Juba is the capital of what autonomous region that is poised to become an independent country on July 9?
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1. Paul Brickhill was an Australian pilot during WWII and was shot down over Tunisia while flying a Spitfire and became a POW at Stalag Luft III in Germany. His experiences at the camp which not every Tom, Dick or Harry could have had were dramatized in what 1963 “break-out” drama?2. The “Stimpmeter,” a device that applies a known force to a ball and then measures the distance it travels is used in what sport?3. In Satire X, the poet Juvenal complains that Romans have given up political involvement only to be concerned with eating and frolic. What phrase that is now a metaphor for superficial means of appeasement comes from this work?4. Juba is the capital of what autonomous region that is poised to become an independent country on July 9?5. What is the collective name given to the hundreds of ancient ground drawings found in the namesake desert in Peru that range from simple lines to complex animal shapes?6. What war between Bolivia and Paraguay fought for a region that was (incorrectly) thought to be oil-rich is South America's bloodiest 20th century conflict?7. The main characters in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume One are Mina Murray, Allan Quatermain, Hawley Griffin, Jekyll/Hyde and Captain Nemo.Of these, everyone knows the books from where Jekyll/Hyde and Captain Nemo come from. What about the rest?8. Who was Israel’s first chief of General Staff? (Answers below) http://www.triviabug.comANSWERS (Trivia Test): 1. The Great Escape; 2. In golf, to measure the speed of a putting green; 3. Bread and circuses (panem et circenses); 4. South Sudan; 5. The Nazca Lines; 6. The Chaco War (1932-35); 7. Mina Murray from Dracula, Allan Quatermain from King Solomon’s Mines and Hawley Griffin from The Invisible Man; 8. Ya’acov Dori
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