quiz 1414 – general knowledge (QA) print friendly version Click on question to reveal answer 1 In food E Numbers 100-109 are which colour? 2 In medicine which lotion is traditionally used to alleviate the symptoms of chicken pox? 3 In the human body what is a carotid? 4 In December 1937 which long-running children's comic was first published in the UK? 5 Mwai Kibaki became President of which African country in 2002? 6 A smew is what type of creature? 8 The discovery of what in Australia in February 1851 is traditionally attributed to Edward Hammond Hargraves? 9 In 1960 which Belgian-born oceanographer and engineer made the first manned expedition to the Mariana Trench, the deepest place in the ocean? 10 The towns of Lowestoft and Felixstowe are in which English county? 11 Atychiphobia is the irrational fear of what? 12 The Northumberland Strait is in which country? 13 Which is the largest of South America's big cats? 14 Tiradentes Day is celebrated in Brazil during which month of the year? 14 How many ways are there for a batsman to get out in the game of cricket? 15 A group of which birds is known as a rafter? 16 The 'Bird Girl' statue by Sylvia Shaw, in Lake Forest, Illinois, features on the cover of which 1994 novel by John Berendt? 17 Professor Henry Higgins is a character in which 1964 film? 18 What is a single dish consisting of seafood and meat commonly known as? 19 Which London station has a tile floor mosaic which reads 'MIND THE GAP'? 20 Which playing card is known as 'Grace's Card'?
