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Who preceded Harold Wilson as leader of the
labour party?
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Which English city has the most canals?
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How many pounds are there in a hundredweight?
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What speed, in miles per hour, is 44 feet per
second?
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How high in feet is Mt.Kilimanjaro (to the
nearest 100 ft)?
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In which Southern Ireland county would you find
Killarney?
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Name the resort, famous for it's boardwalk, in
New Jersey USA?
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Scotland's Aviemore, is at the heart of which
National Park?
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What was the name of the fire station and the
colour of the watch in TV's London's Burning?
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What famous horse race is run at Louisville?
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Who won the Oscar for Best Actress in the
1988 film, The Accused?
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What is the capital of Canada's Nova Scotia?
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According to Al Capone's business card, what was
his trade?
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Who became the 1st Tsar of Russia in 1547?
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Who was appointed 1st Postmaster General in
America?
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Who became the first black USA Secretary of
State?
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Who was the 1st black woman to win an Oscar for
Best Actress?
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Who became 1st woman to serve as US national
security adviser?
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Who was the 1st female "space tourist," on
September 18, 2006, and paid $20 million to ride on the Russian
Soyuz TMA-9 capsule?
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In which sport did Charlotte Cooper become the
1st woman to win an Olympic Gold Medal?
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Annie Taylor, in 1901, aged 64 years at the
time, was the 1st woman to do what?
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Who was the 1st American, in 1923, to swim
across the English Channel?
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Who played the lead role in the 1st talking
motion picture, "The Jazz Singer"?
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Who was the 1st man to fly solo across the
Atlantic?
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What did Amelia Earhart achieve in 1932?
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Is 'Birds Nest Soup' actually made from birds
nests?
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The Greater rhea is a large South American
flightless bird reaching 55 inches in height. Up to 30 eggs are
found in a rheas nest. True or False?
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The stars you see when you rub your eyes are
called what?
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A Goldfish kept in a dark room will eventually
turn white, True or False?
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How many years did it take to build Salisbury
Cathedral?
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By what name was John Sholto-Douglas better
known in the boxing world?
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What professional sport did American bank robber
John Dillinger play?
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What degenerative condition does Muhammad Ali
suffer from?
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Which boxer fought in both 'The Thriller in
Manila' and 'The Rumble in The Jungle'?
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Which former world heavyweight champion played
Sonny Liston in the 2002 film 'Ali'?
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Which German was the first-ever boxer to win the
world heavyweight title on a foul?
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Which heavyweight boxer launched his 'Lean Mean
Grilling Machine' in 1995?
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Who in 1988 became the first boxer to win world
titles at 5 officially recognised weights?
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Which weight category comes in between Flyweight
and Featherweight?
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Which ex-boxer completed the 2003 London
Marathon in 6 days, 2 hours and 27 minutes?
1 - Marquess of Queensberry (responsible for the set
of rules still in use today)
2 - Baseball
3 - Parkinson's Disease
4 - Muhammad Ali
5 - Michael Bentt
6 - Max Schmeling (Jack Sharkey was disqualified for a low blow in a
1930 bout for the then-vacant title)
7 - George Foreman
8 - Sugar Ray Leonard
9 - Bantamweight
10 - Michael Watson
