quizballs 67 - general knowledge quiz - questions & answers
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The answer to question 21 was corrected (from Blondel) to Blondin - thanks B Wrightson - 4 Sep 2009.
quizballs 67 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes
- Helvetia is the female personification of which country, appearing on its coins and stamps, etc? Switzerland
- A frugivore feeds on what? Fruit
- What is the Mexican in the 2001 film called The Mexican? An antique pistol
- In children's TV what is the name of Fireman Sam's fire truck? Jupiter
- Which English artist was the subject of the 1974 film A Bigger Splash? David Hockney
- What bridge connects Dawes Point to Milson's Point? Sydney Harbour Bridge
- What is the longest play written by William Shakespeare? Hamlet
- The Bhagavad Gita is an important scripture of which religion? Hinduism
- Which British golfer won the 1969 British Open and 1970 US Open Championships? Tony Jacklin
- Who was president of the USA during World War I? Woodrow Wilson
- Who was the first woman in space? Valentina Tereshkova (of Russia, 16 June 1963)
- The Biobio River is in which South American country? Chile
- Who was elected president of France follwing the death of President Pompidou? Valery Giscard d'Estaing (served 1974-81)
- Which Greek island is said to be the birthplace of the god Apollo? Delos
- Geophagy is the eating of what? Earth (or clay or chalk)
- Cape Canaveral is in which US state? Florida
- Who wrote The Rime of the Ancient Mariner? Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1789)
- The late 'Father of Chicago Blues', McKinley Morganfield, is better known by what name? Muddy Waters
- Which King of England defeated the French at the Battle of Agincourt? Henry the Fifth (1415)
- Who was shot dead by Jack McCall in 1876 at a poker table in Number Ten Saloon? Wild Bill Hickok
- Who crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope in June 1859? Charles Blondin (Jean François Gravelet-Blondin)
- What animated character does Gene Kelly dance with in the film Anchors Aweigh? Jerry Mouse (from the Tom and Jerry cartoon series)
- Nel Gwyn was the mistress of which King of England? Charles the Second
- What type of weather condition is a harmattan? Wind (West African trade wind)
- What type of animal is a Quokka? Wallaby
- What royal house has ruled Monaco since the Middle Ages? Grimaldi
- In the UK which motorway crosses the Severn Bridge? M4
- Which famous city plaza's name loosely translates as the 'Gate of Heavenly Peace'? Tiananmen Square (Beijing, China)
- What ethnic culture is common to Biarritz in France and Bilbao in Spain? Basque
- What are the members of the Unification Church commonly called? Moonies
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