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The spelling of Sydney was corrected (from the incorrect Sidney [Harbour Bridge]) in question 28 - thanks D Blake - 13 Dec 2008. Question 23 was corrected (from What was Doris Day's only UK No1 hit record?) to '...Doris Day's first UK No1 hit single...' because she had two UK number one singles - thanks E Breare - 29 Dec 2008
quizballs 37 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes
- Agadir is a port in which North African country? Morocco
- Which acid is produced in the muscles during strenuous exercise? Lactic
- What is the sloping part of a horse's foot between the fetlock and the hoof? Pastern
- What is the name of the cement mixer in the children's TV series Bob the Builder? Dizzy
- Cereology is the study of what? Crop circles
- What one of the seven continents stretches from the Northern Temperate to the Southern Temperate zones? Africa (the other generally recognised continents are N America, S America, Asia, Europe, Antarctica and Australia - the Temperate zones are those between the tropics and the polar circles)
- Arboreal describes a creature which commonly lives in what? Trees (bushes is also acceptable - arbor is latin for tree)
- The secret ingredient of which product is code-named 'merchandise 7X'? Coca-Cola
- Which actor appeared in every episode of the TV series M*A*S*H? Alan Alda
- According to official records how many people died in the Great Fire of London of 1666? Six
- The World Health Organization is an agency of which larger body? The United Nations (UN)
- What is the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet? Kappa (equivalent to the letter K, as in look)
- Ergophobia is a fear of what? Work
- In what country is the Valley of the Kings? Egypt
- Pauline Matthews duetted on a big 1970's hit record under what better known name? Kiki Dee
- Who founded the UK's Today newspaper in 1986? Eddie Shah
- Where in the body are the olfactory nerves? Nose
- What is the emblem of Canada? Maple leaf
- In the Bible what is the third book of the Old Testament? Leviticus
- How many points does a converted try score in Rugby Union? Seven (five points for the try and two for the conversion kick)
- What do the initials of animal rights organization PETA stand for? People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
- Who in Greek mythology was murdered by his wife Clytemnestra? Agamemnon
- What was Doris Day's first UK number one hit record? Secret Love (1954 - followed by Whatever Will Be Will Be [Que Sera, Sera], her second and final UK No1 in 1956)
- Which country produces Jarlsberg cheese? Norway
- Shisha, nargile, argeela and ghalyan are all names relating to what hugely popular and culturally significant custom? The hookah smoking pipe (or hubble-bubble or water pipe - the hoohah and hookah cafes are as common in the Eastern world as cigarettes and pubs have traditionally been in the West - and no better for your health)
- How many lines are in a limerick? Five
- Which infamous Englishman's prison number was FF8282? Jeffrey Archer
- In which decade was Sydney Harbour Bridge opened? 1930's (1932 to be precise)
- Who is seventh in line to the British throne (as at May 2007)? Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (King Harald V of Norway is apparently 61st in line, several million ahead of you and me)
- What was the name of the world's first nuclear submarine? USS Nautilus (launched in Connecticut 1954)
- Who captained Germany's soccer team in the 1966 World Cup Final? Uwe Seeler
- What colour dye is tartrazine? Yellow (yellow number 5 to be precise)
- The restrictive medical condition epicondylitis is commonly known as what? Tennis elbow
- What is the name of the cap worn by Roman Catholic clergymen? Biretta
- Aside from Russia what is the largest country in Europe? Ukraine
- American explorer Robert Peary is generally regarded as the first to reach where in 1909? The North Pole
- Which planet has the Great Red Spot in its atmosphere? Jupiter
- Trinitrotoluene is better known as what? TNT (the chemical explosive)
- A gift of china is traditionally given to celebrate how many years of marriage in the UK and USA? Twenty
- Who wrote the opera Tristan and Isolde? Richard Wilhelm Wagner (1813-83)
- In which country is the carved (that's carved, not caved) city of Petra? Jordan
- The pistil is the reproductive organ of what? A flower
- Geoffrey Palmer was the prime minister of which country 1989-90? New Zealand
- Discovery, Gillyflower and Rome Beauty are types of which fruit? Apple
- What are the Sandwich Islands now called? Hawaii (the US state is known as Hawaii even though Hawaii is one of many of the islands, also known as the Hawaiian Islands, or the Hawaiian Windward Islands, all of which would be acceptable correct answers)
- Who wrote The Divine Comedy? Dante (Dante Alighieri, aka Durante degli Alighieri, 1265-1321, in Italian the epic poem was originally called Commedia)
- What was controversially legalised on a voluntary basis in Australia's Northern territory in 1995? Euthanasia
- Amsterdam lies on which river? Amstel
- How many bones are in the human hand? Twenty-seven
- What animal is Friar Tuck in the Disney animated version of Robin Hood? Badger
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