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1
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What is an anemometer?

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Device for measuring wind speed (or other gas currents)

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2
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“Forget-me-not flowers” are what colour?

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Blue

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3
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“Oxter” is slang for which part of the body?

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Armpit.

Bonus: Axilla is the proper medical term for this.

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4
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What is the nationality of Dr. Frankenstein?

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Swiss

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5
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“Hundred years war” lasted how long?

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116 years.

1337 – 1453 between England and France over the French throne. Ended in English victory.

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6
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How often does a blue moon occur?

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Roughly every 2-3 years.

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7
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Who murdered Martin Luther King Jr.?

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James Earl Ray.

Assassinated King in 1968 by shooting him. Assassination occurred at King’s motel in Memphis Tennessee.

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8
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Where are the Atlas mountains?

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Northern Africa:

Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, etc.

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9
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The International Date Line is over which ocean?

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Pacific.

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10
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Who led the Peasant’s Revolt?

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Wat Tyler.

Wat Tyler Rebellion was against taxation on the poor. Took place in 1381.

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11
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What branch of Chinese language is spoken in Hong Kong?

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Cantonese.

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12
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“Halcyon” refers to what animal?

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Kingfisher.

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13
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Capital of Liechtenstein?

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Vaduz.

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14
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Who was the “Birdman of Alcatraz”?

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Robert Stroud.

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15
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Who was the singer of The Smiths?

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Morrissey.

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16
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This private bank has Royal Family as clients.

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Coutts.

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17
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What is the subject of most L.S. Lowry paintings?

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Crowds of people.

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18
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What was the first commercially available general-purpose home computer?

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Ferranti Mark 1.

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19
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What language do they speak in Ethiopia?

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Amharic.

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20
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What word does “Qur’an” translate to?

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“Recitation”.

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21
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What rock does fracking extract gas from?

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Shale.

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22
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This suffragette thew herself under a horse at the Epsom Derby in 1913.

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Emily Davison.

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23
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Who first laid out British rule of India?

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Robert Clive (Clive of India).

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24
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Coffee with ice cream is called…?

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Affogato.

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25
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In Star Wars, what is the term for an apprentice Jedi?

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Padawan.

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26
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What was the first rocket in space?

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The V2.

By Wernher von Braun (father of space travel/rocket science).

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27
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Which Apollo mission saw Neil Armstrong landed in the “Sea of Tranquility”?

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Apollo 11.

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28
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What is South Korea’s currency?

A

Won.

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29
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Name for a cub scout pack leader?

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Akela.

Named after the wolf “Akela” in Kipling’s Jungle Book.

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30
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In what year did India and Pakistan achieve independence?

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1947.

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31
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Barbie’s friend’s name.

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Midge.

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32
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Who was the leader of the French Revolution?

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Maximilien Robespierre.

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33
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Who created Batman?

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Bob Kane.

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34
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What is gossamer?

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Spider silk.

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35
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Who was Argentine dictator during the Falklands war?

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Leopoldo Galtieri.

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36
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Napoleon was hampered by this medical condition at the Battle of Waterloo.

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Piles.

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37
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Kanji keyboards are mainly used in this country.

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Japan.

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38
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Dice sides (opposites) always add up to what?

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Seven (7).

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39
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A “symphony” refers to how many movements in a piece of music?

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Four (4) movements.

A movement is self-contained part of music.

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40
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Dutch is spoken in this South American country.

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Suriname.

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41
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The zygomatic bone is commonly known as what?

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Cheek.

42
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Who is the mother of Zeus?

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Rhea.

43
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Sean Connery and Michael Caine starred in this movie together.

A

“The Man Who Would Be King”.

44
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Sri Lanka was formerly known as…

A

Ceylon.

45
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Hoover dam is on what river?

A

Colorado river.

In Nevada, USA.

46
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The name of a former confederacy of six Native American tribes.

A

Iroquois.

47
Q

Premium bond machine invented in Bletchley Park in 1957.

A

ERNIE.

48
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The Brandenburg Gate in what city?

A

Berlin.

49
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What job did a publican do in ancient Rome?

A

Collect taxes.

50
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What is a sphygmomanometer?

A

Instrument for measuring blood pressure.

51
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Apollo is the leader of how many muses?

A

Nine (9).

52
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Carved ivory or shells is sometimes called what?

A

Scrimshaw.

53
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In Lord of the Rings, what is Gandalf’s horse called?

A

Shadowfax.

54
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What galaxy is closest to ours?

A

Andromeda.

55
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Ares is Greek god of…?

A

War.

Ares is the Greek counterpart to the Roman god Mars.

56
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What is the brightest star in the night sky?

A

Sirius.

57
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The medical term “varicella” is more commonly known as?

A

Chickenpox.

58
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Ayres Rock has what indigenous name?

A

Uluru.

59
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What is the capital of Mozambique?

A

Maputo.

60
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She’s credited with designing the first US flag.

A

Betsy Ross.

61
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Where did the Great Fire of London start and in what year?

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1666 on Pudding Lane, London.

62
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The name of an East German agent during the Cold War.

A

Stasi.

63
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What is the Denier scale?

A

A scale for measuring the fineness of silk, nylon, rayon, etc.

64
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In Greek mythology, who is the goddess of the rainbow?

A

Iris.

65
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What currency do they most commonly use in China?

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Renminbi.

66
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Largest lake in England?

A

Windermere.

67
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This country’s national anthem has the same tune as the British national anthem, but with no lyrics?

A

Liechtenstein.

68
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What is an “epigram”?

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A pithy remark that’s witty/clever.

Can also refer to a witty poem.

69
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Who won the first ever FIFA World Cup?

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Uruguay.

1930 in Uruguay.

70
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How many human players are there on each side in a polo match?

A

Four (4).

71
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What is the name of the research vessel used by Jacques Cousteau?

A

RV Calypso.

72
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What are the “islets of langerhans”?

A

Insulin producing cells in the pancreas.

73
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Name Henry VIII’s wives in order.

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  1. Catherine of Aragon.
  2. Anne Boleyn.
  3. Jane Seymour.
  4. Anne of Cleves.
  5. Catherine Howard.
  6. Katharine Parr.

CAJACK.

Causes of death: divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived.

74
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Who wrote Charlotte’s Web?

A

E.B. White.

Published in 1952.

75
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What was the name of the character played by John Travolta in the film “Pulp Fiction”?

A

Vincent Vega.

Bonus: Samuel L Jackson played the character Jules Winnfield.

76
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Which was the first James Bond film to feature Roger Moore in the title role?

A

Live and Let Die (1973)

77
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What was Margaret Thatcher’s middle name?

A

Hilda.

78
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In which US state is McCarran International Airport?

A

Nevada.

It serves Las Vegas.

79
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Which European country has the longest coastline?

A

Norway.

80
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In which year did Yuri Gagarin become the first human to travel into space?

A

1961.

81
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First dog in space was called?

A

Laika.

82
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What is a falchion?

A

A type of sword.

83
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What is the national currency of Romania?

A

Romanian Leu.

84
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Harvey Weinstein founded this movie company with his brother.

A

Miramax.

85
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Last book of the Old Testament?

A

Malachi.

86
Q

A cube has how many edges?

A

12.

87
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The ‘Durand Line’ is a border between which two countries?

A

Pakistan and Afghanistan.

88
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Where on the body would you wear a mantilla?

A

Over the head (and shoulders – a type of silk scarf, mostly worn in Spain).

89
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Who created the cartoon cat Garfield?

A

Jim Davis.

90
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When did UK join the EU?

A

1973.

Left in 2020.

91
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Which is the hottest planet in our solar system?

A

Venus.

92
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What is the collective noun for a group of buzzards?

A

Wake.

93
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In slang terms, how much money is a (a) “pony”? (b) “ton”? (c) “monkey”? (d) “score”? (e) “bullseye”?

A

Pony = £25
Ton = £100
Monkey £500
Score = £20
Bullseye = £50

94
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How many cartoon images does each player have on their board in a game of “Guess Who?”

A

24.

95
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Who is on the (a) $1 bill (b) $2 bill (c) $5 bill (d) $10 bill (e) $20 bill (f) $50 bill (g) $100?

A

$1 = George Washington.
$2 = Thomas Jefferson.
$5 = Abraham Lincoln.
$10 = Alexander Hamilton.
$20 = Andrew Jackson.
$50 = Ulysses S. Grant.
$100 = Benjamin Franklin.

96
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What is the name of the highest rank in the Royal Navy?

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Admiral of the Fleet.

97
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What are the two main ingredients of colcannon?

A

Mashed potatoes and cabbage/kale.

98
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To which country do the Faroe Islands belong?

A

Denmark.

99
Q

How often does a “vicennial” event occur?

A

Every 20 years.

100
Q

Who wrote “Rip Van Winkle”?

A

Washington Irving.

101
Q

How many spots (pips) are on a die?

A

21.

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