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Answer
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What first name did Walt Disney originally want to give Mickey Mouse until his wife Lillian persuaded him to change it?
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Mortimer
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What was the national airline of Belgium until it went bankrupt in 2001?
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Sabena
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Who played Sybil Fawlty, the wife of Basil, in the 1970's British sitcom 'Fawlty Towers'?
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Prunella Scales
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The flag of which country contains the French writing 'L'Union Fait La Force' which translates to 'Unity is Strength'?
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Haiti
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Who was the Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005?
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Gerhard Schröder
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What was the name of the British-Jamaican nurse who opened the 'British Hotel' behind the lines during the Crimean War?
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Mary Seacole
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Who had the backing band known as The Tennessee Three?
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Johnny Cash
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What is the French term to denote the social order that is dominated by the so-called 'middle class'?
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Bourgeoisie
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When found in food, Vitamin A is in two principal forms, carotene (found in plants) and which other (found in meat and dairy)?
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Retinol
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In which year did the population of the world reach 1 billion?
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1804
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Which city in Florida is the oldest city in the United States?
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St. Augustine
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Who wrote 'The Manchurian Candidate', a book about a man who is brainwashed into being an unwitting assassin for a Communist conspiracy?
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Richard Condon
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With her first coming at the start of 1960 and her last at the end of 1974, how many Singles Tennis Grand Slams did Margaret Court win?
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24
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In 1986, who had a UK Top 10 with 'Happy Hour' and a UK Number 1 with 'Caravan of Love'?
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The Housemartins
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Who starred as Brian in the 1979 film Monty Python's Life of Brian?
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Graham Chapman
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What is the Latin word for son?
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Filius
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What is the name of the trophy that is given to the Superbowl Winners?
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Vince Lombardi
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Who was won 2 Oscars for Best Actress for her roles in Norma Rae(1979) and Places in the Heart (1984) and was nominated for Supporting Actress for her role in Lincoln (2012)?
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Sally Field
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In Greek Mythology who slayed Medusa?
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Perseus
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What name is given to a Lithuanian meal of potato dumplings which is often called the national dish of Lithuania?
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Cepelinai
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