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1. History and Music: "In 1814 we took a little trip, Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip'" are the opening lines of a song about a famous battle. The name of which US city appears in the title?
2. Animals and World: What type of marine mollusc, often described as a "living fossil", shares its name with the world's first nuclear-powered submarine?
3. Celebrities and Hobbies: The cookbook 'How to be a Domestic Goddess' is by which author and TV chef, whose first name is also a genus of flowering plants commonly known as love-in-a-mist?
4. For Children and Literature: The unpopular pet of Argus Filch in J.K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' series and the unlikeable aunt of Fanny Price in Jane Austen's 'Mansfield Park' share the name Mrs. ___?
5. People and Religion: Which of these is a 9th century pope known as "the Great", as well as the tsar who led Russia into the Crimean War?
6. Humanities and Sci/Tech: Originally known as columbium, the chemical element with atomic number 41 was later renamed after which daughter of Tantalus from Greek mythology?
7. Geography and Sport: Which Japanese city, the capital of the prefecture of the same name, hosted the XVIII Olympic Winter Games in 1998?
8. Entertainment and Video Games: Which of these is both a roller coaster first opened at the UK's Alton Towers theme park in 1994 and a titular villain of the 'Resident Evil' video game franchise?
9. General Knowledge and Movies: Which of these 'N' numbers is the title of a musical film that stars Daniel Day Lewis as an Italian filmmaker?
10. Brain Teasers and Television: Rearrange the letters of BUSH REGION to find the name of a long-running Australian soap opera.
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