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Friday, February 06, 2004

This week's brain-teaser from xrefer offers you three possible answers to each question. So, if you don't know the answer, just have a guess - you have more than a 33 per cent chance of being right. Answers here:

1. Did Britain's Queen Victoria die in 1881, 1891 or 1901?
2. How many people were killed by the Great Fire of London in 1666: fewer than 20, more than 100, or more than 2000?
3. The branch of the United Nations called the UNHCR is concerned with what: railways, refugees or Russians?
4. Andalusia is part of which country: Italy, Spain or Turkey?
5. In which sport could you see a "triple axel": ice skating, swimming or wrestling?
6. If you were born between December 22 and January 19, what is your sign of the Zodiac: Taurus, Leo or Capricorn?
7. What is the world's smallest independent nation: Luxembourg, Monaco or Vatican City?
8. In which sport would you use a "piton": swimming, mountaineering or golf?
9. The North African port of Tobruk was the scene of battles in the Second World War. Is Tobruk in Morocco, Egypt or Libya?
10. In 1986, Olaf Palme was assassinated. He was prime minister of which country: Norway, Sweden or Denmark?

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