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Q1. Whom did the 19th century grave robbers and murderers Burke and Hare supply the bodies to?

A
Scottish comparative anatomist and extramural teacher in anatomy John Barclay
B
Scottish anatomist, surgeon and lecturer Robert Knox
C
British surgeon, medical scientist, experimental pathologist and antiseptics pioneer Joseph Lister
D
Scottish obstetrician Sir James Young Simpson
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Q2. Which of these is an animal?

A
Tansy
B
Tamarisk
C
Tamarind
D
Tamarin
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Q3. If clergy, using the old Roman names, were travelling in the 11th century from Hibernia to Caledonia where, in present terms, would they be travelling from to?

A
Scotland to Ireland
B
Ireland to Scotland
C
Spain to France
D
Switzerland to Scotland
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Q4. What are the names of the central gods of the Wicca religion?

A
Isis and Osiris
B
The Goddess and the God
C
Izanagi and Izanami
D
Igaluk and Tomgasoak
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Q5. When was the waltz "After the Ball" written?

A
1901
B
1891
C
1911
D
1921
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Q6. In 1905-6 the New Zealand representative rugby team toured the British Isles, France and North America, winning all matches apart from a loss to Wales, and are now known as what?

A
The Big Bruisers
B
The Antipodeans
C
The Originals
D
The Haka Boys
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Q7. The Broads, a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes, are mainly in which English county?

A
Essex
B
Norfolk
C
Cornwall
D
Devon
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