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What sort of creature is a whydah?

  • A reptile
  • An amphibian
  • A bird (correct)
  • A mammal
  • Which country had a police force called the Tonton Macoutes?

  • Dominican Republic
  • Jamaica
  • Cuba
  • Haiti (correct)
  • What is meant by the musical term ‘andante’?

  • Very slow and soft
  • Slow and sad
  • At a moderate tempo (correct)
  • Fast and lively
  • Which saint’s day falls on 17 March?

    <p>St. Patrick</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the first British sovereign to make regular use of Buckingham Palace?

    <p>Queen Victoria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which Mediterranean island was sold to France in 1768 and was under Genoese control from the 14th century?

    <p>Corsica</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who succeeded Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel’s prime minister in May 1999?

    <p>Ehud Barak</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the sport of basketball, the Rockets are a major league team from which US city?

    <p>Houston</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who directed the 1991 film Thelma & Louise?

    <p>Ridley Scott</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name given to the study of the composition and formation of rocks?

    <p>Petrology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which 1990 film starring Jack Nicholson was a belated follow-up to Chinatown?

    <p>The Two Jakes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which country administers the Aleutian Islands?

    <p>USA</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which US state is Yosemite National Park located?

    <p>California</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which strait separates the North and South islands of New Zealand?

    <p>Cook Strait</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who wrote the 1973 play Equus?

    <p>Peter Shaffer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which city is the Doge’s Palace located?

    <p>Venice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who plays Johnny Depp’s uncle in the 1993 film Arizona Dream?

    <p>Martin Landau</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which creature of Australia and New Guinea is also called a spiny anteater?

    <p>Echidna</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What meat-derived foodstuff did Kenneth Daigneau famously give a name to in 1937?

    <p>Spam</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which New Zealand golfer won the 2000 Australian Masters in Melbourne?

    <p>Michael Campbell</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which continent has the larger land mass: Africa or North America?

    <p>Africa</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Aston, Rizzo, Stevenson, and Gilvear were part of which 1980s group?

    <p>A Flock of Seagulls</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What name is given to the art of preparing, stuffing and mounting the skins of animals to make lifelike models?

    <p>Taxidermy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which artist was appointed court painter to Charles IV of Spain in 1786?

    <p>Francisco Goya</p> Signup and view all the answers

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