1. Whose aircraft is known as 'Shepherd One'?
2. Under what name is the star cluster Pleidas known in Japan?
3. Which is the only member of the European Union to avoid the recent recession?
4. Which country is served by not one but two free-standing armies - named Artesh and Pasdaran?
5. Which organisation uses the slogan "America's Oldest Civil Rights Organization"?
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November 9, 2010
August 30, 2010
1. Which is the only team to go through the 2010 Football World Cup undefeated?
2. 'Frostie' is the name of which famous publishing mascot?
3. Named after the German word for imagination, which soft drink was originally created in Nazi Germany due to the inavailability of Coca-Cola during World War II?
4. The Chinese and Japanese currency - Yuan and Yen - both mean the same thing in their respective languages. What?
5. In 2009, which country became the first to have an openly gay head of government?
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2. 'Frostie' is the name of which famous publishing mascot?
3. Named after the German word for imagination, which soft drink was originally created in Nazi Germany due to the inavailability of Coca-Cola during World War II?
4. The Chinese and Japanese currency - Yuan and Yen - both mean the same thing in their respective languages. What?
5. In 2009, which country became the first to have an openly gay head of government?
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June 7, 2010
1. In which war was the famous 'Keep Calm and Carry On' poster used?
2. How many countries are members of the G20 group?
3. Which famous device was initially named the Louisette or Louison?
4. Vicki Vale - one of Batman's love interests in the comics and movies - was based on which Hollywood actress?
5. How do physicists define the force equivalent to 1 newton?
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2. How many countries are members of the G20 group?
3. Which famous device was initially named the Louisette or Louison?
4. Vicki Vale - one of Batman's love interests in the comics and movies - was based on which Hollywood actress?
5. How do physicists define the force equivalent to 1 newton?
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Iqbal Mohammed is Head of Innovation & Strategy at a digital innovation agency serving the DACH and wider European markets. He is the winner of the WPP Atticus Award for Best Original Published Writing in Marketing & Communication.You can reach him via email.