1. Which actor made screen appearances in (the 1971) Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, and Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone?
2. Which Mexican state is (perhaps ironically) the largest in size?
3. In sumo wrestling, the last two ozeki elected to the ultimate rank of yokozuna have been from which country?
4. Hanna, Laura, Sally, Vicky - names that will be associated with what in 2008?
5. Singer Ellen Foley is best known for which song, that barely charted in the UK or USA at the time of its release, but partly due to repeated play of its video on MTV, became one of Holland's top-selling singles of all time when re-released to coincide with the Euro 88 finals, and is one of the most-requested karaoke songs worldwide?
6. Which much-loved British TV series of the 1970s consisted of only 13 episodes, all first aired in 1974?
7. Assuming a tablespoon holds around 18 mL of water, approximately how many water molecules are in the tablespoon (and how is this amount normally referred to by scientists)?
8. Which construction company built the original Wembley Stadium, the Dorchester Hotel, the O2 dome, the Eden Project and the Emirates Stadium?
9. Which river flows through (or forms the borders of) the most countries?
10. Which is the only planet named after a Greek, not a Roman, God?
2. Which Mexican state is (perhaps ironically) the largest in size?
3. In sumo wrestling, the last two ozeki elected to the ultimate rank of yokozuna have been from which country?
4. Hanna, Laura, Sally, Vicky - names that will be associated with what in 2008?
5. Singer Ellen Foley is best known for which song, that barely charted in the UK or USA at the time of its release, but partly due to repeated play of its video on MTV, became one of Holland's top-selling singles of all time when re-released to coincide with the Euro 88 finals, and is one of the most-requested karaoke songs worldwide?
6. Which much-loved British TV series of the 1970s consisted of only 13 episodes, all first aired in 1974?
7. Assuming a tablespoon holds around 18 mL of water, approximately how many water molecules are in the tablespoon (and how is this amount normally referred to by scientists)?
8. Which construction company built the original Wembley Stadium, the Dorchester Hotel, the O2 dome, the Eden Project and the Emirates Stadium?
9. Which river flows through (or forms the borders of) the most countries?
10. Which is the only planet named after a Greek, not a Roman, God?
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