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INVENTIONS: The inventor of the telephone

ARCHITECTURAL TERMS: A gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window.

IN WHICH CITY: The Hermitage Museum

VOCABULARY: The job or skill of making movies

MADAGASCAR: The nearest mainland state to Madagascar is this country to the west.

IN WHICH CITY: Michelangelo's David

BIOLOGY: What is the name for the biggest part of the human brain?

LITERATURE: This feline is introduced in "The House at Pooh Corner"

FRUIT: Bing is a variety of which fruit?

VOCABULARY: The study of populations

EUROPE: Who was known as the Sun King?

IDIOMS: A person could be this in "sheep's clothing"

ART: What art movement used images from mass media and popular culture, like the painting below?

SOUTH AMERICA: What mountains form the backbone of South America?

IN WHICH CITY: St Basil's Cathedral

CULTURAL LITERACY: Who did Mark Antony describe as "the noblest Roman of them all"?

MUSIC: What singer-songwriter won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016?

IN WHICH CITY: St Mark's Basilica

MUSEUM TREASURES: This statue of a Greek goddess is missing both arms.

WHO WAS THE FIRST TO: Travel in space?

MUSIC: What classic Led Zeppelin song begins with the lyrics: "There's a lady who's sure All that glitters is gold"?

MOVIES: In what classic film is the line "Play it again Sam"?

OCCUPATIONS: A person who makes or repairs shoes.

SOUTH AMERICA: An animal with a long neck and long hair that is related to the llama.

NOBEL PRIZES: Which scientist won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1921?

ASTRONOMY: When near the sun, these bright objects develop a long tail of gas and dust.

A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT: What river runs through Montreal?

SOUTH AMERICA: South America has two landlocked countries, Paraguay and which other country?

EYES: Which teeth are called the “eyeteeth”?

LITERATURE: Shakespeare calls this "the food of love".

SCIENCE: What is the chemical symbol for mercury?

VOCABULARY: The making of maps and charts

ANIMALS: What is a group of hyenas called?

IN WHICH CITY: La Scala Opera House

LITERARY FIRST LINES: "Marley was dead, to begin with."

MUSIC: What song did Rolling Stone magazine name the greatest rock song of all time?

SOUTH AMERICA: The two South American countries that do not border Brazil are Chile and ...

BATTLES: The final major German offensive of World War II in 1944.

VOCABULARY: The act of writing in code or cypher

IN WHICH CITY: The Manneken Pis sculpture

NUTRITION: What basic food group is composed of sugars and starches?

FICTIONAL CHARACTERS: His catch phrase is "What's up, Doc?"

GEOGRAPHY SUPERLATIVES: What is the highest waterfall in the world?

FAMOUS FICTIONAL ADDRESSES: 221B Baker Street, London

FAMOUS SPEECHES: He said "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds..."

FAMOUS REAL ADDRESSES: Prinsengracht 263-267, 1016 GV Amsterdam

B COUNTRIES: Its capital city is Dhaka.

IN WHICH CITY: The Christ the Redeemer statue

LITERATURE: In which novel does Heathcliff say "I must go, Cathy?"

ART: Who painted The Night Watch?

MEASUREMENTS: How many feet are in a mile?

ELEMENTS: By mass it is the most common element on Earth.

SOUTH AMERICA: Mount Aconcagua is the highest mountain in South America. In which country can it be found?

FLAGS: There are three national flags that are not rectangular. They are Switzerland, Vatican City and...

BIRDS: Only one species of this bird, the Galapagos, is found north of the Equator.

IN WHICH CITY: The Shard

COUNTRIES: Name the world's largest landlocked country.

SPORTS: Which country won football's first World Cup?

MUSIC: Who wrote the song "Here Comes the Sun"?

SEAS: The sea between the two largest landmasses on Earth.