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Paraguay and Bolivia
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There are only two landlocked countries in South America. Which are they?
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American
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What nationality was Winston Churchill's mother?
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New York
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In which American city will you find the 'Guggenheim Museum'?
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Monaco
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What's the capital of 'Monaco'?
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Steve Davis
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Who scored the first snooker 147 on TV?
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Zaire river
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The 'Congo' river is now known as what?
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Peter Sarstedt
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Remember the song' Where Do You Go To My Lovely'? Who wrote it?
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India
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In what country would you find the 'Krishna River'?
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Brown
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What colour is the female blackbird?
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The Pelican
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What was the former name of the famous ship 'The Golden Hind'?
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Jack Warner
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Which actor played the title roll in 'Dixon of Dock Green'?
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Cary Grant
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Who was Bristol born Archibald Leach better known as?
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Ian Botham
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Which English all-rounder announced his retirement from cricket in July 1993?
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Euro Disney
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What attraction opened its gates for the first time in Mame-la-Vallee, Paris in 1992?
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1994
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In what year did the National Lottery begin in Britain?
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1946
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In what year was the first sub-surface atomic bomb detonated at Bikini Atoll?
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Triple jump
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Which world record did Jonathon Edwards smash in 1995?
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Michael Dobbs
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Who was the author of 1990 novel 'House of Cards'?
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Larry Fortensky
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Who married Elizabeth Taylor in 1991 to become her eighth husband?
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Aintree
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At which racecourse will you find the grave of racehorse 'Red Rum?
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1991
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In what year did US airline 'Pan Am' fold?
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1990
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In what year did US singer Del Shannon die?
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Northern Ireland
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In what country will you find the 'Giants Causeway'?
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Australia
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I which country will you find the 'Great Victoria Desert'?
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1994
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In what year did cricketer Brian Lara score 501 runs (Not out!) in one innings?
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Wellington
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What city is the capital of New Zealand?
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The Harpy Eagle
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What is the largest eagle?
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Chris Evert
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Who was the first female tennis player to win $1 million for a match?
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Elizabeth Taylor
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Which 11 year old British actress had a part in the 1943 film 'Lassie Come Home'?
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1996
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In what year did Arsene Wenger become manager at Arsenal?
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Richard Nixon
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Which American President along with his Soviet Union counterpart signed the 1974 SALT Treaty?
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Fairground Attraction
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The 1988 album 'First of a Million Kisses' was the first album by which group?
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New York
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Which State became the 11th of the United States in 1788?
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Triathlon
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Swimming; running and cycling are the three disciplines of what sport?
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Coins and Medals
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If you were a numismatist, what would you be studying?
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Bram Stoker
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Who created the character 'Count Dracula'?
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Woodrow Wilson
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Who was the 28th president of the USA?
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Polish
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What nationality was the composer 'Chopin'?
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Blacksmith
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Who would work in a workshop called a forge?
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Whitehall
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Where in London will you find the Cenotaph memorial?
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Sound of Music
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Which musical film soundtrack was in the charts for a staggering 382 weeks?
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4
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How many noses does a slug have?
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Honor Blackman
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Which actress played Cathy Gale in 'The Avengers'?
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Virginia
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In which US state will you find Arlington, the national cemetery?
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Westlife
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Mariah Carey was joined by which group on the 2000 single 'Against All Odds'?
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Honolulu, Hawaii
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Where was US President Barack Obama born?
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Capability Brown
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"Lancelot Brown,""England's greatest gardener"". Born: August 30, 1716, Northumberland. By what name was he better Known?"
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Magnesium
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is the atomic number of which metal?
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Thomas Keneally
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Who wrote the book Schindler's Ark which was also an (Oscar winning film)?
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Horses
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George Stubbs, 1724 - 1806, famous English artist, is remembered mainly for painting what?
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Mapother IV
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What is the real surname of actor Tom Cruise?
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Guards Polo Club
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What sporting club is based at Smiths Lawn, in Windsor Great Park?
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Freddie Mercury
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Born Farrokh Bulsara on 24th of September 1946 and died in November 1991. Who do we remember him as?
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Rudyard Kipling
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The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories by which English author?
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Stay away Joe
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In what movie did Elvis Presley play a Red Indian?
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The Pelican
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Drakes ship the Golden Hind(e) was originally called what?
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poliomyelitis
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The Salk vaccine is one of two vaccines used throughout the world to combat what disease?
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Wallace Simpson
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For whom did King Edward VIII give up the throne to marry?
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Cook Strait
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What is the name of the passage of water between North and South Island, New Zealand?
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Louis Armstrong
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Which US entertainer had a nickname derived from the words 'satchel mouth'?
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Macbeth
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In a Shakespeare play, who murders 'King Duncan'?
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Three
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A 'plant' in snooker involves a minimum of how many balls?
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Robert Mitchum
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In the movie 'The Longest Day' who played the part of General Norman Cota?
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Professor Plum
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What is the name of the professor in the board game Cluedo?
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three
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In golf, how many strokes are played on a par five hole to achieve an 'eagle'?
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Bridge
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In what card game would you see Stamen, Blackwood and Gerber?
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Standard Poodle
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What breed was John Steinbeck's dog Charley?
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Honeybee
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The male of what species explodes his internal genitalia on mating - then dies?
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Tunisia
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Which country has the northernmost point of Africa?
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Harry Houdini
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Born Erik Weisz in Budapest Hungary. By what name did he become famous?
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Buck
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In the novel 'Call of the Wild' by Jack London, what was the dogs name?
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The Time Machine
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In what HG Wells book did we meet the Eoli and the Morlocks?
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Pride and Prejudice
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Charles Bingley was a character in what classic Jane Austen novel?
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Vienna
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15Â Which city is the setting for Shakespeare's (comedy) play 'Measure for Measure'?
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Harvey Wallbanger
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Vodka, Galliano and orange juice make up which cocktail?
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Viagra
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Sildenafil citrate is better known by what name?
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Belize
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The Great Blue Hole is a large submarine sinkhole off the coast of which Central American country?
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Operation Detachment
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What was the operational name of the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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Doc Savage
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Who in books and films was the man of bronze?
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Oliver Hardy
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Who was Stan Laurels partner?
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Fish
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What kind of food is Cullen Skink?
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Blood Groups
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What is classified by the A B O system?
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Potato
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What plant does the Colorado beetle attack?
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Lourdes
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To where in France do the sick make pilgrimages?
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Scarecrow
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Ray Bolger played who in The Wizard of Oz?
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Knees
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Genuphobia is the fear of what?
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Microwave Oven
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Percy LeBaron Spencer invented what in 1945 in USA?
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Fozzie
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What was the name of the bear in the Muppet Show?
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Peter Pan
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Which story begins all children except one grow up?
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The Sunshine Cab Company
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What was the name of the taxi company, shown on TV's TAXI?
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Cloves
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The oil of which spice is traditionally used for the cure of toothache?
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Cardiff
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Tiger Bay is an area of which British city?
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America
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In which country was Mel Gibson born?
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Rhesus
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What kind of monkey gives it's name to a type of blood group?
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George Washington
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The picture of which American President appears on the one dollar bill?
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Julius Caesar
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In which Shakespeare play will you find the line 'Beware the Ides of March'?
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The Italian Job
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In which 1969 film did Michael Caine play Charlie Croker?
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Katniss Everdeen
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Who is the central character in the film series 'The Hunger Games?
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1992
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In what year did Sunderland become a city?
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The philosopher's Stone
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Which was the first Harry Potter book to be published?
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