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'This Be The Verse', first published in August 1971, is a poem by which English poet?

Philip Larkin

Paul Martin, Stephen Harper and Justin Trudeau have all served as Prime Minister of which country?

Canada

In March 2000, which British business magnate and adventurer was knighted for "services to entrepreneurship"?

Sir Richard Branson

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Which US comedian dedicated her autobiography to Kanye West? a) Amy Schumer b) Tina Fey c) Joan Rivers

c) Joan Rivers

Which country has the most lakes in Europe? a) Finland b) Switzerland c) Scotland

a) Finland

Which mobile messaging service was created by Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy and Reggie Brown whilst they were students at Stanford University?

Snapchat

In 1773, which Captain became the first person to cross the Antarctic Circle?

Captain James Cook

In which year did the Berlin Wall come down?

1989

Which Cuban leader served as Prime Minister of Cuba between 1959 and 1976, during which time he transformed his country into the first communist state in the western world?

Fidel Castro

What did Johannes Gutenberg famously invent in 1440?

The Printing Press

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Tom Hanks stars as James B. Donovan, a lawyer recruited by the CIA to defend Soviet Rudolf Abel in which 2015 movie thriller?

Bridge of Spies

"To be, or not to be: that is the question" is a line from which William Shakespeare play?

Hamlet

Which 'N' which also shares it's name with a Japanese automobile company is the first month of the Jewish calendar?

Nissan

Sydney Opera House sits on a small tidal island. What is the island's name?

Bennelong Point

In 2015, the first female jockey won the Melbourne Cup. What was her name?

Michelle Payne

Who served as Prime Minister of Australia between 1983 and 1991?

Bob Hawke

Which mountain on the spur of the Great Dividing Ridge takes it's name from two Aboriginal words "Gaahna Bula" meaning "two shoulders"?

Mount Canobolas