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Question 29 - spelling of Colombia corrected (was wongly Columbia, which is the capital of the USA state of South Carolina) - thanks J Cifuentes - 21 May 2009.

quizballs 62 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes

In which country is the city of Stavanger? Norway
Which London Bridge designed by John Rennie was opened in 1817? Waterloo
A drumhead is what type of vegetable? Cabbage
What is the common name for solid carbon dioxide? Dry ice
Who played the Sheriff John T Chance in the 1959 film Rio Bravo? John Wayne
In which European city is the San Vittore women's prison? Milan
A detrusor is a muscle which forms a layer on the wall of which part of the human body? Bladder
What is the score of 40-all called in a game of tennis? Deuce
The July Revolution in 1830 was in which European country? France
Which English poet died of tuberculosis in Rome in 1821? John Keats
Touchstone is a character in which Shakespeare play? As You Like It
What is the name of the strait between Australia and Tasmania? Bass Strait
What were the first names of English novelist H E Bates? Herbert Ernest
Braxy is a fatal bacterial infection in which animal? Sheep
What type of plant is a cholla? Cactus
Which nation was formerly called British Honduras? Belize
Which US lead singer's real name is William Baily? Axl Rose
The Ashmolean Museum is in which British city? Oxford
A Dobro is what type of musical instrument? Guitar (named from the Dopyera Brothers)
How many tiles are in a standard set of dominoes? Twenty-eight
Whose autobiography is entitled Steps in Time? Fred Astaire
The Cullinan Diamond was presented to which British monarch from the people of the Transvaal? Edward the Seventh (on his 66th birthday, November 1907)
Who is the patron saint of England? St George
Which chemical element has the atomic number six? Carbon
Mysophobia is the fear of what? Dirt
The resort of Yalta is in which country? Ukraine
What is the name of the panel used to shield a TV camera lens from direct light, or a microphone from unwanted noise? Gobo
What is the food okra commonly known as? Ladies fingers
What is the capital of Colombia? Bogota (more correctly Bogotá)
Under the British Coal Mines Act of 1911 what age did a pit pony have to be before going underground? Four

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