FPSC General Knowledge 10000 Question/answers Page 33
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No
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Questions
Quiz 93
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Answers
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51
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Name the 3 headed dog in Harry Potter and
Philosophers stone
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Fluffy
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52
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What product ranks number one in consumer brand
loyalty
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Cigarettes
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53
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And which one comes second
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Mayonnaise
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54
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9% of divorced people say they still do what
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Have sex together
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55
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Common, English, Flemish, Running and Stack types
of what
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Brick wall bonds –
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how laid
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56
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Which English word comes from the French for
candle
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Chandelier
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57
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On Earth what would you find in an orbit
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Eyeball - orbits eye
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socket skull
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58
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In which European capitol city is a cannon fired
at 1.00 pm daily
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Edinburgh
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59
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A shroff is an expert in what
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Testing coins
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60
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Quiz, bandlore, coblentz, disk all different
names for what item
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Yoyo - from Tagalog
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61
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Name the first person to hit a golf ball over 400
yards with 6 iron
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Alan Shepherd on the
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moon
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62
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Which countries name translates as place with a
great river
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Paraguay
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63
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Rose O'Neil created the Kewpie doll where is it
signed
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Sole of Foot
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64
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Worldwide most capitol cities begin with which
letter
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B
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65
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Who's first person to win Wimbledon singles on a
tie breaker
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Evonne Cawley
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66
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In 1789 Britain legally adopted what officially
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Hanging - before it
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was burning
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67
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What Frenchman was the king of chefs and chef of
Kings
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August Escoffier
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68
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What has the chemical formula H2O2
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Hydrogen Peroxide
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69
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Medieval wine measurement there are two buts to a
what
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Tun
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70
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Which materials name comes from the French for
rag
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Chiffon
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71
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What is the state fruit of Louisiana
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Strawberry
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72
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In Italy their I Puffi, In Hungary Torpok, Samafu
in Japan - what
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Smurfs
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73
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What musical instrument has gourd, shoulder, nut
and leaves
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A Sitar
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74
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Mountain ranges like Sierra Nevada what does
Nevada mean
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Snow Topped
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75
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How often does a quotidian thing occur
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Daily
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76
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1838 Los Angeles man needed a licence to do what
to a woman
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Serenade her
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77
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In Burma illegal possession of what item can mean
prison
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A Modem
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78
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At a Quaker wedding it is forbidden to do what
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Take photographs
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79
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Which variety of apple is on the Beatles apple
label
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Granny Smith
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80
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Which Shakespeare play was originally entitled
What You Will
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Twelfth Night
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81
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Name was the first city to mint its own gold
coins in 1252
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Florence – florin
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82
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In the US 20,000 what are made for children each
year
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TV ads 7000 cereals
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83
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What was added to Band Aids in 1940
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Red opening string
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84
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Little Larry Puny Pete Small Sam considered names
of who
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Dickens Tiny Tim
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85
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What did Barbie first get in 1962
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Her car made by Irwin
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for Mattel
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86
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Which member of lily family is named from Greek
for sprout
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Asparagus
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87
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Whose alphabet was called the Futhark
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Vikings
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88
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Azote is the old name for what element
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Nitrogen
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89
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British sailors got lime juice US cranberry what
Danish get
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Sauerkraut to stop
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scurvy
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90
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If you ain't done it by age 40 chances are you
never will - what
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Go to Prison
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91
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During menstruation the sensitivity of woman's
what is reduced
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Middle Finger
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92
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What product was originally called drybak
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Duct Tape
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93
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A pogonip is what type of weather condition
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Heavy winter fog with
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ice crystals
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94
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Why is rice grown in flooded paddy's
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Drown weeds
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95
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What is the most easy thing to recycle
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1 Aluminium 2 Glass
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3 Paper
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96
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What is roasted in South Africa and eaten like
popcorn
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Termites
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97
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Which cartoon character lives in Sweetwater
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Popeye's home port
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98
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The Ideal toy company was the first to mass
produce what item
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Teddy Bears
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99
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Which European city spends the most on the arts
each year
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Frankfurt
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100
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If you had Tritonopia what would you not see
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Colour Blue
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Page 187
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No
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Questions
Quiz 94
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Answers
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1
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Whose advert slogan was You press the button we
do the rest
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Kodak
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2
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Thunder music is the literal translation of which
musical term
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Philharmonic
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3
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US actor William Gillette invented which
characters phrase
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Elementary my dear
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Watson
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4
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What is the sacred animal of Thailand
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The white elephant
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5
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Collective nouns - a streak of which creatures
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Tigers
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6
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In 1926 Japan deleted 800000 feet from US films
showing what
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Kissing - it was
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unclean
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7
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What could Victorian advertisements not show
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Beds - hidden behind
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curtains
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8
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Jumping Badger was the original name of which
Indian leader
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Chief Sitting Bull
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9
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1878 Wanamaker's of Philadelphia first US store
to install what
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Electric Lights
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10
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Mansard, Gambrel and Hip all types of what
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Building roof
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11
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Utah the states name comes from Navaho meaning
what
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Upper
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12
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What is the fastest racket sport - over 200 mph
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Badminton
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13
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Which key word was removed from the Olympic
charter in 1971
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Amateur
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14
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What is taught at the Californian Academy of
Tauromaquia
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Bullfighting
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15
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In their lifetime the average human grows 8 feet
of what
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Nose Hair
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16
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What's unusual about phone directory in Iceland
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Alphabetical by
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forename
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17
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We know who Darth Vader is but what's Vader mean
in Dutch
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Father
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18
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A mouse's is bigger than an elephants - what
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Sperm
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19
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40000 Americans are injured each year where
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In the toilet
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20
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Lahnaphophobia is the fear of what
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Vegetables
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21
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One third of Taiwanese funeral processions
include what
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A stripper
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22
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In Holland what would you do with bare buttocks
in the grass
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Eat them mix of string
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navy beans
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23
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What's name translates from Chinese as white
vegetable
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Bok choy
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24
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In Korea which animal is the symbol of long life
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The deer
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25
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What on average is two inches wide but 2 miles
long
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A lightning bolt
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26
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What do dieters say is the most difficult food to
give up
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Cheese
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27
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What was the punishment in Ancient Rome for water
pollution
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100 lashes
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28
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In the US women own 35% of what
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All businesses
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29
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In the 1950s which film star was paid $5000 a
week
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Lassie
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30
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In 1996 what was the most common use for a
computer 46%
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Bookkeeping
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invoicing WP 45%
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31
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What does the energiser bunny wear on his feet
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Flip flops
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32
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Epistemology is the study of what
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Knowledge
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33
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In 1999 20% of all US tourists came from which
country
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Japan
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34
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Which US TV show was the top rated in the 1988 89
season
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Roseanne
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35
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In Shakespeare what is Richard III title before
he becomes king
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Duke of Gloucester
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36
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Hermes, Symphony and Anik are all what
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Com satellites
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37
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Wine brandy sherry almonds raisins orange glogg
what country
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Sweden a Christmas
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punch drink
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38
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Red Connors played by Edgar Buchanan which
cowboys partner
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Hopalong Cassidy
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39
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Ignoring obvious what links Minotaur Harpy
Centaur and Sphinx
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All part human
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40
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What comes in varieties freestone and clingstone
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Peaches
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41
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What links Pythagoras, Hitler, GB Shaw and Henry
Thoreau
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Vegetarians
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42
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The Westminster is the oldest and biggest what in
the USA
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Dog Show
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43
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Men play it at 40 feet women 30 feet what game
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Horseshoes
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44
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Which city has the most homeless cats per square
mile
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Rome
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45
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Abbot - Costello routine who's on first name the
pitcher
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Tomorrow
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46
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What links Wade - Spode - Misen - Delft
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Pottery
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47
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What creature is the symbol of medicine
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Snake
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48
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A male racehorse can do it in 14 seconds - what
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Copulate as can any
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male horse
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49
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What body part gets bigger as the day progresses
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Feet 5 to 10%
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50
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In 1995 the average US public school had 75 what
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Computers installed
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Page 188
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No
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Questions
Quiz 94
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Answers
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51
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60% of women say they have eleven a day - 11 what
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Emails
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52
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Limnology is the study of what
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Marshes from Greek
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53
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Illustrator Sydney Paget created the trademarks
of who
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Sherlock Holmes
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Deerstalker
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54
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The dybbuk is a creature in which peoples
mythology
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Jewish migrating soul
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enters body
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55
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Wyatt Earp, Frank James, Abraham Lincoln what
actor links
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Henry Fonda
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56
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Something that is fistular is what shape
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Pipe shaped
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57
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What brought Frosty the Snowman to life
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An old silk hat
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58
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The most common hat in the world is made out of
what
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Bamboo
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59
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In a church who would use the chancel
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Choir they sit there
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60
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Which male name means God will judge
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Daniel
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61
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What is the oldest country in Europe
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San Marino 301 ad
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62
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Who would wear motley
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Jester clothing
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63
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In the film industry what is a flipper (used by
child actors)
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False teeth
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64
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Common non domestic animal is not mentioned in
the Bible
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Rats
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65
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Which countries name translates as land of the
free
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Thailand
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66
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The sliothar is a leather covered cork ball used
in which sport
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Hurling
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67
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If something is coked en brochette how is it done
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On a skewer
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68
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What physical feature gives the platypus it's
name
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Webbed feet
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69
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Who would use a plessor
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Doctor reflex hammer
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70
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In Shakespeare who is Romeos love - before Juliet
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Rosaline
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71
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Which country did the French know as Terra
Napoleon
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Australia
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72
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In Greek mythology what type of creature was
Chiron
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Wise Centaur
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73
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In British nobility which title is the highest
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Duke
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74
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Waving a yellow flag is the international signal
for what
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Infectious disease
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75
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Who would wear a diadem
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Kings headband
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76
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In an orchestra which instrument has the greatest
number
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Violins
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77
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Shoot the moon is a term used in which card game
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Hearts - win all
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78
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Zapateodo is a rhythmic device used in what music
style
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Flamenco
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79
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What is always served early in a formal Japanese
meal
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Sashimi - raw fish
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80
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What is the correct name for a two handed timber
saw
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Whipsaw
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81
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Which animals make a sound called nuzzing
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Camels
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82
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What was the working title of the TV series
Dallas
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Houston
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83
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In your body where is the macula
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Eye centre of the
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retina
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84
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With what would you rock the baby or walk the dog
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A Yoyo
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85
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Who was known as The man in Black
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Johnny Cash
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86
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In Dick Dastardly's Vulture squadron name the
mechanic
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Clunk he did not talk
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but whistled
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87
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In 1956 Irme Nagy lead a revolt in which country
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Hungary against
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Russia - Stalin
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88
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What river flows from Mount Hermon into the Dead
Sea
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Jordan via Sea of
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Galilee
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89
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The liqueur crème de cassis is made from what
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Blackcurrants
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90
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What agency began as a group of mercenary guards
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Texas Rangers
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91
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In Bewitched name Samantha's identical cousin
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Serena
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92
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The Stasi were an intelligence organisation in
what country
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East Germany
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93
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Who got a gold single for the song Daniel in 1973
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Elton John
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94
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The Flavian Amphitheatre is better known as what
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Colosseum in Rome
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95
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Miso a basic ingredient in Japanese cooking is
made of what
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Soybean paste
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96
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The musical word scherzo comes from Italian
meaning what
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Joke
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97
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A villanelle is a type of what
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Poem
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98
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Which cities name comes from Algonquin meaning
traders
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Ottawa
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99
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Five out of six of the Village people have got
what
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Moustaches
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100
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What's the correct name for a young un-bred male
fur seal
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Batchelor
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Page 189
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No
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Questions
Quiz 95
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Answers
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1
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Strine is the vernacular language spoken in which
country
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Australia
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2
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Cardinal and Ordinal are types of what
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Numbers - 1 2 3 - 1st
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2nd 3rd
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3
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What's the name of Disney's Little Mermaid
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Aerial
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4
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Where does the abbreviation for pound lb come
from
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Libra the scales
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5
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What was Disney's Donald Duck originally called
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Donald Drake
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6
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What was the longest running primetime TV drama
20 seasons
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Gunsmoke
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7
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What is generally thought to be the oldest breed
of dog
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Chow-Chow
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8
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In which European city is Charles university
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Prague
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9
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Which girls name comes from German meaning battle
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Hilda
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10
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1200 in Roman numerals gives what sporting body
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MCC
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11
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Red white blue yellow green what's missing from
Rubik's cube
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Orange
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12
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Where would you find a canton, halyard and field
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On a Flag
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13
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This sport is called camogie women play what's it
when men do
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Hurling
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14
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A Treskilling Yellow sold for over $2 million in
1996 what is it
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A Stamp
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15
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Name of which household object comes from Latin
to wonder at
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Mirror
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16
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Which vegetable is also a flower
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Broccoli
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17
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What does a necrographer do
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Writes Obituaries
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18
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Name bald head character that peers over walls
saying wot no
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Chad
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19
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Those born on April Fools day are what star sign
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Aires
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20
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In British army what ranks between Major General
and Colonel
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Brigadier
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21
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In beer measurement 72 pints make a what
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Firkin
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22
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In the Chinese horoscope what animal comes last
alphabetically
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Tiger
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23
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What is a leprechaun's usual job
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Cobbler or shoemaker
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24
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What did Robert Ballard discover in 1985
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The Titanic
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25
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If you are using Prime Tierce and Octave what are
you doing
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Fencing
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26
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What is measured in units called phon
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Sound
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27
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In June 1906 where was the worlds first grand
prix held
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Le Mans in France
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28
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If silver is stamped with a leopard in which city
was it assayed
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London
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29
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1899 what first was installed Palace Royal hotel
San Francisco
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Jukebox
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30
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In which city is the Kentucky Derby run
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Louisville
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31
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What is the only silent film to win best picture
Oscar
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Wings
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32
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In 1923 the BBC first broadcast what on the radio
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Opera
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33
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Which of Santa's reindeer comes first
alphabetically
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Comet
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34
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November 28th 1948 what was the first TV western
in the USA
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Hopalong Cassidy
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35
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Which dance means in Portuguese snapping of a
whip
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Lambada
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36
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In 1965 who became country music's first
millionairess
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Loretta Lynn
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37
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Which country began the tradition of exchanging
Xmas gifts
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Italy
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38
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What is the English name for the constellation
Mensa
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Table
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39
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Who ordered the building of the Tower of London
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William the
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Conqueror
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40
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In the Simpsons name Ned Flanders wife
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Maude
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41
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What was the first food consumed on the moon in
Apollo 11
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Turkey
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42
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France and which country contested first ever
world cup match
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Mexico
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43
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In the song My Darling Clemantine how did
Clemantine die
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Drowning
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44
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Terrence Nezman became more famous as who
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Stanley Kubrick
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45
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What was introduced to the UK 1799 as a temporary
measure
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Income Tax
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46
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What was the full name of Dr Henry Jekyll's alter
ego
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Edward Hyde
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47
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In Curse of the Pink Panther who plays Clouseau
after surgery
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Roger Moore
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48
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In Wacky Races who drove the Turbo Terrific
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Peter Perfect
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49
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Beelzebub is Hebrew for which phrase - also a
novels title
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Lord of the Flies
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50
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Fado is a musical style popular in which country
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Portugal
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Page 190
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No
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Questions
Quiz 95
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Answers
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51
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1961 who was first actress to win Oscar for a non
English film
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Sophia Loren
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52
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Which European city's name means home of the
monks
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Munich or Munchen
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53
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Which pop group had the most US No 1 singles in
the 70s
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Abba
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54
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WG Grace captained England at cricket and what
else
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Bowls
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55
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How did Scotland's Robert the Bruce die
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From Leprosy
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56
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Caneletto is famous for landscapes of Venice and
where
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London
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57
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Name the first Bond film not based on an Ian
Fleming book
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Goldeneye
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58
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In which sport would you compete for the Nino
Bibia cup
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Bobsleighing
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59
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What is the most common name for US cities 66 of
them
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Fairview
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60
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In what game would you use a baguette
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Boule - measuring /
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marking
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61
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In astronomy what are Pallas Vesta and Davida
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Asteroids
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62
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In Friends where does Joey keep his favourite
book
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In the Freezer
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63
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One of the band steps is nicknamed H what's it
stand for
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Hyperactive
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64
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Which silent films stars contract forbade him
smiling on screen
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Buster Keaton
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65
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Who drove a Rolls Royce with a number plate FAB 1
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Parker in
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Thunderbirds
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66
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Rapa Nui is better known as what
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Easter Island
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67
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An Antarctic island was named after which cartoon
character
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Huckleberry Hound
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68
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Which western entertainments name literally means
go round
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Rodeo
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69
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In which city is the worlds busiest MacDonald's
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Moscow
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70
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Who was the first golfer to get hole in one on
British TV
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Tony Jacklin
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71
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Baron Silas Greenback was the enemy of which
character
|
Dangermouse
|
|
72
|
Which Shakespeare character had a daughter called
Jessica
|
Shylock
|
|
73
|
In which sport do you need to score five to win
|
Fencing - five hits
|
|
74
|
In the original Star Trek who has unrequited love
for Mr Spock
|
Nurse Chapel
|
|
75
|
The pop group Satan's Jesters found fame under
what name
|
The Rolling Stones
|
|
76
|
Scientists took the word quark from which authors
work
|
James Joyce
|
|
77
|
A female fox is a vixen what is the male fox
called
|
Dog
|
|
78
|
What is myrmecology the study of
|
Ants
|
|
79
|
The chako war 1932 1935 was between which two
countries
|
Bolivia and Paraguay
|
|
80
|
In the original Star Trek series name Spock's
mother
|
Amanda
|
|
81
|
What is the English name for the constellation
Hydra
|
Water Snake
|
|
82
|
Brian Warner is better known as who
|
Marilyn Manson
|
|
83
|
In the Chinese horoscope what animal comes first
alphabetically
|
Boar
|
|
84
|
What are you doing if you use the egg position
|
Skiing
|
|
85
|
1579 the Netherlands achieved independence from
what country
|
Spain
|
|
86
|
Which TV detective kept his gun in a biscuit jar
|
Jim Rockford
|
|
87
|
In Monty Pythons Flying Circus Dinsdale was a
giant what
|
Hedgehog
|
|
88
|
In 1931 what was the first live televised
sporting event in the UK
|
The Derby
|
|
89
|
In dry measure 16 pints make up a what
|
Peck
|
|
90
|
In TV series The Prisoner what's the name of the
giant balloon
|
Rover
|
|
91
|
Mrs Hugh McCorquodale was famous as what literary
figure
|
Barbara Cartland
|
|
92
|
In the Rocky films what was the name of Rocky's
wife
|
Adrian
|
|
93
|
In which country is the worlds longest road
tunnel
|
Switzerland
|
|
94
|
Who was the first UK royal interviewed on
television
|
Prince Philip
|
|
95
|
In Ren and Stimpy what sort of dog is Ren
|
Chiuhauha
|
|
96
|
Thurle Sandstorm first world champion in 1923 at
what sport
|
Ten Pin Bowling
|
|
97
|
What was the name of James Bonds housekeeper
|
May
|
|
98
|
Released in 1908 what was the first ever horror
film
|
Dr Jeckyll and Mr
|
|
|
|
Hyde
|
|
99
|
The word opera is a plural of opus meaning what
|
Grand Work
|
|
100
|
Fatima is a Christian shrine pilgrimage place in
which country
|
Portugal
|
Page 191
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No
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Questions
Quiz 96
|
Answers
|
|
1
|
In which country would you find Lake
Disappointment
|
Australia
|
|
2
|
What is measured in grains - four grains to a
carat
|
Pearls
|
|
3
|
In Algeria what is rai
|
A form of music
|
|
4
|
Swansons introduced them in 1953 - what
|
TV Dinners
|
|
5
|
Which city was superman born in
|
Kryptonopolis
|
|
6
|
Which actress was the Connecticut state golf
champ at age 16
|
Katherine Hepburn
|
|
7
|
Manticore was a mythical beast head of a man body
of what
|
A Lion
|
|
8
|
Charles Bronson got acting job because he did
what on demand
|
Belch or Burp
|
|
9
|
What herb gets its name from Latin for jewel of
the sea
|
Rosemary – Ros
|
|
|
|
Marinas
|
|
10
|
Which job was so dangerous staff adverts wanted
orphans only
|
Pony Express
|
|
11
|
Which painter spent last 4 years of his life on
the run for murder
|
Carravagio for murder
|
|
|
|
in Rome
|
|
12
|
Where would you find bow, bay and traytime parts
of what
|
Male deer's antlers
|
|
13
|
What nationality was Cleopatra
|
Greek
|
|
14
|
Sergey Bubka broke world record over 30 times in
which event
|
Pole Vault
|
|
15
|
In which London street is the US embassy
|
Grosvener Square
|
|
16
|
Who is the alter ego of Henry the mild mannered
janitor
|
Hong Kong Phooey
|
|
17
|
Which German city was the setting of Auf
Wierdersehn Pet
|
Dusseldorf
|
|
18
|
Ailsa Craig, Bedford Champion and Rijnsburger
varieties of what
|
Onions
|
|
19
|
What interested a nomologist
|
Scientific Laws
|
|
20
|
Which car company was founded by Sir William
Lyons in 1922
|
Jaguar
|
|
21
|
Post boxes in the UK are red what colour are they
in France
|
Yellow
|
|
22
|
What would an Irishman do with his shone
|
Cut Peat
|
|
23
|
In mythology who are sometimes called the
dioscuri
|
Castor Pollux Zeus
|
|
|
|
twin sons
|
|
24
|
Which group had hits with Fernando and Angelo
|
Brotherhood of Man
|
|
25
|
Vaduz is the capitol of where
|
Liechtenstein
|
|
26
|
The Simpsons are the longest running cartoon who
is second
|
The Flintstones
|
|
27
|
1777 George Macintosh created a red dye cudbear
what is it
|
Litmus – Ammonia
|
|
|
|
and lichens
|
|
28
|
In which form of Japanese theatre are all roles
played by men
|
Kabuki
|
|
29
|
Which spirit was once known as kill devil
|
Rum
|
|
30
|
18% of Americans mention who in their will
|
Their pet
|
|
31
|
In Greek mythology Cronos and Rhea were the
parents of who
|
Zeus
|
|
32
|
Richard Adams wrote the novel Shardik what was
Shardik
|
A Bear
|
|
33
|
What was the last European nation to accept the
potato
|
France
|
|
34
|
Which comic strip hero shares his name with a town
in Turkey
|
Batman
|
|
35
|
In Bewitched name the witch doctor who treats
Samantha
|
Doctor Bombay
|
|
36
|
The Archie Moore cup is competed for in which
sport
|
Polo
|
|
37
|
In Gone With the Wind name Ashley Wilkes
plantation
|
Twelve Oaks
|
|
38
|
In Ancient Rome what creature was the symbol of
liberty
|
The Cat
|
|
39
|
The Dove awards are presented annually for what
|
Gospel music
|
|
40
|
Cape Comorin is the most southerly point of where
|
India
|
|
41
|
Xmas UK children hang stockings what do Dutch
children use
|
Shoes
|
|
42
|
In a survey 32% of wives would change their
husbands what
|
Weight
|
|
43
|
The French newspaper La Monde translates as what
|
The World
|
|
44
|
Where is the dirtiest skin on your body
|
The face
|
|
45
|
According to USA today what is the favourite
luxury car
|
1 Lexus 2 Mercedes 3
|
|
|
|
BMW
|
|
46
|
The Demologos was the first steam powered what
|
Warship
|
|
47
|
In which city is the distinctive building of the
saddledome
|
Calgary
|
|
48
|
A university has a campus what does it literally
mean
|
A Field
|
|
49
|
What is the name of Snoopy's sister
|
Belle
|
|
50
|
Which country invented the clothing button in the
13th century
|
France
|
Page 192
|
No
|
Questions
Quiz 96
|
Answers
|
|
51
|
Richard Bachman is a pseudonym of which author
|
Steven King
|
|
52
|
What was invented in the 1800s and sold as a
diarrhoea cure
|
Tomato Ketchup
|
|
53
|
Who was once billed as The Atomic Powered Singer
|
Elvis Presley
|
|
54
|
Where would you find Puck Miranda and Ariel
|
Circling Uranus
|
|
55
|
Fangio the greatest ever F1 driver once had what
job
|
Bus Driver
|
|
56
|
Calamine is the ore what is the product
|
Zinc
|
|
57
|
According to Samuel Johnson what is the drink for
heroes
|
Brandy
|
|
58
|
Which TV characters blood pressure was minus 3
|
Herman Munster
|
|
59
|
What is the opposite of wet - if its not wet
|
Sweet
|
|
60
|
In mythology which giant made of brass guarded
Crete
|
Talus
|
|
61
|
In the Bible David played the Kinnor what is a
Kinnor
|
Lyre
|
|
62
|
In which film did Woody Allen direct Sylvester
Stallone
|
Bananas - 1971 –
|
|
|
|
Stallone a punk
|
|
63
|
The Amazon river dolphins are what colour
|
Pink
|
|
64
|
Elvis Presley said big what on a woman turned him
off
|
Feet
|
|
65
|
Which French philosopher hid in alleys mooning
passers by
|
Rousseau
|
|
66
|
What is thought to be the oldest English Cheese
|
Cheshire
|
|
67
|
Near Ayres Rock is a lake named after which
composer
|
Mozart
|
|
68
|
In 1937 the BBC first televised which sporting
event
|
Wimbledon
|
|
69
|
The lutra-lutra is which semi aquatic animal
|
Otter
|
|
70
|
What are Bullace, Kirke's Blue, and Opal
varieties of
|
Plum
|
|
71
|
Harold H Hilton only Englishman to do what in
golf in 1911
|
Won UK and US open
|
|
|
|
same year
|
|
72
|
What is a gurdwara
|
A Sikh temple
|
|
73
|
The aardvark is the first animal in the
dictionary what's second
|
Aardwolf
|
|
74
|
Frodo Baggins was the first to enter Britain
using what
|
Pet Passport he was a
|
|
|
|
dog
|
|
75
|
The Roman festival of Hilaria is equal to what
modern day
|
April Fools Day
|
|
76
|
In Only Fools and Horses what is Rodney's middle
name
|
Charlton
|
|
77
|
What was voted toy of the 20th century
|
Lego
|
|
78
|
Before 1938 toothbrushes were made using hairs
from what
|
Beaver
|
|
79
|
What does the name Dracula mean in Romanian
|
Son of the Devil
|
|
80
|
Thanatology is the study of what
|
Death
|
|
81
|
Who wrote the book Gremlins in 1943 - later
filmed
|
Roald Dahl
|
|
82
|
Whose name translates as Emperor of all
|
Genghis Khan
|
|
83
|
What group had a 70s hit with Ride a White Swan
|
T Rex
|
|
84
|
Dantes Inferno what crime was done by those in
the lowest level
|
Betrayal
|
|
85
|
Who sang the theme to The Spy who Loved Me
|
Carly Simon
|
|
86
|
Which place, now an airport, once staged the
Grand National
|
Gatwick
|
|
87
|
45% of wives say husbands do it 5% husbands admit
it - what
|
Snoring
|
|
88
|
What European country has no rail lines
|
San Marino
|
|
89
|
What bird is depicted on the Canadian $1 coin
|
The loon – coin
|
|
|
|
nickname is loonie
|
|
90
|
Who wrote the children's book Bedknobs and Broomsticks
|
Mary Norton
|
|
91
|
Which country was the first to issue parking
tickets
|
France
|
|
92
|
Marfona, Romano and Pentland Javelin varieties of
what
|
Potatoes
|
|
93
|
In a survey what is the most popular UK kids TV
programme
|
The Simpsons
|
|
94
|
Tequila Cointreau (triple sec) and lime make
which cocktail
|
Margarita
|
|
95
|
What would you buy in a Manitee length
|
Pearls - a 24 inch
|
|
|
|
choker
|
|
96
|
Skopje is the capitol of where
|
Macedonia
|
|
97
|
In Finland who rides a goat named Ukko
|
Santa Clause
|
|
98
|
Who directed the film of Ray Bradbury's
Fahrenheit 451
|
Francois Trufeau
|
|
99
|
Which mythological monster had nine heads
|
Hydra
|
|
100
|
What does Dorethy have to steal from the wicked
witch in oz
|
Her Broomstick
|
Page 193
|
No
|
Questions
Quiz 97
|
Answers
|
|
1
|
Where would you see rope, hoop, ball and ribbon
used
|
Modern rhythmic
|
|
|
|
gymnastics
|
|
2
|
Amnesiac and The Bends albums of which UK group
|
Radiohead
|
|
3
|
In 1752 Mr Blake and Callahan raced and began
which sport
|
Steeplechase
|
|
4
|
The Semites are a group descended from whom
|
Shem - Noah's son
|
|
5
|
What items name translates as distant voice
|
Telephone
|
|
6
|
What is the capitol of the United Arab Emirates
|
Abu Dhabi
|
|
7
|
In Japan a trainee geisha must leave what
uncovered
|
Upper lip unpainted
|
|
8
|
Who wrote the novel The Betsy
|
Harold Robbins
|
|
9
|
The Parthenon is named after Athena Parthenon
what's it mean
|
Virgin or Maiden
|
|
10
|
Nigel Neil created which famous UK Professor in
the 50s
|
Professor Quatermass
|
|
11
|
Where was Bonnie Prince Charlie born
|
Rome
|
|
12
|
In Gustav Holsts Planets suite which planet
represents old age
|
Saturn
|
|
13
|
In which Irish county can you kiss the Blaney
stone
|
Cork
|
|
14
|
In the bible - Leviticus - what was lapidation
|
Death by stoning
|
|
15
|
Who is the Patron Saint of sailors
|
Saint Elmo
|
|
16
|
Babba Louey was the sidekick of which cartoon
character
|
Quick Draw McGraw
|
|
17
|
If not Shakespeare what links Juliet Cleopatra
Mark Antony
|
Commit Suicide
|
|
18
|
What flavouring is in frangelico liqueur
|
Hazelnuts
|
|
19
|
Which comic book hero rode a horse called storm
|
Aquaman storm was a
|
|
|
|
seahorse
|
|
20
|
Which Irish writer appeared on the Irish £10 note
|
James Joyce
|
|
21
|
in a famous Disney film who are Flora Fauna and
Merryweather
|
Fairy Godmothers
|
|
|
|
Sleeping Beauty
|
|
22
|
John de Lancie played which character in the Star
Trek series
|
Q
|
|
23
|
From which plant do we get linseed oil
|
Flax
|
|
24
|
The Hart memorial trophy is awarded in which
professional sport
|
Ice Hockey
|
|
25
|
Stamps are the most collected thing in the USA
what is second
|
Dolls
|
|
26
|
Star which TV show really a programmer written 20
books on it
|
Buffy Vampire Slayer
|
|
|
|
Sarah Michelle Geller
|
|
27
|
In a MORI pole what does MORI stand for
|
Market opinion
|
|
|
|
research international
|
|
28
|
A mountain is the symbol of which film company
|
Paramount
|
|
29
|
Artistic movement shared name with French for
hobby horse
|
Dada thus Dadaism
|
|
30
|
What does a phlebotomist do
|
Draws blood samples
|
|
31
|
Mendelssohn's symphony number 4 is nicknamed what
|
The Italian
|
|
32
|
What is Snoopy's mothers name
|
Missy
|
|
33
|
Who first appeared in the Star Trek episode Space
Seed
|
Khan
|
|
34
|
Its branches are Soto Renzai members ponder Koans
what is it
|
Zen Buddhism
|
|
35
|
Which sport awards the Maurice Podoloff trophy
|
Basketball NBA
|
|
|
|
MVP
|
|
36
|
What is the first word sung in Queens Bohemian
Rhapsody
|
Is ( Is this the real life)
|
|
37
|
Credits on all Bond films finish with 4 words
James Bond what
|
James Bond will
|
|
|
|
return
|
|
38
|
In 1950 the Minnesota valley canning company
became what
|
Jolly Green Giant
|
|
39
|
What I did for Love came from which Broadway
musical show
|
Chorus Line
|
|
40
|
Which actor studied as a priest then an architect
before acting
|
Anthony Quinn
|
|
41
|
Calvin Broadus is better known under what name
|
Snoop Doggy Dogg
|
|
42
|
Julius Sturgis in 1861 built the first US factory
making what
|
Pretzels
|
|
43
|
What is unusual about the 1965 horror film
Incubus
|
Only one in Esperanto
|
|
44
|
If a bird nidifies what has it just done
|
Built a nest
|
|
45
|
Introduced in 1964 name Barbie's sister
|
Skipper
|
|
46
|
According to the cowboy encyclopaedia what is an
orejano
|
Unbranded calf
|
|
47
|
In 1967, which airline became the first all-jet
airline
|
TWA
|
|
48
|
Which characters are described as being three
apples high
|
The Smurfs
|
|
49
|
In the comic strip Garfield what is the teddy
bear’s name
|
Pooky
|
|
50
|
What liqueur means cupid in Italian and love in
Latin
|
Amaretto
|
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