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1. Name the mythical creature with a spiral horn growing from its forehead?
2. Name any one of the ten black-belt grades of proficiency in judo or karate.
3. Tigers are native to only one continent?
4. Name the lowest adult male singing voice?
5. In Greek Mythology, how many heads did the dog Cerberus have who guarded the entrance to Hades?
6. Name the Nazi leader known as the Butcher of Lyon. Klaus ....?
7. What do you call the hybrid offspring of a female tiger and a male lion?
8. Name the large Australian bird with a red bill?
9. In England, name the Yorkshire port that is associated with Captain Cook and Dracula?
10. Name the actress that appeared in 'Help' (1965), Alfie (1966) and 'Bedazzled' (1967). Eleanor ... ?
11. Which of the following was a pen name of one of the Bronte sisters?
12. Name the Siberian monk who gained the confidence of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia?
13. Who is the supreme god in Germanic mythology?
14. How many balls are used in a game of billiards?
15. Name the town in West Tanzania, on Lake Tanganyika, where Stanley found Livingstone in 1871?
16. Which country's flag is green, white and orange? The green stands for the Nationalist tradition in the country, orange for the Unionist tradition, and white for peace between them.
17. What is the stomach lining of a cow called which is prepared for cooking?
18. Leningrad was called St. Petersburg between (1703-1914) and Petrograd (1914-1924). It was founded by whom in 1703?
19. This modern Latin American dance resembling the rumba was derived from the ritual dance of voodoo?
20. In 1940, more than 700 boats set sail across the Channel to rescue how many Allied troops trapped on the beaches of Dunkirk?
21. How many of the following films were directed by the American director Robert Zemeckis. Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Death Becomes Her, Forrest Gump and Romancing the Stone?
22. Dr. Seuss wrote 'The Cat in the Hat' (1957) and 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' (1957) among others. What is Dr. Seuss short for. Theodor Seuss ... ?
23. What is the name for the 'Russian nesting dolls' where a series of different size dolls all fit inside the largest doll?
24. What is the nationality of two of the following who gave their name to plants and flowers. Anders Dahl (dahlia), Leonhard Fuchs (fuchsia), Johann Zinn (zinnia) and David Douglas (Douglas fir)?
25. Greater Tokyo was the largest populated city in the world with a population of 27.37 million in the year 2000 AD. According to the Modelski model, which city was the most populated in 1000 AD?
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