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Q1. At the beginning of 2022 a full-scale military invasion was launched into which European country?

A
Ukraine
B
The Shetland Islands
C
Malta
D
Denmark
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Q2. In July 2025 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) responded to a UN resolution asking about obligations of states to protect the climate and remedy damage to those affected present and future. Which Pacific Island group spearheaded the approach?

A
The Philippines
B
Vanuatu
C
The Marshall Islands
D
New Zealand
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Q3. What did Pope Paul IV order in 1555 to be set up on the left bank of the Tiber?

A
Religious statue that was not a human form
B
Ghetto
C
Public park containing shrubs and seats but no playing areas
D
Garden of Remembrance
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Q4. Where was the Peninsular War?

A
South Africa
B
Crimean Peninsula
C
Iberian peninsula
D
Philippines
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Q5. What purpose did the drooping nose of the supersonic airliner, Concorde, serve in its career until retirement in 2003?

A
To increase ability for fast take-off
B
To reduce turbulence
C
To clear pilot view during taxi-ing, take-off and landing
D
To increase speed
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Q6. What modern-day country has been ruled since 1902 by Abdulaziz, known in the West as Ibn Saud, and successively by his sons, Saud, Faisal, Khalid, Fahd, Abdullah and Salman?

A
Saudi Arabia
B
Kuwait
C
Palestine
D
Lebanon
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Q7. The naval Battle of Trafalgar (1805) was part of the confrontation by Britain and its allies with the forces of which supreme military commander?

A
Francis II of Austria
B
King Joseph Bonaparte of Spain
C
Chancellor Otto von Bismarck of Prussia
D
Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte of France
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