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110 Cards in this Set
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Which composer wrote The Water Music?
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Handel
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What colour does acid turn Litmus paper?
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Red
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What's the largest Scandinavian country?
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Sweden
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What was Mickey Mouse's original name?
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Mortimer Mouse
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Which metal do you get from bauxite?
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Aluminium
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Which animal produces the biggest baby?
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Blue Whale
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In Pop music, which two herbs go with 'Parsley & Sage'?
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Rosemary and Thyme - Scarborough fair
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What was the name of the Benedictine monk who legend has it invented Champagne?
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Dom Perignon
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In which Country is Auschwitz (Birkenau)?
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Poland
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Who was Leonardo di Caprio's co-star in Titanic?
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Kate Winslett
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Acid rain is composed mainly of the oxides of two elements. Give either.
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Sulphur or Nitrogen
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What sort of creature is a bustard?
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A bird
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What is calcium carbonate normally known as?
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Chalk
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Who commanded the Allied forces, which invaded Europe on D-Day?
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Dwight Eisenhower
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Who holds the record as being Britain's youngest ever Formula 1 Driver?
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Jensen Button
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What word do we use to describe the Asexual reproduction of a genetic carbon copy of an animal or plant?
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Clone
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Which chemical element has the shortest name - 3 letters?
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Tin
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What is the state capital of Alaska?
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Juneau
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How many holes are there in a ten pin bowling ball?
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3
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Which land did Puff The Magic Dragon live in?
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Honalee
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Which Spaniard is known for his hallucinatory paintings?
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Salvadore Dali
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In Basketball it’s called a Tip Off, in Football a Kick off what is it called in Ice Hockey?
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Face off
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In the USA what name was given to a seller of illegal alcohol?
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Bootlegger
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What word means gradually getting louder and louder?
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Crescendo
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Which country voted to keep the Queen in 1999?
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Australia
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Will Smith played the part of Steven Hiller in the film 'Independence Day'. What was his codename?
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Eagle
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Yale University is named after Mr. Yale. What nationality was he?
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English - founded in 1701 as a collegiate school it was renamed Yale college in his honour in 1718 and renamed Yale University in 1887.
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What does a soldier keep in a frog?
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His bayonet
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Constantino Rocca plays which sport?
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Golf
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In mythology what was Minerva the Goddess of?
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Wisdom
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Of whom did Adolf Hitler say, "He seemed such a nice old gentleman that I gave him my autograph as a souvenir"?
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Neville Chamberlain
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In the movies who plays the role of Harry Potter?
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Daniel Radcliffe
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Two main London railway stations have the word "Cross" in their names. Name both?
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Kings cross and Charing cross
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In the Hans Christian Andersen story, which little girl was found inside the petals of a flower?
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Thumbelina
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Which is the only US state to begin with the letter 'P'?
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Pennsylvania
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Which is the world’s oldest airline still using its original name?
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KLM or Royal Dutch Airlines (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij)
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What is the correct name for a rabbit's tail?
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Scut
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What name is given to the negative electrode of an electrolytic cell?
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Cathode
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In 1996 what overtook Coca-Cola as being the most well known brand name in the world?
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McDonalds
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Who is the last English born manager to coach an FA Cup winning side?
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Joe Royle (1995 - Everton 1 Man. Utd. 0)
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What is God called by the Islamic or Muslim faith?
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Allah
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Which spirit is the base for a Black Russian cocktail?
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Vodka
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In July 2003 Mark Rowe was disqualified at the open, who was his playing partner who was also disqualified?
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Jesper Parnevik
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What is the capital of Venezuela?
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Caracus
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Ron Dennis has been the manager for many years of the team behind which Formula One motor racing car?
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McLaren
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The neutered male of which animal is called 'a Barrow'?
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Pig
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In which film did Jim Carrey play the bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss?
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The Mask
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Which military dictator died on August 16th 2003 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at the age of 78?
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Idi Amin Dada
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Which country is home to Grolsch lager?
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Holland (The Netherlands)
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When was the last bare-knuckle fight in professional boxing?
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It took place in 1889. John L(awrence) Sullivan –1858 to 1918 knocked out Jake Kilrain in 75 rounds.
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What do Tony Blair and Lord John Russell, in 1848, have in common whilst holding the office of Prime Minister?
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They fathered children
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If you were playing darts and got a 'Shanghai' score of 72 with 3 darts which number have you scored on?
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12
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Which is the largest Fresh water lake in the world?
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Superior
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In motoring terms what does OHC stand for?
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Overhead Camshaft
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Name 3 James Bond films that have a one-word title.
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"Goldfinger", "Thunderball", "Moonraker", "Octopussy" and "Goldeneye"
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What is the name of the Russian stringed instrument with a triangular body?
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Balalaika
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Which musical instrument derived it name from the Italian words for soft and loud?
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Piano or pianoforte
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JRR Tolkien (1892-1973) wrote the Hobbit in 1937 for his children and Lord of the rings in 1954/55. Give me 2 of his first names.
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John Ronald Reuel - 1892 to 1973
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The Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratory is better known by which name?
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Jodrell Bank
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Which character had a valet called Kato?
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Inspector Clousseau
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What is the title of the lowest order of the British nobility?
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Baron/Baroness
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What is the name of the process used for clarifying beer or wine?
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Fining
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The Blue Boy is a work by which artist?
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Thomas Gainsborough
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Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Who discovered the rabies vaccination?
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Louis Pasteur (1885)
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How many hearts does an octopus have?
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3
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Who plays Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives?
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Eva Longoria
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Who is the Greek god of music?
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Apollo
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How many countries are still members of the British Commonwealth?
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53
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Who would be put into a panoptican?
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Prisoners (it's a circular prison with a hollow core in which the guard sits)
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Who wrote the opera Madam Butterfly?
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Puccini (1896)
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In the TV comedy Dad's Army what is Captain Mainwaring's first name?
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George
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Pershore, Victoria and Washington are types of which fruit?
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Plum
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How many teeth does an elephant have?
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4
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Which US city hosted the 1985 Live Aid concert?
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Philadelphia
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Haptic relates to which of the five senses?
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Touch
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What is the second largest island in the world?
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New Guinea (Greenland is the largest)
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How many times in succession did Bjorn Borg win the Men's Tennis Singles at Wimbledon?
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5
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What type of animal is a Saki?
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A monkey
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The character Shylock appears in which Shakespeare play?
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The Merchant Of Venice
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If a creature is edentulous what has it not got?
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Teeth
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What were the eldest sons of the Kings of France called?
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Dauphin
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P&O, the shipping line, stands for what?
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Peninsular and Oriental
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What was Radar's surname in MASH?
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O'Reilly
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Who wrote the novel Dracula?
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Bram Stoker
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What is a baby seal called?
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A pup
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What is the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain more popularly known as?
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Eros
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During which war was the Battle of Marne?
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WW 1
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In the human body what is Varicella commonly known as?
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Chicken Pox
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How many valves does a trumpet have?
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3
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Brock is a nickname for which animal?
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A badger
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What is the name of the RAF's aerobatics team?
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Red Arrrows
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What type of creature is an alewife?
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A fish (of the herring family found off North America's Atlantic coast)
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What is the metal or plastic end of a shoelace called?
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An aglet
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What was Lancelot Brown famous for designing?
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Gardens (a.k.a. Capability Brown)
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Apart from London name one other city in Britain have an underground railway system?
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Glasgow, Liverpool, Newcastle
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What is the main vegetable ingredient in the dish Borsht?
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Beetroot
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How many players are there in an Australian Rules football team?
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18
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Who invented the lift/elevator in 1853?
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Elisha Otis
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At which ski resort would you see the Cresta Run?
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St. Moritz
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Brock is a nickname for which animal?
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A badger
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What is the name of the RAF's aerobatics team?
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Red Arrrows
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What type of creature is an alewife?
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A fish (of the herring family found off North America's Atlantic coast)
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What is the metal or plastic end of a shoelace called?
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An aglet
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What was Lancelot Brown famous for designing?
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Gardens (a.k.a. Capability Brown)
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Apart from London name one other city in Britain have an underground railway system?
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Glasgow, Liverpool, Newcastle
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What is the main vegetable ingredient in the dish Borsht?
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Beetroot
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How many players are there in an Australian Rules football team?
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18
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Who invented the lift/elevator in 1853?
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Elisha Otis
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At which ski resort would you see the Cresta Run?
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St. Moritz
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