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1 What did Rosalind Franklin’s Photo 51 depict?

2 Which religious site is overlooked by a 600m clock tower?

3 If the 60s are shrieking and the 50s are furious, what are the 40s?

4 Which Dr Seuss book is a graduation season bestseller in the US?

5 Suella Braverman is named after which TV character?

6 Which UK national park has the highest population?

7 Tenochtitlan was the capital of which empire?

8 Which research organisation developed ChatGPT?
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5 Suella Braverman is named after which TV character?
I’m sure I read her name is actually Sue Ellen. I’m guessing it’s Sue Ellen from Dallas. 🤣

2 Which religious site is overlooked by a 600m clock tower?
Mecca?
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3 If the 60s are shrieking and the 50s are furious, what are the 40s?
Roaring.
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1 What did Rosalind Franklin’s Photo 51 depict? DNA molecules in their 'X' pattern.

7 Tenochtitlan was the capital of which empire? Aztecs
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8. Open AI iin San Francisco
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(X-ray diffraction pattern of) DNA.
2 Great Mosque in Mecca.
3 Roaring (nicknames of latitudes).
4 Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
5 Sue Ellen in Dallas. - well done Patience! good spot
6 South Downs.
7 Aztec (Mexica).
8 OpenAI.
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