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1. The microwave oven was invented as an accidental off shoot to what technology?
2. The first commercially viable strain of penicillin was created from the mould found on what?
3. The first piece of apparel to bear a company logo was what?
4. The only cast member of The Lord of the Rings triology to meet JRR Tolkien was whom?
5. Exposure to which plant makes bees very agitated?
6. The flattest country on earth is?
7. Now a staple sci fi term ‘Earthling’ originally referred to what?
8. The Facebook like button was originally known as?
9. The sports term ‘Hat trick’ originated in which sport?
10. Which cape was first named Cape of Storms?
11. Name and correctly spell the bright yellow spice in the ginger family.
12. Which cosmetic procedure is linked to a decrease in empathy?


13. In which decade was the traveller's scourge, smallpox, declared eradicated by the World Health Assembly thanks to vaccination?
14. Complete this quote from J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings: "Not all those who wander are..."
15. Which airline was the first to offer a full Business Class service in 1979?
16. Which is the world's largest continent?
17. Where is the Dollywood amusement park?
18. In 1974 Bernard D. Sadow was granted a patent for which type of travel accessory?
19. Belmopan is the capital of which country?
20. What is the main river in Newcastle, England?
21. What will you find at 350 5th Avenue, New York City?
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