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1   mfc asked:
    Which socialist society, Britain's oldest political think tank, takes its name from a Roman general?
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2   Philip_Eno asked:
    Which significant play by Oscar Wilde opened in London, England at the St James's Theatre in 1895?
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3   matthewpokemon asked:
    When Malian King Mansa Musa went on the Hajj to Mecca in 1324, he allegedly distributed so much of which precious metal within Egypt that it caused prices to fall? The conquistadors who searched for El Dorado would have been jealous.
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4   JepRD asked:
    What is remarkable about the Costasiella sea slug?
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5   genetheking asked:
    While amphetamines are known to cause euphoria when abused, they often have the opposite effect described as a "calming" effect when used therapeutically in patients with which condition?
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6   DeepHistory asked:
    The word "horticulture" derives from Latin "cultura", meaning "cultivation" and "hortus", which means what?
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7   ncterp asked:
    What word in ancient Greek meant "no clothes"?
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8   Billkozy asked:
    The Rottweiler dog traces its roots back to which of these?
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9   Philip_Eno asked:
    At the end of Charles Dickens' 1838 novel "Oliver Twist", where is the penal colony the Artful Dodger (Jack Dawkins) is sentenced to for his crimes?
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10   FatherSteve asked:
    The sign outside the Gladewater Book Company in Gladewater, Texas (75647) says "USED BOOKS, TOYS AND EPHEMERA." What, in addition to used books and toys, might a customer reasonably expect to find on offer there?
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11   patrickk asked:
    English speakers usually refer to an indoor venue for exercise and sports as a "gym", but what is the full form of the word?
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12   etymonlego asked:
    Suppose you began the following alphabetical list: Afrikaans, Basque, Cantonese, Dutch, Esperanto... Which of these would be a suitable Z?
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13   strike3 asked:
    What is "animism"?
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14   ncterp asked:
    In 1859, during the Union of Principalities, Moldavia and Wallachia joined to form what country?
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15   CardoQ asked:
    The process by which plants utilise water and carbon dioxide to generate glucose and oxygen is called what?
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16   BrightonDragon asked:
    The prime minister of the UK famously occupies 10 Downing Street, but who normally lives next door in number 11?
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17   matthewpokemon asked:
    First introduced in 1924 to combat hyperinflation, the Reichsmark was the official currency of which country until 1948?
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18   aspire63 asked:
    What punctuation mark comes from the Ancient Greek for "turning away"?
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19   Trufflesss asked:
    Three of the following countries have capital cities that start with the letter, 'O'. Which one does NOT?
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20   Billkozy asked:
    During the Renaissance, women used eye drops derived from what poisonous plant to dilate their pupils and look more attractive?
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