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- What is the process in which hair and small blemishes are removed from the body by the application of heat using electric current? Electrolysis
- What is the Japanese martial art, similar to judo, which uses grappling, throws, and non-resistance, to debilitate opponents? Aikido
- What is the edible sea snail of the genus Haliotis, which has an ear-shaped shell with a pearly interior? Abalone
- The fundamental philosophical and devotional epic stories Mahabharata and Ramayana originated in Sanskrit in which ancient country? India
- What was the tribe of ancient Britons of Eastern England whose queen was Boudica (Boadicea)? Iceni (or Eceni)
- What is the capital of Ghana? Accra
- What is the African antelope whose male of the species have lyre-shaped horns? Impala
- What is the Roman numeral LXXXVIII? Eighty-eight
- What is the Southern India savoury steamed cake made of rice and served with chutney? Idli
- The River Amazon flows into which ocean? Atlantic
- What is the code of silence which prohibits speaking about, or divulging information about, criminal activities, used by the Mafia? Omerta
- What is a bottomless pit or chasm, a very deep gorge, or a reference to something unfathomable and usually threatening or chaotic, such as hell? Abyss
- What is a three-dimensional figure with eight plane faces? Octohedron
- What is the flat round cake made from flaky pastry and filled with currants, named after a town in Greater Manchester, England? Eccles
- What was the title given to the daughters of the Kings of Spain and Portugal who were not the heir to the throne? Infanta
- What is the inner and larger of the two bones in the human forearm? Ulna
- What food has the varieties Elstar, Almata and Cortland? Apple
- What is the scarlet banner of Saint Dennis used by early French kings when setting out for war? Oriflamme
- What is a dish sprinkled with breadcrumbs or grated cheese and browned? Au Gratin
- Before the Euro, what was the basic monetary unit of Portugal? Escudo
- What is the play by Shakespeare featuring the court jester Touchstone? As You Like It
- What is a death notice, sometimes with a biography, in a newspaper? Obituary
- What is a system of muscle-building without moving joints? Isometrics
- What is the fifteenth letter of the Greek alphabet? Omicron
- What means relating to or similar to bears? Ursine
- What is the final and longest section of the human small intestine? Ileum
- What is the lair of a fox? Earth
- What is the fine-grained, usually white, variety of gypsum used for carving? Alabaster
- What is a word made from the initials of other words in a phrase or sequence? Acronym (see amusing and interesting acronyms)
- The Royal Navy flagship aircraft carrier, which along with its Harrier jump jets was withdrawn from service late 2010, is HMS what? Ark Royal
(Thanks H for your help.)
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