quiz 1177 – general knowledge (QA) print friendly version Click on question to reveal answer 1 A rollmop is what type of uncooked pickled fish? 2 What is the medical name for the shin bone? 3 According to the Bible, what was the name of Jesus maternal grandfather? 4 Which country won the 1978 FIFA World Cup? 5 From which country did Russia finally withdraw its troops in 1989, after an unsuccessful campaign that lasted nearly ten years? 6 Which author uses the pen name Barbara Vine? 7 In the game of Bingo, 'Tickle Me' represents which number? 8 The song 'Lambeth Walk' is from which musical? 9 Lopburi, Phichit and Ang Thong are provinces in which Asian country? 10 Who play the pair of dead soldiers whose bodies are frozen and re-animated years later in the 1992 film 'Universal Soldier'? 11 The unification of the crowns of Aragon and Castile laid the basis of which modern-day European country? 12 Prathiba Patil was the first woman President of which country? 13 Rarotonga is the most populous island of which group of islands? 14 British author Vyvyan Holland was the son of which writer and poet? 15 The wife of which English historical figure was said to have carried his head around in a velvet bag for nearly 30 years? 16 The 2005 film 'Wolf Creek' is set in which country? 17 What is the name of the Japanese sliding door or partition, made of a latticed screen covered with white paper? 18 Neville Chamberlain was British Prime Minister during the reign of which monarch? 19 Acorthosis is a medical condition where a person has too many what? 20 Lightning McQueen, Doc Hudson and Fillmore are all characters in which 2006 animated Disney film? 21 The volcano Irazu is in which Central American country? 22 Which actress played Bathsheba Everdene in the 1967 film 'Far From the Madding Crowd'? 23 What is the name of the three-eyed fish in the US animated television series 'The Simpsons'? 24 A 'Yarborough' is a hand in which card game? 25 What kind of performer is an ecdysiast? 26 Who wrote the music for the American musical 'West Side Story'? 27 To 'Defenestrate' is to throw something or someone out of what? 28 The Hajj is a pilgrimage to which city? 29 RSM is the international vehicle regristration for which republic? 30 Shaun the Sheep first appeared in which 1995 UK animated television film?