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25 Cards in this Set
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1a Which vitamin is also known as Retinol or Retinal?
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A
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2a In which year was the Great Train Robbery in Buckinghamshire?
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1963
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4a Who was the eldest of the Marx Brothers?
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Chico (accept Leonard)
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2a The French drink Kir consists of white wine and which other ingredient?
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(Creme de) Cassis
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4b Which organisation has its headquarters at One Brewer’s Green, London?
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The Labour Party
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2a The word for which discipline is derived from the Sanskrit word for ‘to unite’ or ‘to join’?
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Yoga
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4a Which theatre did David Garrick, the famed actor manage and run from 1747-1776?
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Theatre Royal Drury Lane (accept Drury Lane)
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1b Which King founded Eton College?
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Henry VI (1440)
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3b By what name was the Democratic Republic of the Congo known between 1971 and 1997?
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Zaire
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1a Which ancient measurement mentioned in the Bible was approximately 18 inches?
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A Cubit
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1b What Latin word is given to the left hand page of a book or manuscript?
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Verso
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3a Give a year in the First Crusade called by Pope Urban II.
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1095-1099
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1a By what name is Acetylsalicylic Acid better known?
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Aspirin
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3b To within a year either side, in which year was the complete English FA Cup Final first shown live on television?
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1938 (accept 1937/1939)
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4b How many Imperial gallons of beer are in a firkin?
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Nine
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1a How many republics made up the former Soviet Union or Union of Soviet Socialist Republics?
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15
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3a Which is Scotland’s longest river?
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Tay
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3b Which god was said to be the father of Romulus and Remus the legendary founders of Rome?
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Mars (accept Hercules)
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4a Which Briton won an ice-skating Gold at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics?
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Robin Cousins
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1b Who was the first left-hander to win the ladies singles title at Wimbledon, doing so in 1969?
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Ann Jones
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3b What was the first pitched battle of the English civil War?
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Edgehill (1642)
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4a Who painted ‘Le dejeuner sur I’herbe’ in 1863?
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(Edouard) Manet
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4b In which country did the 'Orange’ Revolution take place between 2004 and 2005?
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Ukraine
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1 In which French city was Joan of Arc put to death?
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Rouen
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3 At any one time how many holders are there of the Order of Merit?
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24
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