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1. In which European country would you find the cities of Antwerp and Ghent?

2. What is the alternative name for the chemical element tungsten?

3. In Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit, what type of creature is Mrs Tiggy-Winkle?

4. Name the underwater valley that forms the deepest part of the world’s oceans.

5. Released in 2017, what is the title of Harry Styles’ debut album?

6. Zymology is a science concerned with the study of what?

7. What US drama series stars Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern?

8. Former comedian Volodymyr Zelensky became the President of which country in 2019?

9. Which country celebrates Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October each year?

10. Which gas was discovered in 1857 by Marcellin Berthelot?

11. How many riders are there on a polo team?

12. Which jazz musician released the hit 1983 single Rockit?

13. Which actress and singer was born Frances Ethel Gumm in 1922?

14. Which city hosted the Summer Olympics in 1908, 1948 and 2012?

15. Quito is the capital of which South American country?

16. What is the name of the dog in the comic strip Garfield?

17. Kevin Rudd was the parliamentary member for which electoral division?

18. Which liquid has a name that derives from the Greek word glykys, which means sweet?

19. In what year did Jessica Watson complete her solo circumnavigation of the globe?

20. What does UHF stand for when tuning a radio or television?

21. On which European island would you find the Caves of Drach?

22. In TheSimpsons, what is the name of the neighbouring town and rivals of Springfield?

23. What type of mammal is a tamarin?

24. Which chemical element has the symbol Xe?

25. The lari is the currency of which European country?

26. In which year did comic book character Batman first appear?

27. What does the Beaufort Scale measure?

28. Which US president had a villainous role in the 1964 movie TheKillers?

29. Which of the following has never been an Olympic sport: a) Tug of war, b) Croquet, or c) Bocce?

30. Bauxite is the chief ore of what element?

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