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1. The Kabbalah wristband, in Yiddish 'roite bindele', is normally what colour/color? Red (typically a thin strand of red wool, worn to protect against misfortune)
2. Brad, finish, clout, casing and horseshoe are types of what? Nails
3. Medically, miosis/myosis normally refers to the narrowing or constriction of the what? Pupil (of the eye)
4. What is India's national motto, appearing on its emblem and currency? Satyameva Jayate (Truth Alone Prevails)
5. Name the female alter-ego featured in the life and vase artworks of English transvestite artist Grayson Perry? Claire
6. What (main class of) musical instrument has a bell, bass/long joint, boot/butt; wing joint, bocal/crook, and reed? Bassoon
7. What is the more common name of the incendiary weapon formulated from naphthenic and palmitic acids? Napalm
8. Which four Olympic sports contain male vs female contests? Equestrian, Sailing, Tennis, Badminton
9. What two composers' names are used as slang meaning drunk? Brahms and Liszt (see Cockney Rhyming Slang)
10. Name the mythological Greek hero King of Salamis, son of Telamon and Periboea, and cleaning product? Ajax
11. With blue, yellow, green and orange lines, which nation's busiest metro has stations including Rosemont, Snowdon, Saint-Michel, Monk, and McGill? Canada (Montreal)
12. What is Brownian motion? Random (such as dust particles in air - after Scottish botonist/scientist Robert Brown, who identified the effect in 1927)
13. Abloy, dimple, skeleton, Zeiss, master, and DND are types of what? Keys (DND is a type of security key - DND means Do Not Duplicate, but since nothing other than the letters DND on the key exists to prevent duplication, it's not a particularly effective security method)
14. The Austrian metalworking company Kraftfahrzeuge Trunkenpolz Mattighofen founded in 1934 is nowadays better known as a manufacturer of what? Motorcycles (KTM, traditionally specializing in off-road motorbikes)
15. What two letters do not appear in any symbols of the official list of chemical elements? J and Q
16. What emergency service derives its name from Latin meaning 'walking'? Ambulance (a French word, originally 'hopital ambulant', referring to a mobile or field hospital, literally meaning 'walking hospital')
17. Toothpaste, turtle, oxblood, oilie/oily, ade, and swirly are types of what? Marbles (toy marbles, generally made of glass)
18. What single word does the French 'Clair de lune' mean in English? Moonlight
19. What colour/color traditionally is the Michelin Guide for hotels/restaurants? Red
20. What is the least densely populated country or dependency in the world? Greenland
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