Round 1
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1
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Near which
ruined English Abbey is the Chalice Well, once a major place
of pilgrimage?
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GALSTONBURY
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2
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What service did both Iris
and Hermes perform for the Gods of Olympus?
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MESSENGERS
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3
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If an animal uses thanatosis
as self-protection, what does it do?
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FEIGN DEATH
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4
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Of the eight British kings
called Edward, which one had the longest reign?
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EDWARD III (1327-77)
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5
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Which mineral, whose
principal use is for tobacco pipes, takes its popular name
from the German for 'Sea Foam'?
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MEERSCHAUM
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6
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Which planet's two largest
moons have the suitably watery names of Triton and Nereid?
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NEPTUNE
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7
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In which year did Charles
Dickens die?
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1870
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8
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In 1858, Edward Cox published
a book detailing the careers of Church of England clergy,
giving it which name, that of his clerk?
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CROCKFORD'S
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9
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Which Greek mathematician
wrote a 13 volume treatise entitled The Elements, nine of
which deal with plane and solid geometry?
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EUCLID
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10
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Huby's Tower is a feature of
which ruined abbey?
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FOUNTAINS ABBEY
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Round 2
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11
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In the 1960's, Napolean XIV
had a hit with which novelty song?
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THEY'RE COMING TO TAKE ME AWAY
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12
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In which year did Shakespeare
die?
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1616
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13
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Which is the largest moon of
the dwarf planet, Pluto
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CHARON
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14
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What role on film has been
played by Lon Chaney, Claude Raines and Herbert Lom, amongst
others?
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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
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15
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What service did Hebe and her
successor, Ganymede, perform for Zeus on Mount Olympus?
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CUPBEARER
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16
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Which international relief
agency, formed in 1863, has it's headquarters at 17, Avenue
de la Paix, Geneva?
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RED CROSS
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17
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Of the eight British kings
called Henry, which one had the longest reign?
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HENRY III (1216-72)
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18
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Which Greek mathematician is
best remembered for his formulation of a hydrostatic
principle?
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ARCHIMEDES
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19
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In which Dutch town or city
will you find the Peace Palace?
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THE HAGUE
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20
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The karate-killing robots
known as the Cybernauts appeared in which TV series?
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THE AVENGERS or THE NEW AVENGERS
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Round 3
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21
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What name, from the Greek for
'in low relief', is given to a plain white wallpaper with a
raised pattern which can be painted over?
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ANAGLYPTA
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22
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What was on the banned 'B'
side of Jasper Carrot's 1975 hit record Funky Moped?
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MAGIC ROUNDABOUT
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23
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In 1983, Argentinian writer
Jorge Luis Borges described which event of the year before
as "a fight between two bald men over a comb"?
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FALKLANDS CONFLICT/WAR
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24
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Used to describe insects such
as the Mayfly that only live for a short time, what word
derives from the Greek for "living a day"?
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EPHEMERAL
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25
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Which character was played by
Honor Blackman in the TV series The Avengers?
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KATHY GALE
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26
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During which crisis did the
then American Secretary of State Dean Rusk make the comment
"We're eyeball to eyeball and the other fellow just
blinked"?
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THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
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27
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What role on film has been
played by Colin Clive, Peter Cushing and Kenneth Branagh
among others?
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DR FRANKENSTEIN
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28
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The material known as
scagliola has, since antiquity, been used to imitate which
other material?
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MARBLE
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29
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Although he trained as a
civil engineer, who found fame in 1989 as editor of a
dictionary of music and musicians?
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(Sir George) GROVE
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30
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What name is given to the
type of wallpaper produced by applying wool fibres to the
paper to give a velvety surface?
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FLOCK
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Round 4
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31
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In Kipling's Just So stories, which
river did he refer to as "great grey green greasy"? |
LIMPOPO
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32
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A thick fillet steak served
with a bearnaise sauce is named after which French
statesman?
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CHATEAUBRIAND
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33
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What is the most popular name
for Whistler's canvas Arrangement
in Grey and Black?
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WHISTLER'S MOTHER
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34
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Who composed the music of the
opera Moses and Aaron
?
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SCHOENBERG
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35
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Which Dutch govenor, in 1664,
tried to resist the British seizure of New York?
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PETER STUYVESANT
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36
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What term used in the USA for
a half-tamed horse means rough in Spanish?
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BRONCO
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37
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Which country left the
British Commonwealth for good in 1949?
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IRELAND/EIRE
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38
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Which 18th century stately
home is situated one mile south of Woodstock in Oxfordshire?
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BLENHEIM PALACE
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39
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Who wrote the music of the
opera The Love of Three
Oranges ?
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PROKOFIEV
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40
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Who was the Govenor of New
South Wales in 1808 whose attempts to stop rum being used as
a currency incited the Rum Rebellion?
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Capt WILLIAM BLIGH
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Round 5
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41
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Meaning 'Huntsman' in French,
what name is given to a sauce made from mushrooms, shallots,
tomatoes and white wine?
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CHASSEUR
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42
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Composed by Eric Coates, what
is the title of the signature tune of Radio 4's Desert
Island Discs?
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BY THE SLEEPY LAGOON
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43
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Which stately home in
Derbyshire was once described as "more glass than wall"?
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HARDWICK HALL
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44
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Which country left the
Commonwealthin 1972 and rejoined in 1989?
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PAKISTAN
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45
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What term used in the USA to
describe a piebald horse means 'painted' in Spanish?
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PINTO
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46
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What natural objects are the
native North American belts called wampum traditionally made
from?
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Beads of SHELL
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47
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'Sweet Caroline' and 'Forever
in Blue Jeans' are among the compositions of which American
singer and songwriter?
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NEIL DIAMOND
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48
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It's name deriving from the
Gaelic for 'large sword', which two-edged sword was
traditionally used by Scottish highlanders?
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CLAYMORE
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49
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In heraldry, what term
describes figures standing on either side of a shield as if
upholding it and guarding it?
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SUPPORTERS
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50
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'The Company of Captain Frans
Banning Cocq and Willem Van Ruytenburch' is the proper title
of which Rembrandt painting?
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THE NIGHTWATCH
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Round 6
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51
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Eric Coates' 'Knightsbridge
March', signature tune of BBC Radio's 'In Town Tonight' is
from which work?
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THE LONDON SUITE
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52
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Who has recently overtaken
Brian O'Driscoll to become Ireland's most capped player?
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RONAN O'GARA
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53
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What to a North American is a
calumet?
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PEACE PIPE
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54
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What was the name of the
island in the Somerset levels on which King Alfred took
refuge for several months in AD 878 ?
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ATHELNEY
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55
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Which legendary king of the
Britons is said to have founded the city of Bath?
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BLADUD
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56
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Which word refers to a
retired professor who retains his title by way of an honour?
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EMERITUS
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57
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Which British boxer was
involved in a fracas with Derek Chisora at a press
conference in Munich in 2012?
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DAVID HAYE
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58
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With which 1960's group do
you mainly associate the name of Justin Hayward?
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THE MOODY BLUES
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59
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What, in American English, is
the meaning of 'sophomore'?
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SECOND (particularly the 2nd year of a
students college career)
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60
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Complete the line from
Kipling's poem A
Smugglers Song, "Five and twenty ponies, trotting
through the dark, Brandy for the Parson .........."
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BACCY FOR THE CLERK
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SPARE
QUESTIONS
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1
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The world's
largest pyramid in Mexico is a monument to which god?
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QUETZALCOATL
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2
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Who wrote
the scripts for the TV series 'One Foot in the Grave'?
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DAVID RENWICK
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3
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In which
country was former Essex and England bowler Derek Pringle
born?
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KENYA
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4
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The Uffizi and the Bargello
are among the museums of art in which European city?
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FLORENCE
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