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- Q: In which State is Fort Knox, the United States Bullion Depository?
A: Kentucky. Adjacent to the U.S. Army base of Fort Knox, about 30 miles southwest of Louisville. - Q: What do experts widely recognise as the most densely populated city proper in the world?
A: Manila, Philippines. The city squeezes over 1.8 million residents into a narrow coastal strip of just 14.88 square kilometres (5.7 square miles), leading to densities that can exceed 119,000 people per square mile (over 46,000 per square kilometre) in certain districts. - Q: Which is the oldest university in the United States?
A: Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636, it predates the next oldest, the College of William & Mary (1693), by over half a century. - Q: Which London building did a massive fire destroy on the night of 30th November 1936?
A: Crystal Palace. Originally built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851, and relocated to Sydenham Hill in South London. - Q: Which shop in London’s Regent Street is the largest toy store in the world?
A: Hamleys. Founded by William Hamley in 1760, it also proudly holds the title of the world’s oldest toy store. - Q: What is unusual about the residential street Vale Street in Bristol?
A: England’s steepest residential street. It features an astonishing incline with an average gradient of about 22 degrees (roughly a 1 in 4 or 25% to 35% max slope over its short length), causing residents to park cars sideways and tie vehicles to lampposts in icy weather. - Q: What is the capital of Germany?
A: Berlin. Germany previously had two capitals when divided. West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) had its capital in Bonn, while East Germany (German Democratic Republic) had its capital in East Berlin. - Q: In which European country is Dalmatia, recognised as the indigenous region of Dalmatian dogs?
A: Croatia. The earliest written records of “Canis Dalmaticus” date back to church archives from 1374. - Q: Which Surrey town, famed for its world-famous salts, became a major 17th-century spa destination?
A: Epsom. In 1618, a local farmer discovered a bitter saline spring on Epsom Common. - Q: In which European capital is the sculpture of a urinating boy, “The Manneken Pis”?
A: Brussels. A stone version existed by 1388. The current bronze version is by the artist Jérôme Duquesnoy l’Ancien, completed in 1619.