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Q1. What is the name given to a distinguishing device stamped into the substance of a sheet of paper when it is wet?

A
Watermark
B
Embossing
C
Etching
D
Threading
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Q2. In 1874 the Teddington Cricket Club began to draw up rules that were formally published by the Wimbledon club in 1883, for which game?

A
Hockey
B
Tennis
C
Badminton
D
Cricket
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Q3. What is the name of the world's largest church, planned and prepared for in 1450, first stone laid in 1506, and consecrated by Pope Urban VIII in 1626?

A
Chartres Cathedral, France
B
St Paul's, London
C
The Duomo, Florence
D
St Peter's, Rome
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Q4. What nationality were the Mighty Handful, also known as The Five, the composers Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgsky, Balakirev, Cui and Borodin?

A
Hungarian
B
French
C
Polish
D
Russian
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Q5. Nicholas Culpeper (1616-1654), English botanist, physician and astrologer, is particularly well-known for which publication which was strongly resisted by the relevant authorities at the time but has been in print ever since?

A
Elements
B
Beowulf
C
Jane's Naval Weapon Systems
D
Complete Herbal
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Q6. The lyrics of which song were inspired by the successful American defence of Fort McHenry in September 1814?

A
My Country 'Tis Of Thee
B
The Star-Spangled Banner
C
Hail To The Chief
D
This Land Is Your Land
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Q7. A form of invasive toxic freshwater algal bloom known as blue-green is caused by what?

A
Egeria densa
B
Didymosphenia geminata
C
Cyanobacteria
D
Viridrillia cervina
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