A Nation Divided
Pedant's Corner
Cities
All about the lads
Throw a curveball
200

From 1945 to 1990, it was split into Osten & Westen

Germany

200

The wrong word in the sentence: Brevity is the sole of wit.

sole = soul

200

Wasn't built in a day

Rome

200

What type of beer has the highest alcohol content?

Stout

200

She was last term's FLOTUS

Michelle Obama

400

It was officially divided into North & South in 1953

Korea

400

Two things every sentence needs

Subject and verb

400

I want to be a part of it

New York, New York

400

What HIIT stands for

High Intensity Interval Training

400

Kim K's Bae

Kanye West

600

It was officially divided into North & South in 1954 and reunited 21 years later

Vietnam

600

A comma used after the penultimate item in a list of three or more items

Oxford comma

600

Where the story of Romeo and Juliet takes place

Verona

600

The only three-time world heavyweight boxing champion

Muhammad Ali

600

Proverbially, "once" this, "twice shy"

bitten

800

In 1971 it broke away from what's now Pakistan, which was 1,100 miles away anyhow

Bangladesh

800

A phrase that combines contradictory words such as pretty ugly and unbiased opinion

Oxymoron

800

Historical capital of Bohemia

Prague

800

This Carribean country's name is shorthand for a fine cigar

Cuban

800

Value of 3!

3! = 3 x 2 x 1 = 6

1000

"An act to provide for the better government of" this island divided it in 2 in 1920

Ireland

1000

A sentence containing every letter. 

e.g The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Pangram

1000

This capital gleams on the southern shore of the Rio de la Plata

Buenos Aires

1000

Brothers Alfieri, Ettore and Ernesto founded this luxury sports car which has a trident logo

Maserati

1000

In chess, it is the only piece in the back row that can start a game

Knight

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