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  1. Which fruit is the cordial grenadine primarily made from?

  2. What type of musical instrument is a goombay?

  3. QUESTIWhat is the US state capital of Vermont?ON

  4. Blepharitis is the medical term for the inflamation of which part of the body?

  5. The 2003 film Lost in Translation is set in which city?

  6. Who discovered the Victoria Falls in 1855?

  7. Ailurophobia is a fear of what?

  8. Who wrote the novel The Cider House Rules?

  9. In golf what is the name of a score of one stroke over par for a hole?

  10. Who invented the centigrade thermometer in 1742?

  11. What does DVD commonly now stand for?

  12. What is the name of the casino on the reservation of the Mashantucket Pequot tribe in Connecticut?

  13. Artist and musician Chris Sievey is better known as whom?

  14. Glen Moy and Autumn Bliss are varieties of which fruit?

  15. Exodus, the second book of the Bible, recounts the departure of the Israelites from which country?

  16. What was the nationality of Lazlo Josef Biro, inventor of the ballpoint pen?

  17. Which singer held a gladiolus in his first appearance on BBC TV's Top of the Pops in 1983?

  18. Which US spacecraft was launched from Cape Kennedy in October 1968?

  19. Which British singer's real name is Thomas Woodward?

  20. Sinclair Lewis was the first American to win a Nobel Prize for what subject?

  21. What is the legislative assembly of Spain called?

  22. Who painted The Rake's Progress?

  23. A pelisse is what type of garment?

  24. Which English Queen was executed on 19 May 1536?

  25. A boyar was a member of the aristocracy in which country?

  26. What are the five events of the modern pentathlon, in alphabetical order?

  27. The Taj Mahal is on the bank of which river?

  28. In which year was British Summertime first introduced?

  29. What was the pseudonym of French dramatist Jean-Baptiste Poqueline?

  30. On which city were the 1912 Summer Olympic Games held?

  31. What is the US state capital of Vermont?
  32. What is the name of the casino on the reservation of the Mashantucket Pequot tribe in Connecticut?
  33. Exodus, the second book of the Bible, recounts the departure of the Israelites from which country?
  34. Which singer held a gladiolus in his first appearance on BBC TV's Top of the Pops in 1983?
  35. What are the five events of the modern pentathlon?

Questions & Answers

Interactive Quiz

  1. Which fruit is the cordial grenadine primarily made from?

    Pomegranates
  2. What type of musical instrument is a goombay?

    Drum
  3. QUESTIWhat is the US state capital of Vermont?ON

    Montpelier
  4. Blepharitis is the medical term for the inflamation of which part of the body?

    Eyelid
  5. The 2003 film Lost in Translation is set in which city?

    Tokyo
  6. Who discovered the Victoria Falls in 1855?

    David Livingstone
  7. Ailurophobia is a fear of what?

    Cats
  8. Who wrote the novel The Cider House Rules?

    John Irving
  9. In golf what is the name of a score of one stroke over par for a hole?

    Bogey
  10. Who invented the centigrade thermometer in 1742?

    Anders Celsius
  11. What does DVD commonly now stand for?

    Digital Versatile Disc
  12. What is the name of the casino on the reservation of the Mashantucket Pequot tribe in Connecticut?

    Foxwoods
  13. Artist and musician Chris Sievey is better known as whom?

    Frank Sidebottom
  14. Glen Moy and Autumn Bliss are varieties of which fruit?

    Raspberry
  15. Exodus, the second book of the Bible, recounts the departure of the Israelites from which country?

    Egypt
  16. What was the nationality of Lazlo Josef Biro, inventor of the ballpoint pen?

    Hungarian
  17. Which singer held a gladiolus in his first appearance on BBC TV's Top of the Pops in 1983?

    Morrissey
  18. Which US spacecraft was launched from Cape Kennedy in October 1968?

    Apollo Seven
  19. Which British singer's real name is Thomas Woodward?

    Tom Jones
  20. Sinclair Lewis was the first American to win a Nobel Prize for what subject?

    Literature
  21. What is the legislative assembly of Spain called?

    Cortes Generales
  22. Who painted The Rake's Progress?

    William Hogarth
  23. A pelisse is what type of garment?

    Cloak
  24. Which English Queen was executed on 19 May 1536?

    Anne Boleyn
  25. A boyar was a member of the aristocracy in which country?

    Russia
  26. What are the five events of the modern pentathlon, in alphabetical order?

    Cross country, Fencing, Riding, Shooting, Swimming
  27. The Taj Mahal is on the bank of which river?

    Jumna
  28. In which year was British Summertime first introduced?

    1916
  29. What was the pseudonym of French dramatist Jean-Baptiste Poqueline?

    Moliere
  30. On which city were the 1912 Summer Olympic Games held?

    Stockholm
  31. What is the US state capital of Vermont?
    Montpelier
  32. What is the name of the casino on the reservation of the Mashantucket Pequot tribe in Connecticut?
    Foxwoods 
  33. Exodus, the second book of the Bible, recounts the departure of the Israelites from which country?
    Egypt
  34. Which singer held a gladiolus in his first appearance on BBC TV's Top of the Pops in 1983?
    Morrissey 
  35. What are the five events of the modern pentathlon?
    Fencing, shooting, swimming riding and cross-country running.
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