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Who was known as the bard of avon?

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William Shakespeare

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What is the young of an eel?

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Elver

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Where is known as skeletal coast?

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Namibia

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What is the circumference of the Earth in kilometers?

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39,900

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What is the study of fungi?

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Mycology

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When is all saint’s day?

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November 1

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What is the name for the kitchen on a ship?

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Galley or Caboose

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What is the name for the nest of a squirrel?

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Drey

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Finish this english proverb ‘the pen is mightier’.

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Than the sword

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What is the deepest lake in the world?

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Baikal

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Which idiom means to make peace?

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To bury the hatchet

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Finish this english proverb ‘anything worth doing’.

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Is worth doing well

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What is the name for the muslim prayers done five times daily?

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Salaat

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What is the morbid fear of night?

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Nyctophobia

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What does SONAR means?

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Sound navigation and ranging

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Finish this english proverb ‘you can’t make an omelet’.

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Without breaking eggs

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What is the morbid fear of strangers or foreigners?

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Xenophobia

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18
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What is the study of words and word origins?

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Etymology

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What is the young of a deer?

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Fawn

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What is the name for the place of worhsip for Hindu’s?

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Mandir

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What is the name for the fertile coastal strip between the algerian plateau and the sea?

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Tell

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What does LIDAR stand for?

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Light detection and ranging

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Where is known as the land of milk and honey?

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Israel

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Finish this english proverb ‘hope for the best and’.

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Prepare for the worst

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Where can one find the Borah Peak?
Idaho
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What is the name for the cup used in Christian mass to hold wine?
Chalice
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Who invented the barometer?
Evangelista Torricelli
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Who was diesel named after?
Rudolf Diesel
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Where is known as the armpit of africa?
Cameroon
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What is known as the bird of peace?
Dove
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What is the young of a fowl?
Chicken
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Finish this english proverb 'people who live in glass houses'.
Shouldn’t throw stones
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What is known as the backbone of Italy?
Apennines
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Finish this english proverb 'stirke while'.
The iron is hot
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Who invented sewing machine?
Elias Howe
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Who invented the television?
John L. Baird
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Who was the first man in space?
Yuri Gagarin
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Finish this english proverb 'his bark is worse'.
Than his bite
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What is the term for the killing father?
Patricide
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When is the Summer Solstice?
June 21
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What is the address for the prime minister of Britain?
10 Downing Street
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What is the medical name for a scar left after a wound has been healed?
Cicatrice
43
What does CIA means?
Central Intelligence Agency
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What is the name for error in a computer program?
Bug
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What is the name of a person who walks in his or her sleep?
Somnambulist
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What is known as adam's ale?
Water
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Finish this english proverb 'dont put all your eggs'.
In one basket
48
What is the term for the killing brother?
Fratricide
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What is known as black diamond?
Coal
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What is the name for a person who is in charge of a museum?
Curator
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What is the name for the muslim festival signifying the end of the fasting period of Ramadan?
Eid-Ul-Fitr
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Finish this english proverb 'dont add insult'.
To injury
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What is the name for the hot outer layer of the the suns atmosphere called?
Corona
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What is commonly called the northern lights?
Aurora Borealis
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What is the capacity of a cable to carry information from one computer to another called?
Bandwidth
56
What is the morbid fear of people?
Anthropophobia
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Who invented dynamite?
Alfred Nobel
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What is the name for several flags collected together in a group?
Bunting
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What is young of a horse?
Foal
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What is the young of a dog?
Puppy
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What is the name for the Bishop’s cap or headdress?
Mitre
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What is the name for the fasting period for Muslims usually one month long?
Ramadan
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Finished this English proverb ‘one rotten apple’
Spoils the whole barrel
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Who was known as father of economy
Adam Smith
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Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?
Roald Amundsen
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What is the morbid fear of heights?
Acrophobia
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Finish this English proverb ‘an apple a day’
Keeps the doctor away
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What is the study of earthquakes?
Seismology
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Who was known as the mad monk ?
Gregory Rasputin
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What is the measure distance between objects in outer space called?
Light year
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When is the vernal equinox?
March 21
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What is the name for mourners following a funeral?
Cortege
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Who was the first woman in space?
Valentina Terreskova
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What is the highest navigable lake on earth?
Lake Titicaca
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What is the vessel name for burning incense?
Censer
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What is the name for a street that is only open at one end?
Cul-de-sac
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Which US president was known as old rough and ready?
Zachary Taylor
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What is the name for a person who can use both hands equally?
Ambidexter
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What is the young of a hare?
Leveret
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What is the morbid fear of men?
Androphobia
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Finished this English proverb ‘a fool and his money’
Are soon parted
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What is the name for the residence of monks or priests?
Monastery
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What’s another name for the paternoster?
Lords Prayer
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What is another name for white plague?
Tuberculosis
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What is the study of measuring time?
Chronology
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What is the name of the knife fixed onto the end of a gun?
Bayonet 
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What is the morbid fear of the number 13?
Triskaidekaphobia
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Who founded the Salvation Army?
William booth
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What is the young of a salmon?
Parr
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What is the term for the killing baby?
Infanticide
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What is the study of Fish?
Ichthyology
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What is the study of disease?
Pathology
93
What is the name for a person who draws maps?
Cartographer
94
What is the morbid fear of dogs?
Cynophobia
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What does CFC mean?
Chlorofluorocarbon
96
Long time homerun hitter in baseball was?
Babe Ruth
97
What is the largest or highest mountain measured from the space below sea level to it’s peak?
Mauna Kea
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Where is known as the land down under?
Australia
99
Who invented the steam engine?
James Watt
100
Who invented the thermometer and telescope?
Galileo Galilei
101
Finish this English proverb ‘a picture is worth’
A thousand words
102
What is the name for a person who is skilled in the care of hands and feet?
Chiropodist
103
Finish this English proverb ‘make hay while’
The sun shines
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Finish this English proverb ‘too many cooks’
Spoil the broth
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What is another name for network confined within a single organization?
Intranet

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