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quizballs 97 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes
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- Which 19th century poet and novelist, when age twenty-six, married his thirteen year old cousin: Victor Hugo; Edgar Allan Poe; or Oscar Wilde? Edgar Allan Poe
- The artist El Greco was born on which Greek island: Crete; Corfu; or Rhodes? Crete
- Carpology is the study of what: Fish; Fruits and seeds; or Bones? Fruits and seeds (from Greek karpos, meaning fruit)
- The Gaillard Cut is part of which canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans: Suez Canal; Panama Canal; or Welland Canal? Panama Canal (the Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas - the Welland Canal connects Lakes Erie and Ontario in Canada)
- You might see a Haka at a game of what: Polo; Rugby; or Ice hockey? Rugby (the Haka is a New Zealand Maori war chant ritual performed by the All Blacks rugby team before matches)
- Which US president is depicted on the Purple Heart medal: Abraham Lincoln; Theodore Roosevelt; or George Washington? George Washington
- John Fetterman, Mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania, has what tattooed on the inside of his left forearm: His zipcode (postcode); His blood group; or The Lord's Prayer? His zip code (postcode)
- With varieties including Gutedel in Germany, and Pierre Galet in Switzerland, Chasselas is a variety of which fruit: Raspberry; Grape; or Apple? Grape
- Morbilli is the technical term for which childhood illness: Mumps; Whooping cough; or Measles? Measles (Latin 'morbus' means disease)
- Native to Australia, what creature is a pardalote (which in Greek means 'spotted'): Fish; Bird; or Dog? Bird (pardalotes are a family of small brightly coloured insect-eating tree-dwelling bird species)
- Originating in early central American culture, where on the body would a huarache be worn: Foot; Head; or Arm? Foot (huaraches are woven leather sandals)
- The world's largest electricity generating plant (as at 2010), the Three Gorges Dam, is in which country: Argentina; China; or Canada? China
- Cryptozoology refers to the study of creatures which are: Underground; Dead; or Mythical? Mythical
- In the 1991 film Reservoir Dogs, Michael Madson played which character? Mr Blonde; Mr Orange; or Mr Brown? Mr Blonde
- Ombrophobia is an irrational fear of what: Men; Rain; or Alcohol? Rain (ombros is Greek for rain-shower - interestingly umbrella derives from the Latin word umbra, meaning shade)
- Russian musician Maxim Vengerov is famous for playing which instrument: Piano; Flute; or Violin? Violin
- Who wrote the play, Look Back In Anger: Arthur Miller; Tom Stoppard; or John Osborne? John Osborne
- What job did Kurt Russell's character have in the 1987 film Overboard: Plumber; Carpenter; or Electrician? Carpenter
- Chicago's St Valentine's Day Massacre (of seven Bugs Moran gang members by those of Al Capone) was in which year: 1919; 1929; or 1939? 1929
- How many Grand Slam doubles (including mixed doubles) titles did Martina Navratilova win: 11; 21; or 41? 41 (31 doubles and 10 mixed doubles)
- Which chemical element was once used (with hindsight, irresponsibly and dangerously) in luminous markings on watches, clocks and instrument dials: Radium; Plutonium; or Uranium? Radium
- Myosis affects which part of the human body: Neck; Stomach; or Eye? Eye (myosis is a constriction of the pupil)
- Leoprine relates to which animals: Leopards; Hares; or Goats; Hares
- English novelist William Godwin fathered which novelist daughter: George Eliot; Mary Shelley; or Jane Austen? Mary Shelley (George Eliot's real name was actually Mary Anne Evans)
- Which of these words produces a new word each time a letter is removed, until and including the last remaining letter: Startling; Roadsweeper; or Benchmarking? Startling (startling, starting, staring, string, sting, sing, sin, in, I - it is sometimes claimed that startling is the longest word which allows this, but there are other nine-letter words which enable it, such as stringier, and plurals such as cleansers, and drownings - there is also a ten-letter word, splittings, albeit a plural - on which basis theoretically startlings could be a ten-letter word too, although it is arguably not a normal plural term - see lots more puzzles)
- What is the biggest selling English-language daily newspaper in India, and (as at 2010) the eighth biggest selling of all newspapers globally: The Times of India; The Indian Sun; or The Indian Independent? The Times of India
- Hangi is a traditional New Zealand Maori method of cooking using a: Spit; Pit; or Clay oven? Pit (into which food in baskets is layed on heated rocks and covered with earth)
- What colour is the gemstone peridot: Blue; Yellow; or Green? Green
- 2009 was the Chinese Year of the what: Dragon; Ox; or Rat? Ox
- Pilliwinks was a medieval instrument of torture used mainly on which part of the body: Fingers and thumbs; Feet; or Head? Fingers and thumbs (pilliwinks is commonly referred to as a thumbscrew)
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