FPSC General Knowledge 10000 Question/answers Page 26
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Questions
Quiz 61
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Answers
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1
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The Windmills of your Mind was a theme song in
what film
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The Thomas Crown
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Affair
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2
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Astronauts cannot do what in space
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Cry - no gravity for
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tears to flow
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3
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Admiral Horatio Nelson suffered from what common
condition
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Seasickness
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4
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On common ailments Charles Osborne had what for
69 years
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Hiccups
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5
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February 1865 only month ever not to have what
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Full Moon
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6
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What was the shoulder patch US Army 45th in WW2
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Swastika
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7
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What was first used at the 1904 St Louis Olympic
games
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Gold medals silver
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was first before
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8
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Where is The Popliteal Fossa
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Back of Knee
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9
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Texas prisons have banned death row prisoners
last what
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Cigarette - bad for
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their health
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10
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Ward Green wrote the story for which famous film
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Lady and the Tramp
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11
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Kinpaku-iri sake contains what unusual ingredient
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Flakes of gold
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12
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Down, husk, trace, trip all collective nouns what
creature
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Hares
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13
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5 African Mediterranean countries share what
language
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Arabic
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14
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Which of King Arthur's knights survived his last
battle
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Sir Bedavere
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15
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What can be Safety, Tableaux or Swag
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Curtains in theatre
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16
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Name 18th Century playwrite of The Rivals, School
for Scandal
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Richard Brindsley
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Sheridan
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17
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Of what are Raucous, Spadefoot or Bounties Dwarf
types
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Toads
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18
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What links The Friend, The Tablet and The
Universe
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Religious publications
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19
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Wool sorters disease is actually what
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Anthrax
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20
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What Disney animated feature was the first with
end credits
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Alice in Wonderland
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21
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In 1939 which countries invaded Poland
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Germany - Russia
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22
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Name Stanley Kubrick's last film as director
before his death
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Eyes Wide Shut
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23
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Taal is an alternative name for what language
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Afrikaans
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24
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What is the French phrase that means already seen
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Déjà vu
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25
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Turks head, Granny and Bowline are types of what
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Knot
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26
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What character first appeared in the film The
Wise Little Hen
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Donald Duck
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27
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And who was his original voice
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Clarence Nash
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28
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Martina Hinges represents what country at tennis
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Switzerland
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29
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In food labelling what does GM mean
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Genetically Modified
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30
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Derived from Greek what does alias literally mean
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Otherwise
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31
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Russian blue and Turkish brown are types of what
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Cats
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32
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What impressionist painted different views Rouen
cathedral
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Claude Monet
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33
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In what Indian city is the Taj Mahal located
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Agra
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34
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Horses are Equine from the Greek Equus what's it
mean
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Quickness
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35
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Since 1991 Crufts London dog show has been held
where
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Birmingham NEC
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36
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1979 at Clifton suspension bridge Britain's first
what happened
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Bungee Jump
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37
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Jodie Foster and Barbara Harris appeared in which
Disney film
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Freaky Friday
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38
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Tudor England mans apron shows job white cook
what checked
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Barber
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39
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Jane Taylor 1783 1824 wrote what famous verse
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Twinkle-Twinkle
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Little Star
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40
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In Astrology Aquarians are ruled by what planet
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Uranus
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41
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Parathesia is a medical condition with what
common term
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Pins and Needles
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42
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What would you be watching if you saw a round or
waggledance
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Honey Bees
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43
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J D Sallenger wrote Catcher in the Rye what's the
J D stand for
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Jerome David
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44
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Collective nouns a group of geldings is called
what
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A Brace
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45
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Apart from a compass what is always found in a
ships binnacle
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Magnets
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46
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Zipporah was the wife of who in the Bible
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Moses
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47
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Elizabethan women had three what modest, rascal
and secret
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Petticoats worn
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modest outside
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48
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Marcellite Garner was the first voice for what
Disney character
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Minnie Mouse
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49
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Ancient Aztecs of Mexico used a rabbit scale to
measure what
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Drunkenness few to
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400
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50
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The highest USA rank killed WW2 Lt General who
killed him
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US Army Air Corps
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Page 122
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No
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Questions
Quiz 61
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Answers
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51
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In Indiana it's illegal for liquor stores to sell
what
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Cold milk/soft drinks
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warm ok
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52
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Camille Pizarro the impressionist was born in
which country
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West Indies
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53
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William Kemmlar in 1890 was the worlds first what
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Executed by electric
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chair
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54
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Mandoura Greece Zampogna Italy Corenmuse France
what is it
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Bagpipes
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55
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What country awards the Nobel peace prize
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Norway
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56
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Who is Harry Potters main enemy
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Lord Voldemort
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57
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Product name from the words Durability
Reliability Excellence
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Durex condoms
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58
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What sport appears in the phonetic alphabet
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Golf
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59
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What colour is the number 10 on 10 Downing street
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White
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60
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Where in your body is the labyrinth
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Ear
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61
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Traditional French blend "fines herbes"
parsley chives chervil ?
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Tarragon
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62
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The dinosaur apatosaurus used to be called what
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Brontosaurus
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63
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The rover the last is red the rest are white in
what sport
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Croquet hoops
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64
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What Disney film was released on December 21st
1960
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Swiss Family
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Robinson
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65
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Mythological beasts name comes from the Greek
chimney man
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Salamander
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66
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Allergic Rhinitis has what more common term
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Hay Fever
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67
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Who plays Ali McBeal
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Callista Flockhart
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68
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What sort of ship was the Marie Celeste
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Brigantine
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69
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What philosopher stated "Hell is other
people"
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Jean Paul Sarte
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70
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Ecophobia is a fear of what
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Home
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71
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What was the first Bond film not to be titled
from a Bond book
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Licence to Kill
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72
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Collective nouns a bask of what creatures
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Crocodiles
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73
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What Olympic event was dropped in 1920
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Tug of War -1900 to
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1920
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74
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Where is the TV space alien ALF from
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Melmac
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75
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66% of Americans reading on the toilet read what
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Readers Digest
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76
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Women do it 4 times more often than men - do what
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Shoplift
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77
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Louis Washkansky was the first to do what in 1967
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Get a heart transplant
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lived 18 days
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78
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What is a gharial
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Fish eating Nile
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Crocodile
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79
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What did Scott find at the North Pole
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Nothing - he never
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went there
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80
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The flowers of the curry plant are what colour
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Yellow
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81
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What did Paceard and Balmat conquer in 1786
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Mont Blanc
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82
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In Kiplings Jungle Book Mang was what type of
creature
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Bat
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83
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Collective nouns an erst of what creatures
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Bees
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84
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What Bond film was entitled The Dead Slave in
Japan
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Live and let Die
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85
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No US president has ever been what
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An only child
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86
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Al Borak was a flying horse owned by whom
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Mohammed
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87
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What links Pacer Burton, Chad Gates, Walter Gulik
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Elvis film characters
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88
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What Disney character was voiced by Pinto Colvig
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Sleepy
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89
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What boxer was nicknamed The Ambling Alp
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Primo Carnera
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90
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The Witches Curse alternative name which G&S
operetta
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Ruddigore
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91
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Where was the original Crystal Palace built
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Hyde Park in London
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92
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What is a spoodle
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Kitchen instrument
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spoon ladle cross
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93
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In Kiplings Jungle Book Ikki was what type of creature
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Porcupine
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94
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What animal is responsible for most deaths in the
USA annually
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Dogs
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95
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What was Hitchcock's last film made in 1976
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The Family Plot
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96
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In the sport of archery what are the arrows
usually made from
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Aluminium tubes
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97
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Greeks Romans regarded what herb as symbol
immortality
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Tansy
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98
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Who was the first male to appear on the cover of
Playboy
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Peter Sellers
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99
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In Welsh Cwrw pronounced koo roo is what
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Beer
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100
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What sank German submarine U120 in WW2
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Broken toilet
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Page 123
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No
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Questions
Quiz 62
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Answers
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1
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In Globe Arizona it's illegal to play cards in
the street with who
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American Indian
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2
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What is the most common mammal in the UK
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Brown Rat
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3
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Name the second most commonly spoken language in
Australia
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Italian
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4
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Which athletic event requires five judges
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Triple Jump
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5
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Victoria is the only Australian state without
what
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Letter S in name
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6
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What TV show was set in Wentworth Detention
Centre
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Prisoner Cell Block H
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7
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In the rhyme about magpies what do 5 represent
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Silver
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8
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Who voiced Mr Spock in the cartoon version of
Star Trek
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Leonard Nimoy
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9
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Europhobia is the fear of what
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Female Genitals
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10
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In Maryland it's illegal play what Randy Newman
song on radio
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Short People
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11
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In Greek mythology who was the first woman
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Pandora
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12
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Which timepiece has the most moving parts
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Egg timer
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13
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What is the official language of Egypt
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Arabic
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14
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Which literary character lives at 4 Privet Road
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Harry Potter
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15
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Rio's Maracarria stadium has what unusual feature
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A Moat
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16
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What natural phenomenon can never be seen at noon
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Rainbow - sun must
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be 40 deg or less
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17
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In Elizabethan England rich people carried their
own folding what
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Spoons to Banquets
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18
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In ancient China what was hung outside a bad
doctors house
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Lantern for each dead
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patient
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19
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In the Balanta tribe women stayed married until
what happened
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Wedding dress wore
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out
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20
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In Massachusetts it's illegal to wear what
without a licence
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Goatee
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21
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Suzy was a star of a 60s TV show what character
did she play
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Flipper the dolphin
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22
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The average child wears out 730 by age ten 730
what
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Crayons
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23
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In a survey what food did Americans say they
hated most
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Tofu
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24
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What vegetable was Emperor Nero's favourite
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The Leek
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25
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What nation invented the toilet seat
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Egyptian
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26
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Virginia Woolf always did it standing up - did
what
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Wrote her books
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27
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Mount Teide is the highest mountain in which
country
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Spain it's on Tenerife
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28
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In what film did the character Regan McNeil
appear
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The Exorcist
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29
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Who rejected the 1964 Nobel prize for literature
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Jean Paul Sarte
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30
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In Alaska it's legal to shoot bears but illegal
to do what
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Wake up for photo
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31
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George Jung of Los Angeles in 1916 invented what
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Fortune Cookies
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32
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John Paul Getty, world's richest man had what in
his house
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A Payphone
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33
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What was unusual about the drawings of artist
Cesar Ducornet
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Drawn with feet – he
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had no arms
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34
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Who was the only English King crowned on the
battlefield
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Henry VII
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35
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In 1901 Dr Dausand demonstrated what that never
caught on
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Silent Cinema – for
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the blind
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36
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In some areas of Paris what is provided for dogs
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Private flush toilets
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37
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What countries brides get the most diamond
engagement rings
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Canada
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38
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What area in the US translates from the Dutch as
Broken Valley
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Brooklyn
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39
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In ancient Egypt men and women did what opposite
to today
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Peeing - men sat
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women stood
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40
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In Youngstown Ohio it's illegal to run out of
what
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Gas or petrol
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41
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Who links a western gambler and a private eye
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James Garner
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Maverick Rockfort
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42
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How did Bunito Mussolini ward off the evil eye
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Touch his testicles
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43
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Both sexes get them but men more often - get what
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Hiccups
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44
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Who would use an orange stick
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Manicurist
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45
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Jacob German in 1899 got the worlds first what in
New York
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Speeding Ticket – 12
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mph
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46
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Mary Somerville said "It wont last, a flash
in the pan" what
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Television
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47
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China 300 bc you could not speak to the Emperor
without what
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Clove in your mouth
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48
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In what US city do they watch the most TV
evangelists per cap
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Washington DC
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49
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Egyptian embalmers replaced the bodies eyes with
what
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Onions
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50
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According to a 1997 survey what nation are the
best kissers
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Italian
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Page 124
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No
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Questions
Quiz 62
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Answers
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51
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In South Dakota it's illegal to fall down and
sleep where
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Cheese Factory
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52
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Who was the last living person on a US postal
stamp
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Nobody it's illegal
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53
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What is the main ingredient in a Navarin stew
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Mutton or Lamb
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54
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What elements name comes from the Greek word for
violet
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Iodine
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55
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VH is the international aircraft registration for
which country
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Australia
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56
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Phyllophobia is the fear of what
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Leaves
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57
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What is a cachalot
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A Sperm Whale
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58
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What would the ancient Greeks do with an Apodesm
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Wear it type of bra
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59
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What is an onychophagist
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A nail biter
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60
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In Auburn Washington men can get five years for
doing what
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Deflowering Virgins
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61
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Where in Canada is its Dildo
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Newfoundland Town
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62
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Topo in Italian Fare in Turkish what in English
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Mouse
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63
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Who did Babe the pig work for
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Farmer Hoggett
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64
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What sexually arouses a Jactitator
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Bragging about sex
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65
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Nebkheperura was his first name what do we call
him today
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Tutankamen
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66
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What creature gets its name from the Greek word for
womb
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Dolphin from Delphis
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67
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In 1885 Canada sold what to US for $150000
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Niagara Falls
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68
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By what more common name do we know Major
Boothroyd
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Q in the Bond films
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69
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Woman's are faster than men's, they usually have
more - what
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Heartbeats
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70
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In Illinois you can get three years for
eavesdropping on who
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Your conversation
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71
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What modern word comes from the Latin Dilatare -
open wide
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Dildo
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72
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West Indian cricketer Laurence Rowe gave up 1976
mid test why
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Allergic to Grass
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73
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What do the EPPY awards honour
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Electronic editions of
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newspapers
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74
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The electric light first available product what's
second
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Electric Oven
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75
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What's the only city today split in two by a wall
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Nicosia Cyprus
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76
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What's the only movie Alfred Hitchcock make twice
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The man who knew
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too much
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77
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What is the Latin word for poison
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Virus
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78
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Orienteering began in which country
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Sweden
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79
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What would you expect in a Japanese No Pan Kissa
restaurant
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Mirror floor
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|
|
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knickerless women
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80
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In Massachusetts what's illegal unless bedroom
window locked
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Snoring
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81
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The Emperors cup is awarded in what sport
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Sumo wrestling
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82
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What famous film maker was first to use the close
up
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David Wark Griffith
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|
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Birth of a Nation
|
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83
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Chinese cooking what's special about Wolfs hearts
Dogs lungs
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Only things not used
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84
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The 1961 Mercedes 300sx had two firsts name
either
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Gull Wing doors –
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fuel injection
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85
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Who wrote the official biography of Lester
Piggott
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Dick Francis
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86
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What hotel has been the target of the most take
over bids
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The Ritz - Paris
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87
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In Russia the national product is called
Soldatsky what is it
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Bread
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88
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In airline slang what is a 365
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Eggs Bacon served
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any day or time
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89
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In what case did Perry Mason make his first
appearance
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The case of the Velvet
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Claws
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90
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By law who require a cert. of health before
entering Kentucky
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Bees must have one
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91
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Romans used a sharp pointed stick to drive cattle
Modern word
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Stimulus
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92
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Chokan Moyogi Shakan Han Kengai and Kengai styles
of what
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Bonsai - styles
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93
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Albert Sauvy coined what term in the 1950s
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The Third World
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94
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What trio were originally called The Rattlesnakes
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The Bee Gees
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95
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The Fields Medal is equal to a Nobel prize in
what area
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Mathematics
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96
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Novices are called tumblers experienced shiners
what job
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Window Cleaners
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97
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What is the Hebrew word for adversary
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Satan
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98
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What is the capitol of Venezuela
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Caracas
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99
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What was unusual about Joe Davis the World
Snooker Champ
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Blind in one eye
|
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100
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What's round in London and Paris but Square in
New York
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Underground / metro /
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tube tunnels
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Page 125
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No
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Questions
Quiz 63
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Answers
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1
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In WW2 what was unique about the US 222 Infantry
battalion
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All Japanese or
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Hawaiian immigrants
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2
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In which 1956 film did Elvis Presley make his
debut
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Love me Tender
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3
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Lepcha people Tibet consider it proper to pay
teachers in what
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Alcohol is acceptable
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4
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In medicine what is an Anomaloscope used for
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Test for colour
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blindness
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5
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In the rules of golf what type of bad weather can
stop play
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Only Lightning
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6
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Name the Indian version of Barbie
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Monica
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7
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Name the Egyptian God of funerals
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Anubis
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8
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Scrutinise Swirl Sniff Sip - what are you doing
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Wine Tasting
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9
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What is the worlds oldest desert - country named
after it
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Namib
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10
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What magazine says We are Number one in a field
of One
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Mad
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11
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The band Steely Dan are named after what
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Slang for Penis
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12
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Famous book divided into three parts Mosques
Caves Temples
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Passage to India
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13
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What term was coined July 17th 1942 issue of Yank
magazine
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G I Joe
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14
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In 1947 it began at Callao Peru ended Tuamotu
Island what did
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Kon Tiki Expedition
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15
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Polyhexamethyleneadipamide is better known as
what
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Nylon
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16
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In Greek mythology who built the labyrinth
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King Daedalus
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17
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Name Disney's first film to win an Academy Award
|
Flowers and Trees
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18
|
In what sport would you find a Tell Tale
|
Squash - Tin strip ball
|
|
|
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can't hit
|
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19
|
What is the most redesigned appliance in the
world
|
Telephone Handset
|
|
20
|
What started in early 1900s to improve sales
sports newspaper
|
Tour de France Le
|
|
|
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Petite Journal illustre
|
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21
|
What come in types Transverse Scimitar and
Barchan
|
Sand Dunes
|
|
22
|
What is the only counties national flag different
both sides
|
Paraguay
|
|
23
|
What is located on Boothia's peninsula in Canada
|
North Magnetic Pole
|
|
24
|
Morbi in Gujarat is where most of the worlds what
are made
|
Wall Clocks
|
|
25
|
John McLaughlin made sold McLaughlin's Belfast
style – what
|
Canada Dry Ginger
|
|
26
|
Christian Commercial Travellers' Association of
America are who
|
Gideons
|
|
27
|
In what sport would you find a Bagel
|
Tennis - Set won 6-0
|
|
28
|
Who turned down the TV role of Doctor Kildare
|
William Shatner
|
|
29
|
Name only sports team to play professionally
seven continents
|
Harlem Globetrotters
|
|
30
|
What is the traditional curse of Adam that
affects most of us
|
Working for a living
|
|
31
|
"There and back Again" is an
alternative title of which novel
|
The Hobbit
|
|
32
|
IBM is Big Blue Coca Cola Big Red who is Big
Black
|
United Parcel Service
|
|
|
|
UPS
|
|
33
|
According to the ad At Benneton the smallest
garment is a what
|
Condom
|
|
34
|
In the Bible who came from Gath
|
Goliath
|
|
35
|
In Tennis where is the Australian Open played
|
Flinders Park
|
|
36
|
Hemmingway said there's only 3 sports
Bullfighting Car Racing ?
|
Mountaineering
|
|
37
|
What traditional Maori insult was seen in the
film Braveheart
|
Mooning
|
|
38
|
What links Escalator, Kerosene, YoYo, Zipper and
Thermos
|
Names into language
|
|
39
|
Cosmetic brand gets it's name from Latin for as
white as snow
|
Nivea
|
|
40
|
What was the first sport to be filmed
|
Boxing by Thomas
|
|
|
|
Edison 1894
|
|
41
|
In the Tom and Jerry cartoons name the other
mouse
|
Nibbles or Tuffy
|
|
42
|
What was the first LP record to sell over 1
million copies
|
Calypso by Harry
|
|
|
|
Belafonte
|
|
43
|
Facts, Briefs, Destiny and Chance were early
names for what
|
Time Magazine
|
|
44
|
If you take a before meal aperitif what's an
after meal one called
|
Digestif
|
|
45
|
Methyphobia is the fear of what
|
Alcohol
|
|
46
|
Tribology is the study of what
|
Friction
|
|
47
|
Name Leonard Nimoy's autobiography
|
I am not Spock
|
|
48
|
The Stoner Case was a Sherlock Holmes play -
later what story
|
The Speckled Band
|
|
49
|
In Iowa pouring what down a pub drain with cop
there is illegal
|
Water it becomes an
|
|
|
|
illegal alcohol
|
|
50
|
Christobal Colon is better known as who
|
Christopher Columbus
|
Page 126
|
No
|
Questions
Quiz 63
|
Answers
|
|
51
|
What is measured on the Torro scale
|
Tornados
|
|
52
|
Where would you find the Forte and the Foible
strong - weak
|
Sword blade – near
|
|
|
|
hilt and tip
|
|
53
|
President Woodrow Wilson May 6th 1919 first to do
what
|
Take out Air accident
|
|
|
|
Insurance
|
|
54
|
In Australian slang what is a Coughie
|
Bad Umpiring
|
|
55
|
Satan is Lucifer but what does Lucifer mean
|
The Light Bearer
|
|
56
|
Chapman Root designed it based on a Hoople skirt
- what
|
Coca Cola bottle
|
|
57
|
What does a Grabatologist collect
|
Ties
|
|
58
|
Blind, Comb, Fine Line and Harrow are types of
what
|
Stamp Perforation
|
|
59
|
The Millennial Dawnists changed their name to
what
|
Jehovah's Witnesses
|
|
60
|
The name of this animal translates as ghost what
is it
|
The Lemur
|
|
61
|
What country has two AK47 assault rifles on it's
flag
|
Mozambique
|
|
62
|
In film who is the alter ego of Daniel Hillard
|
Mrs Doubtfire
|
|
63
|
Who was the female star of Basic Instinct
|
Sharon Stone
|
|
64
|
In computing there are 8 bits to a byte what are
4 bits called
|
Nibble
|
|
65
|
The Arabs call it Al-Maghrib what do we call it
|
Morocco
|
|
66
|
The Vietnamese call it The Brother the Chinese
The Friend what
|
Bamboo
|
|
67
|
What is a male camel called
|
Bull
|
|
68
|
Douglas Adams said what is the best spacecraft
propellant
|
Bad News - it travels
|
|
|
|
the fastest
|
|
69
|
William Tell was the best crossbow archer and
what else
|
Boatman
|
|
70
|
In what country did tulips originate
|
Persia
|
|
71
|
What is specifically defined as 1/48th of an inch
|
A Hairsbreadth
|
|
72
|
Church bells of Maralnello Ring Sundays Public
Hols and when
|
Ferrari team win
|
|
73
|
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms bans what
word in adds
|
Refreshing
|
|
74
|
Name the first British film studio set up in the
1930s
|
Pinewood Studios
|
|
75
|
In Hill Street Blues which character used to bite
people
|
Animal - Mick
|
|
76
|
Where would you find a Dry Bible
|
Heart chamber of a
|
|
|
|
ruminant
|
|
77
|
Quidnunc means an eager gossip but in Latin
literally means
|
What Now
|
|
78
|
In the proverb Heaven protects children sailors
and who
|
Drunken men
|
|
79
|
Poenosis is what medical condition
|
Chilblains
|
|
80
|
Who in 1958 was the first British Formula one
champion
|
Mike Hawthorne
|
|
81
|
Carom is a form of what sport / game
|
Billiards
|
|
82
|
What Disney film features the song "Give a
little Whistle"
|
Pinocchio
|
|
83
|
What was on the B side of the Beatles 1968
"Hey Jude"
|
Revolution
|
|
84
|
What country invented cheesecake
|
Greece
|
|
85
|
Gone to Texas by Forest Carter is the basis for
what film
|
The Outlaw Josey
|
|
|
|
Wales
|
|
86
|
Which mammal has the fewest teeth
|
Armadillo - none
|
|
87
|
In WW2 Air corps non flying members given what
nickname
|
Kiwis - Non Flying
|
|
88
|
Collective nouns - what's a group of
photographers called
|
A Click
|
|
89
|
What event in the Bible occurred at Bethany
|
Raising of Lazarus
|
|
90
|
On a prescription what does QOD stand for
|
Take every other day
|
|
91
|
Thomas and Martha were the parents of which hero
|
Batman
|
|
92
|
In Greek mythology Clio was the muse of what
|
History
|
|
93
|
An IVP is used to detect what medical condition
|
Kidney Stones
|
|
|
|
Intravenuspylorigram
|
|
94
|
Don Quixote was the man of La Mancha what's it in
English
|
The Stain
|
|
95
|
Who was the first woman to win an Academy Award
|
Janet Gaynor 1929
|
|
96
|
Where do they speak Malagasy
|
Madagascar
|
|
97
|
What is a mud puppy
|
American Salamander
|
|
98
|
You can ski on the piste but what other sport
uses the term
|
Fencing where the
|
|
|
|
fight happens
|
|
99
|
Name Clint Eastwoods first film made in 1955
|
Francis in the Navy
|
|
|
|
(1955)
|
|
100
|
What is the main flavouring in a Greek Tzataili
sauce
|
Garlic
|
Page 127
|
No
|
Questions
Quiz 64
|
Answers
|
|
1
|
What links Dr Spock Errol Flynn and Emperor Nero
|
Olympics Rowing
|
|
|
|
Boxing Chariot
|
|
2
|
In what series of books did The Empress of
Blandings appear
|
Jeeves and Wooster
|
|
|
|
a pig
|
|
3
|
What colour is iridium
|
Steel Grey
|
|
4
|
Who founded ASH ( Action on Smoking and Health )
in 1971
|
Royal College of
|
|
|
|
Physicians
|
|
5
|
What organisation opposes ASH
|
FOREST
|
|
6
|
Who was the 1958 Cha-Cha champion of Hong Kong
|
Bruce Lee
|
|
7
|
Who directed the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia
|
David Lean
|
|
8
|
In mythology Romulus Remus suckled by a shewolf
fed by what
|
Woodpecker
|
|
9
|
In Gustav Holsts Planets suite what planet is
missing
|
Pluto not known then
|
|
10
|
If you went on the road to Mandalay what country
are you in
|
Miramar or Burma
|
|
11
|
Which cathedral has 4440 statues
|
Milan
|
|
12
|
Tarom Airlines is the national carrier of which
country
|
Romania
|
|
13
|
What does an armadillo taste like
|
Pork
|
|
14
|
In what French district do most of the best
clarets come from
|
Medoc
|
|
15
|
What was the first complete symphony to be
recorded
|
Beethoven's fifth
|
|
16
|
Thomas Minton at Stoke on Trent created what in
1789
|
The Willow Pattern
|
|
17
|
What European nation was the first to drink tea
|
The Dutch
|
|
18
|
What's the worlds longest rail journey made no
train change
|
Moscow Peking
|
|
19
|
What was first built in the Place de Greve in
1792
|
The Guillotine
|
|
20
|
In what book does Humpty Dumpty first appear
|
Through the looking
|
|
|
|
Glass
|
|
21
|
Who was called The Man of Destiny
|
Napoleon Bonaparte
|
|
22
|
19-19-19 who's vital statistics
|
Olive Oyl
|
|
23
|
Name both families in Soap
|
Tates Campbells
|
|
24
|
Where would you find a gemshorn
|
On an Organ
|
|
25
|
The flower convallaria is better known as what
|
Lily of the Valley
|
|
26
|
In what stage show does Frank N Furter appear
|
The Rocky Horror
|
|
|
|
Picture Show
|
|
27
|
Who invented the rocking chair
|
Benjamin Franklin
|
|
28
|
Gerald Thomas directed what series of films
|
Carry on Films
|
|
29
|
What did composer Berlioz originally study
|
Medicine
|
|
30
|
Ocean is NOT recognised International
Hydrographic Bureau
|
Antarctic Ocean
|
|
31
|
In the Saint series of books what is Inspector
Teal's full name
|
Claude Eustace Teal
|
|
32
|
What is the most common Spanish surname
|
Garcia
|
|
33
|
The Slave of Duty is alternate title what G&S
operetta
|
Pirates of Penzance
|
|
34
|
Aconite the poison is obtained from what plant
|
Wolf's-bane
|
|
35
|
What culture introduced hats and crackers at Xmas
season
|
Ancient Rome
|
|
36
|
Chang 1st Wang 2nd what third most common Chinese
name
|
Li
|
|
37
|
What word is derived from the Arabic mawsim
meaning season
|
Monsoon
|
|
38
|
What's the other name for the statue of Egyptian
god Harmachis
|
The Sphinx
|
|
39
|
The French call it nature morte the Spanish
bodegon what is it
|
Still Life painting
|
|
40
|
Oporto in Portugal stands on what river
|
The Duoro
|
|
41
|
What boxer was nicknamed The Boston Strong Boy
|
John L Sullivan
|
|
42
|
Stage role, written for a man, took 80 years to
be played by one
|
Peter Pan RSC 1982
|
|
43
|
Sicily is the traditional source of which element
|
Sulphur
|
|
44
|
Name the main horse in Animal Farm
|
Boxer
|
|
45
|
Strabismus is the correct name for what condition
|
A Squint
|
|
46
|
What languages appear on the Rosetta stone
|
Egyptian Greek
|
|
47
|
Who used the pseudonym Ellis Bell
|
Emily Bronte
|
|
48
|
Where were the first glass mirrors made in Europe
circa 1300
|
Venice
|
|
49
|
Who went to school at Hogwarts Harry Potter
|
|
|
50
|
What was Pierce Brosnan's first James Bond film
in 1995
|
Goldeneye
|
Page 128
|
No
|
Questions
Quiz 64
|
Answers
|
|
51
|
Who won the best actor award for Marty in 1955
|
Ernest Borgnine
|
|
52
|
Name Helen of Troys husband
|
Menelaus
|
|
53
|
Who hired the Mormon Mafia to prevent
contamination
|
Howard Hughs
|
|
54
|
Captain W E Johns invented which hero
|
Biggles
|
|
55
|
The Passion Play is performed every 10 years
where
|
Oberammergau
|
|
56
|
What was the theme music to The Exorcist
|
Tubular Bells – Mike
|
|
|
|
Oldfield
|
|
57
|
Who directed Full Metal Jacket
|
Stanley Kubrick
|
|
58
|
In Judo if the referee calls Sono-mama what does
it mean
|
Players must freeze in
|
|
|
|
position
|
|
59
|
What mountain overlooks Rio de Janeiro harbour
|
Sugar Loaf
|
|
60
|
What is Romaic
|
The modern Greek
|
|
|
|
language
|
|
61
|
In what WW1 battle were tanks first used in 1916
|
Somme
|
|
62
|
Who are Britain's oldest publisher dating from
1469
|
Oxford University
|
|
|
|
Press
|
|
63
|
Who was called The Scourge of God
|
Attila the Hun
|
|
64
|
Victor Barna was world champion five times at
what sport
|
Table Tennis
|
|
65
|
What sort of wood was Noah's Ark made from
|
Gopher wood
|
|
66
|
In Yugoslavian Belgrade is called Beograd what
does it mean
|
White City
|
|
67
|
Collective nouns - which creatures are a clamour
or building
|
Rooks in a rookery
|
|
68
|
First public supply in Britain from river Wey in
1881 what
|
Electricity
|
|
69
|
In what city was Handel's Messiah first performed
|
Dublin
|
|
70
|
Who was the first person to wear a wristwatch
|
Queen Elizabeth 1st
|
|
71
|
What colour is the wax covering Gouda cheese
|
Yellow
|
|
72
|
In Norse mythology who was Odin's wife
|
Frigga
|
|
73
|
Six verified copies of his signature survive -
who is he
|
William Shakespeare
|
|
74
|
What city is at the mouth of the Menam river
|
Bangkok
|
|
75
|
In what sport is the Palma Match contested
|
Shooting
|
|
76
|
Which musical stage show ( and film ) uses tunes
by Borodin
|
Kismet
|
|
77
|
Ireland and New Zealand are the only countries
that lack what
|
Native Snakes
|
|
78
|
In cricket how many times does a full toss bounce
|
None
|
|
79
|
Impressionism comes from painting Impression
Sunrise - Artist
|
Claude Monet
|
|
80
|
Name the first self contained home computer -
|
A Commodore Pet
|
|
81
|
What exploded in 1720
|
The South Sea Bubble
|
|
82
|
Who named a city after his horse Bucephalus
|
Alexander the Great
|
|
83
|
Beethoven's ninth symphony is nicknamed what
|
The Choral
|
|
84
|
In Spain St John Bosco is the Patron Saint of
what
|
Cinema
|
|
85
|
In 1928 Simon Bolivar was president 3 countries
Bolivia and ?
|
Columbia Peru
|
|
86
|
Who lit the flame 1956 Olympics and then broke 8
world records
|
Ron Clark
|
|
87
|
Ball point pen ink is made from dye and what
|
Castor Oil
|
|
88
|
Hans Lippershey made the worlds first practical
what
|
Microscope
|
|
89
|
In Hindu philosophy what does Yoga literally mean
|
Union
|
|
90
|
Which writer rode Devon Loch in the 1956 Grand
National
|
Dick Francis
|
|
91
|
George Lazenby played James Bond once in which
film
|
On Her Majesty's
|
|
|
|
Secret Service
|
|
92
|
Who was the founder of Judaism
|
Abraham
|
|
93
|
There must be 15 banked turns on what sporting
course
|
Championship
|
|
|
|
Bobsleigh
|
|
94
|
What is a Lampyris Noctiluca better known as
|
A Glow-Worm
|
|
|
|
( European )
|
|
95
|
Greek Myth Clotho spun Lachesis measured Atropos
cut what
|
Thread of a mans life
|
|
96
|
Who built The Flamingo hotel in Las Vegas
|
Bugsy Siegel
|
|
97
|
What is the main language of Liechtenstein
|
German
|
|
98
|
Vivaldi's concertos Opus 8 Numbers 1-4 better
known as what
|
The four Seasons
|
|
99
|
In Tarka the Otter what was Old Nog
|
A Heron
|
|
100
|
Which sea is sometimes called the Euxine Sea
|
Black Sea
|
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