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- The clergy
- In a remote region of Papua New Guinea. The country is the second biggest South Pacific nation after Australia with a population of ten million. Relief efforts from the UN and many other leading nations continue.
- Knife maker
- False – not when they are submerged, but an anchor is necessary if it needs to maintain its position on the surface if it's not alongside a pier or another vessel.
- Basic economics – a constant, or increasing demand, coupled with a significant drop in supply. Of New York's 700 hotels, more than 120 of them have been converted into migrant shelters to accommodate an estimated 18 000 migrants (mostly from Latin America) that have arrived since mid 2022.
- They approached the river from different sides.
- Raphael Nadal – The King of Clay (14 times champion) fell at the first hurdle when he met in-form German, Alexander Zverev, who beat him in straight sets. At his current age (37), and despite his suggestion that he might play again in next year's tournament, it might be Nadal's final farewell to the French Open.
- Alsace-Lorraine – acquired by Germany from the Franco-Prussian war in 1871, it was the source of much French resentment, and was one of the contributing factors to World War I.
- Leon Spinks – who, in his eighth professional bout, won on a split decision. It is still regarded as one of the biggest upsets in boxing history. Seven months later, in a rematch, Ali convincingly defeated Spinks to regain his title.
- 11 time zones – (c) – 14 countries, the same number that border China.
- A 3.5kg wheel of Double Gloucester cheese which is awarded to the winner of each race – this year there were three separate races – two for male contestants and one for female.
- Perseus – Cetus, from which we get the term, cetacean, for a whale.
- a) Led Zeppelin
- b) – €36m. The new owner has expressed a wish for the painting be made available for public displays – it will be on display in at the Prado, Spain's national art museum at least until the end of October.
- Germany's annexation of Austria.
- b) – from the state of Queensland on account of the bananas that grow there.
- South Africa – The African National Congress (ANC) which is now having to recognise its part in the deteriorating crime, corruption and unemployment that has blighted the country. It now faces the prospect of a coalition with a secondary party, or parties, to continue its hold on power.
- David Livingstone – c) The New York Herald.
- Chongqing – a city in southwest China around the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers. Its municipality covers an area the size of Austria and, in 2020, it surpassed Shanghai as China's largest municipality by urban population. It's permanent population is over 30 million.
- George Harrison – the late Beatle. Notable films include Monty Python's Life of Brian, Time Bandits, The Long Good Friday and Withnail and I.