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Questions:

 

1) Stephanie Kwolek, a scientist born in America in 1923, was best known for inventing which strong, heat-resistant synthetic fibre?

 

2) In which European city will the Olympic Summer Games of 2024 take place?

 

3) Actors Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau were both born in which European county?

 

4) Miles Davis, Duke Ellington and Charlie Parker were famous names most closely associated with which musical genre?

 

5) In medicine, how is the 'Carpal' region of the body more commonly known?

 

6) Which American drag queen is best known for the popular 'Drag Race' television show?

 

7) According to the nursery rhyme, who was it who sat in a corner, eating Christmas pie?

 

8) The River Tiber is the third longest river in which European country?

 

9) Actress Sue Nicholls has played long-running character Audrey Roberts in which UK TV soap opera?

 

10) In which European country would you find Chopin Airport?

 

Answers:

1) Stephanie Kwolek, a scientist born in America in 1923, was best known for inventing which strong, heat-resistant synthetic fibre?

Kevlar

 

2) In which European city will the Olympic Summer Games of 2024 take place?

Paris

 

3) Actors Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau were both born in which European county?

Denmark

 

4) Miles Davis, Duke Ellington and Charlie Parker were famous names most closely associated with which musical genre?

Jazz

 

5) In medicine, how is the 'Carpal' region of the body more commonly known?

Wrist

 

6) Which American drag queen is best known for the popular 'Drag Race' television show?

RuPaul

 

7) According to the nursery rhyme, who was it who sat in a corner, eating Christmas pie?

Jack Horner

 

8) The River Tiber is the third longest river in which European country?

Italy

 

9) Actress Sue Nicholls has played long-running character Audrey Roberts in which UK TV soap opera?

Coronation Street

 

10) In which European country would you find Chopin Airport?

Poland