FPSC General Knowledge 10000 Question/answers Page 19
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Questions Quiz 31
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Answers
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51
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What is the main food of walruses Clams
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52
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30% of people quit this job in USA each year - what job
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School Bus Driver
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53
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Napoleons life was saved by a dog what breed – and he hated dogs
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Newfoundland –
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saved from drowning
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54
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In 1821 Jacob Fusel worlds fist commercial factory making what
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Ice Cream
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55
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The star constellation Grus has what English name
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The Crane
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56
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International aircraft registration letters what country is PP or PT
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Brazil
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57
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What was the first 30 minute animated Disney show
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Duck Tales
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58
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A renaissance doctor - what treatment excluding bleeding
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Enemas
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59
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You could be executed for drinking what in ancient Turkey
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Coffee
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60
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Where did the ancient Egyptians paint pictures of their enemies
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Foot of Sandals
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61
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What is found in one third of American homes
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Scrabble
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62
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Bowling for lizards was whose favourite TV program
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Fred Flintstone
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63
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The name Jesse means what in Hebrew
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Wealth
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64
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According to strain theory crime is mainly committed by who
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The lower classes
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65
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In what country was the longbow invented
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Wales
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66
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Who makes Pringles
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Proctor and Gamble
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67
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What airline started 24th September 1946 single DC3 - Betsy
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Cathay Pacific
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68
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What are a swallowtail and a burgee
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Flags
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69
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What is the most common sexually transmitted disease in USA
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Herpes
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70
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Who was the Angel in Milton's Paradise Lost
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Beelzebub
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71
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300000 American teenagers get what every year
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Venereal disease
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72
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Francesco Seraglio invented what in Australia in early 1960s
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The Woolmark logo
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73
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What was Socrates wife's name
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Xanthippe
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74
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Who "Loved not to wisely but too well" Shakespeare play
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Othello
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75
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What did Anna Sage "The lady in Red do"
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Betray John Dillinger
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76
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Who makes Kleenex tissues
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Kimberly Clark
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77
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Poon Lim holds the record of 133 days doing what
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Surviving on a raft
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78
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Holden Caulfield - Catcher in the Rye - where JD Sal get name
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Movie marquee W
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Holden J Caulfield
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79
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Marcus Garvey founded what
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Rastafarians
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80
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Ancient Roman brides wore a wedding dress - what colour
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Yellow
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81
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64% of American teenagers have what in their bedrooms
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Television
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82
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Charles Stratton became famous as what circus act
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Tom Thumb
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83
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What is the most common sexual complaint of females over 50
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Vaginal Dryness
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84
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Who makes Miller Lite beer
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Philip Morris
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85
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The name Calvin has what unfortunate Latin meaning
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Bald
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86
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What author was the first published by Bantam paperbacks
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Mark Twain Life on
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the Mississippi
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87
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In ancient India what was cut off adulterers
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Noses - and they tried
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to hide it
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88
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In British Columbia is illegal to kill what
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Sasquatch
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89
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The Spear Leek was the original name of what food item
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Garlic
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90
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What was the name of the first Wings album
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Wild Life
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91
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Who started Laugh O Gram productions
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Walt Disney
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92
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Sigmund Freud used a dog to help his psychoanalysis what breed
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Jo-Fi a Chow
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93
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In a 1988 survey 12 million Americans don’t know what
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Washington DC was
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capitol
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94
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Lobster Newberg was invented at what famous restaurant
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Delmonicos
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95
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In 18th century England what would you do with whim wham
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Eat it Cream sponge
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96
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The FIC govern what sport
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Canoeing
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97
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In England what is the most popular boys name of the 90s
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Daniel
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98
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International car registration letters what country is IS
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Iceland
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99
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In heraldry what is a horizontal line dividing a shield called
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Fess
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100
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The star constellation Ara has what English name
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The Alter
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No
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Questions Quiz 32
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Answers
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1
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Which Roman Emperors name means little boats
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Caligula
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2
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In England what can you not hang out of your window
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A Bed
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3
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The constellation Norma has what English name
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Level
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4
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Chu is the Chinese year of what animal
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Boar
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5
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Vor was the Norse Goddess of what
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Truth
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6
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OB is the international aircraft registration letters what country
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Peru
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7
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Who composed the classical piece Peter and the Wolf
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Sergei Prokofiev
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8
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In what sport do women compete for the Uber cup
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Badminton
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9
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What was the last sequel to win best picture award
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Silence of the Lambs
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to Manhunter
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10
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How did Stonewall Jackson die
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Shot by own troops –
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by mistake
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11
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What are The Chiuhauhan Nubian and Alaskan
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Deserts
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12
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International dialling codes what country is 86
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China
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13
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Thieves Liars Magicians and who were in Dantes 8th circle Hell
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Politicians
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14
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Alphabetically what is the first element in the periodic table
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Actinium
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15
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What order of insects contains the most species
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Beetles
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16
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What famous battle was fought at Pancenoit
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Waterloo - (four miles
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away)
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17
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What colour is natural cheddar cheese
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White – it’s dyed red
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18
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Where was the first Pony Express set up
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Outer Mongolia
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19
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What animal originated Groundhog Day
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Badgers - in Germany
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20
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Abraham Zapruder made the most scrutinised film all time what
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Kennedy
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Assassination
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21
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Aesculus is the Latin name of what type of tree
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Horse Chestnut
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22
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Where were bagpipes invented
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Iran – then Persia
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23
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What is Rice Paper made from
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A Tree - The Rice
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Paper Tree pith
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24
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Jorn Utzon of Denmark designed what landmark
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Sydney Opera House
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25
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What is the most popular pizza topping in South Korea
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Tuna
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26
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Which people used to settle legal disputes by head butting
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Inuit - Eskimo
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27
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Hitihita is a character in what book and film
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Mutiny on the Bounty
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- Tahiti chief
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28
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How does a male koala attract a mate
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Belching
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29
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Bohemian Rhapsody was on what Queen album
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A Night at the Opera
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30
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What is a Boodie
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A Marsupial related
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kangaroo rat
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31
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What character on TV and film must have sex every 7 years
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Mr Spock
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32
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What was the name of Hamlets father
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Hamlet
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33
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Bugs Bunny was a caricature of what actor
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Clark Gable
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34
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Sherlock Holmes lived in Baker St - What other Detective did
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Sexton Blake 1893
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35
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Spumador was whose horse
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King Arthur
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36
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In what American state do most fail to graduate
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Georgia
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37
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Names from Jobs - what in the middle ages did a walker do
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Clean Cloth
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38
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Alfred Butta invented what in 1941 - marketed 1948
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Scrabble
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39
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Phobos and Deimos are moons of Mars - what do names mean
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Fear and Terror
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40
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What colour is a giraffes tongue
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Black
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41
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Erica is the Latin name for what shrub
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Heather
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42
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What is the capitol of Fiji
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Suva
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43
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Disney's Sleeping Beauty what is the name of the Queen witch
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Maleficent
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44
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What is the name of Shakespeare's first play
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Titus Andronicus
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45
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Regnat Populus - The people rule - motto of what US state
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Arkansas
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46
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A Cow Moos - A Cock Crows - What does an Ape do
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Jibber
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47
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The IHF govern what sport
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International Handball
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Federation
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48
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Levi Stubbs Renaldo Benson Abdul Fakir Laurence Payton Who
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The Four Tops
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49
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The constellation Lacerta has what English name
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Lizard
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50
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Collective nouns - An Army of what
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Frogs
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No
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Questions Quiz 32
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Answers
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51
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What US state has no motto
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Alaska
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52
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Babs Gorden is better know as what heroine
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Batgirl
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53
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Jim Thorpe won Olympic pentathlon 1912 who was fifth
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General George S
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Patton
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54
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First Impressions was the original title of what classic novel
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Pride and Prejudice
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55
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What country spends the most per capita in casinos
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Australia
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56
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In India in 1994 who were finally allowed to vote
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Eunuchs
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57
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In what language was the first complete bible in US printed
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Algonquin Indian
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58
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John Wayne called what film "The most un-American thing ever"
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High Noon
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59
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What country produces the most tobacco in the world
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China
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60
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Collective nouns - A Business of what
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Flies and Ferrets
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61
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If you were eating Olea Europea what would it be
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Olive
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62
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What is Jane Fonda's middle name
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Seymour
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63
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Who is the Roman Goddess of flocks and herds
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Pales
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64
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Where were the first winter Olympics held in 1924
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Charmonix France
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65
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Which album is on the Billboard top 200 the longest since 1973
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Pink Floyd Dark side
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of the Moon
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66
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David John Moore Cornwell became famous as who
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John Le Carre
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67
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In The Hobbit what colour is Bilbo's door
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Green
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68
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In what game might you use a flat stick called a kip
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Two Up
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69
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Where was Holmes pal Dr Watson wounded during the war
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Shoulder
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70
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Collective nouns - A Husk of what
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Jackrabbits
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71
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Black and Blue play Red and Yellow at what game
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Croquet
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72
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What rank was George Armstrong Custer when he was killed
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Lieutenant Colonel
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73
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Old superstitions - it is bad luck to do what in the morning
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Sing
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74
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Who said "Bigamy is one husband too many like Monogamy"
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Erica Jong - Fear of
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Flying 1973
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75
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What colour were ETs eyes
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Blue
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76
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What is the smallest species of penguin
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The Fairy Penguin
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77
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What do Fromologists collect
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Cheese labels
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78
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In the original Wizard of Oz what colour were the slippers
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Silver
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79
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The Beverley Hillbillies came from what Ozarks town
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Hooterville
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80
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Collective nouns - A leap of what
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Leopards
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81
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International dialling codes what county is 20
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Egypt
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82
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What US states name means long river in Indian
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Connecticut
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83
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What country has the most elephants
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Tanzania
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84
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In WW2 the Graf Spee was forced into what harbour
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Montevideo
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85
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Who were the first Australian group to sell a million records
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The Seekers Ill never
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find another you
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86
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What was James Deans middle name
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Byron
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87
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Collective nouns - A Float of what
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Crocodiles
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88
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In Romeo and Juliet what day is Juliet's Birthday
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31st June
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89
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George C Scott - what does the C stand for
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Campbell
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90
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In Italy a man can be arrested if found wearing what
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A Skirt
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91
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The Arcocarpus altilis was involved in a mutiny - what is it
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Breadfruit
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92
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In what European country have most land battles been fought
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Belgium
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93
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Gwizador in Poland is who in English
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Santa Claus
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94
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In what sport is The Lugano Trophy awarded every 2 years
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Men's National Team
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Walking
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95
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Who composed the ballets - The Firebird and The Rite of Spring
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Igor Stravinsky
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96
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OD international aircraft registration letters of what country
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Lebanon
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97
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Bragi was the Norse God of what
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Poetry
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98
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Myrastica fragrens is what common spice
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Nutmeg
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99
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The constellation Mensa has what English name
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Table
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100
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Collective nouns - A family of what
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Sardines
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No
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Questions Quiz 33
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Answers
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1
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Who was the first woman to receive The Order of Merit 1907
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Florence Nightingale
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2
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In terms of hair what does FSH stand for
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Follicle Stimulating
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Hormone
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3
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On a prescription the Latin expression Ter in Die means what
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Three times daily
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4
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What was Sherpa Tensing surname
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Norgay
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5
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Kolduns popular in Russia as analysts in America what are they
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Witches
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6
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What month was named after Latin for to open
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April
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7
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What is the more common name for Alkane
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Paraffin or Kerosene
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8
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How long can a bedbug live without food
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One Year
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9
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What is a Caryatid
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Building support
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woman shaped
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10
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In Portugal if you bought sem chumbo what is it
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Unleaded Petrol
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11
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What Japanese name means fried food often at the table
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Tempura
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12
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What is Nelson Mandela's middle name
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Rolihlahla
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13
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What thin net of silk or Rayon named after French place it made
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Tulle
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14
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What French word literally means little skip
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Cabriolet
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15
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Bib-label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda better known as what
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Seven Up
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16
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In Slovenian if you heard Na Mesta Pozor Zdaj what sport
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Athletics - Marks set
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Go
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17
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What country has the most Post Offices
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India
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18
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Who said about his songs "some are 10 minutes long some are 6"
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Bob Dylan
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19
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Who would use a punty in their job
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Glass blowers rod
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20
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Who would use an ankus in their job
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Mahout to goad an
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elephant
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21
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What is the correct name for the honey bear or potto
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Kinkajou
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22
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The Marino sheep originated in what country
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Spain
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23
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What was the first battleship powered by steam turbines 1906
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HMS Dreadnought
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24
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Dick Tracy the comic strip started life as what name
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Plainclothes Tracy
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25
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Carson City in Nevada - dubious distinction first what 1924
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Gas Chamber used
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26
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What magazine started in America March 1923
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Time
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27
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Tenzin Gyatso became what in 1937
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Dali Lama
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28
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In what country was Mother Theresa born
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Albania
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29
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In 1918 what were Jelly Babies renamed
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Peace Babies
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30
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Who was Prime Minister of China 1949 to 1976
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Chou En-Lai
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31
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The Egg and I was whose first film
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Marilyn Munroe
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32
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What British Motor vehicle displayed at 1948 Amsterdam show
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Land Rover
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33
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Who first appeared in All Star Comics in 1941
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Wonder Woman
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34
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What fashion designer was responsible for "The New Look"
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Christian Dior
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35
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The British Patent Office since 1949 banned patents for what
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Perpetual Motion
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Machine
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36
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What colour was Ian Flemming's typewriter
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Gold
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37
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Which Canadian won the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize for Suez
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Lester Pearson
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38
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Who was the first commoner to appear Royal Mail pack 1964
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William Shakespeare
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39
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What did Canada's Grand Falls change their name to 1964
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Churchill
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40
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Which comic character was dynamited to death in issue 428
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Robin
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41
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What happened to Charles Brooks in 1982
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First legal death
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by lethal Injection
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42
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What artist was nicknamed "Jack the Dripper" action painting
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Jackson Pollock
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43
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In what George Bizet opera do Zugra and Nbadir appear
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The Pearl Fishers
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44
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Charles Adrian Wettach became famous as what clown
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Grock
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45
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Martin Fallon Hugh Marlow James Graham Harry Patterson who
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Jack Higgins
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46
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Who created Popeye
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Elzie Seger
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47
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The film The Madness of King George III Dropped III - why
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So Americans don’t
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think it’s a sequel
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48
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Who had the part of Dirty Harry - hurt hand - dropped out
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Frank Sinatra
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49
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What are Demy, Medium, Royal, Double Crown
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Paper Sizes
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50
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Collective nouns - A Chatter of what
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Budgerigars
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