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1. Animals - When a skin and drawing of an Australian animal was sent back to Europe at the end of the eighteenth century it was rejected by scientists as a hoax. Which animal was it?
2. Brain Teasers - This is a cryptic clue.
Initially romantic elephants juggle every chocolate truffle splendidly to find discarded things. (7)
3. Celebrities - In January 1962 Decca Records auditioned a band, and later rejected them. Which band was it?
4. Entertainment - Wearing which of the following outfits would result in you being rejected from visiting a Buddhist temple or the Grand Palace in Bangkok?
5. For Children - Not only was the book first rejected by the publisher, but the teddy bear of the title was rejected by the mother of a little girl who wanted to buy him because he had a button missing from his overalls. What was the bear's name?
6. General - Which of these words could NOT be a synonym for rejection?
7. Geography - By the twenty-first century most people in the world had rejected the theory of a flat earth. Which organisation has a flag which some people think supports that theory?
8. History - In 1649 Oliver Cromwell began to rule England as Lord Protector. Which king was rejected to make way for him?
9. Hobbies - All KitKat bars go through quality control after they're manufactured. What happens to the rejects?
10. Humanities - The verb reject originally comes from the Latin 'reicere'. What does that word mean?
11. Literature - Many authors receive rejection slips from publishers before going on to find success. Which famous writer of a best-selling series was advised to take a writing course after submitting a different novel?
12. Movies - John Travolta rejected all the following roles when he was offered them. Which part was taken by Richard Gere?
13. Music - Jean Sibelius is known as a composer but his ambition was to be an instrumentalist before he was rejected by the Vienna Philharmonic. Which instrument did he play?
14. People - In the second millennium, only one British king rejected the crown in favour of marrying the woman he loved. Which king was it?
15. Religion - Jesus predicted that one of his disciples would deny knowing him before the cock crowed in the morning after his arrest. Which disciple rejected the idea?
16. Sci/Tech - One of the wonders of twentieth century medicine was the development of organ transplants. However rejection of the organ was always a risk. Which of these organs is NOT likely to be transplanted if it fails?
17. Sports - All these were played in some of the early Olympic Games, and subsequently rejected from the list of sports. Which one had NOT been reinstated in its original form by 2020?
18. Television - Aspiring entrepreneurs are rejected from which BBC television show with the words, 'You're fired'?
19. Video Games - Fans were looking forward to the "Star Wars 1313" video game, but were disappointed when it was rejected after the takeover of the franchise by which big company in 2012?
20. World - A proposed extension to a building in London was described as a 'monstrous carbuncle', and subsequently rejected. Which building was it?
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