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Questions

A mule is sired on a mare by an ass. What is the offspring of a stallion and a female ass?

Which literary traveller was accompanied by Passepartout?

Once married to Ted Hughes, which American poet committed suicide in 1963?

Which type of wheat yields flour used to make best quality spaghetti?

Which actor, best known for his portrayal of a hero of the Napoleonic wars, secretly married Abigail Cruttenden in November 1997?