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1 The final two cities in the running to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games were both hoping to

host it for a third time. London beat which other city 54 votes to 50 and won? PARIS
2 The longest mountain range that is in only one country is the Great Dividing Range; it stretches
over 3,500 km (2200 miles) in which country?
A
3 Arabic is an official language in 25 Asian and African countries. Which is the only country of these U
25 that has territory on both continents? S
4 Habanera' and 'Toreador's Song' are two famous arias from which 1875 Georges Bizet opera? T
R
5 The second highest statue in the world that is not in Asia is 'The Motherland Calls' ('Rodina-Mat' A
Zovyot!). Which famous battle from 1942-1943 does the statue commemorate?
L
6 The English historian Edward Gibbon published a series of books (1776-1788) about the decline I
and fall of which empire? A
7 According to Guinness World Records, in 2016 the longest ever example of which food item was
made in Naples - and stretched 1.15 miles (1,854 metres) long?
8 In mathematics, the quaternions are a number system that extends complex numbers. Named for
the mathematician who discovered quaternions, what is the letter symbol for these numbers?
9 Which Bundesliga football team plays at the Signal Iduna Park (previously known as
Westfalenstadion), the largest stadium in Germany and one of the largest in Europe?
10 Representing approximately 20% of the surface area of all the seas and oceans that cover the
Earth's surface, which is the world's third largest ocean?
11 Also known as the 'the Dollars Trilogy', the films 'A Fistful of Dollars' (1964), 'For a Few Dollars
More' (1965) and 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' (1966) are better known by which series
name?
12 Jeff Lynne was the co-founder of the super group The Traveling Wilburys, along with George
Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty. He is equally famous as the leader and sole
constant member of which British rock group?
13 From an old French word for throat, what is the name for architectural carvings - usually depicting
animals or fantastic creatures - of a grotesque form with a spout designed to convey water from a
roof and away from the side of a building?
14 Marking the beginning of the Yugoslav Wars, the Ten-Day War (27 June-7 July) was a civil war in
Yugoslavia that followed a declaration of independence on 25 June 1991 by which country?
15 Which letter is usually depicted in the symbol used by the Freemasons, situated between a square
and compasses?
16 Also referred to as the Group 1 Elements; what type of metals are the following chemical
elements: lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium and francium?
17 The Original Six' is a term for the group of six teams that made up the national league of which
major American sport for 25 seasons between the 194243 season and the 1967?
18 Calculated daily by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper since 1950, what is the name of the stock
market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange?
19 Which character from a Molire comedy first performed in 1664, is also known as the 'imposter',
or 'the hypocrite'?

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20 The stage name of which famous American jazz singer, whose real name was Eunice Kathleen
Waymon, was a combination of the Spanish world for "girl" and the name of a French actress
whom she had seen in the movie 'Casque d'Or'?
21 From the Latin for 'blank slate', what is the term in philosophy for the idea that individuals are
born without built-in mental content and that therefore all knowledge comes from experience or
perception?
22 In 2015, the king of which country became the world's first reigning monarch to visit Antarctica,
specifically visiting Queen Maud Land?
23 Which word follows peptic or stomach to describe an open sore in the lining of the stomach or the
first part of the small intestine?
24 Taken from the Latin for garden, what name is given to the branch of agriculture that deals with
the art, science, technology, and business of vegetable garden plant growing?
25 Which famous battle gave its name to a long-distance running event, with an official distance of
26.2 miles (42.2 kilometres)?
26 Which city has a greater number of Jewish people than Tel Aviv, more Irish people than Dublin,
and more Puerto Rican people than San Juan?
27 Popularized by Edward Lear in the 19th century, by what name is the form of humorous poem,
usually with five lines and a strict AABBA rhyme scheme (AABBA), known?
28 The first performance, at the Thtre des Champs-lyses in 1913, of which ballet and orchestral
concert work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky caused a near-riot in the audience due to
the avant-garde nature of the music and choreography?
29 Flag', an encaustic painting by the artist Jasper Johns and one of the most expensive paintings ever
sold, depicts the flag of which country?
30 Which name is shared by a Spanish conquistador who conquered and governed Cuba on behalf of
Spain and a famous Spanish painter from the 17th century?
31 Which Italian coffee drink takes its name from the colour of the clothing of a catholic order of
monks, a branch of the Franciscans?
32 Which 18th century Swiss mathematician and physicist has a function, an equation, and a formula
named in his honour?
33 At the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014, Armin Zggeler became the first athlete to achieve six
Winter Olympic medals over six consecutive games; which country did he represent?
34 About the same size as Kazakhstan; which Australian state, whose capital is Perth, is the second
largest country subdivision by area in the world, after Sakha Republic (in Russia)?
35 The name of which fictional character, featured in Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book', means
"bear" in Hindi?
36 "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is a song written and sung by Bob Dylan for the soundtrack of which
1973 movie, in which Bob Dylan plays a character named Alias?
37 Also the name of a planet, which Roman god is the counterpart of the Greek god Hermes?
38 Initially accompanied by the Speedwell (which had to be abandoned when it sprang a leak); which
ship is best known as having transported the first English Separatists, known today as the Pilgrims,

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from Plymouth to the New World in 1620?
39 Considered a pseudoscience, which form of alternative medicine was developed in 1922 by
Japanese Buddhist Mikao Usui?
40 By what name is the branch of physics known that is concerned with heat and temperature and
their relation to energy and work?
41 A unique style of Kung Fu with Yoga, Kung Fu To'a is a martial art developed by Ibrahim Mirzaei in
the 1960s in which country?
42 With a 2.4-metre (7.9 ft) mirror, after which American astronomer is the space telescope that was
launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 named?
43 A comedy film winning in the 1970s, what is the only movie in the history of the Oscars with both
live action and animation to win the Academy Award for Best Picture?
44 Which subgenre of alternative rock emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of
Washington, particularly in Seattle?
45 The Mauritshuis is an art gallery located in which city in the Netherlands?
46 The massacre which took place a few days after the wedding of the French king's sister Margaret
to the Protestant Henry III of Navarre (the future Henry IV of France) is named after which saint's
day?
47 The name of which traditional Japanese garment literally means 'thing to wear'?
48 Which 19th century French philosopher, regarded as the first philosopher of science in the
modern sense of the term, is the founder of the discipline of sociology and of the doctrine of
positivism?
49 Which African national rugby union team has the nickname Welwitschias or Biltongboere?
50 Which file format for digital audio data compression was invented in 1989 by the German
electrical engineer and mathematician Karlheinz Brandenburg?
51 George Valentin is the leading male character in an Oscar-winning movie for best picture. How is
he better known in the title of that film?
52 Adapted into a movie towards the end of the 1970s, which 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren
Casey is named after a working-class youth subculture in the US in the 1950s?
53 By what two-letter name is the ancient Egyptian solar deity known?
54 At baptism this great personality of the 20th century was given the name of a politician who had
worked for the abolition of slavery and was nicknamed 'The Lion of White Hall'. As an adult he
changed his name to that of an Albanian-born Ottoman commander who rose to the rank of Pasha,
and became Wli, and self-declared Khedive of Egypt and Sudan. What was both the original,
baptismal name of that great man AND the name he took as an adult?
55 Which Japanese company, known by a three-letter acronym and founded in 1927, is best known
for introducing Japan's first televisions, and for developing the Video Home System (VHS) video
recorder?
56 Which snake has the scientific name Naja naja, meaning 'snake' in Sanskrit, but is better known by
the Portuguese word for 'snake'?

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57 Introduced in 1931, in honour of the newspaper 'Gazetta dello Sport' which founded the race,
which colour jersey is worn by the leader/winner of the Giro d'Italia cycle race?
58 Which country - originally named for Thomas Gilbert, an 18th-century British mariner - has
Gilbertese as an official language?
59 The narrative of which novel by Michael Crichton begins in August 1989 by slowly tying together a
series of incidents involving strange animal attacks in Costa Rica and on the fictional Isla Nublar?
60 Which charity super group, featuring mainly British and Irish musicians and recording artists, was
founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for anti-poverty efforts in Ethiopia?
61 What is the name of the Jewish high priest who, according to the Gospels was a prime antagonist
of Jesus? He is said to have been the originator of the series of complaints to the Roman
authorities that ended with the sentencing and execution of Jesus.
62 Which title of noble rank, used in Britain, France, Italy and elsewhere, is the equivalent of
"Herzog", a German hereditary title?
63 In his book 'Return to Life through Contrology', which German physical trainer presents his
method as the art of controlled movements, which should look and feel like a workout when
properly manifested?
64 In mathematics, equilateral, isosceles and scalene are types of which shape?
65 What seven-letter term of Italian origin (Venetian dialect) is typically used to describe events
featuring races by rowed, sailed or powered boats?
66 By the name of which German inventor and mechanical engineer do we know an internal
combustion engine in which the ignition of the fuel that has been injected into the combustion
chamber is initiated by the high temperature which a gas achieves when greatly compressed?
67 The first part was 'Days of Being Wild' (1991) and the last part was '2046' (2004). Which 2000 Hong
Kong film directed by Wong Kar-wai, starring Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung forms the second
part of this informal trilogy?
68 Written by Unto Mononen and published in 1955, "Satumaa" is the quintessential tango type
associated with which European country?
69 If in the Quran the chapters are called surahs, by which Arabic word meaning 'evidence' or 'sign'
are verses known?
70 Notable in western history for his invasion of Greece in 480 BC, which Persian king, the fourth of
the kings of the Achaemenid Empire, was assassinated by Artabanus, the commander of the royal
bodyguard?
71 Its name taken from a Polynesian word, which form of body modification is made by inserting
indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment?
72 Which number is lying on its side in the mathematical infinity sign?
73 In the game of chess, the knight always moves in the shape of which letter?
74 Taking its name from a Chinese dynasty, which ethnic group, native to East Asia, constitute
approximately 92% of the population of mainland China?
75 There are now more than 3,000 of them living in the USA, but in 1826 an American writer, in one
of his historical novels, told us that either last was killed in 1757, or we were down to the last one.

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Who are they?
76 In music, what is the name for an interval of eight notes?
77 Meaning 'knowledge' in Sanskrit, what name is given to a large body of religious texts which
originated in ancient India?
78 The Soviet forced labour camps of the Stalin era, from the 1930s until the 1950s, were
administered by which government agency? The name of the agency was an acronym from the
Russian for 'Main Administration of Corrective Labour Camps'.
79 A branch of "complementary medicine", what is the name of a type of alternative medicine that
emphasizes the physical manipulation of the body's muscle tissue and bones?
80 What name is given to a class of signalling molecules, produced by glands in multicellular
organisms, that are transported by the circulatory system to target distant organs to regulate
physiology and behaviour?
81 In which stealth video game series, developed by the Danish company IO Interactive, does Agent
47 appear - a genetically-engineered assassin created from the recombinant DNA of five of the
world's most dangerous criminals?
82 Sirocco, Bora, Mistral and Libeccio are winds associated with which body of water?
83 How many characters in search of an author are in an Italian play by Luigi Pirandello?
84 Which French daily newspaper was founded as a satirical weekly in 1826, taking its name and
motto ("Without the freedom to criticize, there is no true praise"), from a play by Pierre
Beaumarchais that poked fun at the privileged?
85 Similar to the Sanskrit term guru, whats the name given in Tibetan Buddhism for a teacher of the
Dharma?
86 Which Basque town was the victim of an aerial attack on 26 April 1937, by the German air force's
Condor Legion and the Italian Aviazione Legionaria, under the code name Operation Rgen?
87 PVC means Polyvinyl. what; i.e. what does the C stand for?
88 What name is given to the astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the
Sun at the centre of the Solar System?
89 Haile Gebrselassie set a world record for running a distance of 21,285 metres in what time?
90 Usedom is a Baltic Sea island in Pomerania, split since 1945 between Germany and which other
country?
91 Which famous American science-fiction author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University
wrote the 'Lucky Starr' series using the pen name Paul French?
92 The first song to win the Grammy Award for Song of the Year was the Italian song "Nel blu dipinto
di blu" performed by Domenico Modugno. This song is better known by what name - a name that
translates as "flying" in English?
93 [Image] In 1969, Moneta J. Sleet Jr. won the 1969 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for his
photograph of the widow Coretta Scott, at her husband's funeral. Who was her deceased
husband?
94 [Image] From the Czech word for 'crowd', by what name is the piece of artillery equipment known

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that is characterized by a relatively short barrel?
95 [Image] What is the name of this form of confectionery containing at a minimum nuts and sugar;
cream is a common third ingredient?
96 [Image] From the TupiGuarani word for 'tobacco', what is the name of this flower from the family
Solanaceae?
97 [Image] In September 2015, according to Forbes, which American football team became the most
valuable sports team in the world, with an estimated value of $4bn?
98 [Image] After Georgia adopted a new state flag in 2003, which is now the only US state flag that
still depicts the Confederate battle flag's saltire?
99 [Image] What is the name of this fictional character, the main protagonist of the animated sitcom
Futurama?
100 [Image] Who is this famous singer who shared his birthday with Elvis Presley?

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