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Q1. Who was vice-president to US president Ronald Reagan?

A
Dan Quayle
B
Bob Dole
C
Dick Cheney
D
George H. W. Bush
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Q2. Who constructed railway lines between Stockton and Darlington (in 1821) and Manchester and Liverpool (in 1829), and designed and built railway engines, including "The Rocket".

A
George Churchward
B
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
C
Richard Trevithick
D
George Stephenson
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Q3. By what name is actor Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez, appearing in a remake of "Anne of Green Gables", better known?

A
Antony Starr
B
Steve Martin
C
Gérard Depardieu
D
Martin Sheen
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Q4. For whom was the boot designed which eventually came to be called a gumboot or welly?

A
Sir Arthur Dayne
B
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
C
Sir Arthur Wellesley
D
Sir Arthur Guinness
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Q5. Who was the first person to win a Tony Award, an Academy Award and an Emmy Award in the same year, and the only person to have won all 3 awards for directing?

A
James Cameron
B
Busby Berkeley
C
Bob Fosse
D
Barbra Streisand
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Q6. Which of these was an explorer of Australia who led several expeditions into the interior of the continent, from Sydney and Adelaide?

A
Roald Amundsen
B
James Cook
C
Doctor David Livingstone
D
Charles Sturt
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Q7. Who would Gwalchmei, also known in legend as Sir Gawain, be most likely to have talked with?

A
King Alfred
B
Robert the Bruce
C
Richard the Lionheart
D
King Arthur
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