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"The modern county of Monmouthshire is west of the River Wye in the southeastern part of what British country?
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"With what country does Norway share its longest land border ? and much of its history?"
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"What song inspired the name of the sequel of the movie that made the song famous in the first place, thanks to Tony carrying that paint down a Brooklyn street?"
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"Janet Reno, Michael J Fox, Muhammad Ali and John Paul II all suffered from what disease?"
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"In the late 1970s, scientists noticed that CFCs were producing seasonal "ozone holes" high above the Antarctic. What sort of radiation does the ozone layer normally block?"
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"If my doctor gives me a reading of 120 over 80, the results are good. The results of what?
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"Which of these animals would have an outer covering of feathers?"
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"What country's coat of arms depicts a kangaroo and an emu?
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"A 100-foot statue of Christ sits atop Mount Corcovado in the Tijuca Forest National Park, looking down on which major world city?"
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"What do the initials "CME" stand for in medical terms?
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"In 1859, James Clerk Maxwell proved that the rings of what planet could not be solid, since they would then break apart?"
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"Who is the only woman to be prime minister of Great Britain?
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"Ivan Schwab explained why what bird can slam its head against a tree 10,000 times a day, at 1200 Gs each time, without so much as a headache, let alone retinal detachment, spinal cord injury or brain damage?"
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"Who lives in the Palais de l'Elysee, at 55 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, not far from the Champs-Elysees?
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"What critters don't get caught in their own webs because they have hard, slippery bristles at the ends of their legs that act as runners on the web strands?"