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Which Saint was canonised in 1920, 489 years after she was burned at the stake?

Which capital city was scheduled as second choice to hold the 1944 Summer Olympics, and had to wait for another twelve years?

Who resigned as Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1947 over a Budget leak?

Which creature do Eskimos (or Inuit) call a nanook?

Phil Collins won an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2000. In which film?