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In the Beginning

A river in Antarctica, named after that featured in question one.
Image Antarctica NZ

Five apparently random questions.

One

What sacred river is mentioned in the poem Kubla Khan; and who wrote the poem?


Two

What is an eight-letter adjective defined as ‘of or resembling a hare or hares’; and what is a seven-lettered noun meaning ‘a young hare in its first year’?


Three

In M*A*S*H Radar but not Hawkeye. In sport or leisure activities kayak but not canoe. In forms of address madam but not mister?


Four

… is a geographical region and former province on the western coast of the Netherlands. From the 10th to the 16th century, … proper was a unified political region within the Holy Roman Empire as a county ruled by the counts of …. By the 17th century, the province of … had risen to become a maritime and economic power, dominating the other provinces of the newly independent Dutch Republic. —Wikipedia

What one word has been removed from the above quote from Wikipedia?


Five

What links these fictional characters: the Fonz; the main character in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy; and a member of the Order of the Phoenix?


Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.


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