quiz 1094 – general knowledge (QA) print friendly version Click on question to reveal answer 1 What was the name of the horse on which jockey Richard Dunwoody won the 1986 Grand National? 2 Folic Acid is which vitamin? 3 Which spirit is traditionally used to make a Sazarac cocktail? 4 In human anatomy, the 'sinciput' forms which part of the body? 5 Which religious reformer and theologian appeared before the 'Diet of Worms' in Germany in 1521? 6 Which cathedral contains the tomb of English monarch Edward II? 7 Poland, Russia, Sweden, Latvia, Germany and Finland all have a border on which body of water? 8 Poet Wendy Cope wrote 'Making Cocoa For......'who'? 9 The 'Osborne Bull' is the unofficial national symbol of which European country? 10 In French cookery, what is the main ingredient of an 'Amandine' sauce? 11 What is the surname of the family in the tv series 'Bonanza'? 12 What is the nickname of Thierry Guetta, the French-born street-artist? 13 How many ounces in a UK (long) ton? 14 Wolf Mankowitz wrote the 1953 novel 'A Kid For Two....'what'? 15 In Greek mythology, sisters Stheno, Euryale and Medusa were the three what? 16 Where is the UK's annual four-day Bestival Music Festival held? 17 Rhythm and Blues musician and vocalist Ellas Otha Bates was better known by what name? 18 In the game of Bingo, 'Dirty Knees' represents which number? 19 Caliban is a character in which Shakespeare play? 20 William the Conqueror was Duke of which region of France from 1035 until his death? 21 In Irish mythology, what is a 'Pooka' (or Puca)? 22 Who plays Malcolm Tucker in the BBC comedy series 'The Thick Of It', which satirises the British modern government? 23 The Cordoba is the basic monetary unit of which country? 24 In UK employment, what did SERPS stand for between 1978 and 2002? 25 Phobos and Diemos are the moons of which planet in our solar system? 26 What is the name of a triangle which has sides unequal in length? 27 Which English author wrote the 'Swallows and Amazons' series of children's books? 28 Cynology is the study of which animals? 29 What is a 'billets-doux' in Engllish? 30 In the human body, which bone connects the humerus with the clavicle?
