Diversions

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QUIZ

Thomas Eaton

1 Which Italian competition inspired Eurovision?

2 Who borrowed her book titles from Dostoevsky and Kierkegaard?

3 Q1 is the tallest building on what continent?

4 Whose GOM nickname was reversed to MOG?

5 What distinguishes a halophyte plant?

6 Aristarchus of Samos was the first to propose which theory?

7 In which river was a 300kg stingray found in June?

8 Which two Michael Caine films are named after African peoples?

What links:

9 Drill; mumble; road; snap; trap?

10 Smith; Norman (2); Baker-Finch; Nagle; Thomson (5)?

11 Sports bras; pet collars; meat-free sausages; antibacterial wipes?

12 Had; inland; man; pain; ran?

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