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Which president sold his white horse to America's first circus?
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Which animal starred in the first modern circus, in 1768?
Answer: Horse
Why: The man behind it, Philip Astley, had been a sergeant major in a cavalry regiment.
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Which act did Jules Léotard debut in Paris in 1859?
Answer: Flying trapeze
Why: Léotard rehearsed his flights above the swimming pool his father ran in Toulouse.
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Whose 1843 circus poster inspired a Beatles song?
Answer: Pablo Fanque
Why: The song's title was taken straight from the 1843 playbill for Fanque's Circus Royal in Rochdale.
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Where was the modern circus born?
Answer: England
Why: In 1782 the English showman Philip Astley opened a purpose-built circus in Paris, the Amphithéâtre Anglais.
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What are clown faces painted on for Britain's clown register?
Answer: Eggs
Why: The register began with real blown hens' eggs, later replaced by sturdier ceramic ones.
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What is the simplest three-ball juggling pattern called?
Answer: Cascade
Why: A three-ball shower is far harder for beginners, because its throws are higher, faster and uneven.
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