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Answer
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In which European city would you find a gondola?
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Venice
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What name is given in group 7 on the periodic table?
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Halogens
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Which comedian wrote the sitcom 'GameFace'?
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Roisin Conaty
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Which tapestry depicts the Battle of Hastings?
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Bayeux
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Who plays David Brent in 'The Office (UK)'?
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Ricky Gervais
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Vega is the brightest star in which constellation?
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Lyra
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Adele wrote the theme tune for which James Bond film?
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Skyfall
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'Old Trafford' is owned by which english football team?
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Manchester United
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Which author wrote the 'Beast Quest' book series?
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Adam Blade
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'Ovis Aries' is the scientific name for which animal?
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Sheep
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How many counties are there in Northern Ireland?
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Six
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The Marvel superhero 'Doctor Strange' is portrayed by which British actor?
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Benedict Cumberbatch
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The latin word 'pilum' translates into which english word?
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Javelin
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What element is named after Earth?
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Tellurium
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The biggest city in Myanmar, Yangon, was formerly known by what name?
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Rangoon
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Artemis is the Greek equivalent of which Roman goddess?
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Diana
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'Lachanophobia' is the irrational fear of what?
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Vegetables
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What breed of dog is Cujo in the Stephen King book 'Cujo'?
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Saint Bernard
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Prince Philip is also known as the 'Duke Of _________'
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Edinburgh
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Ribazuba is the name for ivory from which animal?
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Walrus
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Which constellation is given its name from the latin word for 'Hare' or 'Rabbit'?
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Lepus
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Des Moines is the capital of which american state?
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Iowa
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A 'tzompantli' was a wooden rack which typically displayed what?
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Human Skulls
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Who plays Maurice Moss in 'The IT Crowd'?
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Richard Ayoade
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Which Roman Emperor was given the nickname 'Caligula'?
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Gaius
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In which country was coffee discovered?
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Ethiopia
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Which country is also knows as 'the land of the long white cloud'
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New Zealand
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What was the name of the dragon in the book 'The Hobbit'
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Smaug
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What compound of nitrogen and hydrogen has the formula NH3
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Ammonia
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What canal connects the Atlantic ocean to the Pacific ocean?
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Panama Canal
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Who replaced Mary Berry as a judge on 'The Great British Bake Off' in 2017?
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Prue Leith
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Who wrote the novel 'The Bourne Identity'?
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Robert Ludlum
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What is the name of the artist who sang '99 Red Balloons'?
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Nena
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Which african country has the longest coastline?
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Somalia
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In which city would you find Scrabo Tower?
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Belfast
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Which concept does 'yin and yang' represent in Chinese philosophy
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Dualism
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What was the name of the youngest child in the children's TV programme 'The Flumps'
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Pootle
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Name one of the three main ingredients of the Senegalese dish 'Thieboudienne'
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Fish/Rice/Tomato
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Which dwarf planet can be found between Mars and Jupiter in the asteroid belt?
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Ceres
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Who shot and killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
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Gavrilo Princip
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Which chocolate bar consists of a flake covered in a layer of milk chocolate?
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Twirl
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What is the word for 'U' in the NATO phonetic alphabet?
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Uniform
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What type of liquor is made from molasses?
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Rum
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Which state of America contains the self-proclaimed asparagus capital of the world?
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Michigan
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What is the name of the rat in 'Ratatouille'?
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Remy
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Siamese cats are native to which country?
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Thailand
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In what year was Yugoslavia first formed?
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1918
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Who has an autobiography called 'Just a Mo'?
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Laila Morse
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Which god/goddess makes up the 'Capitoline Triad' along with Jupiter and Juno?
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Minerva
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What is the name of the largest desert in Asia?
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Gobi Desert
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Which snooker player has been given the nickname 'The Rocket'
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Ronnie O'Sullivan
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Henry Ian Cusick played which character in the TV programme 'Lost'?
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Desmond Hume
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Which olympic swimmer took part in 'I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!' in 2013?
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Rebecca Adlington
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Limestone and Sandstone are example of which type of rock?
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Sedimentary
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Khmer is one of the official languages of which country?
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Cambodia
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Michelle Mallon and Orla McCool are characters from which sitcom?
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Derry Girls
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In which country was the element Gallium discovered in 1875?
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France
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What year was known as 'The Year of Four Emperors'?
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69 AD
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What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
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Spiral
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An Ophiotaurus is half bull and half what?
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Serpent
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What is the english translation of the dessert 'Crème Brûlée'?
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Burnt Cream
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Who was named 'Sole Survivor' in 'Survivor: Ghost Island'
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Wendell Holland
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What is the capital city of Belize?
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Belmopan
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The capital city of which state can be translated into english as 'Red Stick'
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Louisiana
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According to the advert, what do they drink 'way down deep in the middle of the Congo'?
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Um Bongo
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What name is given to the greek symbol 'Ψ"?
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Psi
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Earl Grey and Oolong are types of which beverage?
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Tea
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In which city was Anne Frank born?
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Frankfurt
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Where in our solar system are long period comets thought to originate?
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Oort Cloud
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A 'kettle drum' is an alternative name for which instrument?
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Timpani
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What is the largest organ in the human body?
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Skin
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In Greek and Roman Mythology, what is the name of the ferryman who carries souls of the deceased across the river Styx in the underworld?
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Charon/Kharon
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Maize is another name for which vegetable?
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Corn
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Who restored a 19th century chateau alongside his wife, Angel, in the TV programme 'Escape to the Chateau'?
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Dick Strawbridge
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Who plays Basil Fawlty's wife, Sybil Fawlty, in 'Fawlty Towers'?
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Prunella Scales
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Isosceles and Scalene are both types of what?
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Triangle
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What Indonesian island is the capital city Jakarta located on?
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Java
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In what year was the video game 'Tetris' released?
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1984
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In Roman mythology, who the the goddess of dawn?
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Aurora
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Which Turkish-Cypriot chef got their dessert course to the Wimbledon banquet on 'The Great British Menu' in 2017
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Selin Kiazim
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What island was Napoleon Bonaparte exiled to?
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Elba
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What is the name of the village druid in the 'Asterix' comic series?
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Getafix/Panoramix
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The biggest volcano in Asia, Mount Damavand, can be found in which country?
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Iran
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Who wrote the children's poem 'On the Ning Nang Nong'?
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Spike Milligan
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Peter Ustinov is most famous for playing which TV detective?
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Hercule Poirot
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What colour is the mineral malachite?
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Green
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What is the biggest dwarf planet in our solar system?
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Eris
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Tanzania is a portmanteau between Tanganyika and where?
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Zanzibar
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Google Meet used to be known by what name?
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Hangouts
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What is the english translation of the french word 'la grenouille'?
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Frog
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Sanna Marin is the current prime minister of which country?
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Finland
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What is the name of the first book in the 'Children on the Famine' book trilogy?
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Under the Hawthorn Tree
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What is the most commonly used name for the dot on a lowercase i?
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Tittle
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What is the name of the oldest child in 'The Sound of Music'?
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Liesl von Trapp
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What was Meredith Palmers job in 'The Office (US)'?
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Head of Supplier Relations
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The practice of regularly staying away from work or school without good reason is also known as what?
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Absenteeism
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Which mountain range separates the mediterranean sea from the sahara desert?
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Atlas Mountains
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What's the name of the largest Somali province?
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Bari
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What country does the dog breed 'Chow Chow' originally come from?
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China
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What is the actual name of the current north star/pole star?
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Polaris
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