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Tunisia 

Tunis

200

On June 27, 1950, President Harry S. Truman announces that he is ordering U.S. air and naval forces to this Asian country. 

Korea

200

Which company owns the trademarks and products of Parker Brothers and Milton Bradley?

Hasbro

200

 In this sport, athletes must hoist a 19.5-foot, 175-pound pole and toss it in such a way that it turns end over end one time, lands perfectly on its top, and falls away from the thrower

Caber Tossing

200

From the French for throw it's a structure extending from the shore where boats can dock

A Jetty

400

Dakar

Senegal

400

On this day in 1844,  this church founder and leader of  is murdered along with his brother Hyrum when a mob breaks into a jail where they are being held in Carthage, Illinois.

Joseph Smith

400

The original version of Monopoly was based on the streets of which American city?

Atlantic City, New Jersey

400

This sport played in the souther hemisphere  is a contact sport played between two teams of eighteen players on an oval field. 

Aussie Rules Football

400

This four letter acronym is asking for you to reply. 

RSVP - répondez s'il vous plaît.

600

Free Town

Sierra Leone

600

On this day in 1940 Germany used this two way communication device for the first time. 

Enigma

600

What is the total number of Chance and Community Chest spaces on a Monopoly board?

6

600

This indoor sport was first played at the Harrow school in 1830. 

Squash

600

This French 'case' often comes with strings.

Attaché

800

Brazzerville

Congo

800

On this day in 1976 an outbreak of this disease was first recorded. 

Ebola

800

The phrase 'back to square one' originates, or is atleast influenced, by which board game?

Snakes and Ladders (Chutes and Ladders across the pond.) 

800

This team sport features at the Olympics in a 7 v 7 format. Denmark are the current world champs. 

Handball

800

The sport Lacrosse literally means this in French.

The Stick

1000

Antananarivo

Madagascar

1000

In 1985 this road was declassified and all road signs removed. 

Route 66

1000

'A minute to learn, A lifetime to master!' is the strapline of which two player strategy game sometimes known as 'Reversi'?

Othello

1000

This sport is apparently the 2nd most played sport in the world with over 220 million people regularly playing. Its viewing figures are significantly less. 

Badminton 

1000

The answer to this question could leave you feeling flat if you fail rise to the challenge perfectly.

Soufflé

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