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1. What is the name of the Polish trade union founded in 1980 by shipyard workers?
2. According to Jewish folklore, Lilith was the first wife of which biblical character?
3. As of May 2021, who is Leader of the House of Commons?
4. What does the ‘C’ stand for in the United Nations organisation known as UNESCO?
5. What is the county flower of Lancashire?
6. The animal with the longest life span is a species of what?
7. According to Greek mythology, who defeated the Minotaur in its labyrinth in Crete?
8. Which musical duo were previously known as Tom and Jerry?
9. The Battle of Tewkesbury in May 1471 took place during which war? 1. What has many keys but cannot open a single lock?
2. What's always found on the ground but never gets dirty?
3. What do you bury when it's alive and dig up when it's dead?
4. What do you throw out when you want to use it but take in when you don’t want to use it?
5. What thrives when you feed it but dies when you water it?
6. Two fathers and two sons are in a car, yet there are only three people in the car. How?
7. Two people are born at the same moment, but they don't have the same birthdays. How?
8. If you are running a race and pass the person in second, then what place are you in?
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1 Catcall; bird sound (4) 3 Fabric with vertical ribs, usually made of cotton (8) 9 Ran over (7) 10 Teutonic god, counterpart of the Norse Odin (5) 11 Chekhov play (1900) (5,7) 14 Tall conical Muslim hat (3) 16 Hit from the tee in golf (5) 17 Marienbad, for one (3) 18 Oscar (7,5) 21 Plant with erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers (5) 22 Patron saint of music (7) 23 Preponderate; take precedence over (8) 24 Excessively or affectedly quaint (4) 1 Hate ties (anag) (8) 2 In the act of broadcasting (2,3) 4 Queer; irregular (3) 5 Cheers! (4,3,5) 6 Turns in (7) 7 Pull sharply (4) 8 Genuflecting (2,6,4) 12 Manner of speaking (5) 13 Poisonous plant, the root of which is used medicinally or as a narcotic (8) 15 Kitty, pool of money, to scoop (7) 19 Grant; concede (5) 20 Greek Muse of history (4) 22 Subordinate who performs a routine but important function (3)
