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Agadir is a port in which North African country? Morocco
Which acid is produced in the muscles during strenuous exercise?
Lactic
What is the sloping part of a horse's foot between the fetlock and
the hoof? Pastern
What is the name of the cement mixer in the children's TV series Bob
the Builder? Dizzy
Cereology is the study of what? Crop circles
What one of the seven continents stretches from the Northern
Temperate to the Southern Temperate zones? Africa (the other generally
recognised continents are N America, S America, Asia, Europe, Antarctica and
Australia - the Temperate zones are those between the tropics and the polar
circles)
Arboreal describes a creature which commonly lives in what? Trees
(bushes is also acceptable - arbor is latin for tree)
The secret ingredient of which product is code-named 'merchandise
7X'? Coca-Cola
Which actor appeared in every episode of the TV series M*A*S*H? Alan
Alda
According to official records how many people died in the Great Fire
of London of 1666? Six
The World Health Organization is an agency of which larger body? The
United Nations (UN)
What is the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet? Kappa (equivalent to
the letter K, as in look)
Ergophobia is a fear of what? Work
In what country is the Valley of the Kings? Egypt
Pauline Matthews duetted on a big 1970's hit record under what better
known name? Kiki Dee
Who founded the UK's Today newspaper in 1986? Eddie Shah
Where in the body are the olfactory nerves? Nose
What is the emblem of Canada? Maple leaf
In the Bible what is the third book of the Old Testament?
Leviticus
How many points does a converted try score in Rugby Union? Seven
(five points for the try and two for the conversion kick)
What do the initials of animal rights organization PETA stand for?
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Who in Greek mythology was murdered by his wife Clytemnestra?
Agamemnon
What was Doris Day's only UK number one hit record? Secret Love
(1954)
Which country produces Jarlsberg cheese? Norway
Shisha, nargile, argeela and ghalyan are all names relating to what
hugely popular and culturally significant custom? The hookah smoking pipe (or
hubble-bubble or water pipe - the hoohah and hookah cafes are as common in the
Eastern world as cigarettes and pubs have traditionally been in the West - and
no better for your health)
How many lines are in a limerick? Five
Which infamous Englishman's prison number was FF8282? Jeffrey
Archer
In which decade was Sidney Harbour Bridge opened? 1930's (1932 to be
precise)
Who is seventh in line to the British throne (as at May 2007)? Prince
Edward, Earl of Wessex (King Harald V of Norway is apparently 61st in line,
several million ahead of you and me)
What was the name of the world's first nuclear submarine? USS
Nautilus (launched in Connecticut 1954)
Who captained Germany's soccer team in the 1966 World Cup Final? Uwe
Seeler
What colour dye is tartrazine? Yellow (yellow number 5 to be
precise)
The restrictive medical condition epicondylitis is commonly known as
what? Tennis elbow
What is the name of the cap worn by Roman Catholic clergymen?
Biretta
Aside from Russia what is the largest country in Europe? Ukraine
American explorer Robert Peary is generally regarded as the first to
reach where in 1909? The North Pole
Which planet has the Great Red Spot in its atmosphere? Jupiter
Trinitrotoluene is better known as what? TNT (the chemical
explosive)
A gift of china is traditionally given to celebrate how many years
of marriage in the UK and USA? Twenty
Who wrote the opera Tristan and Isolde? Richard Wilhelm Wagner
(1813-83)
In which country is the carved (that's carved, not caved) city of
Petra? Jordan
The pistil is the reproductive organ of what? A flower
Geoffrey Palmer was the prime minister of which country 1989-90? New
Zealand
Discovery, Gillyflower and Rome Beauty are types of which fruit?
Apple
What are the Sandwich Islands now called? Hawaii (the US state is
known as Hawaii even though Hawaii is one of many of the islands, also known as
the Hawaiian Islands, or the Hawaiian Windward Islands, all of which would be
acceptable correct answers)
Who wrote The Divine Comedy? Dante (Dante Alighieri, aka Durante
degli Alighieri, 1265-1321, in Italian the epic poem was originally called
Commedia)
What was controversially legalised on a voluntary basis in
Australia's Northern territory in 1995? Euthanasia
Amsterdam lies on which river? Amstel
How many bones are in the human hand? Twenty-seven
What animal is Friar Tuck in the Disney animated version of Robin
Hood? Badger
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