Round 1
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1
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Khartoum is the
capital of which country?
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SUDAN
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2
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Kampala is the capital of
which country?
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UGANDA
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3
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Which famous speech of 1936
began with the words, "At last I am able to say a few words
of my own"?
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ABDICATION OF EDWARD VIII
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4
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Who was the only non-English
person to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
during the 1980's, he was an Irishman and achieved the feat
in 1985?
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BARRY McGUIGAN
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5
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Who won the Oscar for Best
Film Director in 1986 for the film 'Out of Africa'?
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SIDNEY POLLACK
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6
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In jazz music, which
instrument was Errol Garner most famous for playing?
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PIANO
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7
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What is the name of the
National Lottery draw where players pick five numbers from a
range of 1 to 39 and one number from a range of 1 to 14?
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THUNDERBALL
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8
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A skillet is an alternative
name for which cooking item?
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FRYING PAN
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9
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In mythology, what was the
name of the Greek Goddess of Wisdom?
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ATHENA
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10
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What type of fruit or
vegetable is a Howgate Wonder?
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APPLE
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Round 2
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11
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In jazz music, what
instrument was Dizzie Gillespie famous for playing?
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TRUMPET
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12
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Who won the Oscar for Best
Film Director for the film Silence of the Lambs?
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JONATHAN DEMME
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13
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Who was the only non-English
person to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
during the 1970's, he was a Scotsman and achieved the feat
in 1973?
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JACKIE STEWART
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14
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Which famous speech of 1968
began with the words "The supreme function of statesmanship
is to provide against preventative evils"?
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'RIVERS OF BLOOD' SPEECH BY ENOCH
POWELL
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15
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What type of fruit or
vegetable is a Pentland Javelin?
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POTATO
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16
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In mythology, what was the
name of the Greek Goddess of Marriage and Birth?
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HERA
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17
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What type of kitchen utensil
is a ladle?
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SPOON
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18
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What is the name of the
National Lottery draw where players pick five main numbers
which can be any number between 1 and 50, then the players
selects two different lucky star numbers from a pool of
eleven balls?
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EUROMILLIONS
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19
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Which famous fictional
schoolboy who first appeared in literature in 1982 and on TV
in 1985, attended Neil Armstrong Comprehensive school along
with his sister Rosie?
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ADRIAN MOLE
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20
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Which famous fictional girl
who first appeared in literature in 1991 and on TV in 2002,
attended a children's residential care home nicknamed The
Dumping Ground along with her rival, a girl named Justine
Littlewood?
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TRACY BEAKER
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Round 3
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21
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What was the surname of the
East London gangsters, whose christian names were Charles
and Eddie, who in the 1960's ran their own scrapyard
business and were seen as the main rivals to the Kray twins?
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RICHARDSON
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22
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Which famous three part opera
by Puccini ends with the heroine throwing herself off a
castle wall?
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TOSCA
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23
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Ex Prime Minister Margaret
Thatcher now holds the position of Baroness of where?
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KESTEVEN
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24
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Dubris is the Roman name for
which coastal town in England?
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DOVER
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25
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Which famous four part opera
by Puccini ends with Musetta praying, Mimi dies, Schaunard
discovers Mimi lifeless, Rodolfo cries Mimi's name in
anguish and weeps helplessly?
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LA BOHEME
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26
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Which Scottish criminal, born
in 1944 in Glasgow's Gorbals, was one of the city's leading
gangland figures during the 1960's. In 1967 he was
sentenced to 15 years in prison for murder. His
autobiography and a TV show based on his life were entitles
"A Sense of Freedom"?
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JIMMY BOYLE
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27
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Isca Dumnoniorum is the Roman
name for which southern city in England?
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EXETER
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28
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Ex Prime Minister Tony Blair
was a member of Parliament for which constituency from 1983
to 2007?
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SEDGEFIELD
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29
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"The Camels are Coming"
published in 1932 was the first book that featured which
popular children's hero created by W.E.Johns?
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BIGGLES
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30
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"The Black Gang" in 1922 and
"Temple Tower" in 1929 were books that featured which
fictional character created by Cyrile McNeile?
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BULLDOG DRUMMOND
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Round 4
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31
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What was the name of the IRA
hunger striker who died in 1981 after a 66 day hunger
strike?
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BOBBY SANDS
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32
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What was the name of the
Irish intruder who in 1982 managed to gain access to the
Queen's bedroom?
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MICHAEL FAGAN
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33
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What was the name of the
horse ridden by Herbert Jones that trampled and killed
suffragette Emily Davison during the 1913 Derby?
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ANMER
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34
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What does the E stand for in
the famous music initials EMI?
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ELECTRIC
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35
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What was Bing Crosby's real
first christian name?
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HARRY
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36
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In a famous TV advert who
declared that he was so impressed by the product that he
bought the company?
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VICTOR KIAM
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37
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With a population of over
150,000 inhabitants, Trondheim is the third most highly
populated city of which European country?
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NORWAY
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38
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Which famous novel of 1934
centres around the death of a character named Samuel Edward
Ratchett?
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MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
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39
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The traditional Royal Navy
game of Uckers, invented in the late 18th century was an
early version of which now popular board game?
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LUDO
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40
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Which film starring Dustin
Hoffman won the award for Best Picture Oscar for 1969?
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MIDNIGHT COWBOY
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Round 5
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41
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In a famous TV advert which
ran from 1968 to 2003 which famous product was advertised by
several individuals including actor Gary Myers who starred
in eleven of them between 1968 and 1984?
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MILK TRAY
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42
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What was Buster Keaton's real
first name?
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JOSEPH
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43
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What does the A stand for in
the famous record label RCA?
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AMERICA
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44
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Ridden by a policeman named
George Scorey, what was the name of the white horse used to
clear the Wembley pitch at the 1923 FA Cup Final between
Bolton and West Ham?
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BILLIE
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45
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Which film starring Robert De
Niro won the Best Picture Oscar for 1978?
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THE DEERHUNTER
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46
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What is the name of the
traditional throwing game, popular in fairgrounds, that
features the head of an old woman with a clay pipe in her
mouth?
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AUNT SALLY
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47
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Which famous novel of 1930
centres on the death of a character named Colonel Protheroe?
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MURDER AT THE VICARAGE
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48
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With a population of over
170,000 inhabitants, Szeged is the third most highly
populated city of which European country?
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HUNGARY
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49
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Which BBC comedy series
centres on the main character called Agnes who is played by
Irish actorBrendan O Carroll in drag?
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MRS BROWN'S BOYS
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50
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Which comedy series, shown on
Channel 4 in 2008 features four main characters called Will,
Simon, Jay and Neil?
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THE INBETWEENERS
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Round 6
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51
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The A12 road connects London
to which coastal resort in Norfolk?
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GREAT YARMOUTH
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52
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Which famous London events
which occurred between April 10th and April 12th
1981 were dealt with in the Scarman report?
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BRIXTON RIOTS
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53
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Which ex heavyweight boxing
champion's last ever fight took place on June 11th
2006 and ended in a defeat by Ireland's Kevin McBride in
Washington DC?
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MIKE TYSON
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54
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What was the name of the boy
in the book "The Railway Children" who was brother to
Roberta and Phillys?
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PETER
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55
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Which famous event that
occurred on 30th January 1972 is sometimes called
The Bogside massacre?
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BLOODY SUNDAY
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56
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The A23 road connects London
to which coastal resort in East Sussex?
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BRIGHTON
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57
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In the book "Tom Brown's
Schooldays" what was the name of the school bully that Tom
and his friend Harry eventually defeat in a fight after
enduring several months of bullying?
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FLASHMAN
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58
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Which ex heavyweight boxing
champion's last ever fight took place on November 22nd
1998 and ended in a defeat by American Shannon Briggs in
Atlantic City?
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GEORGE FOREMAN
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59
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Stretching a total of 264
miles, which is New Zealand's longest river?
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WAIKATO
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60
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Stretching a total of 80
miles, which is Northern Ireland's longest river?
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BANN
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SPARE
QUESTIONS
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1
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What type
of fruit is a Naartjie?
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ORANGE OR MANDARIN
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2
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What is the
name of the thoroughfare that Harry Potter lived with his
Uncle's family?
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PRIVET DRIVE
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3
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What was
the name of the Jester in Shakespeare's "As You Like It"?
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TOUCHSTONE
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