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The questions and answers within this quiz were verified and updated in July 2020.

 

What is the more common name for a drink made with Camellia Sinensis?
Tea

 

The Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) the second tallest building in the USA is in which city?
Chicago

 

Yorkshire Pudding is traditionally made with what type of flour?
Plain flour

 

The highest speed attainable by an object as it falls through a fluid/air is known as what?
Terminal Velocity

 

Which daily newspaper ran from 1912–1964 when it was re-launched as The Sun?
Daily Herald

 

Used in battle, what was a Mangonel?
A type of massive catapult

 

Name the Northern European capital whose name in English translates to 'Merchants Harbour'
Copenhagen

 

Harris Tweed is made using which material?
Wool

 

Who had the second best selling single of 1980 with 'Woman in Love?
Barbra Streisand

 

Anni-Frid Lyngstad of ABBA fame was born in which scandinavian country?
Norway