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Which infamous monk was murdered in Petrograd (St Petersburg) in 1916? |
| 2 |
Which poet and garden designer was dubbed 'The Bard of Twickenham'? |
| 3 |
Ninety per cent of the world's rubies are mined in which Asian country? |
| 4 |
An oropendola is what type of creature? |
| 5 |
Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffman play husband and wife in which 1979 film? |
| 6 |
Roman Numerals CD represent which number? |
| 7 |
During which month of the year does the Summer Solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere? |
| 8 |
In which US state did singer Elvis Presley perform his last concert? |
| 9 |
An abecedarian is a person who is learning what? |
| 10 |
Nanophilia is a strong attraction to which type of people? |
| 11 |
Entertainer Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou is better known by what name? |
| 12 |
In Greek mythology, who was condemned to hold the 'world' on his shoulders for all eternity as punishment for warring against Zeus? |
| 13 |
Who was the Emperor of Ethiopa from 1930 to 1974? |
| 14 |
Which future British monarch 'married' Maria Fitzherbert in 1785? |
| 15 |
Corktip, Zig-Zag and Captain Bagshaw are all characters in which 'Carry On' film? |
| 16 |
Which birds traditionally inhabit the Tower of London? |
| 17 |
'Where Everybody Knows Your Name' is the theme tune to which US television series? |
| 18 |
Which nursery rhyme is the title of an 1888 autobiographical short story by Rudyard Kipling? |
| 19 |
Who is the megalomaniac leader of the Urbankans in the British television series Doctor Who? |
| 20 |
Who wrote the 1973 novel 'Fear of Flying'? |
| 21 |
Who invented smokeless powder Ballistite in 1887? |
| 22 |
'The Jerilderie Letter' was dictated by which notorious Australian to Joe Byrne in 1879? |
| 23 |
In Indian cookery, what is gingili otherwise called? |
| 24 |
What was the name of the British Royal navy research vessel, commanded by Lieutenant James Cook on his 1769 voyage of discovery to Australia and new Zealand? |
| 25 |
Which country has the Internet domain .dk? |
| 26 |
'A thing of beauty is a joy forever' is the first line of which poem by John Keats? |
| 27 |
In 1973, Patrick White became the first Australian to win a Nobel Prize in what? |
| 28 |
Which film series featured the character Martin Riggs? |
| 29 |
The seaside resort of New Brighton is on the North eastern tip of which English peninsula? |
| 30 |
What colour are the stripes on the national flag of Egypt? |
