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Оглавление1 Which English poet published The Destruction of Sennacherib in 1815?
2 KaiKai and Kiki are the emblems of which Japanese artist’s production company?
3 Deemed the fairest, which Greek goddess won ‘The Judgement of Paris’?
4 The fortified wine, vermouth, derives its name from the German for which herb?
5 Who were Ron Nasty, Dirk McQuickly, Stig O’Hara and Barry Wom?
6 What positive attribute is a common name for the plant Lunaria annua?
7 In 1664, Jérôme Hatt founded which brewery in Strasbourg?
8 Who became ‘The Red Knight’ in his first cartoon outing?
9 What did John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton “split” in 1932?
10 Nicknamed “The Big O”, who had a 1964 no.1 with It’s Over?
11 Which Lars von Trier film features a fox who says “chaos reigns”?
12 In 1976, which Toronto building became the world’s tallest free-standing structure?
13 Which late Italian fashion designer lived at 1116 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach?
14 In 1900, who was born the fourth daughter of Lord Glamis, later the 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne?
15 In 1965, 61-year-old retired bus driver Kempton Bunton confessed to stealing which portrait?
16 What are Madame Jeanette, Trinidad Scorpion ‘Butch T’ and Carolina Reaper?
17 What is the only country whose name ends in the letter Q?
18 In 1928, the USSR organised which communist alternative to the Olympic Games?
19 Pakistan’s Sohail Abbas is the highest international goal scorer in the history of which sport?
20 Identify the famous couple in the picture –
