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Hint	Answer	% Correct
What is the weight of the shotput used in Men's open competitions?	{16} lb	47%
The head of Medusa appears on the logo of which fashion brand?	Versace	44%
What name is given to the study of the history, symbolism and usage of flags?	Vexillology	38%
What is the name of the sea bounded by 4 currents, meaning it's the only sea which doesn't have a coastline?	{Sargasso} sea	32%
Who is the lead singer of the rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)?	Jeff Lynne	28%
What is the name of the only opera by Beethoven, a story about a woman disguised as a prison guard rescues her husband from a political prison?	Fidelio	27%
Which author and illustrator wrote the 1963 children's picture book Where the Wild Things Are?	Maurice Sendak	25%
What S-word is the medical word for fainting or passing out?	Syncope	18%
Translating to "for the sake of example", what does the Latin phrase e.g. stand for?	Exempli gratia	15%
Who served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from January 2023 until November 2023?	Chris Hipkins	14%
Which town in West Yorkshire is well known for being both the setting and filming location of the BBC sitcom Last of the Summer Wine?	Holmfirth	14%
In British heraldry, what is the name of the tincture equivalent to the colour black?	Sable	14%
What is the name of the fermented shark that is one of the national dishes of Iceland?	Hákarl	10%
Which English author famously wrote The Prisoner of Zenda and its sequel Rupert of Hentzau, both set in the fictional country of Ruritania?	Anthony Hope	8%
What is the birthname of the American actor and singer Jamie Foxx?	Eric Marlon Bishop	5%
Who won the Best Director Oscar for From Here to Eternity (1953) and A Man for All Seasons (1966)?	Fred Zinnemann	5%
In 1990, which band achieved UK Number One with their single "Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini", a cover of Brian Hyland's song from the 1960s?	Bombalurina	4%
Which is the twelfth and final month in the Islamic calendar and is the month where Hajj (Pilgrimage to Mecca) takes place?	Dhu al-Hijja	4%
In 1840, who added letters and special characters to Samuel Morse's Morse Code method, which was initially designed for numerals only?	Alfred Vail	3%
What was the name of the three-year-old horse who won the Epsom Derby in 2023?	Auguste Rodin	3%