12 The Icelandic dish harkal features what kind of rotted meat?
13 What did Anton van Leeuwenhoek first observe in 1674?
14 On February 9, 1976, who took up command of the minehunter HMS Bronington?
15 In which 1972 film does Tang Lung (Bruce Lee) fight Colt (Chuck Norris) at Rome’s Colosseum?
16 In 1957, which drug was first sold in West Germany under the brand name Contergan?
17 Opening in 1971, which snooker-related venue was designed by Tanya Moiseiwitsch?
18 Which Turner Prize-nominee designed Partick Thistle’s terrifying mascot Kingsley?
19 In 1968, who became the first Kenyan to win the Olympic 3000m steeplechase title?
20 Which famous musical instrument is pictured?
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1 Which UFO-based religion was founded by Claude Vorilhon in 1974?
2 One of the 5 Ks in Sikhism, what symbol of faith is a kirpan?
3 Also known as semazen, which Sufi Muslims perform the Mevlevi ritual dance or Sema?
4 Where did the Byzantine emperor Justinian build the present Church of the Nativity in 565 AD?
5 The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles is a governing body in which church?
6 Which Jewish holiday is also called the Feast of Tabernacles?
7 Founded by Apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus, what is the world’s oldest national church?
8 Venerated in Mexico, which female folk saint is known by a Spanish name meaning ‘Holy Death’?
9 According to Genesis, Bera and Birsha were the respective kings of which cities?
10 Which Bible translator served as Bishop of Exeter from 1551 to 1553?
11 Born Vincenzo Pecci, who was the oldest pope, as he reigned until the age of 93?
12 Who is the patron saint of the Order of the Garter?
13 Who saw 18 visions of the Virgin Mary in the Grotte de Massabielle?
14 Which religion postulates that every person is a Thetan – an immortal spiritual being?
15 Which Hindu god also comes in the form of Nataraja, the Lord of Dance?
16 In Jewish dietary law, which word describes forbidden or non-kosher food?
17 Orongo was the ceremonial centre of which Easter Island cult?
18 Which Viennese cathedral is famed for its huge Pummerin bell?
19 Which mountain in Henan, China, is home to the Shaolin Temple?
20 Which English cathedral is pictured?
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1 Which Austrian Empress was assassinated by anarchist Luigi Lucheni in 1898?
2 Released in 1988, what was U2’s first UK number one single?
3 Toblerone chocolate’s shape is said to be inspired by which mountain?
4 Which 1945 J.B. Priestley play is set in the Birling family home?
5 Donald Shepherd introduced which relocatable buildings in 1961?
6 Located in Northumberland, what is England’s largest forest?
7 Hired in 1886, Mrs P.F.E. Albee of Winchester, New Hampshire, was the first ever what?
8 Which Austrian physicist wrote the popular science book What is Life? (1944)?
9 Plitvice Lakes National Park is the largest in which country?
10 What is the name of the community college in the US TV comedy Community?
11 Which ancient Greek historian called Egypt the “gift of the Nile”?
12 Which R&B singer featured on the rapper Nelly’s 2002 no.1 Dilemma?
13 Named from the Sanskrit for ‘divine town script’, which alphabet is used for Hindi?
14 In 1733, who succeeded Daniel Bernoulli to the chair of mathematics at the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences?
15 Which black raspberry liqueur is named after the largest château in the Loire Valley?
16 Which city on the river Pegnitz is home to Germany’s largest museum of cultural history?
17 Which traditional Japanese string instrument is the only one played with a bow?
18 Pencak Silat is a general term for martial arts created in which country?
19 Juha Kankkunen was a four-time world champion in which event?
20 Name the ancient sculpture in the Vatican Museums –
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1 Auguste Deter (1850–1906) was the first diagnosis of which disease?
2 Which soft drink was created in 1885 by Charles Alderton of Waco, Texas?
3 Nectanebo II was the last native ruler of which ancient country?