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What is the hottest planet in our solar system?
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Venus
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Which mammal is both venomous and egg-laying?
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Duck-billed Platypus
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In what year was the element Oxygen discovered?
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1772
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Acorns come from what kinds of tree?
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Oak
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Which scientist is popularly said to have discovered gravity after witnessing an apple fall from a tree?
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Isaac Newton
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What is the largest human organ?
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Skin
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Diabetes is a medical condition where the pancreas no longer produces which hormone?
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Insulin
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What is the most common blood type in humans?
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O Positive
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Which disease’s symptoms in animals include aggression, frothing at the mouth, and hydrophobia?
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Rabies
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Which non-human animal can be said to cause the most deaths each year worldwide
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Mosquito (Malaria)
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What is the world’s tallest species of tree?
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Coastal Redwood
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What is the biggest species of cat?
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Siberian Tiger
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‘The Red Spot’ is a famous feature of which planet in our solar system?
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Jupiter
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What would it mean if an animal was ‘diurnal’?
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Active during day
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What medical condition did the scientist Stephen Hawking suffer from?
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ALS
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Which US President served the shortest term at just 30 days?
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William Henry Harrison
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Who was the first Emperor of Rome?
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Augustus
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What is the only surviving Ancient Wonder of the World?
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Great Pyramid of Giza
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Which philosopher is the phrase “Cogito Ergo Sum” associated with?
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Rene Descartes
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The assassination of which Austrian is considered to have started the First World War?
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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What was the name of the first man-made satellite in space?
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Sputnik 1
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Which Carthaginian general famously crossed the Alps accompanied by elephants?
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Hannibal
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What method of execution saw most use during the French Revolution?
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Guillotine
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Who was the last Tsar of Russia?
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Nicholas II
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Homer’s epic ‘The Iliad’ tells the story of which legendary war?
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Trojan War
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Which ‘unsinkable’ ship famously sunk in April 1912?
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RMS Titanic
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The nickname ‘Lady with the Lamp’ was afforded to which nurse during the Crimean War?
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Florence Nightingale
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Which Greek city-state was victorious in the Peloponnesian War?
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Sparta
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Which Ugandan dictator believed himself to be ‘the last King of Scotland’?
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Idi Amin
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In what year was the Battle of Hastings?
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1066
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What is the world’s largest landlocked country?
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Kazakhstan
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What countries make up the Benelux Union?
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Belgium
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And?
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The Netherlands
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And finally?
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Luxembourg
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After gaining independence in 2011, what is the newest country with world-wide recognition?
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South Sudan
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Which Australian state is completely surrounded by water?
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Tasmania
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What is the smallest country in the world?
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Vatican City
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What is the largest US state?
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Alaska
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What is the largest city which spans two continents?
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Istanbul
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Which island nation has control split between Greece and Turkey?
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Cyprus
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The official languages of Barcelona are Spanish and which other?
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Catalan
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Which country’s flag is the world’s only non-quadrilateral?
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Nepal
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What is the highest mountain range outside Asia?
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The Andes
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What is the world’s largest lake?
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Caspian Sea
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What was Japan’s capital for over a thousand years, almost ten times as long as Tokyo?
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Kyoto
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Which African nation has three official capital cities?
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South Africa
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France’s longest land border is with which country?
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Brazil
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What is the highest grossing film, by theatrical revenue?
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Avengers Endgame
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What is currently the most viewed video on YouTube?
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Despacito
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The musical West Side Story was a modern retelling of which famous play?
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Romeo and Juliet
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According to the theme song, who would you call if there was something strange in your neighbourhood?
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Ghostbusters
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Which song’s music video featured Vanessa Carlton travelling down a road by piano?
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A Thousand Miles
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Who was the first author to become a billionaire through writing?
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J.K. Rowling
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Which US sitcome is set in a paper company in Scranton, Pennsylvania?
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The Office
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In 2016, Leonardo Di Caprio finally won an Oscar for his role in which film?
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The Revenant
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Which contestant won the 2019 series of The Great British Bake-Off
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David Atherton
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If Hollywood = USA, and Bollywood = India, what does Nollywood equal?
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Nigeria
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Which Beatles album cover featured the band walking across a zebra crossing?
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Abbey Road
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Bart, Lisa, and Maggie are the children of which TV family?
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The Simpsons
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What famous internet meme featured a Shiba Inu, who often such “Much” and “Wow”?
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Doge
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What company did Facebook purchase for a billion dollars in April 2012?
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Instagram
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What is the name of Kim Kardashian’s youngest child?
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Psalm
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