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Q1. What name was given to the civil war in England during the reign of Stephen?

A
The Rising
B
The Anarchy
C
The Storm
D
The Seven Days' War
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Q2. In September 2010 Lady Gaga attracted attention by posing in a bikini for the cover of Vogue Hommes Japan magazine and appearing on stage at the MTV Video Music Awards wearing a dress made of what?

A
Glass
B
Silk
C
Feathers
D
Meat
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Q3. Jacqueline Lee Bouvier became better known as who?

A
Jacqueline Du Pré
B
Paris Hilton
C
Jacantha Beanstalk
D
Jackie Kennedy
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Q4. Runner Caster Semenya, the subject of extensive press coverage after gender testing following her win in the women's 800m at Berlin in August 2009, was from which country?

A
Jamaica
B
South Africa
C
Bermuda
D
England
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Q5. Blackpool Tower, inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, and opened in 1894 as the tallest man-made structure in the British Empire, was outstripped in height in 1898 by the opening in the UK of what?

A
Beorma Tower
B
Adelaide House
C
Royal Liver Building
D
The New Brighton Tower
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Q6. Why was the bougainvillea plant given that name?

A
The flower was fashionable wear when dancing
B
The botanist who described it was on a ship commanded by Admiral de Bougainville
C
It was a favourite plant of pirates
D
It was unattractive
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Q7. Which of these is not one of the Earth's 7 major tectonic plates?

A
South American Plate
B
Atlantic Plate
C
Eurasian Plate
D
Pacific Plate
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