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quiz 1261 – general knowledge (QA)

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1 Which English football club is nicknamed 'The Red Devils'?
2 Who was the first Polish Pope in history?
3 The island of St Helena lies in which body of water?
4 A sorel is which male animal in its third year?
5 A Caduceus, a staff with two serpents twined around it, is associated with which profession?
6 Drugs baron Franz Sanchez is a character in which 1989 James Bond film?
7 In Judaism, what is the name of the period of seven days of formal mourning for the dead, which begins immediately after the funeral?
8 18th Century philosopher, writer and composer Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born in which European city?
9 Galle, Le Vernier, Lassell, Arago and Adams are all rings round which planet?
10 'Ik hou van jou' is Dutch for what?
11 A 'Beaver Moon' is the first full moon which occurs during which month of the year?
12 The novels 'The Tropic of Cancer' and 'The Tropic of Capricorn' were written by which author?
13 How many emirates make up the Untied Arab Emirates?
14 'The Adventure Home' is the sequel to which 1993 film?
15 Who won a place in the 1983 Guinness Book of Records for writing the most novels in a single year?
16 Baldy Mountain is the highest peak in which range of mountains in New Mexico?
17 Attributed to Julius Caesar, what does the phrase 'Alea iacta est' translate to in English?
18 'Probably the best lager in the world' is the advertising slogan for which brand of lager?
19 In which year was the first FA Cup Final played?
20 In August 1960 Chad, in Central Africa, became independent from which country?