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All the answers here are linked in some way. Once you’ve spotted the connection, any you didn’t know the first time around should become easier.
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Which town in Derbyshire lies on the confluence of the rivers Rother and Hipper?
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Which English men’s football team has won the most League Cups?
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Which novel by Sarah Waters was shortlisted for the 2002 Booker Prize?
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Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz, Andrew McCollom and Chris Hughes were four of the five co-founders of what?
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Which adjective meaning “ascetic” contains all the vowels in the right order?
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What’s the second most populous country in the world?
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Which animal’s name is derived from the Ancient Greek for “river horse”?
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What is the traditional — and still most common — religion in Japan?
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In Shakespeare’s Othello, what possession of Desdemona’s does Iago plant in Cassio’s room to incriminate her?
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Romanian sisters Gabriela and Monica Irimia achieved pop success under the name: The . . . what?
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