quiz 1144 – general knowledge (QA) print friendly version Click on question to reveal answer 1 In Europe which colour denotes runs for expert skiers? 2 Andrew Motion, Cecil Day-Lewis and John Betjemin all held which post? 3 Cape Agulhas is the southern most point on which continent? 4 How many US Presidents have resigned from office? 5 What was the currency of Austria before the Euro? 6 In Greek mythology who became the first queen of Crete? 7 A Violent Storm is which number on the Beaufort Scale? 8 A decade is a period of how many years? 9 The European country of Switzerland is made up of how many cantons? 10 In the game of volleyball, how many times in a row may the ball be struck by one team? 11 Which English singer/musician hosted a television show called 'Later with......'? 12 Which English author's major novels are set in Wessex? 13 In humans, somnology is the scientific study of what? 14 In the game of darts, what score is known as 'Bag O'nuts'? 15 Which singer/songwriter wrote the musical '9 to 5'? 16 In the International Morse Code which letter is represented by two dashes? 17 Larry Mullen Jr is the drummer in which Irish band? 18 The NASDAQ Stock Exchange is located in which city? 19 Annapurna is a section of which mountain range? 20 'Dangerously In Love' and 'B'Day' are albums by which US singer? 21 Which month of the year comes first alphabetically? 22 How many stars are there on the national flag of Australia? 23 Box, Stunt and Delta-Wing are all types of which flying object? 24 Clinophobia is the irrational fear of going where? 25 The Eurasian Basin is part of which ocean? 26 What type of creature is a bananaquit? 27 Caprine relates to which animal? 28 In betting, what odds are known as a 'Carpet'? 29 Red Grant is the name of the villain in which James Bond film? 30 On a dating website, what does LTR stand for?