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Question 40 was replaced (thanks T Compton - 16 May 2007) because it had three different possible answers: pear, citrus or orange. As well as being a pear variety, bergamot arguably more commonly refers the pear-shaped citrus or orange fruit, grown in Italy, a cross between a pear-lemon and Seville orange or grapefruit, used in making Bergamot oil and for flavouring Early Grey tea. The word bergamot is originally from the Turkish begarmud, meaning prince's pear.

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In which country are the Cariboo Mountains? Canada (British Columbia)
In which month is Lady Day (UK)? March
Who was the first Lancaster King of England? Henry IV (ruled from 1399-1413)
A mahout is a person who works with and rides what? Elephants
What is the capital of Romania? Bucharest
What is the name of our nearest galaxy? Andromeda (2.5m light-years way)
In which city was the artist Francis Bacon born? Dublin
Who saved the magazine Private Eye from financial ruin in 1962? Peter Cook (the comedian partner of Dudley Moore)
Cartomancy is fortune-telling using what? Playing cards
Aioli is mayonnaise seasoned with what? Garlic
Lego building blocks originated from which country? Denmark ('Leg Godt' means 'play well' in Danish)
What type of creature is a an Eland? Antelope
What does UNICEF stand for? United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
What is the longest river in France? The Loire
Where in the human body is the thyroid gland? Neck
On which country's stock exchange is the All Ordinaries index? Australia
Which health minister was responsible for the introduction of the UK National Health Service? Aneurin Bevan
What is dromophobia a fear of? Crossing the road
What were artist LS Lowry's first names? Laurence Stephen
Who was the first person to cross Antarctica? Vivian Fuchs (1957-58, English explorer)
What colour are the flowers of the harebell? Blue
In anatomy what are the nates? Buttocks
What is the Roman numeral for 500? D
In which country is the church with the tallest spire in the world? Germany (Ulm Munster)
How many astronauts have walked on the moon? Twelve
Who were Balthazar, Melchior, and Gaspar? The Three Wise Men (or the Three Kings)
Wild majoram is another name for which herb? Oregano
Latten is an alloy of which two metals? Copper and Zinc
Malibu Beach is in which US state? California
Which insect lives in a formicary? Ant
What is Sir Alan Sugar's charter airline called? Amsair
Lupine relates to which animals? Wolves
In which Yorkshire castle did Richard II die in 1400? Pontefract
What is ascorbic acid commonly known as? Vitamin C
Bunny was the sidekick of which fictional thief? Raffles
In which year was the Sydney Opera House opened? 1973
What type of nuts are used to make marzipan? Almond
What is a negatively charged electrode called? Cathode
Which war started following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand? World War One
What did the rat eat 'that lay in the house that Jack built', in the nursery rhyme The House that Jack Built? Malt (The opening verse goes: This is the cat, that killed the rat, that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built.)
A paradiddle is a playing technique for which instrument? The drums (or a drum)
Which two teams played in the first FA Cup Final at the original Wembley Stadium? Bolton Wanderers and West Ham (1923, Bolton won 2-0 - the crowd was estimated at 200,000 because about 70,000 burst through the gates without tickets. The original Wembley Stadium cost £750,000 and 300 days to build)
How many Grand Prix did Graham Hill win? Fourteen
An oenophile is a connoisseur of what? Wine
Which was the first US state to enter the Union? Delaware (1787)
A terawatt is how many megawatts? A million
Which British airport was opened to passengers in 1946? Heathrow
What is decompression sickness commonly known as? The Bends (as suffered by divers due to pressure-change when surfacing too quickly)
What is the offspring of a donkey and a horse called? A mule (or a hinny)
In which UK newspaper did the first crossword appear? The Sunday Express (November 1924)

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