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What volcano is the highest mountain in Japan? Mount Fuji
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Who was the President of France from 1981 to 1995, making him the longest serving President of the Fifth Republic? Francois Mitterand.
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Name the three countries that were over-run during the German “Blitzkrieg” of May 1940? The countries were Holland,Belgium and Luxembourg.
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Through which city did Lady Godiva ride through naked? The city of Coventry.
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What do the following military abbreviations stand for,(i)SAS,(ii)SBS,(iii)SHAPE,(iv)AAMS and (v)DMZ?The abbreviations are (i)Special Air Services,(ii)Special boat Services,(iii)Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe,(iv)Air to Air Missile System and (v)De-Militarised Zone(or Dead Man's Zone).
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Which colony was handed back to China by Portugal in 1999? Macau
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What is the largest of the Caribbean islands? Cuba
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What were the following the Greek Gods(Goddesses)of,(i)Aphrodite,(ii)Hades,(iii)Poseiden,(iv)Hermes and (v)Hera? They are respectively(i)The Goddess of Love,(ii)The God of the Underworld,(iii)The God of the Sea,(iv)The God of Flight and (v)The Goddess of Marriage and Women.
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What was the name of “The Wonder Horse” that had it's own TV series in the 50's/60's? It was Champion the Wonder Horse.
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In which cities would you find the following UK universities,(i)East Anglia,(ii)Warwick,(iii)Essex,(iv)Heriot-Watt and (v)Brunel? The universities are located in (i)Norwich,(ii)Coventry,(iii)Colchester,(iv)Edinburgh and (v)Uxbridge,Middlesex or London.
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If historically you had “Taken the King's Shilling”, what would you have done? You would have joined the army.
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What kind of animal was Beatrice Potter's Mrs. Tiggywinkle? A Hedgehog
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What is the most southerly point of South America?Cape Horn.
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In astrology what sign of the zodiac is represented by a crab? Cancer is the crab sign.
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Which country's stamps have Hellas on them? It can be found on Greek stamps.
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Who shot Motown legend,Marvin Gaye? He was shot by his father.
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In which English county would you find Gibraltar Point? It is in Lincolnshire.
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Which rock/pop bands did the following brothers form,(i)The Gibbs Brothers,(ii) The Wilson Brothers,(iii)The Followill Brothers,(iv)The Davies Brothers and (v)The Gallagher Brothers? The groups are (i)The Bee Gees,(ii)The Beach Boys,(iii)The Kings of Leon,(iv)The Kinks and (v)Oasis.
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What channel port was Britain's last possession on mainland France? It was the port of Calais.
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Which African animal accounts for the most human deaths? The crocodile.
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Who wrote the following classic books,(i)Moby Dick,(ii)Vanity Fair,(iii)Gulliver's Travels,(iv)Don Quixote and (v)Anna Karenina? The authors were (i)Herman Melville,(ii)William Makepeace Thackerey,(iii)Jonathan Swift,(iv)Miguel De Cervates and (v)Leo Tolstoy.
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Who was Tarquin The Proud?He was the last King of Rome.
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Who did the flop to win Olympic gold in 1968? Dick Fosbury.
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In which US state would you find “The Great Salt Lake”? It's in Utah.
