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      18 In which Danish port was Hans Christian Andersen born?

      19 Which Greek mathematician wrote The Elements?

      20 Singer Tom Jones had which original surname?

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QUIZ 212 – Sea Creatures

      1 What word describes marine life that lives in the upper waters of the open sea?

      2 The adult of which large sea creature was caught on camera for the first time in 2004?

      3 How many legs does a lobster have?

      4 What is a female dolphin called?

      5 What type of fish has a variety known as “sockeye”?

      6 How is a member of the Hippocampus genus commonly known?

      7 The name “krill” comes from the word for “young fish” in which language?

      8 A loggerhead is a species of which sea creature?

      9 Which is the largest living fish?

      10 What common name is given to both the manatee and dugong?

      11 Humboldt penguins are found in the wild on which continent?

      12 “Sild” is the name given to the young of which species of fish?

      13 Which edible mollusc is also called the sea-ear?

      14 What name is given to a group of whales?

      15 What type of invertebrate is the source of mother-of-pearl?

      16 Sea otters are found in which ocean?

      17 The male of which type of crab has an enlarged claw, waved for courtship and territorial display?

      18 What is the common name for the group of fish which have their eyes on top of their heads?

      19 The “coral” is another name for which part of a shellfish?

      20 Octopuses and squid belong to which class of molluscs?

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QUIZ 213 – Pot Luck

      1 What name was given to the cavalry troopers of Oliver Cromwell?

      2 Eye of the Tiger was from the soundtrack of which film?

      3 Wolfsbane is the alternative name of which wild flower?

      4 Which major Indian language is written in the Devanagari script?

      5 What is the title of the opera by Verdi set in ancient Jerusalem about a Babylonian king?

      6 Which Prime Minister succeeded Sir Winston Churchill in 1945?

      7 At Salt Lake City in 2002, in which sport did Great Britain win their one gold medal?

      8 Which actress starred in the 2003 film How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days?

      9 Which mythological queen of Troy was the wife of Priam?

      10 Which old British coin, legal tender until 1960, was worth one quarter of a penny?

      11 The Piper at the Gates of Dawn was the first album by which band?

      12 Which Kansas city was founded in 1872 as a frontier town?

      13 How is Kehlsteinhaus, Berchtesgaden better known in English?

      14 Lydford Gorge is in which National Park?

      15 To which Irish county does Achill Island belong?

      16 Ulan Bator is the capital of which country?

      17 Which month is named in honour of a major Roman goddess?

      18 Which actor starred as Jack Stanton in the 1998 film Primary Colors?

      19 Feels Like I’m in Love was a 1980 hit for which singer?

      20 The Mariinsky Theatre is located in which Russian city?

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QUIZ 214 – 1920s

      1 Who wrote the children’s novel Emil and the Detectives (1929)?

      2 Who received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics?

      3 Who did Albert, Duke of York marry in 1923 at Westminster Abbey?

      4 Which UK political party formed in 1925?

      5 Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen in 1922 under the employment of which Earl?

      6 To what did the LNER company rename the Special Scotch Express in 1924?

      7 By what name was the Republic of Ireland known from 1921 to 1937?

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