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No. |
Question |
Answer |
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01. |
From what language does the phrase Kia Ora come? |
Maori |
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02. |
The Richter scale measures the energy of what? |
Earthquakes |
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03. |
The city of Vienna in Austria lies on which river? |
Danube |
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04. |
Which car maker produces a model called the Veyron? |
Bugatti |
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05. |
What is the German equivalent of the British 'Ltd' |
GmbH |
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06. |
In Rugby Union what position does the number 15 play? |
Full-back |
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07. |
What organization distributes bibles to hotel rooms? |
The Gideons |
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08. |
Where are the 15th century ruins of Machu Picchu? |
Peru |
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09. |
Where is the administrative centre of the British monarchy? |
St James's Palace |
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10. |
What is the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet |
Eta |
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11. |
What is the website address of the United Nations? |
www.un.org |
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12. |
Which King of Scotland became King of England in 1603? |
James VI |
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13. |
Perestroika was introduced by which Soviet leader? |
Mikhail Gorbachev |
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14. |
How many modern pence are in a guinea? |
105 |
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15. |
January King, Meteor, and Salarite are varieties of what? |
Cabbage |
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16. |
Sitophobia is the fear of what? |
Food |
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17. |
Who became president of the USA in 1989? |
George Bush, Senior |
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18. |
Where is the largest opal mine in the world? |
Australia |
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19. |
Which is the only city to lie in two continents? |
Istanbul |
|
20 |
Which US state is known as the Sunflower State? |
Kansas |
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21. |
What is the study of reptiles and amphibians? |
Herpetology |
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22. |
What ceremony is performed beneath a chuppah? |
Jewish Wedding |
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23. |
In which country is the city Invercargill? |
New Zealand |
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24. |
What is the Chilean Pine more commonly known as? |
Monkey Puzzle Tree |
|
25 |
Who's autobiography is called 'Where's the Rest of Me?' |
Ronald Reagan |
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26. |
Who became Secretary General of the UN in 2007? |
Ban Ki-Moon |
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27. |
The English novelist Mary Anne Evans is better known as? |
George Eliot |
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28 |
Which country was previously called Abyssinia? |
Ethiopia |
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29. |
Who was made Archbishop of Capetown in 1986? |
Desmond Tutu |
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30. |
What are the feathers on an arrow called? |
Fletching |
