quiz 1230 – general knowledge (QA) print friendly version Click on question to reveal answer 1 Martedi is Italian for which day of the week? 2 In the 1965 film 'The Great Race', starring Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis, the race is from New York to which city? 3 What was the name of the pet Shitzu/Bichon frise owned by English television presenter Paul O'Grady? 4 Boxer Andrzej Golota was born in which European country in 1968? 5 What value is an 'L' tile in the game of Scrabble? 6 What is the US state capital of Tennessee? 7 In the novel 'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Bronte, what is the first name of Mr Rochester's French ward? 8 What does the Latin phrase 'Ad rem' translate to in English? 9 Which US band released a 2007 album entitled 'The Long Road Out of Eden'? 10 A roc is what type of giant mythological creature, mentioned in the Arabian Nights? 11 Which author wrote the 1886 novel 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'? 12 What is the name for the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another? 13 'The Stonewall Riots' took place in which US city in June 1969? 14 Which real-life couple played the parents in the 1996 film 'Matilda'? 15 On a standard dartboard, what number lies opposite 18? 16 Long An Provence is in which Asian country? 17 Which Roman god, known as the custodian of the Universe, was the guardian deity of gates and doors? 18 Rachel, Monica and Phoebe are characters in which US television series? 19 Tennis player Martina Hingis was born in which European country? 20 What is Pearl's surname in the UK television series 'Emmerdale'?