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quizballs 52 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes

Which fruit is the cordial grenadine primarily made from? Pomegranates
What type of musical instrument is a goombay? Drum
What is the US state capital of Vermont? Montpelier
Blepharitis is the medical term for the inflamation of which part of the body? Eyelid
The 2003 film Lost in Translation is set in which city? Tokyo
Who discovered the Victoria Falls in 1855? David Livingstone
Ailurophobia is a fear of what? Cats
Who wrote the novel The Cider House Rules? John Irving
In golf what is the name of a score of one stroke over par for a hole? Bogey
Who invented the centigrade thermometer in 1742? Anders Celsius
What does DVD commonly now stand for? Digital Versatile Disc (formerly Digital Video Disc)
What is the name of the casino on the reservation of the Mashantucket Pequot tribe in Connecticut? Foxwoods (as at May 2008 the biggest in the world)
Artist and musician Chris Sievey is better known as whom? Frank Sidebottom
Glen Moy and Autumn Bliss are varieties of which fruit? Raspberry
Exodus, the second book of the Bible, recounts the departure of the Israelites from which country? Egypt
What was the nationality of Lazlo Josef Biro, inventor of the ballpoint pen? Hungarian
Which singer held a gladiolus in his first appearance on BBC TV's Top of the Pops in 1983? Morrissey (with The Smiths)
Which US spacecraft was launched from Cape Kennedy in October 1968? Apollo Seven
Which British singer's real name is Thomas Woodward? Tom Jones
Sinclair Lewis was the first American to win a Nobel Prize for what subject? Literature (1930)
What is the legislative assembly of Spain called? Cortes (fully Cortes Generales)
Who painted The Rake's Progress? William Hogarth
A pelisse is what type of garment? Cloak
Which English Queen was executed on 19 May 1536? Anne Boleyn
A boyar was a member of the aristocracy in which country? Russia (next in rank below a prince)
What are the five events of the modern pentathlon? Fencing, shooting, swimming riding and cross-country running.
The Taj Mahal is on the bank of which river? Jumna
In which year was British Summertime first introduced? 1916 (during the First World War, and later made permanent in 1925 by House of Commons vote)
What was the pseudonym of French dramatist Jean-Baptiste Poqueline? Moliere (1622-73)
On which city were the 1912 Summer Olympic Games held? Stockholm

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