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In 1978 which group released a song about the Young Men’s Christian Association? |
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Violins and violas are in which part or section of an orchestra.? |
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Only Catholic, unmarried men from the Swiss Canton of Uri are allowed to join which army? |
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Name these four Nordic winners of Eurovision.
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Two European countries suffered a multi-day blackout this week, what is either? |
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Mark Carney is the new prime minister of which country? |
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After the USA, the USSR and the UK, what was the next country to test a nuclear weapon in 1960? |
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Name these six movies
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Which author was the first person to coin the term “Cold War” in a 1945 essay called “You and the Atom Bomb” |
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Name the last ten countries to win the Eurovision Song Contest. Name each country only once. Name them in any order |
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Name these four groups, all of whom are performing at the Sweden Rock festival in Sölvesborg next month.
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Ireland and Sweden have won the Eurovision Song Contest seven times each and have the shame of being the most successful countries taking part in the competition. Name any one pf the four countries that have won it five times each. |
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In terms of population, what is the largest city in the southern hemisphere? |
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Name the four songs.
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Name any one of the last three Russian men to win a Grand Slam singles title in tennis? |
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Every day since 1959 there has been a changing of the guard and flag lowering ceremony at the Attari Wagah border gate crossing. Name any one of the two neighbouring countries that take part in that ceremony. |
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King George III is the longest reigning king in British history. Some very famous events took place during his reign. Name any year he was alive. |
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Name the four Meditteranean islands
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In Lady Gaga’s 2011 song You and I ( which appeared on the Born this Way album) the Queen Song Radio Gaga was sampled and which member of Queen played guitar on that song? |
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Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sánchez made the news last week when they were part of the first all female crew to do what? |
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Which was sold first, Coca Cola or Dr. Pepper? |
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Name the six composers who created these pieces of Music from the Movies. |
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Village People (YMCA) |
2 |
String |
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Swiss Guard in the Vatican |
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a. Alexander Ryback (Fairytale, NO, 2009) b. Emmelie de Forest (Teardrops, KE, 2013) c. Charlotte Nilsson (Take Me to Your Heaven,SE, 1999) d. Lordi (Hard Rock Hallelujah, FI, 2006) |
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Spain or Portugal |
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Canada |
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France |
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a. A Clockwork Orange b. Village of the Damned c. The Time Machine d. Fahrenheit 451 e. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang f. Die Hard |
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George Orwell or Eric Blair |
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Switzerland 2024, The Code, Nemo Sweden 2023, Tattoo, Loreen Ukraine 2022, Stefania, Kalush Orchestra Italy 2021, Zitti e Buoni, Måneskin 2020 No Competition Netherlands 2019, Arcade, Duncan Lawrence Israel, 2018, Toy, Netta, Portugal 2017, Amar pelos dois, Salvador Sobral 2016 Ukraine won 2015 Sweden won Austria, 2014, Rise Like a Phoenix, Conchita Denmark, 2013, Only Teardrops, Emelie de Forest 2012 Sweden won Azerbaijan, 2011, Running Scared, Elli and Nikki |
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a. Scorpions b. Sex Pistols c. Within Temptation d. Sabaton |
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France Luxembourg The Netherlands The United Kingdom |
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Sao Paolo |
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a. Lady in Red b. Tears in Heaven c. Happy Birthday d. All of Me |
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Yevgeny Kafelnikov Marit Safan Dmitry Medvedev |
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India or Pakistan |
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1738 – 1820 (King from 1760 to 1820) |
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a. Sicily b. Cyprus c. Corsica d. Ibiza |
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Brian May |
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Travel into Space ** Disclaimer: Vaentina Tereshkova travelled into space on her own in 1960 |
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Dr. Pepper 1885 (Coke 1886) |
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a. John Williams, Star Wars, 1977 b. Hans Zimmer, Pirates of the Caribbean. 2003 Klaus Badelt wrote the soundtrack but Zimmer wrote the theme c. Danny Elfman, Nightmare Before Christmas, 1993 d. Henry Mancini, Pink Panther, 1963 e. Michael Nyman, The Piano, 1993 f. Ennio Morricone, For a Few Dollars More, 1965 |
