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1 Who plays the title role in the TV series Walker Texas Ranger?

2 Who composed the orchestral piece Flight of the Bumblebee?

3 What is the translation of the phrase ‘Deus ex machina’?

4 What sport involves spiking, setting and digging?

5 What does the E stand for in B.A.S.E. jumping?

6 Which country produces the majority of the world’s heroin?

7 In biology, how is ribonucleic acid abbreviated?

8 Which Quebec city is situated across the river from Ottawa?

9 Who wrote the 1969 ballad Streets of London?

10 What item of clothing is a klompen?

11 Which 2015 Will Ferrell comedy has a 2017 sequel?

12 Which psychologist coined the term Oedipus complex?

13 Duma is the Swahili name for which big cat?

14 Belinda Carlisle was the lead vocalist for what US band?

15 What is the most-visited art museum in Europe?

16 Who painted Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus?

17 Which country won the 2014 FIFA World Cup?

18 The last book written by Terry Pratchett is titled The Shepherd’s what?

19 What is the name of Linus’ sister in the Peanuts comic strip?

20 What river flows through Budapest?

21 What meat is used in a traditional wiener schnitzel? 22 What item of clothing does a milliner manufacture?

23 Who wrote the novel Atlas Shrugged?

24 Who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates?

25 In Greek mythology, which Titan stole fire from the gods?

26 In what year did the Guggenheim Museum open?

27 Which waterfall is the highest in the world?

28 Which stroke is swum first in a medley swimming event?

29 In The Simpsons, who is married to Cletus the slack-jawed yokel?

30 How many points is the green ball worth in a game of snooker?

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