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Оглавление1 Named after Mithridates VI of Pontus, Mithridatism is which practice?
2 Founded in 1926, America’s oldest contemporary dance company is named after which woman?
3 Which Tire & Rubber Company is named after the inventor of vulcanised rubber?
4 Which late Polish journalist claimed to have witnessed 27 coups and revolutions?
5 Which “disease of kings” is caused by elevated uric acid levels in the blood?
6 The USS Arizona Memorial is located where?
7 What is the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere?
8 Which chef ran the London restaurant Harveys between 1987 and 1993?
9 The London bookshop Stanfords specialises in which field?
10 Who starred as Father James Lavelle in the 2014 film Calvary?
11 Which French artist (1930–2002) was famous for colourful figures called ‘Nanas’?
12 Which German philosopher stated that “to write poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric”?
13 What sort of dolphin was TV’s Flipper?
14 Alfama is the oldest district of which European capital?
15 Wolfram von Richthofen planned which April 26, 1937 bombing raid?
16 Which child film star always wore exactly 56 curls in her hair?
17 Which Frenchman wrote the plays L’Alouette (1952) and Becket (1959)?
18 Tabac, Massenet and Piscine are corners on which street circuit?
19 Founded in 1860, Forgan is the oldest maker of which sporting items?
20 Name the pictured footwear –
