General Knowledge Quiz #46

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  1. Which Native American leader's real name was Goyathlay?
  2. Which English cartoonist created the St Trinian schoolgirls?
  3. What can sufferers of prosopagnosia not recognize?
  4. Which World War Two leader was nicknamed the Desert Fox?
  5. Who was the first socialist President of France?
  6. Grenache is a variety of which fruit?
  7. What is the oldest surviving professional association football club in the world (as at 2009)?
  8. What is the state capital of New South Wales, Australia?
  9. Who was wife to Henry II and mother of Richard the Lionheart and King John?
  10. Sigourney Weaver portrayed which zoologist in the 1988 film Gorillas in the Mist?
  11. In which country is the port of Dakar?
  12. Name the Oxford and Cambridge reserve crews which compete before the Thames Boat Race main event?
  13. Fucus (pronounced 'fewcus' is a type of what?
  14. What car maker announced in early 2009 plans to reintroduce the iconic DS marque?
  15. What is a 'mazur' - a Polish folk dance; an Italian picnic table; a Chinese fighting snail; or a puppy or kitten born with only three legs?
  16. Which music hall singer was famed for her rude songs, including 'I Sits Among the Cabbages and Peas'?
  17. Which two pre-decimal coins remained longest in valid circulation after British currency decimalisation in 1971?
  18. What is the oldest surviving professional association football club in the world (as at 2009?
  19. Sigourney Weaver portrayed which zoologist in the 1988 film Gorillas in the Mist?
  20. The Stasi were the secret police of which country?
  21. Palermo is the capital of which island?
  22. Name the Oxford and Cambridge reserve crews which compete before the Thames Boat Race main event?
  23. Fucus (pronounced 'fewcus') is a type of what?
  24. The Irish city of Limerick is on which river?
  25. What car maker announced in early 2009 plans to reintroduce the iconic DS marque?
  26. What is a 'mazur' - a Polish folk dance; an Italian picnic table; a Chinese fighting snail; or a puppy or kitten born with only three legs?
  27. What colour is the flesh of a lychee?
  28. A hendecagon is a plane figure with how many straight sides?
  29. Who was the only guest vocalist to feature on a Led Zeppelin album?
  30. The Reverse Frankensteiner is a move in what performance art form?
  31. In which English county is Windsor Castle?
  32. Which music hall singer was famed for her rude songs, including 'I Sits Among the Cabbages and Peas'?
  33. Which two pre-decimal coins remained longest in valid circulation after British currency decimalisation in 1971?
  34. La Brabanconne is the national anthem of which European country?
  35. Which city hosted the 1964 Summer Olympic Games?
  36. What date is St Swithin's Day?
  37. What was the Italian cruise liner hijacked by terrorists in October 1985?
  38. Which Shakespeare play features in the Cole Porter musical 'Kiss Me, Kate'?

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  1. Which Native American leader's real name was Goyathlay?
    Geronimo
  2. Which English cartoonist created the St Trinian schoolgirls?
    Ronald Searle
  3. What can sufferers of prosopagnosia not recognize?
    Faces
  4. Which World War Two leader was nicknamed the Desert Fox?
    Rommel (Field Marshal Erwin Rommel)
  5. Who was the first socialist President of France?
    Francois Mitterrand
  6. Grenache is a variety of which fruit?
    Grape
  7. What is the oldest surviving professional association football club in the world (as at 2009)?
    Notts County
  8. What is the state capital of New South Wales, Australia?
    Sydney
  9. Who was wife to Henry II and mother of Richard the Lionheart and King John?
    Eleanor or Aquitaine
  10. Sigourney Weaver portrayed which zoologist in the 1988 film Gorillas in the Mist?
    Dian Fossey
  11. In which country is the port of Dakar?
    Senegal
  12. Name the Oxford and Cambridge reserve crews which compete before the Thames Boat Race main event?
    Isis 
  13. Fucus (pronounced 'fewcus' is a type of what?
    Seaweed
  14. What car maker announced in early 2009 plans to reintroduce the iconic DS marque?
    Citroen
  15. What is a 'mazur' - a Polish folk dance; an Italian picnic table; a Chinese fighting snail; or a puppy or kitten born with only three legs?
    Polish folk dance
  16. Which music hall singer was famed for her rude songs, including 'I Sits Among the Cabbages and Peas'?
    Marie Lloyd
  17. Which two pre-decimal coins remained longest in valid circulation after British currency decimalisation in 1971?
    Shilling 
  18. What is the oldest surviving professional association football club in the world (as at 2009?
    Notts County FC 
  19. Sigourney Weaver portrayed which zoologist in the 1988 film Gorillas in the Mist?
    Dian Fossey
  20. The Stasi were the secret police of which country?
    East Germany
  21. Palermo is the capital of which island?
    Sicily
  22. Name the Oxford and Cambridge reserve crews which compete before the Thames Boat Race main event?
    Isis (Oxford) and Goldie (Cambridge)
  23. Fucus (pronounced 'fewcus') is a type of what?
    Seaweed
  24. The Irish city of Limerick is on which river?
    Shannon
  25. What car maker announced in early 2009 plans to reintroduce the iconic DS marque?
    Citroen
  26. What is a 'mazur' - a Polish folk dance; an Italian picnic table; a Chinese fighting snail; or a puppy or kitten born with only three legs?
    A Polish folk dance
  27. What colour is the flesh of a lychee?
    White
  28. A hendecagon is a plane figure with how many straight sides?
    Eleven
  29. Who was the only guest vocalist to feature on a Led Zeppelin album?
    Sandy Denny
  30. The Reverse Frankensteiner is a move in what performance art form?
    Professional Wrestling
  31. In which English county is Windsor Castle?
    Berkshire
  32. Which music hall singer was famed for her rude songs, including 'I Sits Among the Cabbages and Peas'?
    Marie Lloyd
  33. Which two pre-decimal coins remained longest in valid circulation after British currency decimalisation in 1971?
    Shilling and Florin
  34. La Brabanconne is the national anthem of which European country?
    Belgium
  35. Which city hosted the 1964 Summer Olympic Games?
    Tokyo
  36. What date is St Swithin's Day?
    July 15th
  37. What was the Italian cruise liner hijacked by terrorists in October 1985?
    Achille Lauro
  38. Which Shakespeare play features in the Cole Porter musical 'Kiss Me, Kate'?
    Taming of the Shrew
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