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Dr Hook
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Who had a hit with Sylvia's Mother?
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Jacques Offenbach
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Who composed the music for the opera The Tales of Hoffman?
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Bassoon
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What instrument is sometimes called the clown of the orchestra?
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Czech
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Franz Kafka wrote in German what nationality was he?
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Fred Quimby
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Who produced the Tom and Jerry cartoons until 1956?
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Trombone
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The sackbut developed into which modern instrument?
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Virgin
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Which record label signed the Rolling Stones in 1991?
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Snakes
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What is the food of the secretary bird?
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Belgian
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George Simenon created Maigret - what nationality was he?
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Pirates
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Mary Read and Anne Boney had what job in common?
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The Red Lion
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What is the commonest name for a pub in Britain?
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Butterflies and moths
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A lepidopterist studies what kind of creatures?
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Hebrides
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What did Scotland acquire from Norway in 1290?
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Eric Clapton
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In the group 'Derek and the Dominoes' who was Derek?
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Egypt
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In which country was the World War 2 'Battle of El Alamein' fought?
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1982
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In what year did the 'Barbican' arts centre open?
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Hindu
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Kali is the goddess of death in who's mythology?
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Tigris
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What is the name of the river which flows through Baghdad?
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Enid Blyton
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Who was the creator of the children's character 'Noddy'?
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3
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How many spires does Litchfield Cathedral have?
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The Simpsons
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Which popular TV cartoon show was created by Matt Groening?
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Magpie
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What is the British bird having the Latin name 'Pica pica'?
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Thomas Hardy
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Which novelist wrote 'Jude the Obscure'?
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Beetle
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What kind of creature is a 'devil's coach horse'?
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Jamaica
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Montego Bay can be found on which Caribbean island?
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Lester Piggott
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Who rode 'Teenoso' to victory in the 1983 Derby?
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George Orwell
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By what pen name did we know Eric Blair?
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Spain
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In which European country are the 'Cantabrian Mountains?
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Catalonia
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Barcelona in the principle city of which autonomous region of Spain?
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Richard Nixon
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Who preceded Gerald Ford as US President?
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Croatia
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Zagreb is the capital of which country?
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Necker Island
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What is the name of Richard Branson's private island in the British Virgin Islands?
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William IV
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Which Monarch preceded Queen Victoria?
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1969
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In what year did Prince Charles become the 'Prince of Wales?
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Bassoon
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What is the largest woodwind instrument in an orchestra?
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Leprosy
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What is Hansens disease commonly known as?
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The Gall Bladder
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What organ stores bile produced in the liver?
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Normandy
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From which area of France does Camembert cheese come?
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David Jason
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Which actor used the word “Perfik” in The Darling Buds of May?
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Anne of Cleeves
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Who was the second wife that Henry VIII divorced?
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Emily Davison
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Who was the first Suffragette martyr?
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Austria
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In which country is the Spanish Riding School?
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Chest
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Which part of the body is known as the thorax?
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GEORGE GILBERT SCOTT
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Who was the architect of the Albert Memorial?
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ANUBIS
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Which Egyptian god of the dead and son of Osiris had the head of a Jackal?
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1681
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In which year did the dodo become extinct?
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HARPSICHORD
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The Cembalo or Clavicembalo is what type of musical instrument?
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RICKETS
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Which disease of childhood is characterized by defective growth of bone due to a lack of Calcium deposits?
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OXALIC ACID
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Which acid is found in the leaves of Rhubarb?
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CARAMBOLA TREE
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The Star fruit is found on which tree?
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TROUBADORS
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What name was given to the poet musicians of 12th and 13th century in Provence and Southern France?
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Heartbreak Hotel
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What was Elvis Presley's first British Top 10 hit?
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King Richard III
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The remains of which British monarch were found in a council car park in Leicester in 2012?
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Premiere
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What is the name of Katherine Jenkins debut album, released in 2004?
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Stanley Ann Dunham
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What was the full maiden name of the mother of US President Barack Obama?
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Montana
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In which US state was the Battle of the Little Bighorn fought?
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Ethiopia
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Which African country brews Bati beer?
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2009
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Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th and first African American President of the United States in what year?
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Tony Blair
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Who was the British Prime Minister at the beginning of the year 2000?
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2008
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What year were the Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China?
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2010
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In February of what year did an 8.8 earthquake strike Chile?
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Bulgaria
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Romania and which other country joined the EU on the 1st January 2007?
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2001
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What year did Dennis Tito become the first space tourist, paying $19 million to board the International Space Station?
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Denmark
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To which country do the 'Faero Islands' belong?
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Xylophone
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Which is the percussion instrument named from two Greek words meaning wood and sound?
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Uric
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Gout is caused by a build-up of which acid around the joints?
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Austria
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Marie Antoinette was born in which country?
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Peterborough United
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David Seaman made his league debut for which football club?
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1596
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In what year did Sir Francis Drake die?
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Bayern Munich
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Which team in 1974 became the first German side to win football's European Cup?
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Botswana
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Which African country has the capital of Gaborone?
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Nemesis
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Who was the Greek Goddess of punishment and retribution?
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St. Basil's
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Which cathedral overlooks Red Square in Moscow?
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Edinburgh
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"Which city does the extinct volcano known as ""Arthur's Seat"" overlook?"
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Chickenpox
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By what name is the disease VARICELLA more known?
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Leonardo da Vinci
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Who painted 'The Last Supper'?
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Uluru
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What is the Aborigines name for Ayers Rock?
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The Riddler
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What villain was portrayed in Batman by Jim Carrey?
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South Africa
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Which country is bordered by both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans?
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1977
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In which year did Elvis die?
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Henry 8th
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Which King founded the Church of England?
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Your Holiness
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What is the correct term to use when addressing the Pope?
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rice
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What is the staple food of one third of the world’s population?
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J. K. Rowling
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Who wrote the Harry Potter books?
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Lee Harvey Oswald
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Who assassinated John F. Kennedy?
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Tibet
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Which country is known as 'the roof of the world'?
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Norway
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Which country is known as 'the land of the midnight sun'?
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Japan
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Which country is known as 'the land of the rising sun'?
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fair of face
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According to the rhyme, what is 'Monday's child'?
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the Bible
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The Vulgate is a version of which book?
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breastbone
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The sternum is the medical name for what?
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Susan Boyle
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Which female singer finished second in the 2009 'Britain’s Got Talent Show'?
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stenographer
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What is the American name for a shorthand typist?
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County Kerry
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In which Republic of Ireland county would you find Killarney?
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1982
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In which year was the Falklands War?
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Atlantic City
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Name the resort in New Jersey USA famous for it's boardwalk?
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Johnny Briggs
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Who played Mike Baldwin in Coronation St.?
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Debbie Harry
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Who had a hit single called French Kissing in the USA?
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1930
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Amy Johnson was the first woman to fly solo to Australia in which year?
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Judge Judy
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What is the surname of TV's Judge Judy?
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