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1 In ancient Greece, what was a kylix used for?

2 What was the former name of the Republic of Nauru?

3 What is the nickname of the Australia National Netball Team?

4 Who directed TheHowling (1981) and

Gremlins (1984)?

5 In what year was the New York City Ballet founded?

6 What is a Himalayan Snowcock? 7 What is the major religion in Slovakia? 8 Which two letters in Scrabble are worth 8 points?

9 Which album did Nelly Furtado release in 2000?

10 William Shakespeare was born and died in which English town?

11 What is the word for a judo practitioner?

12 Which continent does the boomslang snake come from?

13 What is the full title of gaming event E3? 14 EaglevsShark is the first feature film of which director?

15 What animal featured on the twocent coin? 16 What are the three colours of the Jamaican flag? 17 In Greek mythology, what is said to be the food and drink of the gods? 18 In TheMerchantofV enice, whose servant is Balthasar? 19 Who wrote the 2003 novel TheDa

VinciCode?

20 Where in the body would you find your uvula?

21 The celesta, mbira and ocarina are all types of what?

22 Who won the Best Director award at the Academy Awards in 2007?

23 The Fields Medal is only awarded to mathematician under what age?

24 Ben E. King was a part of which US soul group founded in 1954?

25 TheParty’sOver is the 1982 debut album by which British band?

26 Which theatrical show consisting of traditional Irish music and dance opened in Dublin in 1995?

27 Which country is bordered by China to the north and India to the south, east and west?

28 Batman, Wonder Woman and Flash are all members of which fictional superhero team?

29 Brad Bird, the director of The Incredibles movies, voices which character in the films?

30 What classic children’s book was banned in China in 1931 on the grounds that, “animals should not use human language”? Answers, this page