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(1) What is the Aurora Australis also called? Southern Lights. (2) What is the name of the national airline of Israel? El-Al. (3) Which pop star earned his bus pass and became an official OAP on 14

October 2005? Cliff Richard. (4) What metallic element is mixed with tin to form the alloy bronze? Copper. (5) Made this millennium, in which decade was the detective series

“Jericho” set? 1950s. (6) What did Little Polly Flinders spoil? Her nice new clothes. (7) In which city did Karl Marx write "Das Kapital"? London. (8) Which planet has a pink appearance? Mars. (9) Who wrote "Anna Karenina"? Leo Tolstoy. (10) How is the Caribbean island of St Christopher more familiarly known? St Kitts.

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(11) Which acid builds up in the muscles during severe exercise? Lactic acid. (12) What common mineral is formed by the fossilization of vegetation? Coal. (13) Which female cookery writer wrote "Climbing the Mango Trees"? Mahur Jaffrey. (14) Which is the most northerly capital city in mainland Europe? Helsinki. (15) Who circumnavigated the world solo in "Gipsy Moth IV" in 1966-67? Francis Chichester. (16) What form of energy is produced by an electric motor? Mechanical energy. (17) Who did the Greek goddess Aphrodite love? Adonis. (18) Which country's flag shows a green star on a red background? Morocco. (19) Which stand-up comedian created the character the Pub Landlord? Al Murray. (20) Which three South American countries does the Equator cross? Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador.

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(21) Who said "When you are as great as I am, it's hard to be humble"? Muhammad Ali. (22) The year 2006 marked which anniversary of Mozart's birth? 250th. (23) Who took over the movie role of Clarice Starling from Jodie Foster? Julianne Moore. (24) What source of light is used in producing a hologram? Lazer. (25) Which object took almost seven hours to rise from the Solent in 1982? The Mary Rose. (26) Which Australian city stands near the mouth of the Yarra river? Melbourne. (27) In the rhyme, what is Friday's child? Loving and giving. (28) Who played the Riddler in “Batman Forever”? Jim Carrey. (29) Where did chess originate in the second century AD? India. (30) Who was the last prisoner to be held at Spandau? Rudolf Hess.

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(31) In which Shakespeare play do we meet two grave diggers? Hamlet. (32) On which river do Rochester, Chatham and Gillingham stand? The Medway. (33) What is the main language spoken in Chile? Spanish. (34) Which country is the world's leading producer of copper? Chile. (35) Who was the last Roman Catholic king of England? James II. (36) What sort of bird is a Cinnamon Norwich? Canary. (37) Winnipeg is the capital of which Canadian province? Manitoba. (38) Which country does a car come from if it shows CDN as the

international registration letters? Canada. (39) At which battle was Richard III killed? Battle of Bosworth. (40) Which three of the seven virtues are regarded as being the most

important? Faith, hope and charity.