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Question 26 was clarified to refer to 'association football' rather than merely 'football' - thanks Jack - 20 Oct 2009. Question 9 spelling of 'plain' corrected to 'plane' in relation to description of a geometric shape - thanks A Webb - 31 Oct.

quizballs 71 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes

The Reverse Frankensteiner is a move in what performance art form? Professional Wrestling
Palermo is the capital of which island? Sicily
Name the Oxford and Cambridge reserve crews which compete before the Thames Boat Race main event? Isis (Oxford) and Goldie (Cambridge)
Fucus (pronounced 'fewcus') is a type of what? Seaweed
The Irish city of Limerick is on which river? Shannon
What car maker announced in early 2009 plans to reintroduce the iconic DS marque? Citroen
What is a mazurka - a Polish folk dance; an Italian picnic table; a Chinese fighting snail; or a puppy or kitten born with only three legs? Polish folk dance
What colour is the flesh of a lychee? White (lychee is a fruit)
A hendecagon is a plane figure with how many straight sides? Eleven
Who was the only guest vocalist to feature on a Led Zeppelin album? Sandy Denny
The Stasi were the secret police of which country? East Germany
In which English county is Windsor Castle? Berkshire
Which music hall singer was famed for her rude songs, including 'I Sits Among the Cabbages and Peas'? Marie Lloyd
Which two pre-decimal coins remained longest in valid circulation after British currency decimalisation in 1971? Shilling (as 5p) and Florin (two-shilling, as 10p)
La Brabanconne is the national anthem of which European country? Belgium
Which city hosted the 1964 Summer Olympic Games? Tokyo
What date is St Swithin's Day? July 15th
What was the Italian cruise liner hijacked by terrorists in October 1985? Achille Lauro
Which Shakespeare play features in the Cole Porter musical 'Kiss Me, Kate'? Taming of the Shrew
In which country is the port of Dakar? Senegal
Which English cartoonist created the St Trinian schoolgirls? Ronald Searle
What can sufferers of prosopagnosia not recognize? Faces
Which World War Two leader was nicknamed the Desert Fox? Rommel (Field Marshal Erwin Rommel)
Who was the first socialist President of France? Francois Mitterrand
Grenache is a variety of which fruit? Grape
What is the oldest surviving professional association football club in the world (as at 2009)? Notts County FC (formed 1862)
What is the state capital of New South Wales, Australia? Sydney
Who was wife to Henry II and mother of Richard the Lionheart and King John? Eleanor of Aquitaine
Sigourney Weaver portrayed which zoologist in the 1988 film Gorillas in the Mist? Dian Fossey
Which Native American leader's real name was Goyathlay? Geronimo

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