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  1. What is the name of the upper secondary school in Cyprus, which follows the three-year gymnasium?
  2. Which three-year cycle of schooling in Cyprus covers grades 7 to 9, for students aged 12 to 15?
  3. In which Cypriot city is the Cyprus University of Technology?
  4. The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics in Nicosia is well known for work on which inherited blood disease?
  5. The chemical symbol for copper is Cu. From which word is this symbol said to come?
  6. Which part of the Earth is exposed in the rocks at the core of the Troodos Mountains?
  7. How do pillow lavas of the Troodos form?
  8. How many letters does the modern Greek alphabet have?
  9. Which dialect is spoken by the Maronite community in the village of Kormakitis, and is recognised as a minority language?
  10. To which Christian tradition do the Maronites of Cyprus belong?
  11. Which title does the head of the Church of Cyprus hold?
  12. Which religious feast on 15 August is widely celebrated in Cypriot villages?
  13. Which colours were avoided on purpose when the flag of Cyprus was designed in 1960?
  14. What does the olive branch on the flag of Cyprus symbolise?
  15. Which type of electric plug is used in Cyprus?
  16. When did the Cyprus Government Railway, a narrow-gauge line from Famagusta to Nicosia and Morphou, close?
  17. After the closure of Nicosia airport in 1974, which airport became the main international gateway of the Republic of Cyprus in 1975?
  18. What does the abbreviation RIK stand for in Cyprus?
  19. Which English-language newspaper is published in Cyprus?
  20. Which singer, born in London to a Greek Cypriot father, later took the name Yusuf Islam?
  21. Which British pop singer of the group Wham! had a father from Cyprus?
  22. Which Gothic cathedral in Nicosia, where the Lusignan kings of Cyprus were crowned, became the Selimiye Mosque after 1570?
  23. Cyprus lies at about 35 degrees north. At the March equinox the sun at noon stands overhead at the equator. What is the sun's height above the horizon at noon in Cyprus on that day?
  24. The sun's declination at the June solstice is 23.5 degrees north. What is its approximate height at noon in Cyprus, at 35 degrees north?
  25. A solar water heater in Cyprus warms 150 litres of water (150 kg) from 20 to 60 degrees Celsius. Water needs 4.2 kilojoules per kilogram per degree. How much energy is needed?
  26. Bronze, which gave the Bronze Age its name, is an alloy of copper and which other metal?
  27. Why do old copper roofs in Cyprus turn green over time?
  28. The modern Greek alphabet has 24 letters and the Turkish alphabet has 29 letters. How many more letters does the Turkish alphabet have?
  29. Which branch of Islam is followed by most Turkish Cypriots?
  30. Which process is used in most desalination plants in Cyprus to separate salt from sea water?
  31. What is the main component of natural gas, such as the gas found in Cypriot waters?
  32. What effect lets a solar panel on a Cypriot roof turn sunlight into electricity?
  33. Primary school in Cyprus lasts 6 years, the gymnasium 3 years and the lyceum 3 years. How many years of schooling is that in total?
  34. Why do salt lakes in Cyprus turn white and dry in summer?
  35. In which ancient ocean did the rocks of the Troodos form about 90 million years ago?
  36. Which singer represented Cyprus at Eurovision in 2018 and finished second with the song 'Fuego'?

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