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1. What band from London is led by a lead singer named Marcus and released the hit song "I Will Wait" in 2012?
2. The mummichog is a small animal that is found in brackish areas along the east coast of the United States and Canada. What type of animal is the mummichog?
3. What major world city is served by Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport and was formerly known as Bombay?
4. In what video game series is there a shaman named Mumbo Jumbo that used to teach Gruntilda before she turned to dark magic?
5. What malady is an acute, inflammatory, contagious disease caused by a virus that produces swelling in the salivary glands?
6. In the realm of mathematics there are three 'mum' words that describe certain extreme values of functions. Which of the following is NOT one of these 'mum' terms in mathematics?
7. What name is shared by both the wife of Shah Jahan who commissioned the building of a famous mausoleum in Agra, India and a British racehorse of the 1920s nicknamed "The Flying Filly"?
8. What individual from Massachusetts, who was nicknamed 'Mumbet', filed a freedom suit case in 1781 that she won, which effectively ended slavery in the state of Massachusetts?
9. What individual from Ancient Egypt who served under the pharaoh Djoser as high priest to the sun god Ra was portrayed on film by Boris Karloff in the 1932 film "The Mummy"?
10. The title of the quiz, "Mum's the word", is a phrase meaning to keep quiet. This meaning can be traced back at least as far back as William Shakespeare. In one of his plays he includes the line "Seal up your lips and give no words but mum". Which play, named after the King of England from 1422 to 1461, contains this line spoken at the Duke of Gloucester's house?
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