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quizballs 65 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes

Pyaemia is the poisoning of what? Blood
What is the profession of world famous Annie Liebovitz? Photographer
In which century was divorce legalised (by Act of Parliament) in England? 19th (or 1800s - 1858)
How many Oscars did the 1959 film Ben Hur win? Eleven
What is the capital of Botswana? Gaborone
Who was Henry the Eighth's fifth wife? Catherine Howard (or Katherine - executed for treason/adultery)
The international standard ream is how many sheets of paper? 500
Who wrote the novel The Camomile Lawn? Mary Wesley
A nap hand is a series of how many winning points or victories in a game or sport? Five
Which British liner was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of Ireland in 1915? Lusitania
Which Italian fashion designer was shot and killed outside his Miami home in 1997? Gianni Versace
What is the title of a British nobleman ranking above an earl and below a duke? Marquess
A tangelo is the hybrid of which two fruits? Tangerine and grapefruit (or pomelo)
The Petrified Forest National Park is in which US state? Arizona
Coprophagia is the eating (by insects and certain animals) of what? Dung (faeces, excrement, poo, etc - typically for its nutritional value)
Which city is the setting of 1950s musical Kismet? Baghdad
Lucille LeSueur was the real name of which Academy Award winning US actress and later a director of the Pepsi-Cola Corporation? Joan Crawford
Which London tube station was called Gillespie Road before adopting the name of a nearby football club in 1932? Arsenal
Which Native American Indian tribe bought the Hard Rock chain for a reputed $965m in 2006? Seminoles (of Florida)
What is the name of the 'and' symbol (originally formed from the French word 'et')? Ampersand (more about the ampersand)
Passat, the Volkswagen car model, is German for a type of what? Wind (a tradewind)
Which singer-songwriter released an album in 1983 called Hearts and Bones? Paul Simon
Who was the first woman Speaker of the UK House of Commons? Betty Boothroyd (in 1993)
What are auctioned at Tattersalls? Horses (thoroughbreds)
What is the fifth book of the Old Testament? Deuteronomy
What was the name of the first US satellite, launched 31 Jan 1958? Explorer 1 (additional international designation: 1958 Alpha 1)
In Switzerland, 1978, the corpse of which entertainer was reburied in concrete after it was recovered from extortionists? Charlie Chaplin
What word, favoured by crossword compilers, is a small case for holding needles? Etui
Bertrand Russell was a founder member of which British peace-movement organisation, established in 1957? CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament)
In Greek mythology what was the name of the old man who ferried the souls of the dead across the River Styx to Hades? Charon (or Kharon)

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