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French Sudan is the previous name of which country?

Who wrote the novel 'The Call of the Wild'?

Which of Shakespeare's plays begins with the line 'Now is the winter of our discontent.'?

What is the capital city of Surinam?

What ceased to be legal tender in the U.K. on 30th June 1980?