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An olive branch
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What did the dove bring to Noah
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Blue Moon
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What was the Marcels only number one in the sixties
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Dragonfly
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Devils darning needle is sometimes the nickname for which flying insect
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Abraham
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What was Bram short for in the author Bram Stoker's name
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Chalk
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What is the principal rock that the Chiltern Hills are made of
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Shamrock
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Which plant is Saint Patrick said to have used to illustrate the Holy Trinity
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Flowers in the Rain
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What was the first record played on Radio One
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Hereford
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Where are the headquarters of the S.A.S.
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Washington
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Which capital city stands on the Potomac river
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Kaye Adams
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Who presents the TV quiz show The People Versus
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Lurcher
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9What do you get if you cross a collie with a greyhound
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Angus Ogilvy
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Who was Princess Alexandra married to
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Skytrain
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What was the name of the Laker Airways cheap trans Atlantic service started in 1977
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Cream
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What is added to alcohol and sugar to make a syllabub
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12 Downing Street
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Where does the Government Chief Whip have his office
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An aubergine
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In America it is called an eggplant what is it called in England
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Six
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What is the maximum number of people that Scotty Can beam up at one time in Star Trek
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Alberta
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What Canadian province was named after one of Queen Victoria's children
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Two
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What number on the Beaufort Scale describes the wind as light breeze
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Volkswagen
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Which car manufacturer made the Jetta
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Nicholas Parsons
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Who is the host of the Radio 4 programme Just a Minute
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Colombia
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Avianca is the national airline of which country
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Dustin Hoffman
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In the film Hook who played Hook
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Jennifer Aniston
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Who plays Rachel in Friends
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T'Pau
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Who had a No 1 in the 80's with China in Your Hand
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K
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Which is the only Scrabble tile worth 5 points
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Mozambique
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Which country lies between Zimbabwe and the sea
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Kato
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In the Pink Panther films what was the name of Inspector Clouseau's valet
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Gerald Ford
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Which president of America is the only one never to have won a presidential election
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Corn bunting
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What is the largest bird in the bunting family
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Firethorn
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What is the more common name for the garden plant pyracantha
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Alderney
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Which is the third largest of the Channel Islands
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The Shard
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What is England's tallest building
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Yuri Gargarin
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Who was the first man to orbit the Earth
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Paris
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Which city was the first destination of Thomas Cook's tours
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Leicester
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In which city were Walker's Crisps first made
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David Ben Gurion
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Who was the first prime minister of Modern Israel
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Darren Gough
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Who was the first man to bowl for England in a cricket test match wearing sunglasses
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Austin A40
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What was the first British hatchback car
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1981
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In what year did Susan Brown become the first woman to take part in the Boat Race
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Abraham Lincoln
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Who was the first American president to have a beard
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Lenny Henry
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Who was the first coloured man to appear on The Black and White Minstrel Show
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Spanish Civil War
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In which war was the term Fifth Column first used
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Catherine of Aragon
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Who was the first wife of Henry V111
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Flowers
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Which Stratford on Avon brewery is the first to have used the term Keg in the name of one of their products
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Oliver Cromwell
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Who was the first Lord Protector of England
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China
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Which country was the first to use playing cards
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Louis Bleriot
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Who in 1909 became the first man to fly the English Channel
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Newmarket
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Which card game is also the name of a British racecourse and H.Q. of British horse racing
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New Zealander
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What nationality is singer Kiri-Te Kanawa
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Willie
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What was the name of Ethel's dog in Eastenders
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Doctor Livingstone
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Which famous doctor was found in Africa by a reporter called Henry Stanley
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Bangkok
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What is the capital of Thailand
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Top Cat
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In which cartoon would you find Officer Dibble
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A bookmaker
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What is the common name for a turf accountant
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Daffodil
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What is the national flower of Wales
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Dove
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Which bird is the world wide symbol for peace
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Thirty
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How many pieces are on a backgammon board at the start of play
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Batik
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In which type of fabric printing are designs applied in wax
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A-HA
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Who recorded the theme music for the Bond film The Living Daylights
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Barclaycard
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What was the first British credit card
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The Sky Blues
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What is the nickname of Coventry City F.C.
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Corsica
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On which island was Napoleon born
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A pickpocket
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In criminal slang, what is a dip
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The Queen
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What is the most versatile piece on a chessboard
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Vickers
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Which British aircraft manufacturer built the World War Two bomber the Wellington
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Ambush
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What is the collective noun for tigers
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Sue Lawley
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Who was the first female presenter of Desert Island Discs
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Boise
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What is the state capital of Idaho
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Mike Tyson
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Which champion boxer appeared in the third of the Crocodile Dundee films
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Arctic Monkeys
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Name the group, Alex Turner, Jamie Cook, Andy Nicholson and Matt Helder
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Ned Kelly
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Which famous outlaw was captured at the siege of Glenrowan Farm and later hanged
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Curling
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What game is sometimes referred to as the roaring game
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Sausages
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What meat product appears in Punch and Judy
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Patricide
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What is the crime of killing one's father called
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Rare Earth
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What was the name of the record label that Motown brought out as an outlet for white rock music
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Sitting Bull
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Who was the American Indian chief who led the Sioux against Custer
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Zambezi
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On which river is the Kariba Dam
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Used car prices
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What would you be reading about in Glass's Guide
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Davits
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What are the curved arms that are used for lowering lifeboats called
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Talcum powder
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By what name is magnesium silicate more commonly known
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Whitby
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From which port did Captain Cook sail on his voyage to the Pacific in the Resolution in 1768
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Pudsey Bear
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What is the mascot of Children in Need
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Melissa Joan Hart
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Who played Sabrina the Teenage Witch in the TV series
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Grapefruit
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What is the largest citrus fruit
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Chicago
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In which city did gangster Al Capone operate
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Black eye
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What would you be suffering from if you had an ocular contusion
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Fourteen
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How many lines are there in a sonnet
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Exon
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How does the Bishop of Exeter sign his name
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Stay
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What was the first UK number one for Shakespeare's Sister
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Magnesium
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Which metal has the chemical symbol Mg
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Alan Shepard
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Who was the first American in space
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Nissan
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The 'Leaf' is the first mass-produced electric car for sale from which major manufacture
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Etna
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What is Europe's highest volcano called
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OFWAT
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How is the Office of Water Services more commonly known
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Clive Jackson
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Who was the lead singer with Doctor and the Medics
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Black Rod
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Who is the official usher of the House of Lords
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Herring
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Whitebait, eaten whole, is the young of which European fish (Usually)
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Duck
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What type of bird is a merganser
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Sulphuric
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Which type of acid is used in car batteries
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