quiz 1027 – general knowledge (QA) print friendly version Click on question to reveal answer 1 The novel 'The Hound of the Baskervilles', by Arthur Conan Doyle, is set on which English moor? 2 Which electronics company has the motto 'make.believe'? 3 Medicine, crystal and stress are types of what? 4 In Norse mythology, what type of creature did the dwarf king's son Fafnir become? 5 Joseph S. Blatter became president of which organisation in June 1998? 6 In which US state is Cape Cod? 7 Which cabinet position did British MP Andrew Bonar Law hold between 1916 and 1919? 8 In the rhyme 'Rub-a-dub-dub', what are the occupations of the 'three men in a tub'? 9 Which English singer has a pet Chihuahua called Buster? 10 What is the acidic juice called of crab apples or other sour fruit, such as grapes? 11 Which forest features in the Shakespeare play 'As You Like It'? 12 Brooklyn, Graveyard and Turkey are terms used in which sport? 13 In 1982, Irishman Michael Fagan broke into the bedroom of which member of the British royal family? 14 In Russia, what is a kazachok? 15 What does the Latin phrase 'ab initio' translate to in English? 16 The former gold-mining region of Cariboo is in which country? 17 Which is the only planet in our solar system to rotate clockwise? 18 Which British statesman was the 1st Earl of Beaconsfield? 19 Who won the 2011 Spanish Formula One Grand Prix? 20 A millipede has how many legs on each segment of its body? 21 Julia and Alfred were the names of parents of which member of British pop band The Beatles? 22 In humans, madarosis is the loss of what? 23 Sabadell Airport is in which European country? 24 In which country is the Aladag mountain range? 25 Umberto ll was the last king of which European country? 26 Which land animal is known as an urchin? 27 Under what names were Janet and John books sold in the US? 28 Which is the only letter of the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the states of America? 29 According to the Bible, Jesus was baptised in which river? 30 In the the tv cartoon series 'The Simpsons' what is Grandpa Simpson's first name?
