quiz 1151 – general knowledge (QA) print friendly version Click on question to reveal answer 1 Kielce, Olsztyn and Opole are cities in which European country? 2 Who played the title role in the 1996 film 'Michael Collins'? 3 Welsh rugby clubs Swansea and Neath joined to form which club? 4 In humans, 'puna' is another term for which sickness? 5 Oxonia was the Latin name for which English city? 6 Which cartoon character has a rubber chicken called Stretch? 7 The then fictional 'Sarah Siddons Award', now a real award, is first referred to in the opening scene of which film starring Bette Davis? 8 Which singer released a 2009 album entitled 'Crazy Love'? 9 The first Summer Paralympic Games were hosted by which European city in 1960? 10 What colour ensign is flown on all British merchant navy ships? 11 'Twittering Machine', declared 'degenerate art' by Adolph Hitler, was the 1922 work of which Swiss-German painter? 12 A serin is what type of creature? 13 How wide is a singles tennis court in feet? 14 The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of which country? 15 Which Australian controversially used a metal bat in 1979? 16 The Hindhead Tunnel is in which English county? 17 What is a group of ferrets called? 18 The HP-35, launched in 1972, was Hewlett-Packard's first what? 19 Sir Leicester Dedlock is a character in which Charles Dickens novel? 20 In 1964 who became the first black actor to win an Academy Award in the category 'Best Actor in a leading Role'? 21 Dermatology is the study of which part of the human body? 22 The 1985 film 'A Room With a View' is set in which European country? 23 Which US President was in office during the Cuban Missile Crisis? 24 Which American poet and novelist used the pen name Victoria Lucas? 25 The ringgit is the basic monetary unit of which Asian country? 26 Xanthic relates to which colour? 27 Which London Mayor declared war on the pigeons in Trafalgar Square in 2000? 28 Gentoo, Adelie and Macaroni are all species of which bird? 29 How many wives did English monarch Edward I have? 30 How many books make up the 'Chronicles of Narnia' by C S Lewis?
