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1. Religion: Which of the twelve disciples famously betrayed Jesus Christ with a kiss?
2. Music: Tori Amos was inspired to write 'Cornflake Girl', a song about women's betrayal at the hands of other women. This was after reading a novel by Alice Walker in which the heroine is circumcised as part of a tribal ritual. What is the name of the book?
3. Literature: In Dante's 'Divine Comedy', the Ninth Circle of Hell is reserved for traitors. Many notorious traitors are trapped down here, including Satan himself. What was the punishment reserved for those unlucky enough to end up in the Ninth Circle?
4. Television: In the fifth season of the anime version of 'Sailor Moon', Sailors Uranus and Neptune pretended to betray their fellow Sailor Senshi, exchanging their star seeds for magical bracelets, in the hope of defeating Sailor Galaxia. They killed Sailor Pluto and Sailor Saturn by shooting them with the bracelets and removing their star seeds. However, when they turned on Galaxia and attacked her with the bracelets, Galaxia survived their attack. Why?
5. Geography: In which English county would you find Traitor's Ford?
6. History: In the United Kingdom, high treason was a crime punishable by death. The original punishment was hanging, drawing and quartering, but was later reduced to a simple hanging. Who was the last person to be hanged for this crime in Britain?
7. Humanities: After the Greek hero Jason finished his quest to find the Golden Fleece, he travelled to Corinth with Medea, only to betray her by leaving her for Glauce, the king's daughter. Medea got her revenge on Glauce by sending her some cursed gifts. One of them was a golden crown. What was the other gift?
8. Video Games: In 'Mortal Kombat: Deception', which character's ending shows her betraying Onaga after giving him the Kamidogu, and seizing them for her own ends?
9. Movies: In 'The Lion King', Simba's treacherous uncle Scar sings about his plans to kill Mufasa, the king of the lions, and take his place. What was the name of the song?
10. Food: We're back to Turkish Delight, or 'lokum' as it's known in Turkey, the sweet that caused so much trouble for the Pevensie children in Narnia. The most well-known variety, used in sweets such as Fry's Turkish Delight, is pink. What liquid is used to give the pink Turkish Delight its distinctive flavour?
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