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1. [Sport] Retired British athlete and three time Olympic medallist, Roger Black, achieved his biggest individual track success at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, when he placed second behind American legend, Michael Johnson. In what event did Black earn this silver medal?
2. [Music] The single, "Back to Black", (which was released from the 2006 album of the same name), brought its tormented singer enormous success, and secured her the Song of the Year accolade at the 2008 Grammy Awards. Who is this beehive-loving songstress, who tragically died just three years after receiving her award?
3. [For Children] According to the children's nursery rhyme, "Sing a Song of Sixpence", how many blackbirds were "baked in a pie"?
4. [Television] In a season one episode of the hit sitcom, "Friends", entitled "The One with the Blackout", Chandler found himself trapped in an ATM vestibule with a renowned 80s Victoria Secret model. Who was she?
5. [Humanities] Colours have long infiltrated everyday speech, and are well established in idiom. Which of the following then, best matches the meaning of being "blacklisted"?
6. [History] What fossil fuel, which was responsible for bringing the valleys of South Wales to the world's attention, is often referred to as "black gold"?
7. [Movies] The 2010 film, "Black Swan", which starred Natalie Portman and Winona Ryder, revolved around what type of dancing?
8. [Hobbies] Which board game, which utilises discs that are white on one side and black on the other, shares its name with a Shakespearean tragedy, in which the title character commits suicide after realising he has been manipulated into killing his wife?
9. [Celebrities] Which celebrity, with the surname 'Black', is best known for his roles in "School of Rock" (2003) and "King Kong" (2005), and also provided the voice for Po in 2008's animated comedy, "Kung Fu Panda"?
10. [People] Which nineteenth-century novelist's only novel was written with the intention of drawing adults' attention to the plight of working horses, and was never intended to be a children's book?
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