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1. How tall in inches is a horse that measures 15 hands high?

2. Known for playing sharp-tongued characters, which actress appears in 'Downton Abbey' as well as the 'Harry Potter' films?

3. Kung Fu originated in what country?

4. Leonardo da Vinci was a famous scientist, artist and inventor born in what country?

5. Surprising to some, which northern Arizona city is one of the ten highest in the U.S. for average annual snowfall?

6. You know about the Mona Lisa's smile, but you may not have noticed that she is missing something. What?

7. Which King of France was known as The Sun King?

8. Ohio state license plates bear the slogan 'Birthplace of Aviation'. What stat's plates proclaim 'First in Flight'?

9. The atomic number of an element refers to how many of which subatomic particle each atom of that element has?

10. What disease is commonly called lockjaw?

11. What opera singer, who was once a mobile phone salesman, won the first series of Britain's Got Talent in 2007?

12. In what year was George Orwell's masterpiece 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' written?

13. In 2012, Superman got a new girlfriend. Who?

14. What flavor addition did both Coke and Pepsi market unsuccessfully in the early 2000s?

15. Killed at the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, a statue of which British naval hero towers over Trafalgar Square?

16. Born Alecia Beth Moore in 1979, this singers’ hits include “Just Give Me a Reason” and “Raise Your Glass”?

17. What is a polygraph used for?

18. In terms of musicals, who are Marco and Giuseppe?

19. Which city in New South Wales, Australia is in a different time zone from the rest of the state?

20. What was the name of the space shuttle that disintegrated just after liftoff in January, 1986?

21. What age was George Foreman when he won the World Heavyweight Championship in 1994?

22. What was the name of the classic 1930 anti-war film which was re-made in 1979?

23. The historical nation of Circassia, which fell to wars beginning in the 1700s, resided in what modern country?

24. What sport is played by the Brooklyn Nets?

25. Which woman has the most monuments erected to her?