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AK’s General Knowledge A-Z #40

The first answer starts with an A, and so on...
Full names are alphabetised according to surname, not considering a possible surname prefix.
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A – follows here, precedes noon
After
B – an elastic cord tied to your ankles in _____ jumping
Bungee
C – an association of members joining together for some common purpose, or a suit of playing cards
Club
D – Disney film from 1941 (and 2019), where the main character’s real name is Jumbo Jr.
Dumbo
E – Code of Hammurabi “___ for an ___”, or what the giant whom Odysseus met in a cave had only one in the first place
Eye
F – 0.0001894 miles, or 0.0003048 km
Foot
G – the long-term heating of Earth’s climate system due to human activities, primarily fossil fuel burning
Global warming
H – Ishirō who directed Godzilla, or a car
Honda
I – I in CSI
Investigation
J – the island with the largest population, or a programming language
Java
K – Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz movie ______ and Day, or what has been done to a Dame or Sir
Knight
L – American sprinter and long jumper who topped the world rankings in the 100 m, 200 m and long jump events frequently in the 80s
Carl Lewis
M – a strongly scented herb, or near-perfect (condition)
Mint
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N – Alfred who patented an explosive and profitable invention in 1867
Nobel
O – archipelago in Scotland whose indigenous inhabitants are called Orcadians
Orkney
P – U.S. band Linkin ____ (“One Step Closer”, “What I’ve Done”)
Park
Q – a wharf, like Singapore’s Boat ____
Quay
R – country whose capital is Kigali
Rwanda
S – Sesame ______, an American educational children's television series
Street
T – to touch your finger on a surface repeatedly, or a British term for faucet
Tap
U – a Turkic ethnic group living in Eastern and Central Asia and abused by the Chinese government
Uyghurs
V – Mary in the Bible, or extra ______ olive oil
Virgin
W – sources of water, or H. G. who wrote The War of the Worlds
Wells
X – a Vietnamese currency no longer in use; the word comes from French “sous” meaning penny
Xu
Y – the world’s oldest national park
Yellowstone
Z – band Babylon ___ with hit “Spaceman”
Zoo
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