quiz 1001 – general knowledge Click on question to reveal answer 1 The British sportswoman Charlotte Cooper, born in 1870, was famous in which sport? 2 Nicholas Breakspear, born in the 12th Century, was the first English what? 3 Haneda Airport is in which Asian country? 4 Bob Pettit is associated with which sport? 5 Apiculture is the raising and care of which creatures? 6 In which part of the human body is the organ of Corti? 7 Who plays Susan Delfino in the US tv series Desperate Housewives? 8 What was the name of the boat in which English car and speedboat racer Donald Campbell was killed in 1967? 9 What type of foodstuff is a cascabel? 10 The Winter War from 1939 - 1940 was a military conflict between Russia (Soviet Union) and which other country? 11 Who became President of Germany in June 2010? 12 A curassow is what type of creature? 13 What is the capital of Indonesia? 14 Which of Henry Vlll's wives was known as the Flanders Mare? 15 A philogynist likes or admires who? 16 A Hereford is what breed of animal? 17 What colour are the stars on the national flag of China? 18 In employment in the UK, what does EOC stand for? 19 Where on a horse's body is the frog? 20 What was the name of the camp which was set up in Chile when 30 miners where trapped underground? 21 The litas is the former monetary unit of which country? 22 Jah, Afrocentrism, Ital, Zion and Cannabis use are the main doctrines of which religious movement? 23 During World War 2, what did the Local Defence Volunteers later became known as? 24 In 1991, a spoof Nobel Prize, called The Ig Nobel Prize, for achievements that cannot or should not be repeated was instigated by which US university? 25 Which vegetable was the first to be canned? 26 Which US state is known as the 'Beef State'? 27 Anime is film animation originating in which country? 28 In computers, the X-Y Position Indicator for a Display System is now known as what? 29 How many times zones does Russia have? 30 Which country has the internet domain '.ch'?
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