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Answer
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What is the name of the second biggest desert in Africa by area?
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Kalahari
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What was the maiden name of the Polish scientist Marie Curie?
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Sklodowska
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Who was the Southern Democratic nominee who lost to Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 U.S Presidential Election?
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John C. Breckinridge
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What is the french translartion of 'frogs legs'?
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Cuisses de grenouilles
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Which UK Shipping Forecast area borders both France and Spain?
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Biscay
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Who stars alongside Tom Cruise as Lana in the film Risky Business?
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Rebecca de Mornay
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How far (in metres i.e 40.21m) did Jonathan Edwards jump when he broke the Triple Jump world record in Gothenberg in 1995?
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18.29m
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Which college football playoff bowl game shares it's name with a model of Ford car?
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Fiesta
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Who was Roman emperor from 14 AD to 37 AD following the death of Augustus?
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Tiberius
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Who plays DCI Vera Stanhope in the ITV detective series?
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Brenda Blethyn
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Which Italian city is home to the headquarters of Fiat?
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Turin
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In 1875 who became the first man to swim the English Channel?
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Matthew Webb
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What are the 4 main vocal ranges (going from highest to lowest)?
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Soprano Alto Tenor Bass
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Roy Plomley first hosted Desert Island Discs when it began in what year?
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1942
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What was the former name of the current ruling house before George V adopted the name Windsor?
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Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
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Who was the coach when Argentina lifted the World Cup in 1986?
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Carlos Bilardo
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What was the codename for the military operation of the Normandy landings in WWII?
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Overlord
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Who won the Best Director Oscar in 1958 for directing the film Gigi?
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Vincente Minnelli
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In Greek Mythology, who was called upon to judge a beauty contest between Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite?
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Paris
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What is the name of a green, melon flavoured liquer originating from Japan?
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Midori
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