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In what year was Justin Bieber born?

a) 1990 b) 1992 c) 1994
c) 1994

 

What physically separates Tasmania from the Australian mainland?

a) Bass Strait b) Tasmania Strait c) Beagle Channel
Bass Strait

 

What weapon would you associate with Damocles?
Sword

 

What is Bath Blue?

a) a gemstone b) a cheese c) a colour
b) a cheese

 

What is Edelweiss?
A white mountain flower

 

What is the ceremonial dagger worn as part of the traditional Scottish dress known as?

a) Kirk b) Greimire c) Skean-dhu
c) Skean-dhu

 

Panorama is the world’s longest-running current affairs TV show, but in what decade was it first broadcast?  
1950s (1953)

 

The airport in Springfield Illinois is named after which American president?
Abraham Lincoln

 

Arriana Huffington, who started the news platform 'The Huffington Post' was born in which mediteranean country?
Greece

 

Who wrote the novel Brighton Rock?
Graham Greene