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- 2. Which two gases are most commonly used in cryogenics? 4. In cooking, potassium bitartrate is better known by what name? 6. Who served as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party from 1994 to 2007? 8. What are the four colours on the flag of Papua New Guinea?

1. Mark Wahlberg starred as Fletcher Chase in which 2017 movie? 3. Who knocked Venus Williams out in round one of the 2018 Australian Open singles tournament? 5. Ellesmere Island is the third-largest island of which country? 7. Which comic opera features the MajorGener­al’s Song? 9. True or false? Anson Williams starred as Warren “Potsie” Weber in Happy Days. 11. As at December 2017, which three states had two teams in the Suncorp Super Netball competitio­n? 13. Mt Everest is the highest point of which two countries? 15. What are the names of the two Houses of Parliament in the UK? 17. Manny Delgado is one of the main characters in which TV sitcom? 19. Which two people were chosen to drive for Scuderia Toro Rosso in the 2018 Formula One season? 21. True or false? The equator passes through Brazil. 23. In which year of the 2000s was Myspace launched? 25. Who played the role of Shane Warne in the original stage show, Shane Warne: The Musical? 27. In which Indian city is the Taj Mahal located? 29. In which part of the human body is the cuboid bone located?

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