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| 1. | How is the number 555 represented in Roman numerals? |
| 2. | Still often referred to by her maiden name, Kate Middleton, since her marriage to Prince William, her official title has been Catherine, Duchess of ________? |
| 3. | From what material is parchment made? |
| 4. | How many stars are there on the flag of Australia? |
| 5. | What two W's describe the perpendicular components of a woven fabric? |
| 6. | Produced by Great Wall Motors since November 2020, what is the make and model of this electric car? |
| 7. | In mathematical terms, what does LCD stand for? |
| 8. | The New Shekel is the currency of what country? |
| 9. | What expression, referring to a lack of viable options, derives from a 16th-century livery stable owner in Cambridge who offered customers the horse nearest the stable door, or none at all? |
| 10. | Derived from the Greek for "empty tomb", what 'C' describes a monument erected in honour of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere? |
| 11. | Brothers Édouard and André founded which tyre (tire) company in 1888? |
| 12. | Born in Wisconsin in 1915, which American musician is credited with inventing the solid-body electric guitar in 1943? |
| 13. | In Roman numerals, what is MMM minus MD? |
| 14. | What comes next in the following sequence: 46 O, 47 NM, 48 A, 49 A, ___? |
| 15. | Red, green, and blue are the primary light colours. What three primary colours are normally used in printing? |
| 16. | In what year were shopping carts, or shopping trolleys, first used in a supermarket? |
| 17. | What nationality was psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud? |
| 18. | Who has been President of Austria since July 2004? |
| 19. | What does the letter `Q` stand for in QANTAS, Australia's flag carrying international airline? |
| 20. | What 'C' is the name of the national police force in Italy? |
| 21. | What three letter word describes a Hawaiian garland of flowers worn around the neck? |
| 22. | Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, is the incumbent president of what Southeast Asian country? |
| 23. | What 'F' describes the floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo? |
| 24. | Poppy Honey Rosie, Daisy Boo Pamela, Petal Blossom Rainbow, Buddy Bear Maurice, and River Rocket Blue Dallas are the children of what celebrity chef? |
| 25. | Who is the reigning Queen of Denmark? |
| 26. | In Greek mythology, what 'C' was a monster composed of the parts of three animals - a lion, a snake and a goat? |
| 27. | Name the South African-born Canadian-American business magnate best known as the founder of SpaceX and co-founder of Tesla Motors. |
| 28. | What 'R' describes a revolving disk with radiating points attached to a cowboy's spur? |
| 29. | Katy Perry was first in June 2017. Justin Bieber second in August 2017. In February 2018, what politician became the third person ever to reach 100 million followers on Twitter? |
| 30. | What 'C' describes the ancient script distinguished by its wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets? |
| 31. | In politics, what 'F' describes an action, such as a prolonged speech, that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures? |
| 32. | What was Princess Diana's maiden name? |
| 33. | What 'T' is a modern day term from the Latin word for "three roads"? |
| 34. | What 'P' describes a fence or wall made from wooden stakes or tree trunks and used as a defensive structure or enclosure? |
| 35. | What comes next in this sequence? ANH, TESB, ROTJ, TPM, ____? |
| 36. | What four-letter word is German for train or railway? |
| 37. | In Japan, what is the "National Diet" (国会 Kokkai)? |
| 38. | Which Cluedo suspect is represented by the colour blue? |
| 39. | To the nearest whole number, how many grams are there in a troy ounce? |
| 40. | A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires; the second is full of assassins with loaded guns; and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is the safest for him? |
| 41. | What is the first letter of the Russian alphabet? |
| 42. | "Shepherd One" is the international call sign given to any aircraft carrying who? |
| 43. | Meaning "that is" in English, "i.e." is an abbreviation of what two Latin words? |
| 44. | What single word is a capital city, a 1966 film starring Charlton Heston, and Jack Woltz's horse in The Godfather? |
| 45. | Harald V is the reigning King of what country? |
| 46. | What is the English equivalent of the French first name Étienne? |
| 47. | Which country has the letter E as its international car registration? |
| 48. | According to Guinness World Records, who is depicted by more statues worldwide than anybody else? |
| 49. | A dog has 1, a horse has 2, an elephant has only 3, while a crocodile has 4. What? |
| 50. | What 'C' describes a small bouquet of flowers worn on a woman's dress or around her wrist for a formal occasion? |
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