Problem: Which island was previously named Van Dieman's Land?
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A: tasmania

Q: In which year did Yuri Gagarin become the first man in space?
A: 1961

Problem: Traditionally, on what day does a Mardi Gras Festival take place?
Answer: shrove tuesday

Q: Which writer created the Detective Alex Cross?
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A: james patterson

Q: On which London thoroughfare is the Cenotaph situated?
What is the answer?

A: whitehall

Problem: Which is 'Queen of the Sciences'?
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A:
mathematics