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Corundum
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On the Mohs scale of hardness, what is the second hardest mineral, after diamond?
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Yuri Gagarin
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Who flew in Vostok 1?
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Hertz
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What is the SI unit of frequency (used in measuring audio and radio transmissions among many others)?
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Pixel
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What is the name of a single dot on a computer monitor screen?
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Carbon monoxide
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Which gas has the chemical formula CO?
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Flyer
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What was the Wright Brother's first successful aeroplane called?
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Plate Tectonics
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What is the name of the study of the motion of the earth's crust?
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Carbon
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Graphite is composed of which element?
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Turkeys
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What type of birds are Beltsville Whites, Broad Breasted Bronze and Norfolk Blacks?
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Folland
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Which British aircraft company made the original Gnat jet trainer?
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Dodge City
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What is considered to be the cowboy capital of America?
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Julie Walters
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Which English actress plays the part of Mrs Weasley in the Harry Potter films?
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Ali Campbell
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Who was lead singer with UB 40?
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Carmela
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What is the name of Tony Soprano's wife in the Sopranos?
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Charles Dickens
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The musical Oliver was based on a novel by which author?
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Wenlock and Mandeville
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What were the names of the two mascots for the 2012 Olympics?
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Sweeney Todd
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Who was known as the demon barber of Fleet Street?
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Pink
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What was author Barbara Cartland's favourite colour?
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Jim Callaghan
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Which British prime minister was known as Sunny Jim?
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Lindy Chamberlain
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What was the name of the woman in the Australian dingo baby case?
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1968
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Which was the first FA Cup Final to be broadcast in colour?
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India
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In which country would you find the region of Assam?
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Vancouver Island
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The Canadian city of Victoria can be found on which island?
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John Diamond
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Who was the first husband of Nigella Lawson?
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Hops
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What is dried in an oast-house?
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Father of Medicine
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Hippocrates was known as the Greek what?
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Alistair MacLean
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Who wrote the best seller 'When Eight Bells Toll'?
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Aquae Sulis
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What was the Roman name for 'Bath'?
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Which American President was the teddy bear named after?
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Utah
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In which US State would you find the 'Bonneville Salt Flats'?
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Frances Gumm
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What was Judy Garland's real name?
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Velma
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What is the name of the plain intelligent girl in glasses in Scooby Doo?
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Vanilla
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What flavouring is added to brandy and egg yolks to make advocaat?
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Video
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What according to the Buggles killed the radio star?
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Vichy
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Where was the wartime seat of the Petain government of France?
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Ventriloquist
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What did Ken Dodd begin his career in entertainment as?
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Vermouth
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What drink is added to brandy to make a Brandy Manhattan cocktail?
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Vicarage
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In which road do Watford play their home games?
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Valium
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What is the more common name for diazepam?
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Vespine
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If dogs are canine what are wasps?
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Vermicelli
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What is the pasta that is made in very thin strips called (little worms)?
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Vera
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In the American sitcom Cheers what was the name of Norm's wife?
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Vengaboys
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Who had a number one in 1999 with We're Going To Ibiza?
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Vasectomy
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If you had your vas deferens cut, what operation would you have had?
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Venice
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A regatta is a boat race, where was the original regatta?
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Versace
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Who designed Liz Hurley's famous safety pin dress?
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Vestal virgins
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Who were the only female priests in the ancient Roman religion?
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Vicereine
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What is the title of the wife of a viceroy?
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Vistula
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On which river is Warsaw?
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William Tell
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In which of his operas did Rossini use the alpenhorn?
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William Joyce
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What was the real name of the WW 2 traitor Lord Haw Haw?
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Esther Williams
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Which film star was known as the million dollar mermaid?
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Hank Williams
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Who wrote Your Cheatin' Heart?
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JPR Williams
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Which former Welsh rugby international full back once won junior Wimbledon?
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Fort William
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What is the nearest large town to Ben Nevis?
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William Harvey
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Which English physician discovered the mechanism of blood circulation?
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Tennessee Williams
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Which playwright wrote Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Camino Real?
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Robbie Williams
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Who had a number one in 2000 with Rock DJ?
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Sweet William
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What flower was named after the Duke of Cumberland?
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Williamsburgh bridge
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What is the name of the bridge that connects Manhattan and Brooklyn?
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William Wallace
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Which Scottish patriot was executed in 1305?
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Shirley Williams
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Who was the female member of Britain's gang of four?
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William Webb Ellis Trophy
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What is the correct name of the Rugby World Cup trophy?
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William McKinley High School
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What is the name of the high school in the TV series Glee?
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Marcia Williams
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What was Harold Wilson's secretary's name before she took the title Lady Falkender?
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Which English composer wrote A Sea Symphony and A London Symphony?
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William Wilberforce
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Which William is associated with the abolition of slavery?
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William Shakespeare
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Who was Mary Arden's famous son?
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Billy Idol
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By what name is 'William Michael Albert Broad' better known?
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David Cassidy
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Who played Keith Partridge in 'The Partridge Family'?
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Billy Joel
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'We Didn't Start the Fire' was a 1989 hit for which singer?
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Johnny Tillotson
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'Poetry In Motion' was the only No. 1 hit for which singer?
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Minuetto Allegretto
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The Wombles had two hits in 1974. The title of one is 'Banana Rock' what's the title of their other hit?
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The Marx Brothers
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Queen's mid 70's albums 'A Night at the Opera' and 'A Day At the Races', got their titles from who's films?
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The Weather Girls
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Who had a hit in 1983 with 'It's Raining Men'?
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The Communards
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Who had their biggest British hit with 'Don't Leave Me This Way' in 1986?
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Brompton Road
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On which London street would you find the famous 'Harrods' store?
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Oxford Street
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On which London street would you find the Selfridges store?
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The Serpentine
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What is the name of the lake in London's Hyde Park?
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Kensington Gardens
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And in which gardens will you find the Albert Memorial?
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The British Museum
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Where in London can you find the 'Rosetta Stone'?
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Fleet Street
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Which London street is traditionally associated with newspapers?
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Marylebone Road
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Madame Tussaud's and it's neighbour the London Planetarium are to be found on which London Street?
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The Archbishop of Canterbury
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Who, traditionally, lives at 'Lambeth Palace'?
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Trafalgar Square
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Where in London can you find 'Nelson's Column'?
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Westminster Abbey
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By what name is the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster better known?
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Montevideo
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What is the capital of Uruguay?
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Agra
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In which Indian city can you find the 'Taj Mahal'?
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Margaret Bondfield
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Who was the first British female cabinet minister?
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Le Havre
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Which port stands at the mouth of the river Seine?
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Nelson Mandela
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Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 jointly with F W de Klerk?
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Zionist leader
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Who/what was David Ben Gurion?
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The Carthaginians
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The population of Malta is reputed to be descended from which ancient people?
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The Vietcong
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In the Vietnam War, what was the name of the North Vietnam communist forces?
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King Henry II
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Who was the first of the Plantagenet kings?
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Ethiopia
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Where did Italy invade in 1935?
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1949
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In what year did clothes rationing end?
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Prince Charles
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Who attended schools in Cheam, Surrey, Gordonstoun, Scotland, and Timbertop, Australia?
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1966 Nancy Sinatra
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These Boots are Made for Walkin?
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4
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In 'The Fellowship of the Ring', how many hobbits are there?
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