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1. On what river was the Aswan High Dam built in the 1960s?
2. In what sport can you achieve a Grand Slam by winning all four major championships in a calendar year?
3. Ibex, tur and markhor are wild species of what common domestic mammal?
4. What poetic device is used in popular tongue twisters such as "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"?
5. The piccolo is the highest-pitched orchestral instrument. What does its name mean?
6. In which of these European countries is the head of government called "Chancellor"?
7. Who is traditionally credited as the author of the Acts of the Apostles?
8. Which of these films based on books won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1997?
9. Translated into English, the names of the two moons of Mars have the rather ominous meaning of "fear" and "terror". What are these names?
10. Which organ of the human body contains the cerebellum?
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