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Which racehorse defeated War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed the match of the century in horse racing on November 1 1938?

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1 Seabiscuit

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Which Italian theatre opera and cinema director as well as a screenwriter (2 November 1906 – 17 March 1976) is best known for his films Ossessione (1943) Senso (1954) Rocco and His Brothers (1960) The Leopard (1963) which won the Palm DOr and Death in Venice (1971)?

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2 Luchino Visconti

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Which action movie star (born on November 3 1957) has a master’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Sydney?

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3 Dolph Lundgren

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Which English singer and comedienne was born Lynne Denise Shepherd (26 January 1945 – 4 November 1995)? She rose to national prominence when she won on the ATV talent show New Faces in 1975 defeating both Lenny Henry and Victoria Wood.

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4 Marti Caine

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Who did Laura Lane Welch (born November 4 1946) marry on November 5 1977 at the First United Methodist Church in Midland Texas?

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5 George W Bush

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In November 1969 while Conrad and Bean walked on the Moon as part of the Apollo 12 mission which astronaut (October 5 1929 – November 6 2017) remained in orbit as Command Module Pilot?

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6 Richard F. Gordon Jr.

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In which venue did the Beatles perform their only shows in Dublin on November 7 1963?

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7 Adelphi Cinema

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Best known for his short novels The Village (1910) and Dry Valley (1912) which writer (22 October [O.S. 10 October] 1870 – 8 November 1953) was the first Russian writer awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1933 for the strict artistry with which he has carried on the classical Russian traditions in prose writing?

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8 Ivan Bunin

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Which English actor (born 10 November 1989) portrays musician Elton John in the 2019 biopic Rocketman?

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9 Tarom Egerton

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Who was the communist leader of the Peoples Republic of Bulgaria (PRB) from 4 March 1954 until 10 November 1989 the longest-serving Soviet bloc leader?

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10 Todor Zhivkov

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November 11 is the feastday of which saint in the Christian tradition?

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11 St Martin (Martinmass)

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Which American actress (born November 10 1969) gained worldwide recognition for her portrayal of the title character Dr. Meredith Grey in Greys Anatomy?

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12 Ellen Pompeo

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Which Pakistani-born British actor (born 13 November 1952) is especially remembered for his portrayals of the out-of-place Hari Kumar in The Jewel in the Crown and Islamic extremist Salim Abu Aziz in True Lies?

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13 Art Malik

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Which Italian film director (7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was nominated for the 1957 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for playing Major Rinaldi in American director Charles Vidors 1957 adaptation of Ernest Hemingways A Farewell to Arms a movie that was panned by critics and proved a box office flop? His acting was considered the highlight of the film.

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14 Vittorio De Sica

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The Bounty (1984) No Way Out (1987) and The Worlds Fastest Indian (2005) are notable films directed by which Australian-born New Zealand film director (born 15 November 1945)?

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15 Roger Donaldson

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By what stage name is the English rapper and MC Tyrone Lindo (born 16 November 1985) better known?

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16 Big Narstie

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Which Polish novelist (5 May 1846 – 15 November 1916) was awarded the 1905 Nobel Prize for Literature because of his outstanding merits as an epic writer? He is best remembered for his historical novels especially for his internationally known best-seller Quo Vadis (1896).

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17 Henryk Sienkiewicz

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Mette Frederiksen (born 19 November 1977) has been Prime Minister of which EU member state since June 2019 and Leader of the Social Democrats since June 2015?

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18 Denmark

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The American actress and folk singer/songwriter Allison Balson (born November 19 1969) holds a masters degree from Trinity College Dublin. She is perhaps best known for playing which character in the Little House on the Prairie series between 1981 and 1983? Full name required please.

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19 Nancy Oleson (younger adopted sister of Nellie)

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Which team defeated the Houston Astros 4-3 to win the 2019 Baseball World Series?

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20 Washington Nationals

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Which writer died of pneumonia at Astapovo train station on November 20 1910?

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21 Leo Tolstoy

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What was the name of the Dallas police officer shot dead by Lee Harvey Oswald on November 22 1963 in the hour after the assassination of President John F Kennedy?

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22 J. D. Tippit

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Which Formula One Grand Prix is held at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez?

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23 Mexican

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Which member of the Manic Street Preachers (born December 22 1967) disappeared in February 1995 and was formally declared presumed dead on 24 November 2008?

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24 Richey Edwards

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Which Pope was born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli on 25 November 1881 in Sotto il Monte a small country village in the Bergamo province of the Lombardy region of Italy?

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25 Pope John XXIII

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Tina Turner (born November 29 1939) sang the theme to which James Bond film?

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26 GoldenEye

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The Hurt Locker Zero Dark Thirty Near Dark Strange Days and Point Break are notable works by which female film director born San Carlos California on November 27 1951?

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27 Kathryn Bigelow

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Who released the classic album No Secrets on November 28 1972 that made her a global star?

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28 Carly Simon

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Which American actor (born November 29 1976) is known for his portrayals of real-life historical figures such as Jackie Robinson in 42 (2013) James Brown in Get on Up (2014) and Thurgood Marshall in Marshall (2017) and for his portrayal of the superhero Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain America: Civil War (2016) Black Panther (2018) Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019)?

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29 Chadwick Boseman

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Released on November 30 1981 which eighth studio album by Swedish pop group ABBA was one of the first records ever to be recorded and mixed digitally and was the first in history to be pressed on the new CD format in 1982 (though in terms of commercial release dates it was predated by the Japanese release of Billy Joels 52nd Street)?

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30 The Visitors

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Who is the prime minister of Ethiopia awarded the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea?

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31 Abiy Ahmed

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Who is the current partner of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson? She is the first unmarried partner of a British prime minister to reside in 10 Downing Street.

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32 Carrie Symonds

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Who is the GAA Footballer of the Year 2019?

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33 Stephen Cluxton

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Who is the GAA Hurler of the Year 2019?

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34 Séamus Callanan (Tipperary)

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What name is given to the pupal stage of a butterfly or moth?

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35 Chrysalis

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The American animator Stephen Hillenburg who died on 26 November 2018 is best known as the creator of which TV series?

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36 Spongebob Squarepants

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Which Paris-born director of film and television (born November 21 1937) is best known for directing such films as Jaws 2 Somewhere in Time Supergirl and Santa Claus: The Movie?

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37 Jeannot Szwarc

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Which American actress (November 13 1938 – August 30 1979) also a star of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless played Joan of Arc in Otto Preminger’s 1957 film Saint Joan?

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38 Jean Seberg

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Which American vocal group formed in Orlando Florida in 1993 consists of AJ McLean Howie Dorough Nick Carter Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell?

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39 Backstreet Boys (BSB)

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Which horse won the 2019 Prix de lArc de Triomphe pushing the 2017 and 2018 winner Enable into second place?

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40 Waldgeist

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From which French region do Beaujolais wines come?

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41 Burgundy

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What was the name of Frank Spencer’s daughter in Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em?

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42 Jessica

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What name was popularly given to women who sat knitting by the guillotine during public executions in Paris in the French Revolution?

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43 Tricoteuse

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Who is credited with writing the Dire Straits song Money for Nothing with Mark Knopfler?

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44 Sting

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Obelus is the name of the symbol in which mathematical operation?

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45 Division

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Two of Whitney Houstons number one hits How Will I Know and I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) were written by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam who had a 1988 worldwide hit themselves as what duo?

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46 Boy Meets Girl (Waiting for a Star to Fall)

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In 1907 which Anglo-Irish Thoroughbred racehorse became the first horse to complete the Epsom Derby-Irish Derby double?

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47 Orby

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Xi Jinping is the President of China; who is the Premier of the Peoples Republic of China?

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48 Li Keqiang

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Created by John E Bortle and published in February 2001 what is measured on the nine-level numeric Bortle scale?

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49 Brightness of the nights sky

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For only the second time in 50 years which woman along with her husband Abhijit Banerjee and a third colleague Harvards Michael Kremer won the Nobel Prize for economics? At 46 she is also youngest ever winner of award.

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50 Esther Duflo

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Which 3694 m (12119 ft) mountain in Greenland is the highest mountain north of the Arctic circle?

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51 Gunnbjørn Fjeld (also called only Gunnbjørn)

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Which Japanese video game designer (born November 16 1952) and producer for the video game company Nintendo currently serving as one of its representative directors is best known as the creator of some of the most critically acclaimed and best-selling video games and franchises of all time such as Mario The Legend of Zelda Star Fox F-Zero Donkey Kong and Pikmin.

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52 Shigeru Miyamoto

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What conventional name was given in Celtic studies to depictions of the horned god of Celtic polytheism a Celtic god of fertility life animals and wealth?

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53 Cernunnos

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How many goals did Gary Lineker score for England in total?

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54 48

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How many goals did Robbie Keane score for the Republic of Ireland national team over an 18-year international career making him the all-time record Irish scorer?

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55 68

56
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Ronan OGara is currently the head coach of which French Top 14 rugby union club?

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56 La Rochelle

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What is the name of the cave system in Cantabria Spain known for its Paleolithic paintings?

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57 Altamira

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Who in 1958 was the second Russian author to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature?

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58 Boris Pasternak

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Which work first published on 24 November 1859 was subtitled The Preservation Of Favoured Races In The Struggle For Life?

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59 On the Origin of Species

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Which novel is reputed to have sold 200000 copies in the UK on 10 November 1960?

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60 Lady Chatterleys Lover

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Which of the Harry Potter series of films was directed by the Oscar winning Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón (born 28 November 1961)?

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61 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

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Under which trade name is the drug Fluoxetine hydrochloride marketed?

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62 Prozac

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Glis glis was considered a delicacy in ancient Rome either as a savoury appetizer or as a dessert dipped in honey and poppy seeds. What is the more common name for Glis glis?

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63 Edible dormouse

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What is the name of the largest island in Indonesia?

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64 Sumatra

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The Joshua Tree National Park is in which US state?

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65 California

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What was the name of the slave (later freedman) and private secretary of the Roman orator Cicero who invented an early form of shorthand to record Ciceros speeches?

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66 Tiro (Marcus Tullius Tiro)

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Which shallow saline endorheic rift lake located directly on the San Andreas Fault is the largest lake by area in California?

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67 Salton Sea

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The Masterpiece or The Mysteries of the Horizon (French: Le Chef-dOeuvre ou Les mystères de lhorizon) is a 1955 Surrealist oil painting by which artist (21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967)?

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68 Reneeé Magritte

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In November 1969 during the Apolo 12 moon mission who was the command module pilot who remained alone in lunar orbit aboard the Command Module Yankee Clipper while Conrad and Bean were on the Moons surface?

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69 Richard F. Gordon Jr.

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What is the capital and largest city of the Marshall Islands?

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70 Majuro

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What is the more common name for hallux valgus?

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71 Bunion

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The Ariary subdivided into five iraimbilanja is the currency of which African country?

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72 Madagascar

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Which island is the largest of the Cyclades in the Aegean Sea?

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73 Naxos

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In Thomas Hardys Far From the Madding Crowd first published in 1874 what is the name of the farmer who becomes Bathsheba Everdenes second husband at the end of the novel?

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74 Gabriel Oak

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Which Dubliner a NASA data scientist is the current reigning Miss Universe Ireland 2019 and will represent Ireland at the Miss Universe competition to be held in Atlanta Georgia in December?

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75 Fionnghuala OReilly

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Who refereed the 2019 All-Ireland senior hurling final?

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76 James Owens (Wexford)

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Doctor Sleep is a 2013 horror novel by American writer Stephen King and the sequel to which 1977 novel that also featured Danny Torrance?

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77 The Shining

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Which member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors killed San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk on Monday November 27 1978 at City Hall? In a controversial verdict that led to the coining of the legal slang Twinkie defense he was convicted of manslaughter rather than murder in the deaths of Milk and Moscone and served five years of a seven-year prison sentence.

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78 Dan White

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Which Welsh actor (born 17 November 1978) is best known for his roles as Gary Preston in the BBC sitcom Miranda and Lucifer Morningstar in the American series Lucifer?

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79 Thomas Ellis

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History was made in space on Friday 18 October 2019 when which two female US astronauts completed the first spacewalk together? They ventured into the vacuum of space to replace a failed power controller on the International Space Station (ISS).

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80 Christina Koch & Jessica Meir

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The Nobel Prize for Literature was not awarded in 2018 but in 2019 two awards were made one for 2018 and one for 2019 to which two writers?

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81 Olga Tokarczuk (2018) & Peter Handke (2019)

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Who refereed the 2019 All-Ireland senior football final and replay?

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82 David Gough (Meath) & Conor Lane (Cork)

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Which two Spaniards were members of the victorious 2018 European Ryder Cup team?

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83 Sergio Garcia & Jon Rahm

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Which two countries use the Manat as the monetary unit of currency?

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84 Azerbaijan & Turkmenistan

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Karelia is divided between which two countries?

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85 Russia & Finland.

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Which two NBA teams are based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area?

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86 LA Lakers & LA Clippers

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Which two Anglican cathedrals are located in Kent?

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87 Canterbury & Rochester

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Which two writers shared the 2019 Man-Booker Prize?

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88 Margaret Atwood & Bernardine Evaristo

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News of the deaths of which two writers on November 22 1963 was overshadowed by the assassination of John F Kennedy?

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89 Aldous Huxley & CS Lewis

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For which two films did Jodie Foster (born November 19 1962) win Academy Awards?

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90 The Accused (1988) & The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

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