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Q: How long did the Hundred Years War last?

Reveal answer

116 years (1337-1453)

Q: In what country did Panama hats originate?

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Ecuador

Q: What type of animal is a Bombay Duck?

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A fish

Q: Kiwifruit is native to what country?

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China (originally known as the Chinese gooseberry)

Q: In what month is most of Oktoberfest celebrated in Bavaria?

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September

Q: “Puffinus puffinus” is the Latin name for which seabird?

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Manx Shearwater

Q: What colour is the “black box” in a commercial aeroplane?

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Orange

Q: In what US state was Tennessee Williams born?

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Mississippi

Q: From which animal do we get catgut?

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Usually sheep or goats. But not cats!

Q: Which animal is featured on the flag of the Canary Islands?

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Dogs (as in “canine”)

Q: In what US state are the Kansas City Chiefs based?

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Missouri (in Kansas City, Missouri)

Q: In what month do Russians commemorate the October Revolution of 1917?

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November – the revolution happened in October in the old (Julian) calendar used in Russia at the time, but in November in the current (Gregorian) calendar

Q: Holst’s orchestral suite “The Planets” consists of how many movements?

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Seven (the concept of the piece is astrological, not astronomical, so Earth and Pluto were not included)

Q: Which famous English writer coined the phrase “What the dickens?”

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William Shakespeare (in The Merry Wives of Windsor)

Q: Hippomania is a passion for which animal?

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Horse

Q: Limerick Junction is in which Irish county?

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Tipperary