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Each of these is a quiz question in its own right, but the answers connect to a common theme, which could be anything from plumb straightforward to bizarrely lateral. 1. What name is given to the mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere?

2. A person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter’s death is called a what?

3. When Mr Brocklehurst asked her what she must do to avoid falling into the pit, which fictitious Jane replied “I must keep in good health and not die”? 4. Which palindromic word lies at the centre of a palindromic sentence supposedly uttered by Napoleon (pictured)? 5. Which word fills in the blank in this quote (attributed to Shakespeare): “What ____ thou art, act well thy part”?

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