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What year was the Magna Carta created
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1215
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What was the nickname of WWI Pilot, Baron von Richtofen
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The Red Baron
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Who did not step onto the moon in the Apollo 11 mission
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Michael Collins
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Which Australian PM went missing swimming
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Harold Holt
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Which British PM famously said "Peace in Our Time"
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Neville Chamberlain
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When was the Eiffel Tower completed
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1889
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Which Chinese city was the Terracotta army buried outside
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Xi'an
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What country did Haile Selassie lead as emperor
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Ethiopia
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Which Roman emperor was the first to convert to Christianity
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Constantine
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Who shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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Gavrilo Princip
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At which besieged European city was the Ottoman advance into Europe halted
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Vienna
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In which section of the body is the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus found
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Brain
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Who supposedly dropped cannonballs of the Leaning Tower of Pisa in a gravity test
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Galileo
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Which element has the chemical symbol Sn
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Tin
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Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize
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Marie Curie
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Which Amino Acid is capable of absorbing the most UV light
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Tryptophan
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How many electrons are found in a Potassium atom
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19
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What is the brightest star in the night sky
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Sirius
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Near which organ are the adrenal glands located
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Kidney
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What is the americanised name of Adrenaline
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Epinephrine
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Who is credited for inventing the Telephone
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Alexander Graham Bell
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What is the most electrongetive element
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Fluorine
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Which dwarf planet is found between Mars and Jupiter
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Ceres
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To 2 Sig figs, what is the acceleration of gravity (m/s^2)
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9.8
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Who, independent of Newton, developed the theory of Calculus
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Leibniz
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What is the name for the junction between neurons
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Synapse
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Which Canadian scienitist, along with Leanor Michaelis, proposed a theory in relation to Enzyme Kinetics
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Maud Menten
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What is the powerhouse of the cell
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Mitochondria
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What is the name for the vegatative structure of Fungi
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Hyphae
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What was the name of the first cloned sheep
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Dolly
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What is said to have been the largest carnivorous dinosaur
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Spinosaurus
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What singer released the hit single "Break Your Heart" in 2009
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Taio Cruz
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What year was the film, Blues Brothers, released
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1980
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Who wrote "To kill a Mockingird"
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Harper Lee
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Which French poet wrote "Les Miserables"
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Victor Hugo
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Who was the actor that played Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother
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Neil Patrick Harris
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What was the name of the villain from the Incredibles
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Syndrome
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Which Animation studio produced the Ice Age franchise
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Blue Sky
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What is the plural of enigma (outside of enigmas)
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Enigmata
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What is the penultimate property in Monopoly (UK)
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Park Lane
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What is a group of Owls called
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Parliament
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Who catches the Snitch in the Quidditch World Cup
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Viktor Krum
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Who sung American Boy alongside Kanye West
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Estelle
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Which film franchise was centered around a Californian dog
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Beverly Hills Chihuahua
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Who played Jason Bourne
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Matt Damon
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Which Pop group sung "Let's Get it Started"
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Black Eyed Peas
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What is Australia's oldest department store
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David Jones
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Where does the clothing brand Superdry come from
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UK
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What year was Mariokart DS released
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2005
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Who is the primary antagonist in the Lion King
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Scar
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