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The word alphabet has its origins in which language? |
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What is the chemical symbol for Sodium? |
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Although it is now closed, what American prison was nicknamed “The Rock”? |
4 |
Name the four actors who have all played Robin Hood |
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The flag of which country is found in the top left corner of the official state flag of Hawaii? |
6 |
The highest denomination banknote in the Swedish currency is the 1000 kroner note. Which Swede who died in 1961 is featured on it? |
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What body of water separates Turkey from Greece? |
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Name the six cities or countries that these parliaments represent |
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If a day is defined as the time it takes for a planet to rotate on its own axis, at just under ten hours, which planet in our solar system has the shortest day? |
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100 people were given 100 seconds to name any country that has at least 15 UNESCO world heritage sites.There are 23 correct answers. Name any one of them. |
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Four hits that reached the top ten in the UK in languages that were not English, name the four songs
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Virgil “Gus” Grisholm, Edward white and Roger Chaffee all died together in a fire on January 27th, 1961, while they were working. What was their job? |
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Holden Caulfield is the narrator and central character in which book, published in 1951, apparently the only full length novel published during the lifetime of its American author? |
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Name the countries from their coats of arms |
15 |
The Treaty of Picquigny, signed in Picquigny (Northern France) in 1475 was the formal end of what war or conflict? |
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Which woodwind instrument is named after a 19th century Belgian musician and instrument maker? |
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Which film, a winner of four Academy Awards, begins with the following words.? “I was sheriff of this county when I was 25 years old. Hard to believe.” |
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Name these four British authors |
19 |
There are four what are called great ancient capitals of China, name any of the ancient capitals, except Beijing. |
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Which Oscar winner for Best Supporting Actor passed away during the filming of the 2009 film ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’? |
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Which of these is the smaller number, at their narrowest points, which is narrower, Chile or Vietnam? |
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Name these six songs that have the word girl or girls somewhere in the title |
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Greek |
2 |
Na |
3 |
Alcatraz |
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a) Kevin Costner b) Cary Elwes c) Russel Crowe d) Errol Flynn |
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The UK |
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Dag Hammerskjöld |
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Aegean Sea |
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a) UK b) USA c) New Zealand d) Sweden e) Romania f) Germany |
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Jupiter |
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1 Point Italy (62), China (61), France (56), India (45), Mexico (36), USA (27), Greece (21) 2 Points Russia (33), Iran (39), Spain (59) 3 Points Turkey 22, UK (32), Japan (27), South Korea (17), Germany (55) 4 Points Canada (22), Brazil (26), Australia (21), Portugal (17), Poland (18) 5 Points. Czechia (17), Belgium (16), Sweden (15) |
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a) Dragostea Din Tei Numa Numa Haiducci, 2004 b) Joe Le Taxi Vanessa Paradis, 1987 c) Sadeness Enigma, 1990 d) Rock Me Amadeus Falco, 1985 |
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Astronauts Apollo 1 |
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The Catcher in the Rye Räddaren i nöden |
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a) Germany b) Poland c) Madagascar d) Ireland e) Portugal f) Brazi |
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The 100 Years War |
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Saxophone Adolphe Sax |
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No Country for Old Men |
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a) J.R.R. Tolkien b) C.S. Lewis c) J.K. Rowling d) Agatha Christie |
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Xi’an Louyang Nanjing |
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Heath Ledger |
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Vietnam 50km v 90km |
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a) My Girl Temptations, 1964 b) Jessie’s Girl Rick Springfield, 1981 c) American Girl Harry Styles, 2026 d) Girls on Film Duran Duran, 1981 e) Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Cyndi Lauper, 1983 f) Rich Girl Gwen Stefani, 2004 |
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