1 The Theban leader Epaminondas was killed during which 362BC battle with Sparta and Athens?
2 What is the apparent magnitude (m) of a celestial object?
3 The 6ft 10in-tall Nigerian student Bolaji Badejo played the title role in which Ridley Scott film?
4 Which US psychologist wrote The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (1976)?
5 Called the “father of modern experimental optics” by William Whewell, which Scottish physicist discovered the photoelastic effect?
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6 Which son of Empress Maria Theresa and brother of Marie Antoinette became Holy Roman emperor in 1790?
7 The Nitijela is the 33-member parliament of which Pacific republic?
8 “Take a load off, Fanny, take a load for free” are lyrics from which song by the Band?
9 An Oak Tree (1973) is a conceptual work of art by which Dublin-born artist?
10 Wonderlust, Coral and Glam Jasmine are perfumes by which US fashion designer (b 1959)?
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11 Who asked: “What happens to a dream deferred?/ Does it dry up / Like a raisin in the sun?”?
12 Destroyed by a 2016 bushfire, the historic Yarloop Workshops were in which Australian state?
13 In 1815, the Ardbeg whisky distillery began commercial production on which Scottish island?
14 Which spinner is the fastest Indian bowler to get 200 wickets and second fastest overall?
15 Which British mountaineer is pictured?
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Answers
1 Second Battle of Mantinea
2 A number that is the measure of its brightness as viewed from Earth
3 Alien
4 Julian Jaynes
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5 Sir David Brewster
6 Leopold II
7 Marshall Islands
8 The Weight
9 Michael Craig-Martin
10 Michael Kors
11 Langston Hughes, in the poem Harlem
12 Western Australia
13 Islay
14 Ravichandran Ashwin, who did it in his 37th Test
15 Sir Chris Bonington
