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The Batavian Republic was set up by France in 1795 in which European country?

A globe is the symbol for which muse?

Who wrote the crime fiction books 'Blind Date' and 'Staring at the Light'?

In which city were the Equestrian events held in the 1956 Olympics?

Which character refers to himself as 'An Old Bailey hack'?