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- 'Moon starer' is a fitting anagram of what specialised profession?
- (Approximately) how much does a cubic foot of gold weigh: 1200lbs, 220lbs; 75lbs; or 20lbs?
- An invertebrate is an animal without: Backbone; Pouch; Tail; or Wings?
- What are the Antilles: Islands; Mountains; Winds; or Ocean currents?
- Little Willie and Big Willie were nicknames for the first and second models of what British WWI armament?
- Arrange these traditional measurements of capacity biggest to smallest: Peck, Bushel, Gallon?
- What ancient African nation is (at 2011) the most populated landlocked country of the world?
- 'Roadhouse' is the ironic US Secret Service codename for what famous standard-setting luxury Art Deco hotel at 301 Park Avenue in Manhattan, New York City?
- What is the international telephone dialling code for France?
- What is the correct spelling of Onamatapia/Onomatapeia/Onomatopoeia/Onamatopoea?
- On a conventional piano keyboard, what note is the white key which immediately follows the two black notes together (as distinct from the three black notes together)?
- Name the 1959 instrumental piece by The Dave Brubeck Quartet - arguably the first ever mainstream jazz hit record - whose title referred to its unusual 5/4 time-signature?
- What African capital city is regarded as the largest French-speaking city after Paris: Kinshasa; Lagos, Cairo; or Rabat?
- What unit of measurement, usually followed by a single digit number, named after an Austrian physicist, refers to the speed of a body in relation to the speed of sound (in a given atmosphere)?
- A muntjac is what type of animal?
- What common substance has the chemical formula NaCl?
- Avgas is an abbreviation of what two words?
- How many centimetres are in a foot, to two decimal places: 17.37; 21.65; 30.48; or 37.12?
- What plant and source of starch, used in cooking and medicine, is named after the Arawak word aru-aru, meaning 'meal of meals', and also by association with its use in treating poisoned arrow wounds?
- What animal is traditionally seen in the branding of Fox's Glacier Mints?
- On which British comedian's (technically comedienne's) US TV show did The Simpsons first appear?
- In what century was the Indian mausoleum the Taj Mahal built?
- Created in 1949 and used by the US Air Force, Sierra Sam was the first what?
- What is the surname of the famous German brother fairy tale writers, Jacob and Wilhelm?
- A Tintinnabulum is a: Flower; Compass; Bell; or Cave?
- What is the square root of 441?
- What is the more common name of the oak nut?
- What area in square metres is a hectare: 1,000; 10,000; 100,000; or 1,000,000?
- The criteria: Measurable, Realistic, Time-bound, Agreed, Specific, are commonly arranged to form what useful 5-letter acronymic management and planning model?
- What (as at 2011) are the 'Next Eleven' (N-11) emerging countries identified by Goldman Sachs as having greatest potential (outside of the previously identied four 'BRIC' nations) of becoming some of the world's largest economies in the 21st Century?
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