spice comes in hands

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Ginger

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60
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What was the name of the comic strip that “Henry Rush” (Too Close for Comfort)wrote?

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Cosmic Cow

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61
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A person putting a lot of effort into a task is said to be using

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Elbow grease

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62
Q

The jackrabbit is not a rabbit; it is a __________

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Hare

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63
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When not a Birdman, what does Ray Randall do for a living

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Police officer

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64
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What is the average lifespan of a major league baseball

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Five to seven

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65
Q

Siderophobia is the fear of

A

Stars

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66
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To an Australian what is an esky

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Portable Beer Cooler

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67
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Name the ship in which Sir Ernest Shackleton sailed to the Antarctic

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Endurance

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68
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Who was 45 when he became the oldest heavyweight boxing champion

A

George

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69
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What part of a camera clicks when a photograph is taken

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Shutter

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70
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What is the Capital of: Poland

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Warsaw

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71
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What Is A Small Flute With A Higher Pitch Called

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A Piccolo

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72
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What is the meaning of the name of the constellation Aquila ?

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Eagle

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73
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Which Canal , The Brainchild Of Ferdinand De Lesseps, Was Opened , To Great Aclaim, In November 1869

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The Suez Canal

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74
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Whose 1986 hit was ‘Walk Like an Egyptian’

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The bangles

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75
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According To Cyni Lauper What Do Girls Just Want To Do

A

Have Fun

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76
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Biology: In Linnaean classifcation, the group which comes directly under Kingdom.

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Phylum

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77
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There is approximately one what for each person in the world

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Chicken

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78
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In which country is the U.S. naval base of Guantanamo

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Cuba

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79
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What are the Anatolian, Atacama, Nafud and Zirreh

A

Deserts

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80
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What Disorder Is Characterised By Appetite And Weight Loss

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Anorexia Nervosa

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81
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Which Band Had Hits With “Heaven” & “Cherry Pie”

A

Warrant

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82
Q

What was the name of tim holt’s horse

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Duke

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83
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Which sign placed before a note in music, lowers it by a semitone?

A

Flat

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84
Q

Stephen King’s: “Pet ________”.

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Semetary

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85
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What was discovered in the northern tip of Vancover Island in 1835

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Coal

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86
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In Which City Would You Find Jazz Clubs Called “Birdland, The Blue Note, & The Village Vanguard”

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New York

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87
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Who had a massive hit in 1993 with “I’m Easy/ Be Aggressive”?

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Faith No More

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88
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In the twelve labours of Hercules what did he do third

A

Capture Arcadian Stag

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89
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In the film ‘hercules’, whose voice is danny devito

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Phil

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90
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In what country is the Mekong River Delta

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Vietnam

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91
Q

Whitcome Judson in 1891 invented what for fastening shoes

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Zip Fastener

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92
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Selma Lagerlof of Sweden in 1909 first woman to get what

A

Nobel Prize for Literature

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93
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What Are A Whales Breathing Organs Called

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Lungs

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94
Q

What Are Goldie & Isis

A

Reserve Boats For The Boat Race

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95
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What monarch observed a jubilee in 1977

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Queen elizabeth

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96
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For what tv sitcom did isabel sanford get her 1981 best actress emmy

A

Jeffersons

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97
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What is the most common sexual complaint of females over 50

A

Vaginal Dryness

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98
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What is a female swan called

A

Pen

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99
Q

A point to which rays of light converge is called a(n) ________.

A

Focus

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100
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Who “Loved not to wisely but too well” Shakespeare play

A

Othello

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101
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Whats the term for a resident of Liverpool

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Liverpudlian

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102
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Frankfort is the capital of which US state?

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Kentucky

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103
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What musical does the song “There’s No Business Like Show Business” Come From?

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Annie Get Your Gun

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104
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What does the symbol ‘am’ represent

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Americium

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105
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Which Country Inflicted “Sven Goran Eriksons” First Defeat As England Manager?

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Holland

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106
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Which “fishy” character, in an opera by Benjamin Britten, is elected May King, spending his prize money on a debauch

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Albert herring

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107
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In Main what is it illegal to step out of

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Flying Plane

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108
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The Theme Tune To Which Classic TV Show Was Performed By “The Dickes”

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The Banana Splits

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109
Q

Of which australian band, still rocking after 20 years, is angus young the brains

A

Ac/dc

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110
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How many children did queen anne have

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Seventeen

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111
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The name for the group of stars which form a hunter with a club & shield is ________

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Orion

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112
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What kind of teeth did george washington have

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Wooden

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113
Q

4000 people each year are injured by what household item

A

Tea Pots

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114
Q

What more attractive name do fishmongers use for dogfish

A

Rock salmon

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115
Q

Who released the following ‘edible’ album ‘Buddah and the chocolate box’

A

Cat Stevens

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116
Q

A heavy winter fog containing ice crystals is a _____

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Pogonip

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117
Q

What is the nickname for Idaho

A

Gem of the mountains

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118
Q

What were v1s and v2s supposed to do upon landing

A

Explode

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119
Q

How many Great Lakes do not border Michigan

A

One

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120
Q

In New York where is it illegal to talk to a stranger

A

An Elevator

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121
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Who Started His Chart Career In 1983With “Black Heart” Billed As Marc And The Mambas

A

Marc Almond

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122
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What is the name of the cake traditionally eaten in Italy at Christmas?

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Panettone

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123
Q

Supposed paranormal force moving objects at a distance

A

Telekinesis

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124
Q

Don Hoeffler coined what phrase in Electronic News in 1971

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Silicon Valley

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125
Q

What does an animal have if it is a bird

A

Feathers

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126
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Who is the patron saint of lovers?

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Saint Valentine

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127
Q

After water what is the most consumed beverage

A

Tea

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128
Q

Everything Changes And Nobody Else Were Hit Albums For Which 90’s Band

A

Take That

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129
Q

Who Released An Album Of Woody Guthrie Lyrics Entitled “Mermaid Avenue”

A

Billy Bragg & Wilco

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130
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Which Flightless Bird Lays The World’s Largest Eggs?

A

Ostrich

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131
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Who won the first Grand Prix World Motor-racing Championship in 1950

A

Guiseppe farina

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132
Q

In SF California by law what is guaranteed to the masses

A

Sunshine

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133
Q

Richard Roundtree played what detective in three 70s films

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John Shaft

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Bosendorfer, Steinway, & Bechstein Are All Makes Of Which Instrument

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Piano

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Which Soul Artist Died At The Very End Of 1999, Having Been Confined To A Wheelchair Since 1990 After A Stage Lighting Rig Fell On Him

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Curtis Mayfield

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What word is used to describe a Muslim who has completed a pilgrimage to Mecca

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Hadji

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137
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In Morse code one dash four dots what number

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Six

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In Indoor Athletic Races, Over What Distance Is The Shortest Sprint Race Run

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60 m

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139
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What did Erik Rotheim invent in 1926?

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Aerosol

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140
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The film ‘the wizard of ______’

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Oz

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Who created an 86-letter syllabary for the cherokee language

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Sequoyah

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142
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Tessenjutsu is a martial art based on the use of what item

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A Fan

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143
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Janette MacDonald was nicknamed the Iron what

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Butterfly

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144
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What is considered history’s greatest military evacuation

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Dunkirk

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145
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The rabbit’s foot came to be considered a_____

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Good luck charm

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146
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Capital cities: Oman

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Muscat

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147
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Most cows give more milk when they __________

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Listen to music

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148
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John McLaughlin made sold McLaughlin’s Belfast style – what

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Canada Dry Ginger

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149
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What is a group of doves

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Dule

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150
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What colour on black produces the most visible combination

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Yellow

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Paul Morel was a character in which classic novel

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Sons and Lovers

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152
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What flavour is the drink Kahlua?

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Coffee

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153
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Who Won The 800 Metres At The Moscow Olympics (1980)

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Steve Ovett

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154
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How Is The World Of Music Is “Anna Mae Bullock” Known To The World

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Tina Turner

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155
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Which word describes a male singer singing in a high register

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Falsetto

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156
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As what was the Taj Mahal built

A

Tomb

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In Which Sport Did The Term “Hat Trick” Originate

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Cricket

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What is the frog’s name in ‘the muppet show’

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Kermit d frog

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159
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In 1965 Gambia achieved independence from which country

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United Kingdom

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160
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Captain Jean Luc-Picard keep a fish called what

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Livingston

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161
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By what other name is the mountain K2 called

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Mount godwin austen

162
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Who Shot Up The Charts With Eloise In 1986

A

The Damned

163
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What was the first lighthouse ?

A

Pharos of Alexandria

164
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Brigham Young University offers what unusual Major

A

Ballroom Dancing

165
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In the siege of Mafeking who led the defenders

A

Robert Baden Powell

166
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What island has Hamilton as its capital?

167
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During their lifetime the average person eats four what

A

Spiders in their sleep

168
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In What Us City Was President John F Kennedy Assasinated In 1963

A

Dallas / Texas

169
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Every human first spent about half an hour as a single what

170
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How Long Did The 100 Years War Last

171
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Which famous ship had a total crew numbering 430

A

Star ship Enterprise – Captain Kirks

172
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What sport do the following terms belong to - “Hotdog & Bottom Trun”?

173
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Who was the French revolution leader who was later guillotined by Robespierre

174
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Who thought up the band name “The Beatles”?

A

Stu Sutcliffe

175
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Whose Debut Single Was A Cover Of A Smokey Robinson Tune And Former No.1 For The Temptations

A

Otis Redding / My Girl

176
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What is the chemical symbol for copper

177
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A poem of fourteen lines is called a..

178
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What is a chuckwalla

179
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Oikophobia is the fear of what

180
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A race is won by four laps of the track - which sport

181
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Eric Morley (Creator Of Miss World) Was Also Responsible For Which Hugely Successful TV Show

A

Come Dancing

182
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In Shakespeare, who killed Tybalt

183
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You ordered unagi in a Japanese restaurant what would you get

184
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In ten-pin bowling, how many points does a perfect game consist of?

A

Three hundred

185
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Taramasalata Is Made From The Roe Of Which Fish

A

Cod Or Grey Mullet

186
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An American frying pan is called what?

187
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Which American state has the longest borders with Canada

188
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French riot police were ordered to the Rivera to deal with what

A

Hundreds topless women (1971)

189
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Again in Ecuador if you were served cuy what have you eaten

A

Guinea pig

190
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What tropical disease does an insect of the Anophales genus transmit

191
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In Venezuela lovers use pink what

A

Envelopes - post half price

192
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What Is The Condenser Better Known As

A

A Capacitor

193
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Which Crew Was “I Just Died In Your Arms” A Hit For

A

Cutting Crew

194
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What Was The First Animal To Be Domesticated?

195
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What was King George VI first name

A

Albert - but Victoria said no king Albert

196
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What counrty would you visit to ski in the Dolomites

197
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He taught Alexander the Great.

198
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On which mountain did noah’s ark run aground

A

Mount ararat

199
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From Which Nut Is Marzipan Derived

200
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What was Canada’s first chartered bank

A

Bank of montreal

201
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Name the band - songs include “Aqualung, Thick as a Brick”?

A

Jethro Tull

202
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Who Had An 80’s Hit With The Song ‘Funky Cold Medina,’

203
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In the grounds of which house is the largest private tomb/mausoleum in England

A

Castle howard

204
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Cuffs and Buttons was a cocktail in the 19th century what it now

A

Southern Comfort

205
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Who wrote Never Love a Stranger

A

Harold Robbins

206
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What london street is named after the forerunner of croquet

207
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Which famous bell ringer killed Archdeacon Frollo

208
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Common name for a tropical tree (Mulberry), grown on the islands of the South Pacific Ocean

A

Breadfruit

209
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Titanic music score sales are greatest which film did it beat

A

Chariots of Fire – Vangelis

210
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Gustav Vasa was the King of which Scandinavian country

211
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Justitia is the roman goddess of ______

212
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What is the capital of Malawi?

213
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Federal law prohibits the recycling of used - what in USA

A

Eyeglasses

214
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Which Small Breed Of Cattle Is Found Wile In The Tibetan Plateu , North Of The Himalayas

215
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What Is The More Famous Name Of The Dancing (St Benezet Bridge)

A

Le Pont D’Avignon

216
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What george harrison lp featured the single “give me love”

A

Living in the

217
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What late night news show became popular in the eighties after the Iranian Hostage takeover?

218
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What Was The Name Of Scotland’s First King?

219
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What state is ‘the golden state’

A

California

220
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“The carol ‘Silent Night’ was first played on what instrument? ““Harpsichord,Guitar,Pipe Organ, Piano”””

221
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What did the Greeks call Roman goddess, minerva

222
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What is the most popular sport in england?

223
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In which building in Washington D.C. does the United States Congress meet

A

The capitol

224
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Mary Ann Nichols was the first - the first what

A

Victim of Jack the Ripper

225
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Who was the first person to be buried in London’s St. Paul’s Cathedral

A

Sir christopher wren

226
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After years of flirtation, the U.S. began direct military involvement in Vietnam in what year?

227
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Name the band whose debut album is titled ‘Suck on This’.

228
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Which 2 Members Of The Group 10CC Left To Form A Duo

A

Kevin Godley & Lol Creme

229
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What job did Ernest Hemmingway do in WW1

A

Ambulance Driver

230
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In Which Australian Film Did Mick Jagger Appear In 1970

231
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The Battle of Rorke’s Drift in 1879 featured in which war?

A

Zulu War (or Zulu Wars).

232
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At a Quaker wedding it is forbidden to do what

A

Take photographs

233
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What is the only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter

A

Uncopyrightable

234
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What the V.O. in Seagrams V.O. stands for?

235
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Which company, based at Westgate Brewery, Bury St. Edmonds, produces Abbot Ale

A

Greene king

236
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Who Brought Back Tobacco And Potatoes From The Americas?

A

Sir Walter Raleigh

237
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What type of rock is marble?

A

Metamorphic

238
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Triassic, jurassic, & cretaceous are three periods during which era

239
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Who had a Message To Rudy?

A

The Specials

240
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What phenomenon is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon?

241
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What Is Sin? A+ Cos? Equal To?

242
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In WW2 what sort of weapon was a kaiten

A

Japanese manned torpedo

243
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What is the atomic number of Molybdenum?

244
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How Old Was Leann Rhymes When She Had Her First Number One Country Album

245
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Charles Lindbergh took only four of these to eat with him on his famous transatlantic flight.

A

Sandwiches

246
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The study of sound is _________.

247
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Which Punjabi city is famous for its Golden Temple

248
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Who Released The 70’s Album Entitled Machine Gun Etiquette

A

The Damned

249
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Bobby Farrell was the only male member of which chart topping group?

250
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Who was defeated at the Battle of Little Bighorn?

A

George A. Custer

251
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In The World Of Music How Is “Johnny Allen” More Commonly Known

A

Jimi Hendrix

252
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Canned herring were dubbed __________ because the canning process was first developed in Sardinia, Italy.

253
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Where Might You Find A Hammer And Anvil In The Human Body

254
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Which best selling car with a production spanning some 30 years is to be replaced by the “Focus”

A

Ford escort

255
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Astana Is The Capital City Of Which Asian Country

A

Kazakhstan

256
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Whose show claimed to have “the world’s most dangerous band”

A

David letterman

257
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Which of Shakespeare’s plays contains the most number of words

258
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Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales were written in which century

A

Fourteenth

259
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Which Beatles Song Gave Billy Bragg His Only Uk No.1

A

She’s Leaving Home

260
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What is a line of columns supporting a horizontal or arched superstructure

261
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What season is it in Australia when Santa Claus drops in

262
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Eggplant is not a vegetable, but is actually a member of what plant family

263
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To whom does the island of St Helena belong

A

United kingdom

264
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Which Country Does Enya Come From

265
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What is the basic unit of currency for Seychelles ?

266
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In 1951 these were invented what were

A

Disposable diapers – nappies

267
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Are yoU.S.tanding or sitting when you put your coccyx on the floor

268
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Which film finds Jack Nicholson in the Los Angeles oriental district

269
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In What Year Did India Gain Independence Marking The Start Of Decolonisation

270
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Which london station handles trains directly to the continent, through the channel tunnel

271
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This is the only mammal with four knees.

272
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In Which Sport Did Britains Nigel Short, Compete For The World Championship in 1991

273
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What was the fight between Argentina and Great Britan over?

A

Falkland Islands

274
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Nunaat Island, southern Indonesia, one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, in the Indian Ocean

275
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Which Country Has The Longest Coastline

276
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The blesbok, a south african antelope, is almost the same color as

A

Grapefruit

277
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Who received 800000 fan letters in 1933

A

Mickey Mouse

278
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____________________ has 570 miles of shoreline.

A

New york city

279
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What did the Israelites eat in the desert after the exodus

280
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What Is The Singers Bjork Nationality

281
Q

By Law in Tulsa you need a licensed engineer to open what

A

Soda Bottle

282
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What is the largest ocean?

A

Pacific Ocean

283
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What famous building is located on the banks of the river Jumna?

284
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Which Country Is Set To Host The 2010 World Cup Finals

A

South Africa

285
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“Planet Earth” Was Duran Duran’s First Hit, But What Was Their First Top Ten Entry

A

Girls On Film

286
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Carly Simon sang the theme song to which James Bond film

A

The spy who loved me

287
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What is the meaning of the name of the constellation Canes Venatici ?

A

Greyhounds

288
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What is a one humped camel called

289
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What did Lyndon Johnson declare war against on January 8, 1964

290
Q

What did pre-Christian pagans call Xmas time

291
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What Is The Oldest Inhabited City In The World

A

Damascus, Syria

292
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What is the capital of Dominican Republic ?

A

Santo Domingo

293
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Which Group Had 3 Consecutive Christmas Number One’s In 1996,1997,1998

A

The Spice Girls

294
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Which Christmas Carol, tells the tale of a 10th Century Duke of Bohemia

A

Good King Wenceslas

295
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In which continent would you find the Congo river ?

296
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What is the fifth most popular meal ordered in sit down restaurants in the U.S.

297
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James Dean died during the filming of which film in 1955?

298
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Who Had A Hit With “She Drives Me Crazy”

A

Fine Young Cannibals

299
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In Which Country Will You Find The Highest Concentration Of Japanese People Outside Japan

300
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What were the first tennis balls stuffed with

A

Human Hair

301
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Name the word an anti mine device towed from bows of a ship

302
Q

What is banned by law in Japanese restaurants

303
Q

What is the official language of Mozambique

A

Portuguese

304
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Which country owns the Hen and Chicken islands

A

North island New Zealand

305
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Brisbane is the state capital of which SE Australian state

A

Queensland

306
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In Which European Capitaal Is The Famous Mankin Pis?

307
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Zorro was the secret identity of what wealthy landowner

A

Don Diego De La Vega

308
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Havana is the capital of which country

309
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In which Year Did George McCrae Release His No.1 Hit “Rock Your Baby”

310
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Pogonophobia is a fear of ______

311
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What country celebrates its National Day on 12th October?

312
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The large optics diamond turning machine has severed a single human hair, lenghtwise, how many times

313
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If yoU.S.aw the word ‘aloo’ on an Indian menu, which vegetable would it stand for

314
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California is to Eureka as New York is to

315
Q

What was karl marx’s term for wage laborers in modern capitalist systems

A

Proletariat

316
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Where would you see analog watches showing 10.10

A

On most watch advertisements

317
Q

In your body where is the macula

A

Eye centre of the retina

318
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What does the Greek word eureka mean

A

I have found it

319
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Which Of These Shadows Records Was Not A No.1 Apache, FBI, Kon Tiki, Dance On, Foot Tapper”

320
Q

On the Bullwinkle Show, what was Boris’s last name

321
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In the original Wizard of Oz what colour were the slippers

322
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In Which Sport Could You Take Long And Short Corners?

323
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What religious movement did joseph smith found

324
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How Are “Rod Stewart, Ron Wood, Ian McLagan, Ronnie Lane & Kenny Jones” More Commonly Known

325
Q

Which year was the St. Valentines Day Massacre

326
Q

What is the nickname for Allentown, Pennsylvania

A

Cement city

327
Q

What is a group of coots

328
Q

What Boston craftsman made George Washington’s false teeth

A

Paul revere

329
Q

Jean Vander Pyl Who Died In 1999 Aged 79 Provided The Voice Of Which Well Known Cartoon Character

A

Wilma Flintstone

330
Q

Joe Frazier Was The First Ever Boxer To Defeat Muhammed Ali , But Who Was The 2nd?

A

Leon Spinks

331
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The official song and anthem of the state of oklahoma is ___,composed and written by richard rodgers and oscar hammerstein

332
Q

What does gastritis affect

333
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In Which Month Of The Year Does The Superbowl Take Place

334
Q

What is the capital of Estonia

335
Q

Dresses first incorporated this in the 1930’s

336
Q

How is “Maria Kalageropoulos” better known

A

Maria callas

337
Q

What Italian city is the Monza grand prix held in

338
Q

Who are the four ghosts in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol?

A

Christmas Past, Present, Yet to Come, and Jacob Marley

339
Q

The two rival gangs in “west side story” were the sharks and the _________

340
Q

The fastest bird is the _____ ______ _____, clocked at speeds of up to 106 miles per hour

A

Spine tailed swift

341
Q

A vaulted roof of circular or polygonal shape.

342
Q

25 points were given to a laff-alympics team for placing first in a given event. How many for placing second

343
Q

Frampton with what vegetable song did dee dee sharp score big

A

Mashed potato time

344
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In which Fritz Lang film of 1926 do impoverished workers live beneath a city

A

Metropolis

345
Q

A movement that began in Britain and the United States in the 1950s. It used the images and techniques of mass media, advertising, and popular culture, often in an ironic way.

346
Q

This cereal is the only one that features a frog as its mascot

A

Sugar smacks

347
Q

What was Charles Dickens last (unfinished) novel

A

Mystery of Edwin Drood

348
Q

Superstition if a woman sees a robin Valentines day marry who

349
Q

In “alice through the looking glass”, who played humpty dumpty

A

Jimmy durante

350
Q

A commonly used process for oxide and nitride deposition, CVD, stands for:

A

Chemical vepor deposition

351
Q

What is the capital of Maldives ?

352
Q

Which country has the largest orthodox church

353
Q

What is the main language of Liechtenstein

354
Q

With which sport is Bobby Moore associated ?

355
Q

What natural hydrocarbon polymer comes from the hevea brasiliensis tree

356
Q

What is the capital of Bulgaria ?

357
Q

Who was the 26th president of the U.S.

A

Theodore roosevelt

358
Q

In 2000 what state removed confederate flag - statehouse dome

A

South Carolina

359
Q

From what is banana oil made

360
Q

A cat is feline - what animal is murine

A

Mouse or Rat

361
Q

Game or fly fishing is for salmon and which other fish

362
Q

What gives piggy banks their name

A

Pygg - type of clay their made from

363
Q

From the 1970’s, which song and which group “Listen to the ground: there is movement all around, There is something goin’ down and I can feel it, On the waves of the air, there is dancin’ out there”?

A

The Bee Gees / Night Fever

364
Q

Cavalier in French Springer in German what in English

A

Chess Knight

365
Q

Crossword Clues: On the sheltered side (4)

366
Q

From Which Country Does The Energy Drink “Red Bull” Originate

367
Q

Which Poet Preceded Ted Hughes As Poet Laureate

A

Sir John Betjeman

368
Q

In the first voyager program who were the Maquis fighting

A

The Cardassians

369
Q

What symbolises the election of a new Pope

A

White smoke

370
Q

What is the fear of parasites known as

A

Parasitophobia

371
Q

What is the world’s highest waterfall

A

Angel falls

372
Q

Who was the Chief Designer of the Supermarine Spitfire

A

Reginald mitchell

373
Q

What is the oldest college in the U.S.

374
Q

What is the capital of Guyana

A

Georgetown

375
Q

Two former members of what group formed hot tuna

A

Jefferson airplane

376
Q

What was the name of the cheaply made, ultra popular car prevalent in East Germany during the Cold War years?

377
Q

In Mississippi it is still legal to kill who

A

Ones Servant

378
Q

Which 1983 Song, Shot To The Top Of The UK Charts After Mike Reid Refused To Play It On His Radio Show Due To It’s Sexual Content

A

Frankie / Relax

379
Q

What does the entire economy of the island of Nauru depend on

A

Bird shit - Guano fertiliser

380
Q

High speed passenger train is called a

A

Bullet train

381
Q

Who starred in the 1954 Musical remake of ‘A star is born’ ?

A

Judy Garland

382
Q

Who plays dawson leary on ‘dawson’s creek’

A

James van der beek

383
Q

U.S. captials Delaware

384
Q

Which is the largest of the National Parks of England and Wales

A

Lake district

385
Q

Elton John Is His Stage Name What Is His Real One

A

Reginald Dwight

386
Q

What countries language is Magyar

387
Q

In what country was fashion designer Yves St Laurent born

388
Q

Which City Not State Is The Home Of Motown Records

389
Q

Which foodstuff has types called “blanket” and “honeycomb”

390
Q

What actress/dancer/politician went “out on a limb”

A

Shirley maclaine

391
Q

Which is the highest peak in the Andes

392
Q

J K Rowling wrote the Harry Potter series what do the JK mean

A

Joanne Kathleen

393
Q

Who wrote the opera ‘The Masked Ball’?

A

Giuseppe Verdi

394
Q

What type of pastry would be used for a jam roly poly?

395
Q

What Is The Largest Species Of Deer?

396
Q

Who was the 4th child on “Growing Pains?”

397
Q

What Is Hydrophobia Better Known As

398
Q

The Film “Chances Are” Featured A Song Called “After All” By Which Male Singer

A

Peter Cetera

399
Q

Who was Speaker of the House of Commons immediately prior to Betty Boothroyd

A

Bernard weatherill

400
Q

Who said “Iv’e never had an accident worth talking about”

A

Captain E J Smith of the Titanic