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1. Art : In the Middle Ages, a hospice existed at the monastery of St. Anthony at Isenheim (in modern Alsace-Lorraine). There, patients suffering from leprosy lived out their last days under the care of the monks and nuns of the order. It was a miserable existence, yet they were able to draw spiritual strength from a painting of the Crucifixion, which hanged from the altarpiece in the hospital church. Who is the painter?
2. Sports : In an interesting ranking by the World Soccer magazine published in its 2003 yearbook, clubs all over the world were awarded points based on their achievements in continental and domestic competitions. As a result, Real Madrid of Spain, with 9 European Champions Cups and 29 Spanish league titles, were declared the No.1 club in the world. Which Uruguayan club, with an astonishing 44 domestic league titles, came second?
3. Earth Sciences : Formed about 1100 million years ago, this supercontinent is widely considered as the first such entity in our Earth's history. As it started to move southwards, the Verangian Ice Age resulted. What is the name given to this supercontinent?
4. Egyptian Mythology : Ptah, the ancient Egyptian deity, is often portrayed as a mummy. He is considered the architect of the universe who created the egg of the Sun. Of which ancient Egyptian city is Ptah the principal god?
5. Famous Buildings : Lawrence of Arabia once called it 'the best preserved and most wholly admirable castle of the world'. Built in the 12-13th centuries by crusaders from France, the Krak des Chevaliers (Castle of the Knights)'s strategic location, high above the Orontes Valley and guarding the Homs Pass, made it a vital outpost during the years of the crusades. In which modern Middle East country is it located?
6. History : The ruins of an ancient castle stands on a small island in Loch Leven, which is one of the shallowest lakes in Scotland. It was here that one of the most famous characters in 16th century British history was imprisoned, from 1567 to 1568, before being eventually executed. Who?
7. Music : The American avant-garde composer John Cage is best-known for his '4'33"', in which the performer(s) remain absolutely silent on stage throughout that duration of time, relying on the noises and sounds from the audience to create the 'music'. In another of his composition 'Roaratario' (1979), he created a piece based on the usage of thousands of words found in a novel by the Irish master James Joyce. Which novel is it?
8. Literature : Unlike most of his fellow Russian writers, Mikhail Sholokhov was a staunch supporter of the communist regimes which ruled the Soviet Union in his lifetime. He won the Lenin and Stalin Prizes, and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1965. His most famous work revolves around a particular Russian river, of which he had intimate knowledge as he was born in a village near it. Which river is it?
9. Astronomy : The Clementine spacecraft, launched by the US Defense Department in 1994, performed detail topographical mapping of the South Pole-Aitken (SAP) basin - the largest known impact crater in the Solar System. Where is the SAP basin located?
10. Flags : Three South American countries have flags that are based on the horizontal tricolour of yellow, blue and red. They are Colombia, Ecuador and which other country?
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