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UK growth hit its fastest pace in over two years, led by a boom in this work.
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November 12, 20265 questions
November 12, 2026
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Oil deposits closed 18 beaches, including Margate's and Ramsgate's. In which county?
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Kent
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The world's largest artificial reef was made off Florida on Wednesday by sinking what?
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An ocean liner
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James Anderson, England's record Test wicket-taker, has signed for Surrey. How old is he?
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Mississippi elected its first black US senator since the 19th century, a Democrat.
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True: Scott Colom
November 11, 20265 questions
November 11, 2026
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Ski great Lindsey Vonn has had her ninth operation since her Olympic crash. How old is she?
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Rightmove's annual survey named this place the happiest to live in Britain.
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Richmond
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The US charged three Iran-backed men over September's RAF Fairford scare. What was seen near the base?
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Three vans
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A judge threw out Trump's $10bn defamation case against the BBC.
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False: it goes ahead
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Who will be the first British woman to headline the Coachella festival, in April 2027?
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Dua Lipa
November 10, 20265 questions
November 10, 2026
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US refuelling tankers left a second UK base, RAF Mildenhall, after a reported Iran threat. What were they?
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Tanker planes
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Sci-fi writer M John Harrison just became the oldest Booker Prize winner ever. What's his age?
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California voters approved a one-time 5% tax on billionaires' wealth.
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False: Prop 40 failed
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Kim Kardashian's brand is refunding buyers of its mocked $148 advent calendar. Which brand?
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Skims
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Russia, Ukraine and the US began their first peace talks since February in this city.
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Abu Dhabi
November 9, 20265 questions
November 9, 2026
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Nvidia's board said its CEO's affair with a suspected Chinese spy compromised company secrets.
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False: no sign of that
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Fishermen found a pianist treading water 20 miles off California, hours after he fell from what?
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A cruise ship
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The UN's COP31 climate summit opened on Monday, hosted by this country.
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Turkey
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Blades Brown came from seven shots back to win his first PGA Tour title. How old is he?
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Which party had its worst local election result since apartheid ended in South Africa?
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ANC
November 8, 20265 questions
November 8, 2026
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Lionel Messi became the first to win MLS's Golden Boot two seasons running. At what age?
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Israel's president gave Benjamin Netanyahu the first chance to form a new government.
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False: Eisenkot goes first
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The UK government is 'looking seriously' at banning under-16s from Vinted and which other site?
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eBay
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A gunman killed six people in the main market square of this Polish city.
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Kraków
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Microdramas, soaps in 60- to 90-second vertical episodes, are going mainstream. Watched on what?
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A phone
November 7, 20265 questions
November 7, 2026
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Kalyn Ponga's New Zealand beat which nation to reach the Rugby League World Cup final?
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TONGA
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Trump picked this adviser to replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff.
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Miller
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Pope Leo XIV began a 12-day Latin America tour weeks after lung cancer surgery. How old is he?
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A Gladiator II stuntman is suing over burns from an on-set gas blast. What was he lying on?
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A burning ship
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Jehovah's Witnesses now let members decide for themselves on most blood transfusions.
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True: rules relaxed
November 6, 20265 questions
November 6, 2026
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This country's president said he would resign after a bank collapse froze millions' savings.
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Paraguay
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3,000 tarantulas in socks were seized at Lima's airport. How were they heading to Germany?
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A plane
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A judge gave Trump the go-ahead to start building his triumphal arch.
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False: work is paused
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Which union called Tube driver strikes in the run-up to Christmas over a four-day week?
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RMT
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Ex-Wolves captain and England defender Conor Coady has retired. How old is he?
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November 5, 20265 questions
November 5, 2026
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Cristiano Ronaldo quit international football after a record 146 goals for this country.
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Portugal
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Hoax bomb threats hit flights across Europe again. What did fighter jets escort?
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A plane
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The pound hit its highest level since the 2016 Brexit referendum.
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True: a 10-year high
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Which breakaway golf league is set to wind down after a new backer pulled out?
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LIV
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Alan Jones, Williams' first F1 world champion, has died. How old was he?
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November 4, 20265 questions
November 4, 2026
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Abdul El-Sayed won this state's Senate race to become the first Muslim US senator.
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Michigan
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Scans cracked the code of a 1583 padlock found on a Welsh beach. What was it lost from?
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A ship
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The UK says it will pay reparations as part of a possible slavery apology.
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False: no reparations
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Fans say Rice Krispies' new UK recipe has lost which famous sound?
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POP
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Celebrity hairstylist John Frieda, who made Frizz-Ease, has died. How old was he?
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November 3, 20265 questions
November 3, 2026
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Trump plans to drop South Africa and this country from the Agoa duty-free trade deal.
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Rwanda
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Greenpeace dropped boulders in the North Sea to block bottom trawling. What dropped them?
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A ship
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The Supreme Court let Trump's team set aside 20,000 disputed California ballots.
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False: denied
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Apple's new foldable phone sold out in about a week. It is the iPhone what?
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DUO
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Martha Stewart apologised for her Halloween homeless costume. How old is she?
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November 2, 20265 questions
November 2, 2026
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This airline said soaring fuel costs may force pay freezes and double-digit fare rises.
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Ryanair
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Nine people died when what nosedived onto a busy road in Florida on Sunday?
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Business jet
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A judge backed the US bid to delay Alaska's Senate result over its two Dan Sullivans.
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False: thrown out
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Which Chinese state broadcaster dropped La Liga games after Mbappé's Mao joke?
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CCTV
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Ciara Mageean, the 2024 European 1500m champion, has died. How old was she?
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November 1, 20265 questions
November 1, 2026
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Lewis Hamilton took his first pole position for this team at the Mexico City Grand Prix.
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Ferrari
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Evacuees from occupied Oleshky left southern Russia for Belarus. How did they travel?
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By plane
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A judge threw out Trump's lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal for good.
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True: no refiling
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Which US agency said North Korea was behind the $6.3bn Binance crypto hack?
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FBI
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Britain's Harriet Dart won her first WTA title in Guangzhou. How old is she?
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October 31, 20265 questions
October 31, 2026
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Fallon Sherrock won £501,000 by beating this darts world champion in one leg.
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Littler
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Oxford Street is now car-free. What did 1970s campaigners carry there to bring 'fresh air'?
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Balloons
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The US will pay for the 500 Patriot missiles it agreed to sell Ukraine.
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False: allies pay
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An officer from which US agency was charged for hitting a man with a vehicle in Texas?
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ICE
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Karl Bushby is nearly home in Hull after a 28-year walk from Chile. How old is he?
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October 30, 20265 questions
October 30, 2026
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AI search summaries hit this firm's ad sales, wiping $500bn off its value.
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Google
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Binance lost $6.3bn in a record crypto hack. Early checks pointed to which hacked device?
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Laptop
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A student-led movement ousted Aleksandar Vučić's party in Serbia's election.
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True: students won
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Which body U-turned to hold the Africa Cup of Nations every two years again?
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Caf
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Sir Patrick Stewart, Star Trek's Captain Picard, has died. How old was he?
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October 29, 20265 questions
October 29, 2026
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This player clinched the year-end women's tennis world No 1 ranking in Tokyo.
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Rybakina
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An auction includes the instrument George Michael played in his Faith video. What is it?
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Guitar
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Microsoft's profits fell days after it announced plans to cut jobs.
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False: they soared
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Hackers leaked details of over 41,000 staff of which US department?
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DHS
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The Milwaukee Brewers won their first World Series. How many years old is the franchise?
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October 28, 20265 questions
October 28, 2026
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A League Two club knocked champions Arsenal out of the Carabao Cup on penalties.
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Fleetwood
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Travellers on a years-long trip round the world were stranded in Cambodia. What were they on?
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Cruise ship
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Stan Wawrinka won his final match before retiring in Basel.
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False: he lost
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Tanzania celebrated its first find of which fuel in more than 10 years?
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Gas
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Neil Young sued a pro-Trump group for playing his song at a rally. How old is he?
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October 27, 20265 questions
October 27, 2026
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The NFL named the rapper who will headline February's Super Bowl half-time show.
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Jay-Z
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Apple will replace some of its newest devices over a screen fault. Which device?
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iPhone Duo
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Barcelona's Lamine Yamal won this year's men's Ballon d'Or.
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False: Harry Kane
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Kylian Mbappé apologised for a joke about which late Chinese leader?
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Mao
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Sir Tom Jones postponed two US concerts with flu. How old is he?
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October 26, 20265 questions
October 26, 2026
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Dictionary.com's 2026 word of the year means doing something to the fullest.
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Maxxing
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October's full Moon lit up skies around the world this weekend. Which one was it?
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Hunter's Moon
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Lula won Brazil's presidential runoff after losing the first round.
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True: a fourth term
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Which US agency announced nine arrests in Nigeria in a scam crackdown?
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FBI
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Walter Koenig, Star Trek's Chekov, died on Sunday. How old was he?
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October 22, 20265 questions
October 22, 2026
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AI found decade-old flaws in the language behind 70% of websites.
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PHP
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New York voted to end a Central Park ride that is over 160 years old.
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Horse carriages
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Finland licensed the world's first deep underground store for captured carbon.
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False: nuclear fuel
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Who won the European Parliament's 2026 Sakharov Prize?
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ICC
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Tom Skerritt, Top Gun's Viper, died on Wednesday. How old was he?
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