General Knowledge Quiz #67
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General Knowledge Quiz #67
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The Hundred Years War, during the 13th and 14th centuries, was fought between which two countries?
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In a right-angled triangle whose shortest sides are eight and six metres how long is the other side?
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Loosely translated, Aleph Beth Gimel Daleth are the first four letters of what alphabet: Inuit; Hebrew; Portuguese; or Tellytubby?
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Which city, home to Coca-Cola HQ, hosted the 1996 Summer Olympic games?
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What is the previous and common alternative name of the Indian city Mumbai?
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Which Shakespeare character is known as The Moor of Venice?
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What is a car marque, a software company and the national flower of Egypt?
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What country's name derives from an Iroquois word for village?
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In Japan the word Mikado originally referred to what: the emperor; a theatre; an early form of electoral proportional representation; or sushi rice?
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What word, orginally meaning female slave in Greek, refers to a woman who gives support and help to a pregnant woman before, during and after childbirth?
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Whose state funeral was on 15 December 1840, nineteen years after his death and burial in an unmarked grave?
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A navarin casserole is cooked using which type of meat?
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The archaeological site of the ancient city of Troy is in which country?
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In 1834 who invented raised point writing using a six dot system enabling the blind to read?
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IPO - the UK government agency responsible for the protection of ideas, patents, copyright, etc., stands for what?
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How many triangles are on a backgammon board?
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Name the Green Party leader and its first parliamentary MP, who won the Brighton Pavilion seat in the UK May 2010 general election?
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What is the technical term for the hollow at the back of the knee, sometimes called the knee pit?
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Bibliomania is the compulsive collecting or hoarding of what?
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Fremantle prison, which was closed in 1991 and is now a heritage site, is in which country?
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Which Caribbean island, especially capital city Plymouth, suffered long term devastation after the previously dormant Soufriere Hills Volcano began erupting in 1995?
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Richard Beckinsale's character Alan Moore featured in which in UK TV series?
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Who is the only woman, up until 2010, ever to have run for leadership of the British Labour Party?
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In which city is the Galileo Galilei airport: Barcelona; Zurich; Pisa; or Helsinki?
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What word, from Latin meaning 'I shall please' refers to a control substance used in drug trials which has no chemical effect?
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The tennis club which hosts the Wimbledon Championships was founded originally in 1868 for playing which sport?
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What is the main element of pewter, used for tableware and vases, etc?
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A symbol comprising three dots, which if joined form an upright equilateral triangle, represents what word?
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What condiment brand features the Palace of Westminster on its label?
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What geographic term for a bay derives originally from the Greek word kolpos meaning bosom?
Questions & Answers
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The Hundred Years War, during the 13th and 14th centuries, was fought between which two countries?England and France
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In a right-angled triangle whose shortest sides are eight and six metres how long is the other side?Ten metres
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Loosely translated, Aleph Beth Gimel Daleth are the first four letters of what alphabet: Inuit; Hebrew; Portuguese; or Tellytubby?Hebrew
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Which city, home to Coca-Cola HQ, hosted the 1996 Summer Olympic games?Atlanta
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What is the previous and common alternative name of the Indian city Mumbai?Bombay
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Which Shakespeare character is known as The Moor of Venice?Othello
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What is a car marque, a software company and the national flower of Egypt?Lotus
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What country's name derives from an Iroquois word for village?Canada
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In Japan the word Mikado originally referred to what: the emperor; a theatre; an early form of electoral proportional representation; or sushi rice?The emperor
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What word, orginally meaning female slave in Greek, refers to a woman who gives support and help to a pregnant woman before, during and after childbirth?Doula
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Whose state funeral was on 15 December 1840, nineteen years after his death and burial in an unmarked grave?Napoleon Bonaparte
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A navarin casserole is cooked using which type of meat?Lamb
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The archaeological site of the ancient city of Troy is in which country?Turkey
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In 1834 who invented raised point writing using a six dot system enabling the blind to read?Louis Braille
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IPO - the UK government agency responsible for the protection of ideas, patents, copyright, etc., stands for what?Intellectual Property Office
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How many triangles are on a backgammon board?Twenty-four
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Name the Green Party leader and its first parliamentary MP, who won the Brighton Pavilion seat in the UK May 2010 general election?Caroline Lucas
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What is the technical term for the hollow at the back of the knee, sometimes called the knee pit?Popliteal fossa
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Bibliomania is the compulsive collecting or hoarding of what?Books
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Fremantle prison, which was closed in 1991 and is now a heritage site, is in which country?Australia
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Which Caribbean island, especially capital city Plymouth, suffered long term devastation after the previously dormant Soufriere Hills Volcano began erupting in 1995?Montserrat
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Richard Beckinsale's character Alan Moore featured in which in UK TV series?Rising Damp
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Who is the only woman, up until 2010, ever to have run for leadership of the British Labour Party?Margaret Beckett
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In which city is the Galileo Galilei airport: Barcelona; Zurich; Pisa; or Helsinki?Pisa
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What word, from Latin meaning 'I shall please' refers to a control substance used in drug trials which has no chemical effect?Placebo
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The tennis club which hosts the Wimbledon Championships was founded originally in 1868 for playing which sport?Croquet
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What is the main element of pewter, used for tableware and vases, etc?Tin
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A symbol comprising three dots, which if joined form an upright equilateral triangle, represents what word?Therefore
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What condiment brand features the Palace of Westminster on its label?HP Sauce
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What geographic term for a bay derives originally from the Greek word kolpos meaning bosom?Gulf
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