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Questions

Name the ship lost off Zuyder Zee in 1799 from which a famous item was salvaged in 1858?

At which battle did General James Scarlett lead the Charge of the heavy Brigade?

What writing implement was invented by John T. Loud in 1888?

The word "Hellas" appears on the stamps of which country?

Which John Updike novel features three divorcees on the make who are seduced by the devil?