General Knowledge Quiz #290
General Knowledge Quiz #290
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Easter Island - the Pacific island home of the Rapa Nui people and their moai (giant head statues) - is administered by which South American nation?
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How many Circles of Hell were described in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy?
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Who - in 1812 - became the first, and so far only British Prime Minister to be assassinated?
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Which US company is the largest in the world by revenue, and can also boast the largest private workforce, with around 3 million employees as of 2018?
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Agra - the home of the Taj Mahal - was the capital of which long-lasting empire, controlling much of India from the 16th until the mid-19th century?
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Which species of big cat - the namesake of a Floridian NFL team - is the largest in the Americas?
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Which building in the City was the tallest in London from 1710 until as recently as 1967?
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From which arid planet does Luke Skywalker hail from in Star Wars?
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Chihuahua and Tabasco are states within which Latin American country?
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The Pitcairn Islands - a British Overseas Territory in the South Pacific - is predominantly populated by descendants of which 18th-century mutinous ship's crew?
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Which Austrian actor won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in both 2009 and 2012, for his roles in two films directed by Quentin Tarantino?
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Until May 2018, what was the official name of the southern-African nation of eSwatini?
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How many Circles of Hell were described in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy?
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Which lake in Siberia is the deepest in the world, containing ~22-23% of the Earth's fresh surface water?
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Monotremes (egg-laying mammals) are represented by 4 species of echidna, and one species of which other mammal - native to eastern Australia?
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Which Japanese football team did Gary Lineker play for from 1992-1994, and Arsene Wenger manage from 1995-1996?
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Which city in Nordrhein-Westfalen served as the capital of West Germany from 1949 to unification in 1990?
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Which Chinese philosopher was the founder of the philosophical and spiritual movement Taoism?
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Former footballer and 1995 Balon d'Or winner, George Weah, was elected in 2018 as Prime Minister of which African nation?
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What is the stage name the pop artist Robyn Fenty, born in Barbados in 1988?
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Which major battle of the Anglo-Zulu War of 1979 was the focus of the 1964 film Zulu starring Michael Caine?
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Triton is the largest natural satellite of which major planet in our solar system?
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On which ship did Charles Darwin make his famous travels the Galapagos Islands, during which he began formulating his theory of evolution by natural selection?
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"It's been seven hours and fifteen days..." is the opening line to which 1990 hit by Sinéad O'Connor?
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Until May 2018, what was the official name of the southern-African nation of eSwatini?
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António Guterres currently holds what position of power, previously occupied by people such as Kofi Annan and Dag Hammarskjöld?
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Which peoples - who founded the Duchy of Normandy, the Kievan Rus' and guarded the Byzantine Emperor - were known to those of East and Southern Europe as the Varangians?
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Atticus, Jean Louise (Scout) and Jeremy (Jem) are the main characters in which 1960 novel written by Harper Lee?
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Which country's national rugby team is known as the Cherry Blossoms?
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Bohemia and Moravia are historical regions of which Central European nation?
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In which year did Pele achieve his first World Cup victory, at the age of only 17?
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Which oil and gas-rich city, the capital of Azerbaijan, is the largest settlement on the Caspian Sea?
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Which monarch of England, Scotland and Ireland was overthrown by Dutchman William of Orange (William III) and his wife Mary (Mary II) during the "Glorious Revolution" of 1688?
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Who - in 1812 - became the first, and so far only British Prime Minister to be assassinated?
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"It's been seven hours and fifteen days..." is the opening line to which 1990 hit by Sinéad O'Connor?
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In which modern-day Oceanic country was the infamous and bloody Battle of Guadalcanal fought during the Second World War?
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Which major Asian city was known as Edo until the Emperor moved the capital to there in 1868?
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Aside from Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy, which other two sitting presidents have been assassinated?
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The hit song American Pie by Don McLean is said to have been written about which other musician, who died in a plane crash in 1959?
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Tabasco and Chihuahua are states in which Latin American nation?
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Zeus, measured in 2011 as the tallest dog ever recorded, is which breed?
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Moonlight won Best Picture at the 2017 Academy Award ceremony - however, which movie was initially falsely announced by Faye Dunaway to have won the accolade?
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There are three Crown Dependencies of the United Kingdom: the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Bailiwick of Guernsey, and which other self-governing island?
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Though killed by Filipino natives halfway through his voyage, which Portuguese sailor is generally credited as leading the first circumnavigation of the Earth?
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Celestial (of sky, space) is from Latin 'caelum' meaning: Sun; God; Heaven; or Air?
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“A quantity representing the power to which a fixed number must be raised to produce a given number” is a: Tangent; Digit; Logarithm; or Fraction?
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A lodestone or loadstone is another word for a: Paperweight; Plumbline; Paving slab or Magnet?
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Mythical Greek creatures centaur, pegasus, unicorn and hippocampus share what element: Eagle; Horse; Goat; or Rhinoceros?
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Which three numbers have two possible formats in seven-segment digital displays (e.g., calculators, clocks)?
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What border has seen the most failed fatal crossings in the 21st century to date: Red Sea; Mediterranean Sea; USA-Mexico; or Russia-China?
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What is 146million km from Earth: The Sun; The Moon; Zero gravity; or The highest clouds?
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Callisthenics refers to vigorous exercise using: Gym equipment; Balls; Water; or Body-weight?
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The chess notation O-O and O-O-O refer to different types of Check; Checkmate; Resignation; or Castling?
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The sousaphone is a marching-band version of the: Trombone; Saxophone; Tuba; or Xylophone?
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Name the BBCTV 1970s-founded information service, a phonetic portmanteau of 'seeing' and 'fascimile'?
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The Goths (comprising Visigoths and Ostragoths) triumphed in: Harry Potter; Star Wars; Waterloo; or The Roman Empire?
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Centrifugal and centripetal are opposite forces in circular motion relative to: Gravity; Centre; The Sun; or Water?
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Analysis of human skeletons from c.5,000BC found Neolithic women's (What?) were of 'superhuman' strength: Arms; Legs; Neck; or Teeth?
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Invented in China c.500BC the oldest board game still played is: Chess; Draights; Go; or Monopoly?
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A UK school ban of what fairy story was unsucessfully suggested in 2017, because it 'advocated kissing a girl without consent'?
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Formula One's exclusive tyre/tire supplier from 2011 to 2018 is: Goodyear; Dunlop; Pirelli; or Michelin?
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Website sabotage (e.g., by query/registration overload or similar) abbreviated to DDOS means Distributed (What?) Of Service?
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Lava-formed hexagonal columns such as N.Ireland's Giant's Causeway, California's Devil's Postpile, and India's Kavadia Mountain are: Sandstone; Clay; Basalt; or Chalk?
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What grows in the stages of egg, avelin, fry, parr, smolt, kelt: Chickens; Frogs; Salmon; or Snails?
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What Italian wine translates as 'grape of the wild vine'?
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In Arthurian legend Excalibur is a: Horse; King; Lake; or Sword?
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Which city was formerly known as Edo?
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Which two films hold the record for most Academy Awards won?
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Which two regions - both of which share their names with dog breeds - joined Canada from the UK in 1949?
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The famous city of Timbuktu lies in which African nation, occupying large swathes of the western Sahara desert?
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The Peace of Westphalia marked the end of which major European conflict, and the effective independence of the modern-day Netherlands from Spain?
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Which American author invented the character, Tarzan?
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Who won the first ever series of the X Factor?
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Which country boasts the only non-quadrilateral flag in the world?
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What houses were removed from the name of the British royal family in 1917 and replaced with Windsor - due to anti-German sentiment?
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What are the only two doubly-landlocked countries (only bordering other landlocked states) in the world?
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What was the name of the male group who shared the victory with Girls Aloud in the 2002 talent show, Popstars: The Rivals?
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What word prefixes fold, punch, field, board, spread and stage?
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Which modern-day country was formerly known as Zaire?
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Which is the southern-most US state?
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What geographical feature do these 11 nations exclusively have in common: São Tomé and Príncipe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Indonesia, Ecuador, Colombia, and Brazil?
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Spumante, frizzante, and tranquillo refer to different types of what?
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The strategy boardgame Go, zither-playing, calligraphy and painting were the essential 'four arts' of a learned person in the ancient culture of: China; India; Native American USA; or Aboriginal Australia?
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The first dinosaur bone to be identified (1676, the end of a megalosaurus thighbone) was named due to its shape: Armpitum camelum; Moutham fishum; Beakham cockum; or Scrotum humanum?
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Cerberus in Greek mythology is a multi-(What?) (What?) guarding (What?): Eyed; Armed; Headed; Legged; Dog; Lion; Bull; Frog; Heaven; Hades (Hell); Olympus; or Heaven?
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Pak choi (US bok choi) is a Chinese: Board game; Lunchbox; Cycle lane; or Cabbage?
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What is the major US agency missing from this list: Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), CSA (Canada), and CNSA (China)?
Questions & Answers
Interactive Quiz
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Easter Island - the Pacific island home of the Rapa Nui people and their moai (giant head statues) - is administered by which South American nation?
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How many Circles of Hell were described in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy?Nine
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Who - in 1812 - became the first, and so far only British Prime Minister to be assassinated?Spencer Perceval
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Which US company is the largest in the world by revenue, and can also boast the largest private workforce, with around 3 million employees as of 2018?
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Agra - the home of the Taj Mahal - was the capital of which long-lasting empire, controlling much of India from the 16th until the mid-19th century?
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Which species of big cat - the namesake of a Floridian NFL team - is the largest in the Americas?
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Which building in the City was the tallest in London from 1710 until as recently as 1967?
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From which arid planet does Luke Skywalker hail from in Star Wars?
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Chihuahua and Tabasco are states within which Latin American country?
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The Pitcairn Islands - a British Overseas Territory in the South Pacific - is predominantly populated by descendants of which 18th-century mutinous ship's crew?
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Which Austrian actor won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in both 2009 and 2012, for his roles in two films directed by Quentin Tarantino?
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Until May 2018, what was the official name of the southern-African nation of eSwatini?
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How many Circles of Hell were described in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy?
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Which lake in Siberia is the deepest in the world, containing ~22-23% of the Earth's fresh surface water?
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Monotremes (egg-laying mammals) are represented by 4 species of echidna, and one species of which other mammal - native to eastern Australia?
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Which Japanese football team did Gary Lineker play for from 1992-1994, and Arsene Wenger manage from 1995-1996?
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Which city in Nordrhein-Westfalen served as the capital of West Germany from 1949 to unification in 1990?
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Which Chinese philosopher was the founder of the philosophical and spiritual movement Taoism?
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Former footballer and 1995 Balon d'Or winner, George Weah, was elected in 2018 as Prime Minister of which African nation?
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What is the stage name the pop artist Robyn Fenty, born in Barbados in 1988?
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Which major battle of the Anglo-Zulu War of 1979 was the focus of the 1964 film Zulu starring Michael Caine?
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Triton is the largest natural satellite of which major planet in our solar system?
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On which ship did Charles Darwin make his famous travels the Galapagos Islands, during which he began formulating his theory of evolution by natural selection?
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"It's been seven hours and fifteen days..." is the opening line to which 1990 hit by Sinéad O'Connor?Nothing Compares 2U
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Until May 2018, what was the official name of the southern-African nation of eSwatini?Swaziland
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António Guterres currently holds what position of power, previously occupied by people such as Kofi Annan and Dag Hammarskjöld?
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Which peoples - who founded the Duchy of Normandy, the Kievan Rus' and guarded the Byzantine Emperor - were known to those of East and Southern Europe as the Varangians?
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Atticus, Jean Louise (Scout) and Jeremy (Jem) are the main characters in which 1960 novel written by Harper Lee?
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Which country's national rugby team is known as the Cherry Blossoms?
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Bohemia and Moravia are historical regions of which Central European nation?
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In which year did Pele achieve his first World Cup victory, at the age of only 17?
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Which oil and gas-rich city, the capital of Azerbaijan, is the largest settlement on the Caspian Sea?
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Which monarch of England, Scotland and Ireland was overthrown by Dutchman William of Orange (William III) and his wife Mary (Mary II) during the "Glorious Revolution" of 1688?
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Who - in 1812 - became the first, and so far only British Prime Minister to be assassinated?
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"It's been seven hours and fifteen days..." is the opening line to which 1990 hit by Sinéad O'Connor?
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In which modern-day Oceanic country was the infamous and bloody Battle of Guadalcanal fought during the Second World War?
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Which major Asian city was known as Edo until the Emperor moved the capital to there in 1868?
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Aside from Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy, which other two sitting presidents have been assassinated?
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The hit song American Pie by Don McLean is said to have been written about which other musician, who died in a plane crash in 1959?
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Tabasco and Chihuahua are states in which Latin American nation?
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Zeus, measured in 2011 as the tallest dog ever recorded, is which breed?
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Moonlight won Best Picture at the 2017 Academy Award ceremony - however, which movie was initially falsely announced by Faye Dunaway to have won the accolade?
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There are three Crown Dependencies of the United Kingdom: the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Bailiwick of Guernsey, and which other self-governing island?
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Though killed by Filipino natives halfway through his voyage, which Portuguese sailor is generally credited as leading the first circumnavigation of the Earth?
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Celestial (of sky, space) is from Latin 'caelum' meaning: Sun; God; Heaven; or Air?Heaven
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“A quantity representing the power to which a fixed number must be raised to produce a given number” is a: Tangent; Digit; Logarithm; or Fraction?Logarithm
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A lodestone or loadstone is another word for a: Paperweight; Plumbline; Paving slab or Magnet?Magnet
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Mythical Greek creatures centaur, pegasus, unicorn and hippocampus share what element: Eagle; Horse; Goat; or Rhinoceros?Horse
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Which three numbers have two possible formats in seven-segment digital displays (e.g., calculators, clocks)?6, 7, 9
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What border has seen the most failed fatal crossings in the 21st century to date: Red Sea; Mediterranean Sea; USA-Mexico; or Russia-China?Mediterranean Sea (Africa to Europe, 33,000 deaths 2000-17)
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What is 146million km from Earth: The Sun; The Moon; Zero gravity; or The highest clouds?The Sun
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Callisthenics refers to vigorous exercise using: Gym equipment; Balls; Water; or Body-weight?Body-weight (e.g., push-ups)
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The chess notation O-O and O-O-O refer to different types of Check; Checkmate; Resignation; or Castling?Castling (kingside and queenside)
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The sousaphone is a marching-band version of the: Trombone; Saxophone; Tuba; or Xylophone?Tuba
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Name the BBCTV 1970s-founded information service, a phonetic portmanteau of 'seeing' and 'fascimile'?Ceefax
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The Goths (comprising Visigoths and Ostragoths) triumphed in: Harry Potter; Star Wars; Waterloo; or The Roman Empire?The Roman Empire (substantially from Sweden having migrated to Poland, defeating the Western Roman Empire, c.500AD, at the start of the medieval European period)
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Centrifugal and centripetal are opposite forces in circular motion relative to: Gravity; Centre; The Sun; or Water?Centre (fugal means fleeing; petal means seeking.. 'the centre')
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Analysis of human skeletons from c.5,000BC found Neolithic women's (What?) were of 'superhuman' strength: Arms; Legs; Neck; or Teeth?Arms (11-16% bigger than modern Olympic rowers, theorized due to grain-grinding and similar work)
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Invented in China c.500BC the oldest board game still played is: Chess; Draights; Go; or Monopoly?Go
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A UK school ban of what fairy story was unsucessfully suggested in 2017, because it 'advocated kissing a girl without consent'?Sleeping Beauty
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Formula One's exclusive tyre/tire supplier from 2011 to 2018 is: Goodyear; Dunlop; Pirelli; or Michelin?Pirelli
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Website sabotage (e.g., by query/registration overload or similar) abbreviated to DDOS means Distributed (What?) Of Service?Denial
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Lava-formed hexagonal columns such as N.Ireland's Giant's Causeway, California's Devil's Postpile, and India's Kavadia Mountain are: Sandstone; Clay; Basalt; or Chalk?Basalt
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What grows in the stages of egg, avelin, fry, parr, smolt, kelt: Chickens; Frogs; Salmon; or Snails?Salmon
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What Italian wine translates as 'grape of the wild vine'?Frascati; Pino Grigio; Chianti; or Lambrusco? Lambrusco
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In Arthurian legend Excalibur is a: Horse; King; Lake; or Sword?Sword
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Which city was formerly known as Edo?
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Which two films hold the record for most Academy Awards won?
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Which two regions - both of which share their names with dog breeds - joined Canada from the UK in 1949?
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The famous city of Timbuktu lies in which African nation, occupying large swathes of the western Sahara desert?
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The Peace of Westphalia marked the end of which major European conflict, and the effective independence of the modern-day Netherlands from Spain?
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Which American author invented the character, Tarzan?
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Who won the first ever series of the X Factor?
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Which country boasts the only non-quadrilateral flag in the world?
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What houses were removed from the name of the British royal family in 1917 and replaced with Windsor - due to anti-German sentiment?
-
What are the only two doubly-landlocked countries (only bordering other landlocked states) in the world?
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What was the name of the male group who shared the victory with Girls Aloud in the 2002 talent show, Popstars: The Rivals?
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What word prefixes fold, punch, field, board, spread and stage?Centre
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Which modern-day country was formerly known as Zaire?
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Which is the southern-most US state?
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What geographical feature do these 11 nations exclusively have in common: São Tomé and Príncipe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Indonesia, Ecuador, Colombia, and Brazil?The Equator (passes through them all)
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Spumante, frizzante, and tranquillo refer to different types of what?Wine (Italian - Bonus point for each meaning - spumante=sparkling wine, frizzante=semi-sparkling wine, tranquillo=still wine)
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The strategy boardgame Go, zither-playing, calligraphy and painting were the essential 'four arts' of a learned person in the ancient culture of: China; India; Native American USA; or Aboriginal Australia?China
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The first dinosaur bone to be identified (1676, the end of a megalosaurus thighbone) was named due to its shape: Armpitum camelum; Moutham fishum; Beakham cockum; or Scrotum humanum?Scrotum humanum
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Cerberus in Greek mythology is a multi-(What?) (What?) guarding (What?): Eyed; Armed; Headed; Legged; Dog; Lion; Bull; Frog; Heaven; Hades (Hell); Olympus; or Heaven?(Three answers required) multi-Headed Dog guarding Hades (Hell)
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Pak choi (US bok choi) is a Chinese: Board game; Lunchbox; Cycle lane; or Cabbage?Cabbage ('white vegetable')
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What is the major US agency missing from this list: Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), CSA (Canada), and CNSA (China)?NASA (USA)
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