15. General knowledge questions.
Answers can be found usually the following day.
21/6/08.
Posted under Never Ending Quiz on the Forum.
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A.Gums.
Q. In the human body, gingiva is tissue from which part of the mouth?
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A.Dolphin.
Q. The delphinium flower gets its name from its supposed resemblance to which sea creature?
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A.West Berkshire.
Q. In which county is the village of Aldermaston?
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A.Sylvester Stallone.
Q. Who played the policeman trying to stop Wesley Snipes in the 1993 film Demolition Man?
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A.Stansted.
Q. Which of London's airports lies just off junction 8 of the M11 motorway?
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A.Horse.
Q. The flesh of which animal does a hippophagist eat?
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A.Ella Fitzgerald.
Q. Which American jazz singer was called the 'First Lady Of Song'?
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A.Jan. & Feb.
Q. In which two months could you have been born if your star sign is Aquarius?
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A.1830's.(1837.)
Q. In which decade was Euston London's first main line station opened?
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A.The Simpsons.
Q. Which TV cartoon features Ned Flanders & Mr. Burns?
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A.Coyote.
Q. What one word name is the American prairie wolf also known?
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A.Cecil.
Q. What was the first name of the poet C.Day Lewis?
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A.Three.
Q. In the Army, how many stripes of chevrons are there on a sergeants badge of rank?
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A.Johann Sebastian Bach.
Q. Who wrote the Brandenburg Concertos?
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A.Veal.
Q. In food, which meat is traditionally used foe the Italian dish 'Ossobuco'?
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A.Dorset.
Q. From which English county does Purbeck marble come?
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A.Shooting Stars.
Q. Which British television comedy show featured the 'dove from above'?
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A.William Shakespeare.
Q. In English literature whose sonnets are written to a mysterious 'Dark Lady'?
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A.The late Queen Mother.
Q. In Scotland, who was the first person to become 'Lady of the Thistle'?
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A.Africa.
Q. In the animal kingdom, the hippopotamus is indigenous to which continent?
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A.Apex.
Q. In maths, what A is the highest point of a solid relative to its base?
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A.Israel.
Q. Of which country was Ehud Barak elected prime minister in May 1999?
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A.Zero.
Q. In science, how many degrees Kelvin is absolute zero?
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A.His mother.
Q. What relation was Miss Ellie to JR in the American television soap Dallas?
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A.Smallest veins.
Q. In human biology what are Venules?
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A.Ray Charles.
Q. Which pop singer had a hit in 1961 with 'Hit the Road Jack'?
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A.Bread.
Q. In food, Nan and Soda are both types of what?
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A.New Zealand.
Q. The mountain range called the Southern Alps is in which country?
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A.Will Smith.
Q. Which actor battles aliens in the film 'Men in Black'?
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A.1960's.
Q. In which decade did Yasser Arafat become chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation?
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A.London.
Q. The pilgrims in Canterbury Tales were travelling to Canterbury from where?
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A.Highland.
Q. Which breed of cattle have long shaggy coats and large curved horns?
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A.American Civil War.
Q. In America, the Gettysburg Address was made during which war?
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A.Manchester.
Q. The Royal Northers College of Music is based in which city?
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A.1950's
Q. In which decade of the twentieth century was the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme launched?
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A.Shoes.
Q. In fashion what are moccasins?
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A.Arrow.
Q. Is the scientific symbol of the male a circle with an arrow or a circle with a cross?
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A.Bone.
Q. In human biology the scapula is a type of what?
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A.Clint Eastwood.
Q. Which actor stars in the film The Outlaw Josey Wales?
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A.Mosquito.
Q. Which World War ll British twin-engined aircraft, mostly built of wood, shared its name with an insect?
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A.Rolf Harris.
Q. Which Australian had a hit in 1960 with 'Tie me Kangaroo Down Sport'?
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A.Alan Bennett.
Q. Which English playwright is famous for his Talking Heads series?
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A.Fidel Castro.
Q. Who succeeded Fulgencio Batista as the leader of Cuba in 1959?
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A.Nineteenth.
Q. In which century did Alfred Lord Tennyson become the English Poet Laureate?
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A.Elizabethan.
Q. Of which style of architecture is Burghley House near Stamford an example?
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A.Porgy Bess.
Q. The song 'It Ain't Necessarily So' comes from which opera?
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A.Cat.
Q. The Burmese is a variety of which household animal?
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A.Elvis.
Q. Who has spent more weeks in the British charts than any other artist?
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A.A blister.
Q. If you were suffering from a bleb,what would you expect it to be?
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A.Omega.
Q. What is the last letter of the ancient Greek alphabet?
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A.Leading an army.
Q. Where might you expect to find a Japanese shogun?
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A.Oldsmobile.
Q. What company made the first mass produced car?
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A.C.S. Lewis.
Q. What writers life and marriage were dramatised
in Shadowlands?
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A.The Blues Brothers.
Q. What brothers considered themselves on a mission from God?
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A.Captain Ahab.
Q. Who searched for revenge on the whale Moby Dick after it bit off his leg?
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A.Diva.
Q. What 1980's film featured music from the opera La Wally?
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A.The Stellar constellations as viewed from Rio.
Q. What appears in the centre of the flag of Brazil?
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A.The Mayflower.
Q. What ship carried the Pilgrim Fathers to Massachussetts in 1620?
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A.Joseph Smith.
Q. What was the name of the founder of the Mormon Church?
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A.1.
Q. How many eyes did the mythical creature Cyclops have.
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A.1903.
Q. In what year did driving licences become compulsory in Britain?
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A.California.
Q. Where is Disneyland?
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A.Norman Cook.
Q. What is Fatboy Slim's real name?
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A.Italy & Austria.
Q. Which two countries does the Brenner Pass link?
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A.The Godfather.
Q. What film open with the words, 'I believe in America'?
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A.Botany Bay.
Q. Where did the first European land in Australia?
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A.Hormone releasing nervous activity.
Q. What does a beta-blocker block?
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A.Burned down.
Q. What happened to the original glass-and-metal Alexandra Palace?
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A.Grease.
Q. In what film did John Travolta play Danny Zucco?
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A.St. Lucia.
Q. What West Indian flag features three over-lapping triangles in its centre?
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A.Dolly.
Q. What was the name of the sheep successfully cloned by Edinburgh scientists 1n 1966?
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A.Sold a Piglet.
Q. If you sold your bonham in Ireland, what would you have just done?
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A.A Knight in search of Chivalrous deeds.
Q. What was a Knight Errant?
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A.Adam Ant.
Q. In the early 80's who was the Dandy Highwayman?
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A.Way to freeze food.
Q. What did Clarence Birdseye first devise?
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A.Fifth.
Q. What century did the Saxons first settle in England?
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A.16.
Q. How many species of bat are there in Britain?
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A.4.
Q. How many litres of air does a fit, healthy adult inhale with each breath?
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A.New York.
Q. What city did King Kong terrorise?
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A.Barbarossa.
Q. What was the German code name for their invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941?
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A.Pineapple.
Q. What type of fruit is ananas?
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A.Captain Of The Titanic.
Q. Whose last words were reported to have been,'Be British'?
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A.11.
Q. After 7, what is the next prime number up?
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A.Victoria Cross.
Q. What is Britain's highest military award for bravery?
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A.Dancing.
Q. If you performed a mambo, what would you be doing?
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A.The Godfather Part 11.
Q. What is the only sequel ever to have lifted the Best Picture Oscar?
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A.Charlie Parker.
Q. What jazz musician's nickname was Yardbird?
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A.2.
Q. How many revolutions were there in Russia in 1917?
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A.Do not have any other God but me.
Q. What was the first on the Ten Commandments?
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A. Barbie.
Q. What dolly did Aqua sing about in 1997?
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A.1980's
Q. In what decade did France officially abolish the guillotine?
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A.Hastings.
Q. Which was considered the most important of southern England's Cinque Ports?
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A.20.
Q. How many fluid ounces are in a pint?
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A.Belfast.
Q. Where was the Titanic built?
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A.Dog Day Afternoon.
Q. What film features Al Pacino as a bisexual bank robber?
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A.Two stripes.
Q. What is the badge of rank of a British Army corporal?
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A.Seattle.
Q. In what North American city is the Space Needle?
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A.The Marquis de Sade.
Q. Who said,'Tolerance is the virtue of the weak'?
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A. 8 months.
Q. How long did the World War ll night-time bombing Blitz on London last?
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A.Turkey.
Q. What country ruled Palestine until 1918?
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A.The Cotton Club.
Q. What was the famous jazz club founded in New York's Harlem in 1923?
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A.The Sting.
Q. What film ends with the line, 'Nah.I'd only blow it'?
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A.Postcards.
Q. What does a deltiologist collect?
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A.Diners Club.
Q. What company issued the first ever general credit card?
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A.Gethsemane.
Q. What was the area where Calvary was also known as?
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A.York.
Q. What royal English house was represented by a white rose?
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A.Moses.
Q. Who as a baby was set afloat on the River Nile?
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A.Nosferatu.
Q. What was the first film ever to feature a vampire.?
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A.Variety of pig.
Q. What is a Gloucester Old Spot?
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A.Wendy Richards.
Q. Who was the first member of the EastEnders cast to have a top 10 hit?
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A.11th.
Q. In what century was the first recorded trial by jury in England?
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A.George Harrison.
Q. Which Beatle was first to have a solo number one hit?
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A.River in Norway.
Q. What is the name Glomma given to?
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A.Cullinan.
Q. What is the world's oldest diamond?
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A.M8.
Q. What motorway links Glasgow and Edinburgh?
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A.Music singing society.
Q. What is a Glee Club?
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A.29 years.
Q. The Berlin Wall came down in 1989, how long to the nearest year did it stand?
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A.1998.
Q. When was the £2 coin first introduced into Britain?
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A.32 miles.
Q. How long is the Channel Tunnel to the nearest mile?
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A.9 gallons.
Q. If you had a firkin of beer, how much beer would you have?
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A.1 o'clock.
Q. What time was it when the mouse ran up the clock?
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A.Belgium.
Q. What country is the port of Antwerp in?
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A.Solid iron.
Q. What lies at the inner-core of the Earth?
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A.Osborne House.
Q. Which of her residents did Queen Victoria die in?
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A.Jefferson.
Q. What is the middle name of recent US President Bill Clinton?
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A.York.
Q. What town did the Romans call Eburacum?
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A.Raymond Chandler.
Q. Who wrote the book that the film The Big Sleep was based on?
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A. It has three cross arms instead of one.
Q. How does a papal cross differ from a normal cross?
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A.Mohandas.
Q. What was Gandhi's first name?
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A.Guarding the entrance to a castle.
Q. Where would you traditionally find a barbican?
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A.Aramaic.
Q. What language did Jesus Christ speak?
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A.Meatloaf.
Q. What singer is Marvin Lee Aday better known as?
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A.Trunk.
Q. Where in America would they put their luggage in a car?
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A.George V1.
Q. Who was king after Edward V111?
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A.Slowest mammal in the world.
Q. What record does the three-toed sloth hold?
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A.New York.
Q. Where does the partner of London's Cleopatra's Needle stand?
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A.Blue Whale.
Q. What is the worlds largest mammal?
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A.Japan.
Q. What country is the second largest music market in the world?
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A.3 years.
Q. How many years must whiskey mature before it can be called whiskey?
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A.1863.
Q. In what year did underground trains first operate in London?
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A.Hastings Banda.
Q. Who was the leader of Malawi for 30 years from its independence?
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A.North - South Korea.
Q. What countries are separated by the 38th parallel?
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A.Terence Conran.
Q. What British innovator founded the Habitat chain of shops?
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A. Charles ll
Q. What king was known as the Merry Monarch?
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