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1. What is the main ingredient of omelette?
 
Butter
Cheese
Egg
Milk

The omelette is commonly thought to have originated in the ancient near-east
 

 
2. Who is the lead singer of Duran Duran?
 
Boy George
Marc Almond
Simon Le Bon
Tony Hadley

His mother entered him in a screen test for a Persil washing powder TV advert at six years old. He won and starred as the little boy with the off-white shirt, but had no speaking lines
 

 
3. What is cherry blossom known as in Japanese?
 
Sakura
Samurai
Sudoku
Sumach
 

 
4. Which football club does Ledley King play for?
 
Charlton Athletic
Everton
Nottingham Forest
Tottenham Hotspur

He is the longest serving player at the club and captained Spurs for four years
 

 
5. In which city is Mount Sinai?
 
Alexandria
Cairo
Port Said
Saint Katherine
 

 
6. How many keys does a modern piano have?
 
85
86
87
88

It has 36 black keys and 52 white keys
 

 
7. What was the name of Anne Boleyn's sister?
 
Elizabeth
Jane
Mary
May

Mary Boleyn was Henry's mistress before her sister, Anne, became his second wife
 

 
8. In a rainbow, what colour is the outer part of the arch?
 
Orange
Red
Violet
Yellow

Rainbows can be observed whenever there are water drops in the air and sunlight shining from behind at a low altitude angle
 

 
9. Which chambers in a human heart collect blood from an atrium?
 
Barnacles
Chronicles
Clavicles
Ventricles
 

 
10. In Greek and Roman mythology, a multi-headed hound which guards the gates of Hades is called what?
 
Barabas
Cerberus
Gnasher
Pluto

Cerberus was the son of Echidna, a hybrid half-woman, half-serpent and Typhon, a fire-breathing giant whom even the Olympian gods feared
 

 
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