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In the 16th century, Galileo is said to have tested his theory that all objects fall at the same rate, regardless of mass, by dropping various items off which iconic structure in his home city of Pisa? |
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Actor Val Kilmer died on Tuesday. His last film roll was in what 2022 Oscar winning film where he reprised a character he played earlier? |
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In terms of population, what is the largest city on the island of Greenland? |
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Here are covers of the most translated books in the world, name the four authors
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The Bible is the most translated book in history but which one of the four named in question four is comfortably next? |
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Name any country in the world that has Russian as one of it’s official languages, except Russia. There are three possible answers. |
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Which Russian composer’s 1812 Overture was originally written to end with a volley of cannon fire? He is also known for the ballets Swan Lake and The Nutcracker. |
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Name these six movies featuring Gwyneth Paltrow
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Measuring up to 20 inches (approx 51cm) around, what second-largest citrus fruit is best known in its Ruby Red variety? |
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There are ten states in the USA which have two different vowels twice in their name [It doesn’t matter if there are other vowels in the names.]. For the record a vowel is a,e, i, o, u. Name the ten |
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You will hear two pieces of music, each one will have the lyrics of one song but the music of another. Name both songs
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According to various sources, which series, which debuted in 2021 is the most watched tv series in Netflix history with total views of 418 million views after two seasons? **irrespective of language |
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Crabs, shrimp, and lobsters belong to the order Decapoda; unsurprisingly, they all have how many legs? |
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Name these four Gulfs found around the world.
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”Even if wars didn’t keep coming like glaciers, there would still be plain old death”: A typically-cheery quote from “Slaughterhouse-Five,” by what American author ? |
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In a 1968 animated movie which boat passed through the following seas: Sea of Green, Sea of Holes and Sea of Time? |
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In the 1964 presidential election the losing Republican candidate had a campaign slogan which was AUH2O which was his surname in chemical symbols. What was his name? |
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Name these four French celebrities from the world of music
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Plus or minus five years, when were the first US Grammys awarded |
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Elon Musk has been in the news a lot lately but he was not born in the USA. In Which African country was he born? |
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True or False: French fries are a French invention. |
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I will play three pieces if music , the first clip will have two wongs with the same title, name the two groups, same again for the second two and the last two |
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The Leaning Tower |
2 |
Top Gun: Maverick |
3 |
Nuuk |
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a. Carlo Collodi b. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry c. Karl MarxF/Friedreich Engels d. John Bunyan |
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b. The Little Prince |
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Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan |
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Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
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a. Ironman b. Shakespeare in Love c. Austin Power in Goldmember d. Contagion e. Shallow Hal f. Hook |
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Grapefruit |
10 |
California Delaware Hawaii Indiana Louisiana North Carolina North Dakota Oklahoma South Carolina South Dakota |
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a. Beat It Michael Jackson b. Feel Good Inc. Gorillaz c. Breakfast at Tiffanies Deep Blue Somethings d. With or Without You U2 |
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SquidGame |
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Ten |
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a. Persian Gulf b. Gulf of Mexico c. Gulf of Tonkin d. Gulf of Bothnia |
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Kurt Vonnegut |
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The Yellow Submarine |
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(Barry) Goldwater |
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a. Edith Piaf b. Vanessa Paradis c. Jean Michele Jarre d. Daft Punk |
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`1959 (1954 to 1964) |
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South Africa |
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False |
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a. Toto Africa b. E- Type Africa c. Thompson Twins Hold Me Now d. Johnny Logan Hold Me Now e. Lana DelRay Video Games f. Tenacious D Video Games |
