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   Geography
1. First annexed in 1832, the Galapagos Islands are administered by which country?

  Ecuador
  Mexico

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   Sci / Tech
2. Where is NASA's Mission Control Centre?

  Houston, Texas
  Cape Canaveral, Florida

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   Television
3. In April 2024, Netflix premiered a feature-length docudrama about the 2019 television interview granted by which notorious member(s) of the British royal family?

  Prince Andrew
  Anne, the Princess Royal

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   Animals
4. Warblers are a heterogeneous group of birds but most are small and share the same sort of diet. What do most warblers eat?

  Fruit
  Insects

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   History
5. First appearing in 15th century Europe, what was a "pike and shot"?

  A U-shaped road
  An infantry formation

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   Animals
6. Charles Darwin posited that which Galapagos bird evolved to lose its ability to fly due to a lack of predators and a propensity for diving?

  blue-footed booby
  flightless cormorant

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   Music
7. In 1965 they were Jefferson Airplane. In 1974 they became Jefferson Starship. What were they called in 1984?

  Starship
  San Francisco

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   Music
8. Rolling Stone Magazine readers voted "We Built This City" as the worst song of the 1980s. Who sang it?

  Europe
  Starship

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   Sci / Tech
9. Native to the Americas and known for being easy to grow, which flower did NASA astronauts bring to bloom on the International Space Station in 2015?

  zinnia
  lily

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   World
10. What plant, whose name means "rose tree", is the national flower of Nepal?

  rhododendron
  dianthus

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   World
11. Who is the official of the UK Parliament who knocks on the door of the House of Commons to summon MPs to hear the king's or queen's speech?

  Black Maria
  Black Rod

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   World
12. Instead of getting points on my licence I was offered which option when I was caught doing 30mph in a 20mph zone (UK)?

  Red Traffic Light Awareness Course
  Speed Awareness Course

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   Sci / Tech
13. The tree genus "Diospyros" includes fruit-bearing trees, such as the persimmon tree. What black hardwood is derived from a member of the species?

  Mahogany
  Ebony

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   Humanities
14. Which goddess from Greek mythology has the olive tree, the owl and the aegis as her symbols?

  Athena
  Hera

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   History
15. For hundreds of years, Grub Street in London was infamous for housing low-end versions of which kind of establishment?

  publishing houses
  jewelers

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