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13. Marlon Brando?
Not quite - it was George C Scott
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1. What Indonesian-originating dried flower buds are traditionally stuck into an orange to make a pomander?
Cloves
2. What is Pyrimidine dimer, a form of skin damage, a technical consequence of?
Sunburn
3. What is a macchiato a type of?
Espresso coffee (with a little steamed milk/foam)
4. What is the largest planet in the Solar System?
Jupiter
5. Myrrh and Frankincense, of Biblical gift fame, are both aromatic/medicinal resins from what?
Tree sap
6. What drink is named from old German meaning swallow?
Schnapps
7. Popular on ceremonial and traditional military clothing, what is a Chinese frog, or 'frogging'?
Braided fastener
8. The English tradition of wassailing/wasselling is singing carols for money, and also singing to (What?) to prompt healthy growth/productivity?
Cider-apple orchards
9. The Afroasiatic language Coptic was which nation's until the 17th century?
Egypt
10. The obelus symbol is commonly known as what sign in mathematics?
Division
11. In theory, what is the least number of strokes a player must make to win a tennis set?
12 (assuming the player wins each of his own service points without the need of second stroke, and the opponent double-faults every service)
12. Where is the 'Doldrums', which refers to an often calm and sometimes erratic weather region?
The Equator
13. Who was the first actor to refuse an Oscar for Best Actor?
George C Scott - for Patton in 1970 (on philosophical grounds, he believed that dramatic performances should not be compared)
14. What element composes roughly 75% of the Sun's mass, and what is most of the remainder?
Hydrogen (75%) and Helium (most of the remainder)
15. What sun/fire-related creature from Greek/Roman mythology symbolizes reincarnation/rebirth, and is the most populous state capital of the USA?
Phoenix
16. What is a traditional Easter pageant dramatic presentation of the end of Christ's life called?
A Passion Play
17. What is Linseed oil made from?
Flax
18. Name the Nazi leader arrested 1941 in Scotland on a secret peace mission, subsequently imprisoned 1947 in Spandau, Berlin, until his 1987 suicide age 93, and last remaining inmate 1966-87?
Rudolf Hess
19. What is the main metallic element in the core of the moon?
Iron
20. Cape Verde was a territory of which European country until independence?
Portugal