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Which is the most
populous continent?

Asia

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What is the capital
of New Zealand?

Wellington

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Which ocean is to the north
of the Russian Federation?

the Arctic Ocean

What do we call a mountain
which could erupt?
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volcano

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In which country
is Mount Everest?

Nepal

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What sport is
played
at Wimbledon?

tennis

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How many rings
are there in the
Olympic Games symbol?

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What is the longest
running race
in the Olympic Games?

marathon

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In boxing,
what do the letters K.O.
stand for?

knock out

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Name at least four sports
that originated in Britain.

cricket
football
golf
rugby
races
boxing

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What was Christopher Wren
by profession?

architect

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Who invented
the telephone?

Alexandre Bell

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What medicine
was invented
by Alexandre Fleming?

penicillin

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Who developed
the theory of relativity?

Albert Einstein

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Which classical composer
became deaf at
an advanced age?

Beethoven

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Who wrote the books
about Harry Potter?

Joanne Rowling

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Why do we remember
23 April 1564?

W. Shakespeare
was born

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What is the traditional
musical instrument
of Scotland?

bagpipes

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Who was
the Sheriff of Nottingham's
deadliest enemy?

Robin Hood

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According to R.Kinling,
everybody has six
honest servants.
Name them.

I
I keep six honest serving-men.
They taught me all I knew. Their names are
WHAT
and
WHY
and
WHEN
And
HOW
and
WHERE
and
WHO.

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His favourite
drink is blood.

vampire

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An ugly woman
practising magic.

witch

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Who presided over
the Knights' Round Table?

King Arthur

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What do we call
the study of birds?

ornithology

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What natural phenomena
are measured by
the "Richter scale"?

earthquakes