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A bouzouki
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Those who know that the alter-ego of Peter Parker is not Nicosia, and that One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich was not written by a passionfruit, may be scratching their heads for the answers to the quiz in this Friday's Kent Messenger.

We apologise for the misprinted answers. Here is another chance to play:

1. Which comic book hero is the alter-ego of Peter Parker?

2. Who wrote the 1913 novel Sons and Lovers?

3. What is the heraldic silver called?

4. Where did Ziggy Stardust's spiders come from?

5. What is the common name for dilute acetic acid used as a condiment?

6. What country is represented by the international motor car identification letters SF?

7. Of which Canadian province is Edmonton the capital?

8. With which astrological sign is the precious stone agate associated?

9. What was the food of the gods in both Greek and Roman mythology?

10. What is a common name for a capsicum?

11. What city in America is an anagram of nero?

12. In which county is the city of Lucknow?

13. Which newspaper was founded as The Daily Register in 1785?

14. What is the name of the town in which the Flintstones live?

15. Which is the smallest of Northern Ireland's six counties?

16. (See picture) In which country are you most likely to hear a bouzouki?

17. What 1981 film is about athletes Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams?

18. Which mountain overlooks Cape Town in South Africa?

19. The Americans call it a faucet, what do the British call it?

20. Which film actor was born Emmanuel Goldenberg?

21. Which British triple-jumper only managed a bronze medal in the 2002 European Athletics Championships?

22. What did Consignia become in 2002?

23. What type of creature is a grunt?

24. Who wrote One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich?

25. What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?

26. In 1819, what was the first steamship to cross the Atlantic?

27. Who discovered phosphorus in 1669?

28. Which Bond film became the 20th in the series in 2002?

29. Who was the first man to fly over both the North Pole (1926) and the South Pole (1929)?

30. What is the zonda?

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