| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Taiwan has an unofficial holiday in September to celebrate the birthday of which Chinese philosopher? | Confucius | 79%
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| Which language beginning with X was the native language of Nelson Mandela? | Xhosa | 60%
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| Karjala, Koff and Lapin Kulta are all beers brewed in which European country? | Finland | 45%
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| Which Swedish director was nominated for 9 Oscars, including 3 nominations for Cries and Whispers (1972)? | Ingmar Bergman | 34%
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| Which U.S. President died in office of suspected cholera in 1850? | Zachary Taylor | 34%
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| Which ITV TV Programme followed PC Nick Rowan and was set in 1960's Yorkshire? | Heartbeat | 26%
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| How many pre-decimalised pennies was the florin worth? | 24 | 24%
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| Who had 4 UK Number Ones in the 1980's including 'This Ole House', 'Green Door' and 'Oh Julie'? | Shakin' Stevens | 23%
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| In which year was the Anglo-Zulu war fought in South Africa? | 1879 | 22%
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| The art movement Cubism, was founded by Pablo Picasso and which French painter? | Georges Braque | 19%
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| Fill in the blank to this proverb, an old _______ makes the best gamekeeper? | Poacher | 16%
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| What is the term given to something resembling or characteristic of deer? | Cervine | 13%
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| What was the name of the team that the Wanderers beat 1-0 in the final of the first ever FA Cup in 1872? | Royal Engineers | 10%
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| In Physics, what name is given to the splitting of spectral lines when a magnetic field is applied? | {Zeeman} effect | 7%
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| In 1985, who led the expedition to find the wreckage of the Titanic? | Robert Ballard | 5%
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| In Norse Mythology, which son of Odin is the god of poetry and music? | Bragi | 3%
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| Who was the captain of the Great British Women's Curling team that won Gold at 2002 Winter Olympics? | Rhona Martin | 3%
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| The first colour TV Advert in the UK was in 1969 for which brand? | Birds Eye | 2%
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| What were the Motown group 'The Supremes' originally called when they were founded in Detroit in 1959? | The Primettes | 2%
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| Released in 1960, what was the name of the first and only Smell-O-Vision film? | The Scent of Mystery | 1%
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