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Which single-reed woodwind instrument, invented in the 1840s by Belgian instrument-maker Adolphe Sax, was taught at early conservatories in Belgium, Switzerland, France, Spain and Italy, spreading rapidly across Europe?

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Italian flautist Leonardo De Lorenzo joined an orchestra in Cape Town at age 25. In which California city, whose Flute Club made him its first honorary member in 1917 and celebrated his 80th birthday in 1955, did he later work as an orchestra flautist?

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In Latvia, only children's films get this treatment in the cinema, while other films use voice-over. In France and Belgium, most foreign films receive it, and Quebec once relied on the French versions for its own market. What is this practice of replacing the original voice track called?

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This Mexican pop group, which grew out of the telenovela Rebelde, played farewell concerts in Quito and Madrid during their 2008 Tour del Adiós, drawing over 40,000 fans in Madrid alone. Which group is it?

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Which Belgian-founded bakery-restaurant chain, known for its communal wooden tables and rustic breads, runs over 260 locations worldwide, including outlets in Spain, Kuwait and the United States?

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This international squad belongs to the sport's so-called Big Six along with Russia, the United States, Sweden, Finland and the Czech Republic. It won the 2015 IIHF World Championship over Russia and often meets Sweden at major tournaments. Which national team is this?

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Which 20th-century Argentine writer, famous for short stories like The Aleph, worked as a literary editor at a Buenos Aires newspaper supplement in the 1930s, and loved the town of Adrogué so much he named a book of poems in its honour?

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Kunming, in China's Yunnan province, is home to the tea factory that makes this fermented Chinese tea. It is often brewed in the Gongfu style using the famous clay teaware from Yixing. What variety of tea is being described?

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The University of Oxford in England hosts a training centre founded by Indian dancer Baisali Mohanty that teaches this classical Indian dance form. Rooted in the eastern state of Odisha and practiced in cities like Dhar, what is this classical dance style?

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This Japanese theme park displays miniature 1:25 scale reproductions of famous world landmarks, including Norway's Borgund stave church and Spain's Sagrada Família and Alhambra. Which theme park in Nikko, Japan is this?