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Please note that question 4 and answer were clarified (26.11.06), for reasons explained in the answer. Question 49 was altered (14 Feb 2008) because it was based, wrongly, on the notion that the opera was written to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal; it was not (thanks Bob).

 

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  1. The headquarters of Greenpeace is in which European city?
  2. Which famous artist and inventor died at Amboise Castle in France, 1519?
  3. In what year did Mother Teresa of Calcutta win the Nobel Peace Prize?
  4. Which was the first European country to give all women the vote?
  5. What type of creature is a Garibaldi?
  6. What colour is the gemstone garnet?
  7. Which sign of the Zodiac are people born on 30th October?
  8. What type of weapon is a 'falchion'?
  9. Which pub in Nottingham claims to be the oldest in Britain?
  10. By what name was world champion boxer Walker Smith better known?
  11. Mount Elbert is the highest peak in which mountain range?
  12. Edward II was murdered in Berkeley Castle in 1327, in which county is Berkeley Castle?
  13. Which American horse race is run at Churchill Downs?
  14. What type of food is 'quark'?
  15. Which Alex Graham cartoon appears in the Daily Mail newspaper?
  16. What is the collective noun for a group of crows?
  17. Who discovered the smallpox vaccination?
  18. What did Harry Beck design in 1931 and is still used in London today?
  19. What is the chemical symbol for the element Potassium?
  20. What is the name of the dog in Enid Blyton's Famous Five books?
  21. Who released an album entitled The Six Wives of Henry VIII?
  22. What was the codename of the Allied forces landing at Normandy in 1944?
  23. In the human body what is the Axilla commonly known as?
  24. Who plays Lynette Scavo in the TV series Desperate Housewives?
  25. How many finger holes does a tin whistle (pennywhistle) have?
  26. What famous London building is officially called No. 1 One Canada Square?
  27. Which tennis player was stabbed while playing against Steffi Graf in Hamburg 1993?
  28. What was the nuclear power station Sellafield previously known as?
  29. Swansea is situated on which river?
  30. In the Bible's New Testament what was the last battle between good and evil before the day of judgement?
  31. What is the top string on a six-string guitar normally tuned to?
  32. What trophy is played for at the US Superbowl?
  33. In what year did Margaret Thatcher become Prime Minister?
  34. What film was the first sequel to win a Best Picture Oscar?
  35. Who shot Martin Luther King in 1968?
  36. Who was Britain's first Christian martyr (an English town is named after him)?
  37. Which country has the largest malt whisky distillery in the world?
  38. What was Hiram Hackenbacker's nickname in Thunderbirds?
  39. What is the person called who leads prayers in a mosque?
  40. What is a 'half-hunter'?
  41. Which British organisation was founded by Octavia Hill in 1895?
  42. What number did motorcycle racer Barry Sheen have on his bike?
  43. How tall is the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
  44. What was the name of the Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico in 1519?
  45. What is the capital of Liberia?
  46. When is St Andrew's Day?
  47. What type of game is Faro?
  48. Which team was the first to score a 'Golden Goal' in the soccer World Cup Finals?
  49. Which Verdi opera is also a popular acronym used in the advertising and selling professions?
  50. What does a belonophobic fear?

 

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