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1. In Greek mythology, who is Apollo’s twin sister, starting with “A”?
2. The scheming clerk, Uriah Heep, appears in which Charles Dickens novel?
3. What are you eating if you order nori in Japan or gim in South Korea?
4. What is the official currency of Papua New Guinea?
5. Which four world economies are referred to as the “Asian Tigers”?
6. Of Queen Elizabeth II, which Australian PM said: “I did but see her passing by and yet I love her till I die”?
7. What is the Jewish “festival of lights” celebration called?
8. What song begins, “I’ve been alone with you inside my mind”?
9. What do the initials “DC” stand for in Washington, D.C.?
10. What French word for “quickly frying at high heat” is also a type of ballet jump?

11. What is unique about people with dextrocardia?
12. Which international airport is named after one of the Beatles?
13. In electromagnetic radiation which waves are the longest: radio, infrared or gamma?

14. Which film director connects Jamaica Inn, Rebecca and The Birds?
15. Egg beaters, wet passes and back doors are moves used in which team sport?
16. What phrase, attributed to Julius Caesar, implies a swift, conclusive victory?
17. Of what infectious disease do the heroines of La Bohème and La Traviata die?

18. Which cape was first named Cape of Storms?
19. Name and correctly spell the bright yellow spice in the ginger family.
20. The New York City Nickname “Gotham” Was Coined By?
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QUIZ ANSWERS: 1. Artemis | 2. David Copperfield | 3. Seaweed | 4. Kina | 5. Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan | 6. Robert Menzies | 7. Hanukkah | 8. Hello (Lionel Richie, 1983) | 9. District of Columbia | 10. Sauté | 11. The apex of the heart is on the right side of the body (literally “righthearted”) | 12. Liverpool (Liverpool John Lennon Airport) | 13. Radio waves | 14. Alfred Hitchcock | 15. Water polo | 16. “I came;