Problem: How many American states were there at the beginning of the nineteenth century?
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A: 16

Q: Name the former News of the World royal correspondent whose 2007 letter, published in 2011, (allegedly) seriously implicated NOTW leadership in the phone hacking scandal and cover-up?
A: clive goodman

Problem: 'Astro' owned by the animated television family 'The Jetsons', and 'Schmeichel' owned by 'Chesney' in 'Coronation Street' are both examples of which breed of dog?
Answer: great dane

Q: Dendrochronology is the method of determining age/timeline by the counting of what 'circles'? (hint: 'dendron' in Greek is?)
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A: tree rings

Q: In 2009, which UK television presenter was appointed Chief Scout, at the age of 35, by the Scout Association?
What is the answer?

A: bear grylls

Mei Li:
In which war was the term Fifth Column first used?
Shuai Zheng:
spanish civil war