Round 1
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1
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Which opera by
Richard Strauss features The
Dance of the Seven Veils?
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SALOME
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2
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Which model village, near
Bradford, was founded in the Victorian era by Sir Titus
Salt?
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SALTAIRETHE
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3
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Edmond Dantes is the
protagonist of which famous French novel?
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COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
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4
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What is Mock Turtle soup made
from?
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CALF'S HEAD
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5
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Which substance, found in
many fruits, makes jam and jellies set?
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PECTIN
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6
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Which of Dennis Potter's
plays for television was about a group of 7 year old
children playing in the woods, all of whom were played by
adults?
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BLUE REMEMBERED HILLS
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7
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Flourine, Chlorine, Bromine,
Iodine and Astatine comprise which group of chemical
elements?
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HALOGENS
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8
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Which was the earliest London
underground line?
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METROPOLITAN LINE
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9
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Which English royal palace
was largely destroyed by fire in 1698?
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WHITEHALL
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10
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Which English actress did
James Bond star Daniel Craig marry in a secret wedding
service last year?
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(Rachel) WEISZ
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Round 2
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11
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As played by Bob Hoskins,
what was the name of the sheet music salesman in the TV
series Pennies from
Heaven scripted by Dennis Potter?
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(Arthur) PARKER
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12
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In Heraldry, how is a 'lion
couard' depicted?
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WITH ITS TAIL BETWEEN ITS LEGS
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13
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31, Toad Lane, Rochdale was
the address of the first branch of which organisation?
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THE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY
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14
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Saint-Ettienne is the capital
of which French department that shares its name with the
country's longest river?
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LOIRE
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15
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The adult male of which
animal is known as a silverback?
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GORILLA
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16
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To which song does Bill
Murray wake up to each day in the film Groundhog Day?
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I GOT YOU BABE
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17
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What French term describes
the large excursion boats on which sightseers travel up and
down the Seine in Paris?
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BATEAUX MOUCHES
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18
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During the reign of which
Roman Emperor was Christ crucified?
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TIBERIUS
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19
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In which spoof science
fiction film are the invading aliens repelled by Slim
Whitman's recording of The
Indian Love Call?
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MARS ATTACKS
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20
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Which opera by Borodin
features the Polovtsian
Dances?
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PRINCE IGOR
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Round 3
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21
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Which European country
switched to driving on the right in 1967?
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SWEDEN
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22
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Which is the largest mammal
in the world, reaching up to 35m in length?
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BLUE WHALE
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23
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Kurt Russell is the long term
partner of which actress?
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GOLDIE HAWN
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24
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What is the first name of
Madame Bovary in Flaubert's 1856 novel?
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EMMA
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25
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Which Roman Emperor was also
known as Octavius?
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AUGUSTUS
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26
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Which calamity in Ireland was
a major factor in Sir Robert Peel's decision to repeal the
Corn Laws in 1846?
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IRISH POTATO FAMINE
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27
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In heraldry what is signified
by the term 'statent'?
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STANDING STILL
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28
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For the manufacture of what
did Sir Alistair Pilkington develop the 'float process'?
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GLASS
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29
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Which town in Hertfordshire
was built in 1903 as England's first garden city?
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LETCHWORTH
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30
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Originally standing in front
of Buckingham Palace, what was removed to Hyde Park in 1851?
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MARBLE ARCH
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Round 4
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31
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Who is the current Work and
Pensions Secretary?
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IAIN DUNCAN SMITH
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32
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Which system of physical
fitness that increases the strength and flexibility of the
body was originally known by the term 'contrology'?
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PILATES
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33
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Which ancient city in the
Middle East did poet John William Burgon describe as 'a
rose-red city half as old as time'?
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PETRA
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34
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Who played Scottish police
officer Hamish Macbeth on TV in the 1990's?
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ROBERT CARLYLE
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35
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Which British zoo took
delivery of two giant pandas from China last year?
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EDINBURGH
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36
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Also known as Bismark, what
name is usually given to a mixture of stout and champagne?
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BLACK VELVET
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37
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Daniel Casey played the role
of Detective Sergeant Troy in which TV series?
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MIDSOMER MURDERS
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38
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Who is the current Secretary
of State for Transport?
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JUSTINE GREENING
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39
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What is the main spirit used
in a Cosmopolitan cocktail?
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VODKA
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40
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The Virgin's House and the
ruins of the Temple of Artemis can be found in which city in
Turkey?
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EPHESUS
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Round 5
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41
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Which tennis player was
stabbed by a spectator in 1993?
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MONICA SELES
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42
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Which Scottish engineer gave
the first public demonstration of TV?
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(John Logie) BAIRD
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43
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What is the international
vehicle registration code for Switzerland?
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CH
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44
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Who is the Greek God of War?
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ARES
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45
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By what name was the B-24,
the most numerous allied heavy bomber of World War II,
better known?
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THE LIBERATOR
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46
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On exhibition since 1802,
what is believed to be the most visited object in the
British Museum?
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THE ROSETTA STONE
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47
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Which organ that develops in
pregnant women provides the unborn baby with nourishment and
oxygen?
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PLACENTA
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48
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What was the more common name
for the German World War II dive bomber the Junkers Ju 87?
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STUKA
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49
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Which inventor said in 1876
"Mr watson, come here, I want you"?
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(Alexander Graham) BELL
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50
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What species of animal was 4
year old Knut, who died in Berlin zoo last year?
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POLAR BEAR
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Round 6
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51
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Often referred to by trainers
in gyms, for what do the letters BMI stand in regard to
physical fitness?
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BODY MASS INDEX
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52
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In which English county is
Borstal, which gave its name to young offenders'
institutions?
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KENT
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53
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Which Welsh writer's last
words are reputed to have been: "I've had 18 straight
whiskies, I think that's the record"?
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DYLAN THOMAS
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54
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Who is the tennis playing
sister of Venus Williams?
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SERENA
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55
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In Greek mythology, who fell
in love with his own statue of a woman?
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PYGMALION
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56
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What name is given to the
soft spots on a baby's head which, during birth, enable the
bony plates of the skull to flex allowing the child's head
to pass through the birth canal?
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FONTANELLE(S)
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57
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The Elgin Marbles, the second
most visited attraction in the British Museum, consist
mainly of sculptures from which building?
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PARTHENON
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58
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What is the international
vehicle registration code for Gibraltar?
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GBZ
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59
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Which slang word for prison
comes from the name of an old jail in south London?
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CLINK
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60
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Which work by Dylan Thomas
starts with the words "To begin at the beginning"?
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UNDER MILKWOOD
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SPARE
QUESTIONS
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1
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Which is
the largest lake in South America by volume?
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LAKE TITICACA
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2
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How many
yards are there in a chain?
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22
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3
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Jonny
Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion are the band mates
of which lead vocalist?
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CHRIS MARTIN
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4
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Which type of zebra was
hunted to extinction in the 19th century?
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QUAGGA
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