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1 The State Emblem of India features three what? 2 Which artist had a ‘blue period’ and a ‘rose period’? 3 In which French city did the Pope reside during the 14th century? 4 Which actor played Private Ryan in the film SavingPrivateRyan?

5 Oranda, comet and lionhead are all breeds of what creature?

6 What is the southernmost island in the Caribbean?

7 Name the creator of The Addams Family.

8 Which company developed the video game EntertheMatrix?

9 Which rock band did Andy Warhol begin managing in 1965?

10 Who was Henry VIII’s first wife?

11 What type of bridge is the Golden Gate Bridge?

12 What colour jersey is worn by the Tour leader in the Tour de France? 13 Who plays Detective Olivia Benson on LawandOrder:SVU?

14 What European power colonised Mozambique in 1505?

15 The Grand Prismatic Spring is in which US national park?

16 What was the name of The Lone Ranger’s horse?

17 Who composed the music for Billy

ElliottheMusical?

18 What is the most widely spoken regional language in the Philippines? 19 Who played the title character in the TV series MurphyBrown?

20 What is the meaning of the Latin expression “quid pro quo”?

21 Which Mexican city is situated on the Rio Grande, opposite El Paso, Texas? 22 What 1995 teen movie is based on Jane Austen’s Emma?

23 How many times did Rod Laver win the Wimbledon mens’ singles title? 24 The Appalachian Trail extends between which two US states?

25 The original Ghostbusters movie was released in what year?

26 In 2016, who presented rocker Rod Stewart with his knighthood?

27 Which short river forms part of the border between the state of New York and the Canadian province of Ontario?

28 What 1986 movie stars John Cusack, Richard Dreyfuss, Kiefer Sutherland and River Phoenix?

29 Invented in the 17th century, the Pascaline was a mechanical type of what device?

30 In what year did HomeandA way premiere on Australian television? Answers, this page