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Which politician won the American 2008 and 2012 presidential elections?
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Barack Obama
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Founded in 1958 in Denmark, this currently the most profitable toy company in present day
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Lego
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In 2010, a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck this Caribbean nation
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Haiti
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Known for his bright colours and signature cinematography style, who directed Fantastic Mr Fox and The Grand Budapest Hotel?
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Wes Anderson
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If you create something set in the past and include something widely believed to be out of place, but is actually historically accurate, is known as the _______ Problem
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Tiffany
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In the hit song by Bananarama, what ancient Roman goddess do they find on a mountaintop, burning like a silver flame?
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Venus
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In 2026, this argument-inciting family board game celebrated its 90th anniversary
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Monopoly
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After his release from prison, this anti-Apartheid leader became president of South Africa in 1994
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Nelson Mandela
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What famous Eastern Zhou Chinese general wrote The Art of War?
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Sun Tsu
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What artistic movement based itself in freedom of unconscious mind, exploring the illogical and nonsensical, in a break from traditionalism, with notable figures like Dalí and Magritte?
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Surrealism
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The film Cool Runnings is based of what country's first bobsled team?
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Jamaica
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In 2014, which actor wrongly introduced Idina Menzel as 'Adele Dazeem' at the academy awards?
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John Travolta
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What American banking brothers went bust during the 2008 financial crisis?
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Lehman
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How many years after the Summer Olympics do the Winter Olympics take place?
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2
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'Seppuku' was the self sacrifice of which group of elite warrior soldiers?
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Samurai
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Which British rockband is known for Don't Stop and Little Lies?
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Fleetwood Mac
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What island is one of the largest in the world and owned by Denmark?
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Greenland
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What famous soft drink was produced by Nazi Germany because of the US embargo of Coca Cola?
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Fanta
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The famous temple Angkor Wat is located in what Asian country?
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Cambodia
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Which of Newton's Laws of Motion explains that every actions must have an equal and opposite reaction
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Third
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