FPSC General Knowledge 10000 Question/answers Page 20
No
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Questions Quiz 33
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Answers
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51
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What word from the Persian means perfumed
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Attar
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52
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What is a collection of penguins known as
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Rookery
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53
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A place name including worth e.g. Tamworth what's worth mean
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Homestead
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54
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Cum Granlo Salis is Latin for what phrase
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With a grain of salt
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55
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What does a crapulent person suffer from
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Drunkenness
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56
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We have used a cassette but what does it literally mean
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Small Box
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57
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Reykjavik translates into what
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Smoky Bay
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58
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Chambre means what when referring to wine
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Serve at room
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temperature
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59
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What is a SR N4
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Hovercraft
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60
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What is Christmas Disease
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Mild Haemophilia
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61
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Who wrote the 1994 biography "Princess in Love"
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Anna Pasternak
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62
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Clemantine Campbell became famous under what name
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Cleo Lane
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63
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An Ortaline is a cross between what two items
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Tangerine - Orange
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64
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What US state is the magnolia state
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Mississippi
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65
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The Glis Glis was fattened and eaten by the Romans what is it
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Edible Dormouse
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66
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72% of what country is covered by forest
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Finland
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67
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What was Woody Allen's first film as writer/actor
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What's New Pussycat
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68
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On what are the worlds smallest paintings painted
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Pin Heads
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69
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What city used to be known as Bytown
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Ottawa
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70
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Mare Nostrum was the Roman name for what
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Mediterranean Sea
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(Our Sea)
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71
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Kong Zi is better known as who
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Confucius
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72
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The Romans called it Cambria - what do we call it
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Wales
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73
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The Red Rose City has what more common name in Jordan
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Petra
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74
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The Pirate Khair-ed-Din had what Italian name meaning redbeard
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Barberossa
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75
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Chopin played what instrument as a child
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Piano
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76
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In what Shakespeare play does the character Caliban appear
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The Tempest
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77
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Cerumen is the technical name for what body part
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Earwax
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78
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If a dish is served Florentine what will it contain
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Spinach
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79
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Frank Gorshin played what role in a 60s series films
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The Riddler
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80
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Which Puccini opera featured Nessun Dorma
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Turendot
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81
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British Standard BS2724 might protect what body part
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Eyes - Sunglasses
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82
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If you saw Cave Canem written what would you know
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Beware of the Dog
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83
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Who was the minstrel that found Richard I imprisoned
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Blondel (De Nesle)
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84
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What is a negus - named after inventor
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Port Lemon hot sweet
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spiced
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85
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Stingray Bay named by Cook is now known as what
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Botany Bay
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86
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Sextilis was the original name for what
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August
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87
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What does a copoclephist collect
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Key Rings
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88
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Who is the Patron Saint of florists and gardeners
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Saint Dorothy
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89
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Jobs from names - what did a Wayne do
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Wagon Maker
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90
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What countries highest award is The Order of the Elephant
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Denmark
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91
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What is Thalassophobia a fear of
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The Sea
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92
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Who does a Filicide kill
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Son or Daughter
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93
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From the Greek meaning apple what do we call this fruit
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Melon
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94
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What creature gets its name for the Spanish for slowly
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Remora
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95
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Name Def Leopards one armed drummer
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Rick Allen
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96
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Mr Mybug was only interested in sex with Flora in what book
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Cold Comfort Farm
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97
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Where would you find your Coxa
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Hip Joint
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98
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Bad before a German town name means what
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It’s a Spa Town
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99
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What name from the French to quibble means a no trump hand
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Chicane
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100
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Collective nouns - what is a group of swans
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Herd or Bevy
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No
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Questions Quiz 34
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Answers
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1
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Who had a no 1 Album 60s 70s 80s 90s
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Barbara Strisand
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2
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What was Spencer Tracy's last film
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Guess whose coming
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to dinner
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3
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Who was the third and favourite son of David in Old Testament
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Absolom
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4
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Who had a hit with "Son of my Father" in 1972
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Chicory Tip
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5
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What fish was the subject of dispute Spain Canada in 1995
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Turbot
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6
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Ratatosk was what animal in Norse mythology - relayed insults
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Squirrel
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7
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What ship was blown up at the end of The African Queen
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The Louisa
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8
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Richard Carlisle invented an early vending machine selling what
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Books
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9
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Nevada means what when translated from Indian
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Snow
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10
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Where is the oldest known restaurant in the world
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Madrid
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11
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Who is the Roman Goddess of orchards and gardens
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Pomonia
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12
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In a recent survey what % of US wives thought husband cheating
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Ninety %
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13
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What was the first country to recognise the US as independent
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Morocco
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14
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What soft drink was developed as a hangover remedy
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Pepsi Cola
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15
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Edinburgh Castle stands on Arthur's Seat what was Arthur's seat
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Volcano
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16
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Who should have played Indiana Jones and dropped out
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Tom Selleck
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17
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The San Andreas is what type of geological fault
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Conservative
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18
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Name any of the demonstration sports at the Sydney Olympics
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Ballroom Dancing –
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Snooker
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19
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Where was the first Miss World contest held in 1951
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London
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20
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And what country won it
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Sweden
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21
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Japanese hi tec toilets auto wipe buts using what
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Lasers
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22
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In Greek legend who turned men into swine
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Circe
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23
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After California what US state produces the most wine
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New York
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24
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What series was voted the best fiction of the 20th century
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Lord of the Rings
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25
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What US state was the last to ratify abolition slavery 1990s
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Mississippi
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26
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Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of what
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Big words
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27
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Every day in the US people steal $20000 from where
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Vending machines
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28
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C17 H21 N04 is the chemical formula for what
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Cocaine
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29
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Who fired the first shots in the 1970 film MASH
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The Football game
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Timekeeper
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30
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What is the worlds most widely eaten fish
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Herring
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31
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Beveley Hills Cop was Eddie Murphy but who was it intended for
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Sylvester Stallone
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32
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What is the literal meaning of Kangaroo
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I don’t understand
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33
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A digitabulist collects what
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Thimbles
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34
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Who said "I’ve watched a lot of baseball - on the radio"
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Gerald Ford
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35
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Collective nouns - a group of police officers
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A Mess
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36
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In Norse mythology Tyr is the god of what
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War
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37
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Brave Belt was the original name of what group
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Bachman Turner
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Overdrive
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38
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The Hula Hoop was illegal in what country
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Finland
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39
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Leonato is the main character in what Shakespeare play
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Much ado about
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Nothing
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40
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Who wrote the book Forest Gump
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Winston Groom
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41
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What product uses the most silver
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Camera Film
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42
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What was the former name of the Chrysler Corporation
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Maxwell Motors
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43
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In the Bible who was the father of Abraham
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Terah
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44
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What was the name of the shepherd that got Tremponina Pallidium
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Syphilus
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45
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What sport was called Harpastum by the ancient Greeks
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Football
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46
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Who was the male star when The Mousetrap first played
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Richard
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Attenbourough
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47
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Who was the first actress to endorse a product commercially
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Lilly Langtree
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48
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What is a Caldera
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Depression left by
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volcano
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49
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Who wrote the opera Zaide
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Mozart
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50
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What was 1993s biggest selling single
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Ill do anything for
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love
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No
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Questions Quiz 34
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Answers
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51
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What is a dhoti
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An Indian male
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loincloth
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52
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In Heraldry what is a mullet
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A Star
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53
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FINA is the governing body of what amateur sport
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Swimming
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54
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40% of Americans have never been where
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To a Dentist
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55
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What is Switzerland's official name
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Swiss Confederation
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56
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Which drink was designed as a malaria cure
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Benedictine
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57
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What are lop cheong
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Chinese Sausages
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58
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Who would use a barny to reduce noise
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Film Cameraman cosy
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over cam
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59
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In AFTs top 100 movies only 2 sequels - Godfather and what
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French Connection II
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60
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King Thibaw - imprisoned by the British - last king of where
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Burma
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61
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In 1929 the first what happened on an aircraft
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Birth
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62
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What is the name of the second highest mountain in Africa
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Mount Kenya
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63
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Who would use a Syllabary
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Arabs - their alphabet
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64
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What was David Leans first film
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Oliver Twist
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65
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The oldest written plan of government in effect is in what country
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United States of
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America
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66
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Who wrote the poem "The Pied Piper of Hamlin"
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Robert Browning
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67
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In what film did Tommy Lee Jones make his debut
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Love Story - As Hank
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68
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In ancient Japan what was used to clean teeth
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Stale Urine
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69
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What can you shag in Georgia but its illegal in Florida
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A Porcupine
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70
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Julian Dick George Anne and who make the famous five
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Timmy the Dog
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71
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Who was The Little Playful One
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Pocahontas
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72
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Where was Freddie Mercury born
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Zanzibar
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73
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What was the name of Thomas Jefferson's home
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Montecello
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74
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Crazy Horse and Custer shared what childhood name
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Curly
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75
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Bridge River Kwai - Bridges Toki Rio - what actor links films
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William Holden
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76
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Who runs the Spirit Foundation - Aged Abused Orphaned
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Yoko Ono
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77
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Thalia is one of the muses - what's her subject
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Comedy
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78
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In the Little Mermaid fairy tale what happens to her
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She Dies
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79
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Why was Clark Kent rejected military service during WW2
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Failed eye test
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80
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Who wrote the title song for Live and let Die
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Paul McCartney
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81
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John Quincy Adams was the only US president to do what
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Marry a non
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American woman
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82
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Who cut off Samson's Hair (King James Edition)
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An Unnamed Man
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83
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Who was the first woman to win an Oscar best actress 1928
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Janet Gaynor
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84
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What Sanskrit word means great king
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Maharaja
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85
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Novel gave Hemmingway nick speaker of the lost generation
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The Sun Also Rises
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86
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What is the name on fake credit cards
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J L Webb
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87
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What did Benjamin Franklin claim as his trade
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Printer
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88
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Which US state gets the most overseas visitors
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California – Florida
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second
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89
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What is a wood pussy
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Slang for skunk
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90
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Who wrote the epic poem Samson Agonites
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John Milton
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91
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What is the state tree of Idaho
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White Pine
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92
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Who is the adopted son of Vito Corleone
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Tom Hagan
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93
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What was the name of the first presidential aircraft
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Sacred Cow
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94
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Bill Medly was part of what group
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The Righteous
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Brothers
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95
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Who is Dumbella
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Donald Ducks sister
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96
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What flower is the symbol of culture
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The Lotus
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97
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What country consumes the most coke per capita
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Iceland
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98
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In Heraldry there are 60 varieties of what
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Cross
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99
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What does pp on a music score mean
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Very quietly
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100
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LOT is the national airline of what country
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Poland
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No
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Questions Quiz 35
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Answers
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1
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In ancient India how were dead parents traditionally disposed of
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Eaten by offspring as
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a sign of respect
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2
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Phalacrophobia is the fear of what
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Going Bald
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3
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Humans lose 27 what a day
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Moulted Pubic Hairs
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4
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Who would use a brannock or what for
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Measure foot shoes
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5
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What is the smallest book in the Library of Congress
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Old King Cole –
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thumbnail size
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6
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Lucille Langhanke born 1906 won an Oscar as who in 1941
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Mary Astor
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7
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Harrison Ford played CIA agent Jack Ryan - who else has
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Alec Baldwin
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8
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The song I know him so well comes from what stage musical
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Chess
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9
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Lewis Ernest Watts became famous under what name
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John Mills
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10
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Who had a hit with First Cut is the Deepest in 1977
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Rod Stuart
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11
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And who wrote the song
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Cat Stephens
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12
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What is the thing that wives do that annoy most husbands
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Nag
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13
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And what's the top annoyance among wives
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Untidiness
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14
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Name the author who created Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox
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Joel Chandler Harris
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15
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Zane Grey the western writer had what initial profession
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Dentist
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16
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Vivaldi composed The Four Seasons - what's his first name
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Antonio
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17
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In which Irish county is Bantry Bay
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Cork
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18
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Burning potassium has what colour flame
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Purple
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19
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De'cappo means what in music
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Repeat from start
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20
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Name first animated film to be nominated for best picture Oscar
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Disney Beauty and
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the Beast
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21
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Jazz Trumpeter John Birks was better known as who
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Dizzy Gillespie
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22
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Jacinth or Hyacinth are alternative names of what mineral
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Zircon
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23
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Nanook is a Canadian word for what animal
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Polar Bear
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24
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In what prison did Nelson Mandela spend 19 of 27 years in jail
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Robben Island
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25
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What should you give on a 35th wedding anniversary
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Coral
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26
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The Punjab is an area of India meaning what
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Five Rivers
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27
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In Morse code one dash four dots what number
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Six
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28
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What country has the worlds largest merchant navy
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Liberia
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29
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Until computers replaced it who would use a Bloggoscope
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OS Map Makers from
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Aerial photos
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30
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Where did Mathias Rust land his Cessna in 1987
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Red Square Moscow
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31
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What does AMSTRAD stand for
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Alan Michael Sugar
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Trading
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32
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St Sithney is the Patron Saint of what
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Mad Dogs
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33
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What was Super Mario's original name
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Jumperman
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34
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Pitcairn Airlines were the first to provide what in 1922
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Air Sick Bags
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35
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Sotheby's sold a 200 year old bit of Tibetan what $1500 in 1993
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Cheese
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36
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What caused the first Rednecks to be Redneck
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Vitamin D Deficiency
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- poor diet
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37
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What is Virga
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Rain the don’t reach
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ground
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38
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A Pullicologist is an expert in what
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Fleas
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39
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During their lifetime the average person eats four what
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Spiders in their sleep
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40
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Smith most common English surname what's the Japanese
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Suzuki
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41
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Annually 2500 left handed people die doing what
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Using right handed
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products
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42
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All windmills turn counter clockwise except where
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Ireland
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43
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The word melee comes from what sport
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Football village play
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44
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On the PH scale what does PH stand for
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Potential Hydrogen
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45
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In Michigan it is illegal to chain what to a fire hydrant
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An Alligator
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46
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Magnifera Indica is the Latin name of what fruit
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Mango
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47
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What Searchers hit was written by Sony Bono
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Needles and Pins
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48
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What was Robert Browning's pet name for his wife Elizabeth
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Portuguese
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49
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31% of people said what was the most disgusting personal habit
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Spitting
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50
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What song links Little Eva and Kylie Minogue
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The Locomotion
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No
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Questions Quiz 35
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Answers
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51
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What colour Tuesday did the Rolling Stones sing about 1977
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Ruby
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52
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What is the extinct animal Megantheron better known as
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Sabre Toothed Tiger
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53
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Harvey Lee Yeary II became famous under what name
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Lee Majors
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54
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Oikophobia is the fear of what
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Houses
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55
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In 1998 there were 508 hospital causing injuries what sport
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Snooker Pool
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56
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If someone Inpissates a soup what have they done
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Thickened it
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57
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In The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe whets the Lions name
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Assan
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58
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Lutitia is what the Romans called where
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Paris
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59
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Where would you buy a Steinlager beer
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New Zealand
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60
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Who sang the theme song for Rawhide
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Frankie Lane
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61
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Gjetost is the national cheese of what country
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Norway
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62
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Philippe Pages is the real name of what pianist
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Richard Clayderman
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63
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Who rode a horse called Aethenoth
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Lady Godiva
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64
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If you suffered from ozostomia what have you got
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Bad Breath - Halitosis
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65
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What colour are French letter boxes
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Yellow
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66
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The Roman Apian Way went from Rome to where
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Brindisi - Brindisium
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67
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What was the code name for USA landings Morocco in 1942
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Operation Torch
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68
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What was the name of Haile Salassie before he was crowned
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Ras Tafarri
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69
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Jayne Austin had five brothers and one sister name her
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Cassandra
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70
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What happened in Britain Sept 3rd 1752
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Nothing - day never
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existed
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71
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Complete the Quote "Alas! Poor Yorick! I knew him, ?"
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Horatio
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72
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What colour is caffeine
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White powder
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73
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Who wrote the first song "Come On" Rolling Stones recorded 63
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Chuck Berry
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74
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What was the name of Felix the Cats girlfriend
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Phyllis
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75
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Verdi's opera Aida is set in what country
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Egypt
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76
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Jerome Siberman became famous as who
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Gene Wilder
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77
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What battle does the French Legion Celebrate Annually
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Camerone - A Defeat
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78
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What is Falaka
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Turkish feet beating
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79
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Hrvataska is what the natives call what country
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Croatia
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80
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What job Michael Cane Uma Thurman Sidney Poitier common
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Dish washers
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81
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Who sang for Lauren Bacall in To Have and Have Not
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Andy Williams
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82
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What animal has the worlds shortest sperm
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Hippopotamus
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83
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Magnum PI wore a baseball cap supporting what team
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Detroit Tigers
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84
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The Swathling Cup is played for in what sport
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Table Tennis
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85
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Robert Redford, Steve McQueen Paul Newman reject $4m role
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Superman - C Reeve
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paid 200K
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86
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Saint Lydwina is the Patron Saint of what sport
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Ice Skating
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87
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Where was the worlds first televised baseball game
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Tokyo
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88
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Itamae have what job in Japan
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Chef - In Front of
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cutting board
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89
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Chuck Berry Art Garfunkle Robert Redford had what job
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Carpenters
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90
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In The Muppet Movie who sang for Miss Piggy
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Johnny Mathis
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91
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What country consumes the most tea per capita
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Ireland
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92
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In Australia what is a Willy-Willy
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Whirlwind
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93
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Table Tennis competitions only two coloured balls allowed what
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White and Yellow
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94
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Eye for Eye - Tooth For Tooth what comes next
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Hand 4 Hand - Foot 4
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Foot Ex 21 24
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95
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Demetria Gene Guynes became famous as who
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Demi Moore
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96
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What colour was Tweety Bird originally
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Pink
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97
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In what country would you buy Kingfisher lager
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India
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98
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A Quidnunc is a what - from the Latin Quidnunc what now
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Gossip - used to be all
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politicians
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99
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What was Sheena Easton's original name
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Shenne Ore
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100
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The French musical instrument The Viola has what other name
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The Alto
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No
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Questions Quiz 36
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Answers
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1
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Female bathing caps were invented to prevent what
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Clogged up Drains
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2
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Clinton Oklahoma see two having sex in car what's illegal you do
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If you Masturbate
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3
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Name Australia's highest mountain
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Mount Kosciusko
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4
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What colour is malachite
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Brown
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5
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Who won the first Oscar for a musical in 1943
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James Cagney
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6
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In The film Reservoir Dogs what song was discussed at the start
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Like a Virgin –
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Madonna
|
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7
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Who was the Beatles original Bass Player
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Stuart Sutcliffe
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8
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Which native Indian tribe never signed a peace treaty US govern
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Seminoles
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9
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Ralph Wonderone became better known under what name
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Minnesota Fats
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10
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Shovelhead, Knucklehead, Panhead types of what
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Harley Davidson
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11
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Murphy's Oil soap is most often used to clean what
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Elephants
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12
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In Singapore you can be publicly caned for failing to do what
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Flush Toilet after use
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13
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Cathy Rigby was the first woman to do what
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Pose Nude sports
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illustrated
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14
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What flavour sweet was created for Ronald Regan
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Blueberry Jelly Babies
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15
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Lemniscate is the correct name for what symbol
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Infinity
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16
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Corduroy literally translated means what
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Cloth of the King
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17
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What is the only USA state without a natural lake
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West Virginia
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18
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Lauds Prime Tierce Sext Nones what comes next
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Vespers
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19
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What colour was Mrs Bates dress in Psycho
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Periwinkle Blue
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20
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What was Napoleons mothers name
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Laticia
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21
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Terry Bollea became famous under what name
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Hulk Hogan
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22
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In Wisconsin its illegal to do what during your wife's orgasm
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Fire a Gun
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23
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What is the only breed of dog that gets gout
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Dalmatian
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24
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What country has the worlds oldest National Anthem
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Netherlands
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25
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William Blake Winston Churchill John Lennon what links
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Ordained Druids
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26
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What domesticated pet is never mentioned in the Bible
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Cats
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27
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Kellogg's Corn Flakes were invented to do what
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Reduce Masturbation
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28
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In Texas its illegal to swear in front of what
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A Corpse
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29
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What was Alfred Hitchcock's first sound film
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Blackmail
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30
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What was known as Arabian Wine
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Coffee
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31
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What does the black and white BMW logo represent
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Spinning Propeller –
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BMW made planes
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32
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In Arizona you must register with state before becoming what
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Illegal Drug Dealer
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33
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Where are the Luxemburg gardens
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Paris
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34
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What was Maxwell Smarts cover
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Greetings Card
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salesman
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35
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What is the state insect of Texas
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Monarch Butterfly
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36
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PD James wrote thrillers what does PD stand for
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Phyllis Dorothy
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37
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In what Bible book is "The love of money is the root of all evil"
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Timothy 6:10
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38
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In the Beverley Hillbillies what was a potpasser
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Pool Cue at fancy
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eating table
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||
39
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Jack Haley played the Tin Man what was the Tin Mans name
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Hickory Twicker
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40
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Disney question - who are Daisy Ducks three nieces
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April May June
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41
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Brassiere comes from an old French word meaning what
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Arm Protector
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42
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Trimontaine was the original name of where
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Boston Massachusetts
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43
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In 1861 Dows Ginger Ale was the first to be what
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Sold in a Bottle
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44
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In Louisiana what personal act is illegal in public
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Gargling
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45
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What breed of dog bites the most humans
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German Shepherd –
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Alsatian
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46
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Only humans and what primate can have blue eyes
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Black Lemurs
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47
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What creature is the symbol of Bacardi
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Bat
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48
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In which country are condoms most commonly used
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Japan
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49
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What was the name of the saloon in Gunsmoke
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Longbranch
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50
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A Vigule or Solidus is what character
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Slash / - not
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backslash
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