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quizballs 64 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes

What is Thailand's biggest island? Phuket
Which UK Chancellor of the Exchequer said, "The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison wall."? Denis Healey (UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1974-79)
The Yas Marina Grand Prix circuit is in which country? Abu Dhabi
Who was the first black man to appear on the cover of American Vogue? LeBron James (basketball player, March 2008 edition)
Which English county cricket team play at the Rose Bowl? Hampshire (the ground is in Southampton)
On which river is the German town of Wittenburg? Elbe
Where in the human body is the radius? Forearm (or lower arm - one of the two long bones - on the thumb side)
Who is the voice of baby Mikey in the 1989 film Look Who's Talking? Bruce Willis
An eyas is what young creature taken from the wild for training? Hawk
Which singer's epitaph is 'True To His Own Spirit'? Jim Morrison (1943-71, lead singer with The Doors)
What is the spiked stick or prod used for driving cattle called? Goad
What ice-cream dish is named after an Australian opera singer? Peach Melba (after Dame Nellie Melba, 1861-1931)
Lammas Day falls on the first day of which month? August (originally 'loaf-mass' day, celebrating the first wheat harvest)
What is the name of the platform or stand used to support a coffin? Catafalque (from the root Latin words cata, meaning down, and fala, meaning scaffold)
What type of creature is a canvasback? Duck
Which country has the international registraion RA? Argentina
Who was the mother of British monarchs Charles II and James II? Henrietta Maria of France (wife of Charles I)
Which prehistoric period followed the Stone Age and preceded the Iron Age? Bronze Age
What is the science of accurate time measurement called? Chronometry
President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and which prime minister were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1978? Menachen Begin (of Israel)
Maurice Cole was the real name of which popular funny UK Radio and TV personality? Kenny Everett
What was Barbara Windsor's first Carry On film? Carry On Spying (1964)
In a game of English draughts how many pieces does each player normally begin with? Twelve
Jasper National Park is in which country? Canada
In which century was the Bank of England founded? 17th (1694)
In medicine a Mantoux test is a skin test for diagnosing immunity from which disease? Tuberculosis (or TB)
In which English county is the Dickens World Theme Park? Kent (in Chatham)
Who wrote the one-act comedy play Power Lunch? Alan Ball (US playwright)
What is the fin on the back of a fish called? Dorsal
Duma is a legislative body in the ruling asesembly of which country? Russia

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