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What town in Nepal is home to the Tenzing-Hillary airport, the closest airport to Mount Everest?
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Lukla
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Who became the Prime Minister of Portugal in 2015?
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António Costa
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In Australia, they celebrate 'Australia Day' on the 26th of what month?
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January
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What was the name of Pink Floyd's debut album, released in 1967?
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The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
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What was the real name of the author who used the pen name George Eliot?
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Mary Ann Evans
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Which year was the first UK General Election where all women were able to vote, it is sometimes called the Flapper Election?
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1929
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What has been the name of the MGM lion since MGM was founded in 1924?
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Leo the Lion
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Who had a UK Number One with 'Jealous Guy' in 1981 and UK Number Two's with 'Love is the Drug' in 1975 and 'Dance Away' in 1979?
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Roxy Music
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In the Shakespeare play Othello, what is the name of Othello's wife?
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Desdemona
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What is the scientific name for the acid also known as Vitamin C?
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Ascorbic Acid
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Which Jane Austen novel is about a girl called Fanny Price who is sent to live in her uncle's Northamptonshire country estate?
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Mansfield Park
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How many letters make up the Khmer (Cambodian) alphabet?
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74
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Which Latin phrase 'having changed what needs to be changed'?
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Mutatis Mutandis
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Which Belgian tennis player won 7 singles grand slams, all in the 2000's?
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Justine Henin
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Coming from the French for 'red lantern', what name is given to the rider in last place in the Tour de France?
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Lanterne Rouge
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What was the maiden name of George Washington's wife?
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Martha Dandridge
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What is the occupation of Pagliacci in the opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo?
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Clown
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Who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for 'My Cousin Vinny (1992)' and was twice nominated for 'In the Bedroom (2001)' and 'The Wrestler (2008)'?
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Marisa Tomei
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In Greek Mythology, who was the wife of the hero Odysseus?
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Penelope
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What is the name of a curved knife, often used for cutting herbs?
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Mezzaluna
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