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  1. 3. Who are the current gold medal holders in Rugby Union (not rugby 7s) - a title they have held since 1924, when they defeated Romania and France en route?
  2. 4. What is the largest city north of the Arctic Circle?
  3. 5. Which town in North Wales boasts the oldest international football stadium still in use, and the oldest lager brewery in the UK?
  4. 6. Queen Dido - according to Roman and Greek historians - was the founder of which Phoenician city-state in modern-day Tunisia?
  5. 7. Apart from French, German and Italian - what is the fourth official language of Switzerland?
  6. 8. The city of Macau - famous for gambling - was returned to China by which European nation in 1999, two years after the return of Hong Kong?
  7. 9. Which country boasts the only non-quadrilateral national flag in the world?
  8. 10. Who won the first ever series of the UK X Factor?
  9. 11. Which American author invented the character, Tarzan?
  10. 12. The Peace of Westphalia marked the end of which major 17th-century European conflict, and the effective independence of the modern-day Netherlands from Spain?
  11. 13. The famous city of Timbuktu lies in which African nation, whose territory occupies large swathes of the western Sahara desert?
  12. 14. The finale of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was filmed at which ancient sandstone-carved city in modern-day Jordan?
  13. 15. Which was the first state to ratify the US constitution?
  14. 16. Which two regions (combined to form one province) - both of which share their names with dog breeds - joined Canada from the UK in 1949?
  15. 17. Who are the only two unseeded male players to ever win the Wimbledon title?
  16. 18. With 11 Oscars each, which two films hold the record for most Academy Awards won?
  17. 19. After Spanish, Portuguese, French and Italian - which Romance language has the most native speakers?
  18. 20. Who is credited as being the first person to sail from Europe to India?
  19. What is the largest city north of the Arctic Circle?
  20. Which town in North Wales boasts the oldest international football stadium still in use, and the oldest lager brewery in the UK?
  21. Queen Dido - according to Roman and Greek historians - was the founder of which Phoenician city-state in modern-day Tunisia?
  22. Apart from French, German and Italian - what is the fourth official language of Switzerland?
  23. The city of Macau - famous for gambling - was returned to China by which European nation in 1999, two years after the return of Hong Kong?
  24. Which country boasts the only non-quadrilateral national flag in the world?
  25. Who won the first ever series of the UK X Factor?
  26. The Peace of Westphalia marked the end of which major 17th-century European conflict, and the effective independence of the modern-day Netherlands from Spain?
  27. The famous city of Timbuktu lies in which African nation, whose territory occupies large swathes of the western Sahara desert?
  28. The finale of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was filmed at which ancient sandstone-carved city in modern-day Jordan?
  29. Which was the first state to ratify the US constitution?
  30. Who are the only two unseeded male players to ever win the Wimbledon title?
  31. With 11 Oscars each, which two films hold the record for most Academy Awards won?
  32. After Spanish, Portuguese, French and Italian - which Romance language has the most native speakers?
  33. Who is credited as being the first person to sail from Europe to India?

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  1. 3. Who are the current gold medal holders in Rugby Union (not rugby 7s) - a title they have held since 1924, when they defeated Romania and France en route?
    USA
  2. 4. What is the largest city north of the Arctic Circle?
    Murmansk, Russia
  3. 5. Which town in North Wales boasts the oldest international football stadium still in use, and the oldest lager brewery in the UK?
    Wrexham
  4. 6. Queen Dido - according to Roman and Greek historians - was the founder of which Phoenician city-state in modern-day Tunisia?
    Carthage
  5. 7. Apart from French, German and Italian - what is the fourth official language of Switzerland?
    Romansch
  6. 8. The city of Macau - famous for gambling - was returned to China by which European nation in 1999, two years after the return of Hong Kong?
    Portugal
  7. 9. Which country boasts the only non-quadrilateral national flag in the world?
    Nepal
  8. 10. Who won the first ever series of the UK X Factor?
    Steve Brookstein
  9. 11. Which American author invented the character, Tarzan?
    Edgar Rice Burroughs
  10. 12. The Peace of Westphalia marked the end of which major 17th-century European conflict, and the effective independence of the modern-day Netherlands from Spain?
    Thirty Years Away
  11. 13. The famous city of Timbuktu lies in which African nation, whose territory occupies large swathes of the western Sahara desert?
    Mali
  12. 14. The finale of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was filmed at which ancient sandstone-carved city in modern-day Jordan?
    Petra
  13. 15. Which was the first state to ratify the US constitution?
    Delaware
  14. 16. Which two regions (combined to form one province) - both of which share their names with dog breeds - joined Canada from the UK in 1949?
    Newfoundland and Labrador
  15. 17. Who are the only two unseeded male players to ever win the Wimbledon title?
    Boris Becker and Goran Ivenišević
  16. 18. With 11 Oscars each, which two films hold the record for most Academy Awards won?
    Ben-Hur and Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  17. 19. After Spanish, Portuguese, French and Italian - which Romance language has the most native speakers?
    Romanian
  18. 20. Who is credited as being the first person to sail from Europe to India?
    Vasco da Gama
  19. What is the largest city north of the Arctic Circle?
    Murmansk, Russia
  20. Which town in North Wales boasts the oldest international football stadium still in use, and the oldest lager brewery in the UK?
    Wrexham
  21. Queen Dido - according to Roman and Greek historians - was the founder of which Phoenician city-state in modern-day Tunisia?
    Carthage
  22. Apart from French, German and Italian - what is the fourth official language of Switzerland?
    Romansch
  23. The city of Macau - famous for gambling - was returned to China by which European nation in 1999, two years after the return of Hong Kong?
    Portugal
  24. Which country boasts the only non-quadrilateral national flag in the world?
    Nepal
  25. Who won the first ever series of the UK X Factor?
    Steve Brookstein
  26. The Peace of Westphalia marked the end of which major 17th-century European conflict, and the effective independence of the modern-day Netherlands from Spain?
    Thirty Years Away
  27. The famous city of Timbuktu lies in which African nation, whose territory occupies large swathes of the western Sahara desert?
    Mali
  28. The finale of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was filmed at which ancient sandstone-carved city in modern-day Jordan?
    Petra
  29. Which was the first state to ratify the US constitution?
    Delaware
  30. Who are the only two unseeded male players to ever win the Wimbledon title?
    Boris Becker and Goran Ivenišević
  31. With 11 Oscars each, which two films hold the record for most Academy Awards won?
    Ben-Hur and Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  32. After Spanish, Portuguese, French and Italian - which Romance language has the most native speakers?
    Romanian
  33. Who is credited as being the first person to sail from Europe to India?
    Vasco da Gama
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