quiz 1052 – general knowledge (QA) print friendly version Click on question to reveal answer 1 What type of fruit is a catawba? 2 Igglepiggle and Makka Pakka are characters from which children's tv programme? 3 In which Shakespeare play does the character Mustardseed appear? 4 John George Diefenbaker was Prime Minister of which country from 1957 to 1963? 5 Part of the boundary between which two US states runs down the middle of of the main street of the town of Texarkana? 6 Ben Gurion International Airport is in which country? 7 Which basketball star is kidnapped by cartoon characters in the 1996 film 'Space Jam'? 8 'Make Them Wait' is rhyming slang for which Bingo number? 9 A caracal is what type of animal? 10 The 'Fringe Festival', held in August each year, is hosted by which European city? 11 New Zealand born cartoonist David Low created which 'Colonel' in the 1930's? 12 In medicine, myology is the study of the structure, arrangement and action of what? 13 Which character did actress Susie Blake play in the British tv soap 'Coronation Street'? 14 In Greek mythology, one of the labours of Hercules was to procure the 'what' belonging to Zeus, which were guarded by the Hesperides? 15 How many stars are on the national flag of Liberia? 16 Alice Springs is in which Australian state? 17 Manuka, Tupelo and Firewood are all types of which foodstuff? 18 Actress Phyllis Diller said 'His favourite exercise is climbing tall people', about which Hollywood actor? 19 Which English football player has a daughter called Harper Seven? 20 Who directed and starred in the 1968 film 'The Green Berets'? 21 Which 'stone' was removed from London's Westminster Abbey on Christmas day 1950? 22 In the tv series The A Team, what does B.A. stand for in the name B.A. Baracus? 23 In medicine, metritis is the inflammation of which part of the body? 24 Which 18th Century scientist and politician published the literary work 'Poor Richard's Almanack'? 25 Which English singer-songwriter's pet spaniel was a special guest at his civil partnership ceremony? 26 What is the name of the dragon which guards the treasure in the novel 'The Hobbit'? 27 In which year was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour in the USA? 28 The 2001 film 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin' is set on which Greek island? 29 In British government, Sir George Cornewall Lewis was replaced by George Grey in 1861 in which cabinet post? 30 In which year was the Jif Plastic Lemon launched by Reckitt and Colman?