- Which historical figure is the subject of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy?
- What is the name of the nutrient and antibody-rich breast milk secreted in the hours and days after the birth of a baby?
- In which country would you find the Nullarbor Plain?
- The American Film Institute released a list of 100 greatest movie heroes and 100 greatest movie villains in 2003. Who was the only character to appear on both lists?
- “Sumer is Icumen in” is one of the oldest English songs known, dating from the thirteenth century. What bird is mentioned frequently in the chorus?
- In which European country is the Northern League a potent political force?
- Louis Washkansky was the first recipient of what medical procedure in 1967?
- How many degrees are there between the hour and minute hand of an analogue clock at 3:15?
- In which Scottish city is the football team St. Johnstone based?
- What surname is shared by the deputy headmaster of Hogwarts, and a famously bad poet whose works included “The Tay Bridge Disaster”?
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- Which historical figure is the subject of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy?
A: Thomas Cromwell - What is the name of the nutrient and antibody-rich breast milk secreted in the hours and days after the birth of a baby?
A: Colostrum - In which country would you find the Nullarbor Plain?
A: Australia - The American Film Institute released a list of 100 greatest movie heroes and 100 greatest movie villains in 2003. Who was the only character to appear on both lists?
A: The Terminator - “Sumer is Icumen in” is one of the oldest English songs known, dating from the thirteenth century. What bird is mentioned frequently in the chorus?
A: Cuckoo - In which European country is the Northern League a potent political force?
A: Italy - Louis Washkansky was the first recipient of what medical procedure in 1967?
A: Heart Transplant - How many degrees are there between the hour and minute hand of an analogue clock at 3:15?
A: 7.5 - In which Scottish city is the football team St. Johnstone based?
A: Perth - What surname is shared by the deputy headmaster of Hogwarts, and a famously bad poet whose works included “The Tay Bridge Disaster”?
A: McGonagall
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