Round 1
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1
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Who was the
last Viceroy of India ?
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LORD LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN
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2
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Where in Mississippi was
Elvis Presley born ?
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TUPELO
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3
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'The Worm that Turned', where
women ruled the world, was a serial from which TV sketch
show ?
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THE TWO RONNIES
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4
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Which city is called Baile
Atha Cliath in its native language ?
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DUBLIN
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5
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For which healing process
does the body produce the soluble protein fibrin ?
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BLOOD CLOTTING
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6
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Becky Sharp is the
protagonist of which novel ?
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VANITY FAIR
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7
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What part of a crustacean or
turtle is the carapace ?
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SHELL
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8
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Grossglockner is the highest
mountain in which country ?
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AUSTRIA
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9
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Who founded the company which
manufactures the earthmoving vehicles popularly known by his
initials ?
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(Joseph Cyril) BAMFORD
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10
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Who was appointed Governor of
the Bahamas in 1940 ?
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DUKE OF WINDSOR
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Round 2
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11
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Which building in Moscow
started life as an insurance office and later became the
headquarters of the KGB ?
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THE LUBYANKA
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12
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Whose autobiography was the
biggest-selling book in the UK in 2013 ?
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ALEX FERGUSON
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13
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In Greek mythology, Stheno
and Euryale were the immortal sisters of whom ?
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MEDUSA
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14
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What , during the First World
War, was renamed 'liberty cabbage' in the UK and the US
because of anti-German feeling ?
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SAUERKRAUT
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15
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What's the famous tourist
attraction to be found at a castle founded by Cormac
McCarthy in County Cork ?
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THE BLARNEY STONE
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16
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Which chemical element is
named after the Greek for 'hidden one' ?
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KRYPTON
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17
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Who wrote the book 'Inferno',
the best-selling novel in the UK in 2013 ?
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DAN BROWN
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18
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Who sculpted the figure of
the Statue of Liberty ?
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AUGUSTE BARTHOLDI
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19
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The Liverpool FC anthem
You'll Never Walk Alone comes from which Rodgers and
Hammerstein musical ?
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CAROUSEL
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20
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The multi-millionaire Hans
Rausing made his fortune in what sort of industry ?
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PACKAGING
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Round 3
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21
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Who led the team that
succeeded in climbing Mount Everest in 1953 ?
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SIR JOHN HUNT
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22
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In the acronym REM, which
describes stage of sleep during which dreams occur, for what
does the R stand ?
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RAPID
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23
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What, in the US, became known
as a 'Liberty Sandwich' in World War 1 ?
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HAMBURGER
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24
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'Gourmet Night' and 'The
Kipper and the Corpse' were the titles of episodes from
which TV series ?
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FAWLTY TOWERS
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25
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Who wrote the 1961 novel The
Prime of Miss Jean Brodie ?
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MURIEL SPARK
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26
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Who held the title of Lord
Warden of the Cinque Ports until her death in 2002 ?
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QUEEN ELIZABETH/QUEEN MOTHER
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27
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The name of which chemical
element derives from the Greek word for 'lazy'?
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ARGON
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28
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The teeth of which animal
were at one stage in history used by Native Americans as
knife blades ?
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BEAVER
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29
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Who currently holds the title
of Lord of Mann ?
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QUEEN ELIZABETH II
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30
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Ulysees is the Roman
equivalent of which name from ancient Greek mythology ?
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ODYSSEUS
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Round 4
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31
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What name was given to the
Nazi takeover of Austria in 1938 ?
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ANSCHLUSS
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32
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Which branch of mathematics
is named after the Latin word for pebble ?
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CALCULUS
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33
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Which sporting venue was
known for a time as Billy Williams' Cabbage Patch ?
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TWICKENHAM
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34
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Which country has launched
its Mars Orbiter spacecraft, also known as Mangalyaan, from
the Satish Dhawan Space Centre ?
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INDIA
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35
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What was the name of the
Benedictine monk who became the first Archbishop of
Canterbury ?
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ST AUGUSTINE
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36
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What was the title of the
only UK No. 1 hit for Dusty Springfield ?
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YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME
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37
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In the Muppett shows, what is
the name of Kermit the Frog's nephew ?
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ROBIN
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38
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'The Knowledge' that London
taxi drivers need to learn is an intimate knowledge of all
streets within a 6 mile radius of which London mainline
station ?
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CHARING CROSS
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39
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According to a 2013 survey
commissioned by Time Out magazine, what was voted as the
Most Romantic Film of All Time, beating Casablanca into
second place ?
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BRIEF ENCOUNTER
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40
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Which area of Czechoslovakia
was transferred to Germany after the Munich conference of
September 1938 ?
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SUDETENLAND
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Round 5
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41
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Kielder Water is a large
artificial reservoir in which English county ?
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NORTHUMBERLAND
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42
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Who designed the National
Theatre building on the South Bank in London ?
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DENYS LASDUN
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43
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The formula pi times radius
squared times height gives the volume of which
three-dimensional geometric shape ?
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A CYLINDER
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44
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Who is the Patron Saint of
grocers and police ?
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ST MICHAEL
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45
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In 2013 , space probe Cassini
discovered evidence of a new moon in the orbit of which
planet of our Solar System ?
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SATURN
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46
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What name was given to
soldiers who travelled on horse but fought on foot?
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DRAGOONS
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47
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What is the more common name
of the Chilean Pine ?
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MONKEY PUZZLE TREE
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48
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Now the site of an airport,
which former English racecourse staged the Grand National
from 1916 to 1918 after Aintree was taken into use by the
War Office ?
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GATWICK RACECOURSE
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49
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What was the title of the
only U.K. No.1 hit for the group The Dave Clark Five ?
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GLAD ALL OVER
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50
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Friar's Crag is a feature of
which lake in the English Lake District, known as 'the Queen
of the Lakes' ?
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DERWENT WATER
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Round 6
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51
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Which actor was the first
director of the National Theatre ?
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LAURENCE OLIVIER
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52
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What was the name of the
drummer in TV's The Muppet Show ?
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ANIMAL
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53
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Name EITHER of the regiments
which compose the Household Cavalry.
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LIFE GUARDS or BLUES AND ROYALS
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54
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What is the more common name
of the wild hyacinth ?
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BLUEBELL
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55
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Which Conservative politician
has used the pseudonyms Michael Green and Sebastian Fox in
his business life ?
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GRANT SHAPPS
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56
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Which was the last four
funnelled liner to be operated by the Cunard line ?
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AQUITANIA
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57
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Which three-funnelled White
Star liner was originally known as the Bismarck ?
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MAJESTIC
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58
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George Osborne's family grew
rich on the proceeds of what sort of business ?
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WALLPAPER
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59
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Which London landmark gave
its name to a now disused station situated after Tottenham
Court Road on the Central Line ?
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BRITISH MUSEUM
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60
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Which movie catchphrase has
been voted the best of all time, according to a 2013 survey
by LoveFilm ?
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I'LL BE BACK
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SPARE
QUESTIONS
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1
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Which
cartoon character lived in Bunkerton Castle ?
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LORD SNOOTY
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2
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Flemish is
almost identical in form to which other language ?
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DUTCH
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3
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Which movie
won the Oscar for Best Film at the 2013 Academy Award
ceremony ?
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ARGO
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4
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What was was first used in
France in 1792 and last used there in 1977 ?
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GUILLOTINE
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