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quiz 1315 – general knowledge (QA)

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1 In the UK in pre-decimal currency how many farthings were in a shilling?
2 Harrisburg is the capital of which US state?
3 Teatro La Fenice opera house is in which European city?
4 The 2009 album 'Journal for Plague Lovers' was released by which band?
5 Late English criminal Bruce Reynolds masterminded which infamous robbery, which he later referred to as his 'Sistine Chapel ceiling'
6 A group of which animals is known as an 'Array'?
7 Challis, Loden and Cheviot are all types of which fabric?
8 The headquarters of IT company Viglen double up as one of the filming locations of which British reality television show?
9 The 1990 'Community Charge' introduced by the British government was commonly known by what name?
10 Which element changes a person's voice when inhaled, making it sound much higher?
11 Rower Alex Partridge and hockey player Hannah Macleod had what stolen from a nightclub in October 2012?
12 Rolf Harris recorded a 1964 single calling for which member of The Beatles 'For President'?
13 Who did late actor Humphrey Bogart marry in 1945?
14 Demophobia is the irrational fear of what?
15 The first US execution by lethal injection was carried out in December 1982 in which state?
16 Which English author drowned in 1941, after filling her pockets with stones and walking into the River Ouse?
17 Which British comedy stage musical, written by Richard O'Brien, opened in London in June 1973?
18 Late US professional boxer Walker Smith Jr was better known by what name?
19 Which cartoon character owns a dog called Dogmatix?
20 Which UK television game show is the setting for the novel 'Starter For 10' by David Nicholls?