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Which national saint's day was celebrated last week?
St. Patrick
Which all-female band were the first to have all their first six singles reach number 1 in the UK charts?
The Spice Girls
In which country would you find the first nuclear power plant to provide power to a grid?
USSR (also accept Russia)
Which sea did Moses part when leading the Israelites out of Egypt?
The Red Sea
What is the first name of the President of Ukraine?
Volodymyr
In which Parisian gallery would you find the Mona Lisa?
The Louvre
'Java Rose' is an anagram of the capital city of which European country?
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Which Norse god sacrificed an eye to sip from the well of wisdom?
Odin
Who is the current Deputy Prime Minister or the UK?
Dominic Raab
Which album was released by punk band Green Day in 1994?
Dookie
To within 1KM, how deep is the Kola Borehole, the deepest hole ever drilled by man?
12KM
Which kind of animal did Hercules slay during his first labour?
Nemean Lion
To within 0.5%, what is the current UK consumer price index (CPI) rate of inflation?
5.5%
In which Italian city would you find Michaelangelo's statue of David?
Florence
What is the world's least densely-populated country?
Mongolia
Known as the 'trimurti', what are the three main gods of Hindu religion?
Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma
Which South American nation has recorded the world's highest number of COVID-19 deaths per capita?
Peru
Released in 2019, what was the name of Billie Eilish's debut album?
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Which ancient civilisation developed on the island of Crete?
Minoan
In ancient Mesopotamia, the deity Nergal was associated with war, death and which other sphere?
Disease, plague and sickness
In orbital mechanics, what is the definition of the barycentre?
The centre of gravity around which two bodies which orbit one another rotate