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  1. In which country was Imry Nagy twice Prime Minister, executed for treason in 1958 and reburied as a hero in 1989?
  2. What country hosts the World Wife-Carrying Championships?
  3. What country temporarily renamed its currency Bolivar Fuerte (meaning strong Bolivar) while phasing out the use of the previous Bolivar alongside it?
  4. What vital mechanism did Elisha Otis invent in 1852?
  5. What is Earl's band called in the TV series My Name is Earl?
  6. Which British MP claims responsibility for introducing speed bumps ('sleeping policemen') to UK roads?
  7. Who holds the record for the longest televised successful golf putt (as at 2008)?
  8. Harrisburg is the capital of which US state?
  9. What are the Italian cheese balls whose name translates as 'small mouthfuls?
  10. What did Colonel Thomas Blood attempt to steal in 1671?
  11. Who wrote Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance?
  12. What is the technical term for a solid figure with five plane (flat faces?
  13. Chiromancy is the technical name for what pseudoscience (claimed but not proven to be scientific?
  14. The Karnak Temple complex, dating back to the ancient city of Thebes, is in which country?
  15. As at 2008 what is the most popularly attended concert venue in the world (highest audience numbers per year?
  16. Nanga Parbat, meaning 'naked mountain', the 9th highest in the world, is part of which mountain range?
  17. The ghost of great Dane dog Kabur, said to haunt Los Angeles Pet Cemetery, belonged to which 1920s screen idol?
  18. What country temporarily renamed its currency Bolivar Fuerte (meaning strong Bolivar while phasing out the use of the previous Bolivar alongside it?
  19. Which British MP claims responsibility for introducing speed bumps ('sleeping policemen' to UK roads?
  20. Who holds the record for the longest televised successful golf putt (as at 2008?
  21. Who succeeded James Callaghan as leader of Britain's Labour Party?
  22. Who was the first artist to appear at the new Wembley Stadium?
  23. In which year did the first Mersey road tunnel open?
  24. In which country was Imry Nagy twice Prime Minister, executed for treason in 1958 and reburied as a hero in 1989?
  25. Which English artist and engraver is famed for his paintings of horses?
  26. American jazz musician Art Tatum excelled on which instrument?
  27. What is the technical term for a solid figure with five plane (flat) faces?
  28. A boomslang is what type of creature?
  29. What is grandpa's name in the TV show The Munsters?
  30. In which country was Greenpeace founded?
  31. As at 2008 which corporation owns the brands Duracell, Braun and Gillette?
  32. Which student of Socrates, and teacher of Aristole, wrote Republic?
  33. What is the name of the assembly of cardinals for the election of a pope?
  34. Chiromancy is the technical name for what pseudoscience (claimed but not proven to be scientific)?
  35. The Karnak Temple complex, dating back to the ancient city of Thebes, is in which country?
  36. As of 2018 what is the most popularly attended concert venue in the world (highest audience numbers per year)?
  37. Nanga Parbat, meaning 'naked mountain', the 9th highest in the world, is part of which mountain range?
  38. In which year was the United Nations founded?
  39. Which American singer's real name was Eunice Wayman?
  40. The ghost of great Dane dog Kabur, said to haunt Los Angeles Pet Cemetery, belonged to which 1920s screen idol?

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  1. In which country was Imry Nagy twice Prime Minister, executed for treason in 1958 and reburied as a hero in 1989?
    Hungary 
  2. What country hosts the World Wife-Carrying Championships?
    Finland
  3. What country temporarily renamed its currency Bolivar Fuerte (meaning strong Bolivar) while phasing out the use of the previous Bolivar alongside it?
    Venezuela
  4. What vital mechanism did Elisha Otis invent in 1852?
    Elevator Brakes
  5. What is Earl's band called in the TV series My Name is Earl?
    Phish Tahko
  6. Which British MP claims responsibility for introducing speed bumps ('sleeping policemen') to UK roads?
    Kenneth Clarke
  7. Who holds the record for the longest televised successful golf putt (as at 2008)?
    Terry Wogan
  8. Harrisburg is the capital of which US state?
    Pennsylvania
  9. What are the Italian cheese balls whose name translates as 'small mouthfuls?
    Bocconcini
  10. What did Colonel Thomas Blood attempt to steal in 1671?
    The Crown Jewels
  11. Who wrote Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance?
    Robert Pirsig
  12. What is the technical term for a solid figure with five plane (flat faces?
    Pentahedron
  13. Chiromancy is the technical name for what pseudoscience (claimed but not proven to be scientific?
    Palmistry 
  14. The Karnak Temple complex, dating back to the ancient city of Thebes, is in which country?
    Egypt
  15. As at 2008 what is the most popularly attended concert venue in the world (highest audience numbers per year?
    The O2, London 
  16. Nanga Parbat, meaning 'naked mountain', the 9th highest in the world, is part of which mountain range?
    Himalayas
  17. The ghost of great Dane dog Kabur, said to haunt Los Angeles Pet Cemetery, belonged to which 1920s screen idol?
    Rudolph Valentino 
  18. What country temporarily renamed its currency Bolivar Fuerte (meaning strong Bolivar while phasing out the use of the previous Bolivar alongside it?
    Venezuela 
  19. Which British MP claims responsibility for introducing speed bumps ('sleeping policemen' to UK roads?
    Kenneth Clarke 
  20. Who holds the record for the longest televised successful golf putt (as at 2008?
    Terry Wogan 
  21. Who succeeded James Callaghan as leader of Britain's Labour Party?
    Michael Foot
  22. Who was the first artist to appear at the new Wembley Stadium?
    George Michael
  23. In which year did the first Mersey road tunnel open?
    1934
  24. In which country was Imry Nagy twice Prime Minister, executed for treason in 1958 and reburied as a hero in 1989?
    Hungary
  25. Which English artist and engraver is famed for his paintings of horses?
    George Stubbs
  26. American jazz musician Art Tatum excelled on which instrument?
    Piano
  27. What is the technical term for a solid figure with five plane (flat) faces?
    Pentahedron (Pentagon only if all sides are the same length)
  28. A boomslang is what type of creature?
    Snake
  29. What is grandpa's name in the TV show The Munsters?
    Sam Dracula, Count of Transylvania
  30. In which country was Greenpeace founded?
    Canada
  31. As at 2008 which corporation owns the brands Duracell, Braun and Gillette?
    Procter & Gamble
  32. Which student of Socrates, and teacher of Aristole, wrote Republic?
    Plato
  33. What is the name of the assembly of cardinals for the election of a pope?
    Conclave
  34. Chiromancy is the technical name for what pseudoscience (claimed but not proven to be scientific)?
    Palmistry
  35. The Karnak Temple complex, dating back to the ancient city of Thebes, is in which country?
    Egypt
  36. As of 2018 what is the most popularly attended concert venue in the world (highest audience numbers per year)?
    The O2, London
  37. Nanga Parbat, meaning 'naked mountain', the 9th highest in the world, is part of which mountain range?
    Himalayas
  38. In which year was the United Nations founded?
    19145
  39. Which American singer's real name was Eunice Wayman?
    Nina Simone
  40. The ghost of great Dane dog Kabur, said to haunt Los Angeles Pet Cemetery, belonged to which 1920s screen idol?
    Ruloplh Valentino
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