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Оглавление1 Hans Riegel Sr. formed which German confectionery maker in 1920?
2 Who became the Berliner Philharmoniker’s chief conductor in 1954?
3 Which Chicago blues legend recorded Smokestack Lightning in 1956?
4 The Bottle Inn in Marshwood, Dorset, hosts which “world famous” world eating championship?
5 Possessed by the Norse god Odin, what is Draupnir?
6 Charlotte Amalie is the capital of which Caribbean island group?
7 In which 1981 film does a hike across the North York Moors end up in The Slaughtered Lamb pub?
8 Which St John restaurant founder and chef wrote the 1999 book Nose to Tail Eating: A Kind of British Eating?
9 The first director of the Royal College of Music is best remembered in the name of which reference work?
10 What is the oldest remaining British overseas territory?
11 The Hexamilion Wall is thought to be the largest archaeological structure in which country?
12 In 1905, which Liberal began the longest continuous term of any foreign secretary?
13 Who coined the term “gamma ray” in 1903 following early studies of the emissions of radioactive nuclei?
14 The highest in the world, Tanggula Railway Station is located where?
15 Psychiatrists Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a scale for quantifying what?
16 Charles Napier never actually sent which punning dispatch when he conquered Sindh in 1843?
17 Which German-born fur trader (1763–1848) was America’s first multimillionaire?
18 Which javelin thrower is the first Kenyan to win a world championship gold in a field event?
19 Which national rugby union team performs the Siva Tau war dance?
20 Which Chvrches lead vocalist is pictured?
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