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1. Name the type of Spanish song often accompanied by dancing.
2. Name the largest lizard in the world today.
3. Which character did Charles Schulz create?
4. After elephant, which present-day creature is the heaviest land-dwelling animal?
5. Who wrote 'The Wizard of Oz'?
6. What country was known as Malagasy Republic from 1958-1975?
7. What is the Italian name for Rome?
8. Name the Caribbean island owned by Sir Richard Branson.
9. Name the town in Israel which was the home of Jesus in his youth.
10. Who in boxing was the longest-reigning world champion holding the world heavyweight title for 11 years and 252 days?
11. Who was a Greek hero of the Trojan War who was the son of Telamon?
12. In which Jules Verne novel does Passe-partout appear?
13. Roberta Flack's, 'First Time Ever I Saw Your Face', was used in Clint Eastwood's directional debut film. Name the film.
14. In Greek Mythology, name the race of creatures with the head, arms and torso of a man and the lower body and legs of a horse.
15. Golf was banned in Scotland in 1457 as it distracted men from ...
16. In the television programme, 'Only Fools And Horses', where in Peckham does Del Boy and Rodney live?
17. Name the flesh of the calf used as food.
18. Which country's name is Portuguese for 'The bearded ones' named from either the bearded fig-trees or hanging vines found by the first visitors in 1583?
19. Which island derived its name from the Greek word for copper as it was the principal source of this metal during the 'Bronze Age'?
20. Vexillology is the study of ...
21. On what day of the year was William the Conqueror crowned king of England?
22. In Harry Potter, exciting lessons include charms, potions, divination and quidditch. Quidditch is a fast and furious sport played on what?
23. In Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book', what was the name of the tiger?
24. Only five nations have been represented at all of the first twenty-four summer Olympic Games. Australia, France, United Kingdom, Greece and ....
25. Which country possibly derives its name from 'Mountain Vomiting Water'?
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