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Which group named itself after an American firetruck?

What mode of transport is Phileas Fogg famous for using?

How long, to the nearest 50 years, has the dodo been dead?

Who was forced into a hairdressing job by his mother, though it was the last thing he wanted to do?

How many pennies in an old English pound?