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Q1. John de Mol Jr. created the Dutch media companies Endemol and which other?

A
RTL-Véronique
B
Talpa
C
Mediahuis
D
NOS
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Q2. In 1799, who noted that nitrous oxide might make patients insensible to pain, the first true anaesthetic?

A
Sir Humphry Davy
B
Alexander Fleming
C
William Harvey
D
Henry Gray
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Q3. What or who is Vegas Vic?

A
A 40-ft (12 m) high neon advertisement
B
The highest-winning gambler in Las Vegas during 1947
C
A permanent chess-playing fixture in Las Vegas cafes in the 1950s
D
A rodeo rider
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Q4. Edward I of England defeated whose forces at Falkirk on 22 July 1298?

A
Robert Bruce
B
William Wallace
C
Robert Burns
D
Bonny Prince Charlie
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Q5. Who was the Venetian who made a number of journeys to China and India in the 13th century and was later taken prisoner by the Genoese?

A
Christopher Columbus
B
Marco Polo
C
Amerigo Vespucci
D
Alessandra Medici
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Q6. Which all-girl group had hits with "Whole Again", "Eternal Flame", "It's OK!" and "The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling)"?

A
Molecular Chicky
B
Megaton Puppy
C
Atomic Kitten
D
Holocaust Pussy
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Q7. Which Russian composer wrote the ballets "The Firebird", "Petrouchka" and "The Rite of Spring"?

A
Igor Stravinsky
B
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
C
Modest Mussorgsky
D
Sergei Rachmaninoff
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