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Answers for May 21
Questions
- The locks at Miraflores and Gatun Lake are on which canal?
- What was the name of the music hall and movie character created by actor Arthur Lucan?
- How many gallons of beer are contained in a traditional beer barrel?
- In which city was the term Ghetto originally used?
- Who was the German chancellor at the time of the Unification of Germany in 1990?
- In which fields are the following awarded: Fields Medal, Carl Alan Awards, Livingstone Medal, and Hugo Award?
- Known as "The King of Swing", what instrument was played by band leader Benny Goodman?
- On which horses did jockey Leighton Aspell win both the 2014 and 2015 Grand Nationals?
- Which author was responsible for the Inspector Wexford series of books?
- In chemistry, what is the opposite of an acid?
Answers
- Panama Canal.
- Old Mother Riley.
- 36 Imperial gallons (43 US gallons).
- Venice.
- Helmut Kohl.
- Mathematics, Dance/Theatre, Geography, and Science Fiction.
- Clarinet.
- Pineau de Re (2014) and Many Clouds (2015).
- Ruth Rendell.
- An alkali.
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