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1. The Taj Mahal is made from which material?
2. Name the river in south-east Australia which rises in New South Wales?
3. Where would you find the 'Sea of Serenity' and the 'Sea of Tranquillity'?
4. Name the state capital of North Carolina.
5. Alexander Selkirk was shipwrecked on the Juan Fernandez Islands (now owned by Chile) which gave the idea for which novel?
6. Which country is called 'Little Venice'?
7. Name the 1935 novel by C.S. Forester.
8. One of the world's biggest selling acts of the late 1990's features this headdress-wearing vocalist of the group Jamiroquai. Name this artiste who dated Denise Van Outen.
9. Name the British statesman and one of the founders of the Conservative Party who established the London police force (1828) when he was home secretary. Sir Robert ...
10. Where would you find the magnificent 'Blue Mosque'?
11. Which rare amphibian's name means 'water monster' in the Aztec language?
12. Where can visitors sit in the cafes of St. Mark's Square and overlook the famous bell tower and domes of the Basilica of St Mark?
13. Who is the film director of the 'Scream' movies?
14. The ruins of the Inca city of Machu Picchu are in which country?
15. Beautiful painted wooden dolls are a traditional Russian toy where each one contains a series of smaller dolls inside it. They are called 'matruschka' which means ...
16. Name the world's deepest lake and the largest freshwater feature in Asia.
17. Which novelist left her last book, 'Sanditon', unfinished at her death?
18. Why did Vincent Van Gogh cut off his ear?
19. What was Charles Dickens first novel of 1836?
20. Mrs. Beeton was associated with a cookery book and wrote 'Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management'. What was her first name?
21. Mount Bromo is an active volcano and is one of a chain of volcanoes called 'The Ring of Fire'. On which island can it be found?
22. The musical instrument the 'Rondador' is better known as ...
23. What was the name of the doctor who with colleague Sir A. Bradford Hill, were the first to prove the link between smoking and lung cancer. Sir Richard ...?
24. The snow capped slopes of Mount Fuji is Japan's highest mountain which has inspired artists for centuries. Its many shrines and temples are visited by pilgrims. In what year did the volcano last erupt?
25. Devil's Island, which is just north of Kourou in French Guiana, was a harsh French penal colony. The island is now a tourist resort but in what year was the prison closed?
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