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1 What is a beaver’s home commonly known as?

2 Airstrip One is the new name for Britain in what book?

3 True or false: two, three and five are all prime numbers?

4 Islamabad is the capital of which country?

5 The mere is a weapon of which culture?

6 Philip Pirrip is the central character in what famous novel?

7 The Tigris river flows through which two countries?

8 What is the name of Homer’s mother in The Simpsons?

9 What is the floral emblem of Western Australia?

10 Who wrote the 1943 novel The Ministry of Fear?

11 To what does the Fermi paradox pertain?

12 What is the Indian fruit sharifa also known as?

13 What is the collective noun for a group of oysters?

14 Who directed the 1960 film Spartacus?

15 Is left-handedness more common in males or females?

16 On what part of a house would you find a finial?

17 What element replaced tannin in the processing of leather?

18 What two South American countries have no coastline?

19 How many bones are there in the human hand?

20 Who was Rod Stewart’s first wife?

21 What is the largest state of the US?

22 What is Japanese sake primarily made from?

23 What does a fletcher make?

24 Who wrote and directed the 2001 animated Spirited Away?

25 What is the capital of the Czech Republic?

26 In what year was the GST introduced in Australia?

27 Valkyries are supernatural figures from what mythology?

28 Which biscuit manufacturer created the digestive biscuit?

29 Epidermis is another name for which part of the human body?

30 In what year did the IRA bombing of Manchester occur?

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