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Abulia

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An inability to make decisions.

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Earworm

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A song that gets stuck in your head.

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Astasia

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The inability to stand up.

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Aprosexia

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The inability to concentrate on anything.

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Apodysophilia

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A feverish desire to rip ones clothes off.

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Charette

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An intense flurry of activity to finish something for a deadline.

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Muntin

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The thin strip of wood or metal that divides the panes of glass in a window.

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Nikhedonia

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The pleasurable anticipation of success before any actual work has been done.

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Smout

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A small unimportant Scottish person.

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Fred

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Swedish for peace.

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Eye servant.

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One who only works when the boss it looking.

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Marmalise

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To give someone a thrashing.

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Ambisinistrous

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Opposite of ambidextrous. It means “no good with either hand”

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What killed the second person to go over Niagara falls in a barrel?

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He was Bobby Leech. He slipped on orange peel.

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What killed the largest number of US soldiers in Afghanistan in 2012?

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50% more committed suicide than were killed in action.

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What did the Emperor Hadrian do in 117 AD?

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Made attempted suicide on soldiers a form of desertion. Thus is became a capital offence.

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What was the longest hang over in medical history?

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It lasted for four weeks. A 37 year old man from Glasgow had it.

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What causes more than 1 in 20 football inquiries?

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Celebrating goals on the pitch.

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How many people must there be for there to be a riot in England, the US and Nevada?

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12 , 3 and 2

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What happened when Charlie Chapin entered a Charlie Chapin look alike contest?

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He didn’t even make the final.

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Nomophobia

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Fear of being out of mobile phone contact

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Metrophobia

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Fear or poetry

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What is the difference between a knot or bend?

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A knot is something tired in a single price of rope. A bend contents two ropes together.

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How many chimpanzees, gorillas and bonobos are eaten every year?

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More than are in all the zoos of the world.

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Bags of mystery

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What sausages were marketed as in the 19th century

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Autotelic

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Worth doing for its own sake.

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Apport

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Something that appears out of thin air: the opposite of vanishing.

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What did George W Bush say about the very Hungary caterpillar?

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He said is was his favourite childhood book. It was published when he was 23 years old.

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How far would the ties bought in the USA for farther day each year stretch?

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From New York to Rome.

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How many mountains are under water?

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100,000. Only 1% of them have been charted.

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What do cows have that humans also have?

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Regional accents.

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Grawlixes

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The symbols used by cartoonists to indicate swearing

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What did Jeremy Clarkson do for a living before he became a journalist?

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Sell paddington bears.

33
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What did Jeremy Kyle’s father do?

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He was the queen Mother’s accountant and personal secretary.

34
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If you had a pizza radius X and thickness A what is the volume?

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Pi*Z*Z*A

35
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In 1998 what did 10,113 American women do?

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Insure themselves against Virginia birth at the millennium.

36
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Rhinorrhea

A

A medical condition also know as a runny nose.

37
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Subitise

A

To perceive the number of objects in a group without actually counting them.

38
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What was Daniel Radcliffe’s reward for winning the role of Harry Potter?

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He could stay up to watch Fawlty Towers.

39
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What does the world school mean?

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It comes from the Greek word for free time.

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A song that gets stuck in your head.

A

Earworm

41
Q

An inability to make decisions.

A

Abulia

42
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The inability to stand up.

A

Astasia

43
Q

The inability to concentrate on anything.

A

Aprosexia

44
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A feverish desire to rip ones clothes off.

A

Apodysophilia

45
Q

An intense flurry of activity to finish something for a deadline.

A

Charette

46
Q

The thin strip of wood or metal that divides the panes of glass in a window.

A

Muntin

47
Q

The pleasurable anticipation of success before any actual work has been done.

A

Nikhedonia

48
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A small unimportant Scottish person.

A

Smout

49
Q

Swedish for peace.

A

Fred

50
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One who only works when the boss it looking.

A

Eye servant.

51
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To give someone a thrashing.

A

Marmalise

52
Q

Opposite of ambidextrous. It means “no good with either hand”

A

Ambisinistrous

53
Q

He was Bobby Leech. He slipped on orange peel.

A

What killed the second person to go over Niagara falls in a barrel?

54
Q

50% more committed suicide than were killed in action.

A

What killed the largest number of US soldiers in Afghanistan in 2012?

55
Q

Made attempted suicide on soldiers a form of desertion. Thus is became a capital offence.

A

What did the Emperor Hadrian do in 117 AD?

56
Q

It lasted for four weeks. A 37 year old man from Glasgow had it.

A

What was the longest hang over in medical history?

57
Q

Celebrating goals on the pitch.

A

What causes more than 1 in 20 football inquiries?

58
Q

12 , 3 and 2

A

How many people must there be for there to be a riot in England, the US and Nevada?

59
Q

He didn’t even make the final.

A

What happened when Charlie Chapin entered a Charlie Chapin look alike contest?

60
Q

Fear of being out of mobile phone contact

A

Nomophobia

61
Q

Fear or poetry

A

Metrophobia

62
Q

A knot is something tired in a single price of rope. A bend contents two ropes together.

A

What is the difference between a knot or bend?

63
Q

More than are in all the zoos of the world.

A

How many chimpanzees, gorillas and bonobos are eaten every year?

64
Q

What sausages were marketed as in the 19th century

A

Bags of mystery

65
Q

Worth doing for its own sake.

A

Autotelic

66
Q

Something that appears out of thin air: the opposite of vanishing.

A

Apport

67
Q

He said is was his favourite childhood book. It was published when he was 23 years old.

A

What did George W Bush say about the very Hungary caterpillar?

68
Q

From New York to Rome.

A

How far would the ties bought in the USA for farther day each year stretch?

69
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100,000. Only 1% of them have been charted.

A

How many mountains are under water?

70
Q

Regional accents.

A

What do cows have that humans also have?

71
Q

The symbols used by cartoonists to indicate swearing

A

Grawlixes

72
Q

Sell paddington bears.

A

What did Jeremy Clarkson do for a living before he became a journalist?

73
Q

He was the queen Mother’s accountant and personal secretary.

A

What did Jeremy Kyle’s father do?

74
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Pi*Z*Z*A

A

If you had a pizza radius X and thickness A what is the volume?

75
Q

Insure themselves against Virginia birth at the millennium.

A

In 1998 what did 10,113 American women do?

76
Q

A medical condition also know as a runny nose.

A

Rhinorrhea

77
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To perceive the number of objects in a group without actually counting them.

A

Subitise

78
Q

He could stay up to watch Fawlty Towers.

A

What was Daniel Radcliffe’s reward for winning the role of Harry Potter?

79
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It comes from the Greek word for free time.

A

What does the world school mean?

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