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➢ The river Danube rises in which country?

❖ Germany.

➢ Which US state has the sugar maple as its state tree and is the leading US
producer of maple sugar?
❖ Vermont.

➢ Which country is nicknamed ‘The Cockpit of Europe’ because of the

number of battles throughout history fought on its soil?
❖ Belgium.

➢ What is the capital of Libya?

❖ Tripoli.

➢ Apart from French, German and Romansch, what is the fourth official
language of the Switzerland?
❖ Italian.

➢ Which country is the world’s largest producer of coffee?

❖ Brazil.

➢ In which city was the world’s first underground train was service opened in
1863?
❖ London.
➢ How many pairs of ribs are there in the human body?
❖ 12.

➢ Which country is separated from Ethiopia by the Red Sea?

❖ Yemen.

➢ What is the main port of Italy?

❖ Genoa.

➢ Mount Logan is the highest peak in which country?

❖ Canada.

➢ In which state is Harvard University?

❖ New Jersey.

➢ Which is larger: Norway or Finland?

❖ Finland.

➢ Which city was the first capital of the Kingdom of Italy until 1865?
❖ Turin.

➢ What is measured by an ammeter?

❖ Electric current.

➢ What is a rhinoceros horn made of?

❖ Hair.
➢ Which three countries, apart from the former Yugoslavia, share borders
with Greece?
❖ Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey.
➢ The Palk Strait separates which two countries?
❖ India and Sri Lanka.

➢ Ga is the symbol for which element?

❖ Gallium.
➢ In the Greek alphabet, what is the name for the letter O?
❖ Omicron.
➢ What, in the 16th and 17th century, was a pavana?
❖ A dance.
➢ A nephron is the functional unit of which organ in the human body?
❖ Kidney.
➢ In which country is the ancient city of Tarsus?
❖ Turkey.
➢ The Khyber Pass links which two countries?
❖ Afghanistan and Pakistan.
➢ Name the six US states that comprise New England.
❖ Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and
Massachusetts.
➢ Which musical instrument is played by both exhaling and inhaling?
❖ Harmonica (or mouth organ).
➢ The northern part of which country is called Oesling?
❖ Luxembourg.
➢ Napier is a city in which country?
❖ New Zealand.
➢ What is the Hook of Holland?
❖ A port in the southeast Netherlands
➢ The river Douro forms part of the border between which two countries?
❖ Spain and Portugal.
➢ In which country is the Great Slave Lake?
❖ Canada.
➢ Which six countries border the Black Sea?
❖ Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine.
➢ Kathmandu is the capital of which country?
❖ Nepal.
➢ What name is given to a mixture of bicarbonate of soda and tartaric acid
used in cooking?
❖ Baking powder.
➢ AOL are an internet service provider. What does AOL stand for?
❖ America Online.
➢ Who discovered penicillin?
❖ Alexander Fleming.
➢ Which English queen had an extra finger on her hand?
❖ Anne Boleyn.
➢ Which precious metal has the symbol Pt?
❖ Platinum.
➢ The Gobi desert extends over which two countries?
❖ China and Mongolia.
➢ Apart from America, which is the only country in the world to which
alligators are native?
❖ China.
➢ Which are the highest types of clouds: stratocumulus or cirrus?
❖ Cirrus.
➢ Which ancient measure of length was based on the length of the arm from
fingertip to elbow?
❖ Cubit.
➢ After World War I, Transylvania became part of which country?
❖ Romania.
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➢ Which sea in Northern Europe is bounded by several countries including
Sweden, Finland, Poland and Germany?
❖ The Baltic.
➢ A road tunnel runs from Pelerins in France to Entreves in Italy under which
mountain?
❖ Mont Blanc.
➢ The Barents Sea is part of which ocean?
❖ Arctic.
➢ Which two countries are either side of the mouth of the River Plate?
❖ Argentina and Uruguay.
➢ Quicklime is an alkaline powder obtained by strongly heating which other
material?
❖ Chalk.
➢ What is the longest river solely in England?
❖ Thames.
➢ The Great Barrier Reef is off coast of which Australian state?
❖ Queensland.
➢ What is the name of the milky fluid obtained from trees which is used to
produce rubber?
❖ Latex.
➢ Of what is entymology the study?
❖ Insects.
➢ Of where is Amman the capital?
❖ Jordan.
➢ How many innings are there for each team in a game of baseball?
❖ Nine.
➢ Which is the only mammal with the power of active flight?
❖ Bat.
➢ Which lower level of clouds are commonly called ‘rain clouds’?
❖ Nimbus.
➢ What is the longest river in India?
❖ Ganges.
➢ Which metallic element has the property of catching fire if dropped in hot
water?
❖ Sodium.
➢ Which month of the year obtains its name from the Latin verb for ‘to
open’?
❖ April.
➢ On what river does Rome stand?
❖ Tiber.
➢ Quantas is the national airline of which country?
❖ Australia.
➢ What in Scotland is the meaning of the prefix ‘Inver’?
❖ River mouth.
➢ Which US state has the lowest population?
❖ Alaska.
➢ Which county is nicknamed the Garden of England?
❖ Kent.
➢ Which African country was formerly called French Sudan?
❖ Mali.
➢ Which sport was originally called ‘soccer-in-water’?
❖ Waiter polo.
➢ Which unit of measurement is derived from the Arabic quirrat, meaning
seed?
❖ Carat.
➢ Which Italian city was originally built on seven hills?
❖ Rome.
➢ What does the acronym NAAFI stand for?
❖ Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes.
➢ Dolomite is an ore of which metal?
❖ Magnesium.
➢ Manama is the capital of which country?
❖ Bahrain.
➢ On which river does Berlin stand?
❖ River Spree.
➢ What type of clock was invented in 1656 by Christian Huygens?
❖ The pendulum clock.

➢ In which desert is the world's driest place?

❖ Atacama (Chile).
➢ Which is the world's saltiest sea?
❖ The Red Sea.
➢ ose and which is the least salty?
❖ The Baltic Sea.
➢ Which nun won the Nobel prize for peace in 1979?
❖ Mother Teresa.
➢ How many points in the pink ball worth in snooker?
❖ Six.
➢ • Which scientist was named ‘Person of the Century’ by Time Magazine?
❖ Albert Einstein.
➢ What kind of creature is a monitor?
❖ Lizard.
➢ Which medical specialty is concerned with the problems and illnesses of
children?
❖ Pediatrics.
➢ Who sailed in Santa Maria?
❖ Christopher Columbus.
➢ What name is given to the stiffening of the body after death?
❖ Rigor mortis.
➢ • Which country was formerly known as Malagasy Republic?
❖ Madagascar.
➢ Addis Ababa is the capital of which country?
❖ Ethiopia.
➢ The name of which North African city literally means ‘white house’?
❖ Casablanca.
➢ Of what sort of fish is the dogfish a small variety?
❖ Shark.

➢ Which Asian country was divided at the 38th parallel after World War II?
❖ Korea.
➢ What is the name of the Winter Olympics event that combines cross-
country skiing and shooting?
❖ Biathlon.
➢ Which American science-fiction writer wrote Fahrenheit 451?
❖ Ray Bradbury.
➢ For which powerful opiate is diamorphine the technical name?
❖ Heroin.
➢ How many dominoes are there in a normal set?
❖ 28.
➢ Who was cartoonist who created Batman?
❖ Bob Kane.
➢ Aerophobia is a fear of flying, agoraphobia is a fear of open spaces, what is
acrophobia a fear of?
❖ Heights.
➢ In computing, how is a modulator-demodulator more commonly known?
❖ Modem.
➢ An auger bit is used to drill what type of material?
❖ Wood.
➢ What part of the wheelbarrow is the fulcrum?
❖ The wheel.
➢ What C is a device used to determine small lengths, of which a vernier is
one type?
 ❖ Caliper.
➢ Rip, chain and band are types of which tools?
❖ Saw.
➢ What calibrated tool was the standard tool for engineers and scientists
prior to the invention of the hand-held calculator?
❖ Slide rule.

➢ What P is sometimes referred to as block and tackle?

❖ Pulley.
➢ For what purpose would a gardener use a dibber?
❖ Making holes.
➢ What J is a device used to raise an object too heavy to deal with by hand?
❖ Jack.
➢ Ball-pein, club, claw and bush are types of which tool?
❖ Hammer.
➢ Which African animal’s name means ‘river horse’?
❖ Hippopotamus.
➢ Which Indian religion was founded by Guru Nanak?
❖ Sikhism.
➢ What is the most distant of the giant planets?
❖ Neptune.
➢ What is the capital of Austria?
❖ Vienna.
➢ What in printing do the letters ‘u.c.’ stand for?
❖ Upper case.
➢ Which eye infection is sometimes called pinkeye?
❖ Conjunctivitis.
➢ What sort of creature is an iguana?
❖ A lizard.
➢ What, politically, does UDI stand for?
❖ Unilateral declaration of independence.
➢ Wagga Wagga is a city in which Australian state?
❖ New South Wales.
➢ Which Indian religion celebrated the 300th anniversary of its founding in
1999?
❖ Sikhism.
➢ What do the initials FBI stand for?
❖ Federal Bureau of Investigation.

➢ By what name is the fruit of the plant Ananas comosus known?

❖ Pineapple.
➢ Donnerstag is German for which day of the week?
❖ Thursday.
➢ What type of citrus fruit is a shamouti?
❖ Orange.
➢ Apiphobia is a fear of what?
❖ Bees.
➢ Which Asian capital city was known as Batavia until 1949?
❖ Jakarta.
➢ Which astronomical unit is distance is greater, a parsec or a light year?
❖ A parsec.
➢ The ancient city of Carthage is now in which country?
❖ Tunisia.
➢ What in Russia is Izvestia?
❖ A newspaper.
➢ Which is the world's windiest continent?
❖ Antarctica.
➢ In the book Treasure Island what is the name of the ship?
❖ Hispaniola.
➢ In which part of the body are the deltoid muscles?
❖ Shoulder.
➢ E is the international car registration letter for which country?
 ❖ Spain.
➢ Vienna stands on which river?
❖ Danube.
➢ What type of camel has two lumps?
❖ Bactrian.
➢ In the MG motor car, what do the letters MG stand for?
❖ Morris Garages.
➢ The name of which Roman god means 'shining father’ in Latin?
❖ Jupiter.
➢ What is the central colour of a rainbow?
❖ Green.
➢ Which French city is a meeting place for the European Parliament?
❖ Strasbourg.
➢ What part of the body consists of the duodenum, the jejunum and the
ileum?
❖ Small intestine.
➢ Annapurna is a mountain in which mountain range?
❖ Himalayas.
➢ What kind of foodstuff is Monterey Jack? (It was also a cartoon's name
❖ ‘What's for breakfast?’
➢ What is the name of a person, plant or animal which shuns the light?
❖ Lucifugous.
➢ What, in field of optics, is biconvex?
❖ A lens which is convex on both sides.
➢ Which country was invaded in Iraq in 1980?
❖ Iran.
➢ What did Johann Galle discover in 1846?
❖ Neptune.
➢ What, in internet terminology, does SMTP stand for?
❖ Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.
➢ How is October 24 1929 remembered?
 ❖ Black Thursday.
➢ The River Danube flows into which sea?
❖ The Black Sea.
➢ Which strait separates the North and South islands of New Zealand?
❖ Cook Strait.
➢ What, in internet terminology, does FTP stand for?
❖ File Transfer Protocol.
➢ Who wrote Black Beauty?
❖ Anna Sewell.
➢ What is the capital of Poland?
❖ Warsaw.
➢ Ice-cream was first produced in which country in the 17th century?
❖ ltaly.
➢ In medicine, what does the acronym SARS stand for?
❖ Severe Acute Respiratory System.
➢ Which popular name for Netherlands is actually a low-lying region of the
Country?
❖ Holland.
➢ Which Shakepeare play was set in Elsinore Castle, Denmark?
❖ Hamlet.
➢ Who said: ‘Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration’?
❖ Edison.
➢ The Kyukyu Island chain lies between which two countries?
❖ Japan & Taiwan.
➢ Which fibrous protein is the major constituent of hair, nails, feathers,
beaks and claws?
❖ Keratin.
➢ Of which fruit is morello a variety?
❖ Cherry.
➢ Which explorer discovered Victoris Falls in Africa?
❖ David Livingstone.
➢ Who was the last king of Egypt?
❖ Farouk.
➢ What is the literal meaning of the word mafia?
❖ Bargging.
➢ Which war lasted 16 years longer than its name implies?
❖ The Hundred Year's War.
➢ What is the national sport of Malaysia and Indonesia?
❖ Badminton.
➢ Which is the shallowest of the Great Lakes?
❖ Lake Erie.
➢ What name is given to minute or microscopic animals and plants that live
in the upper layers of fresh and salt water?
❖ Plankton.
➢ Which country was originally named Cathay?
❖ China.
➢ Sinhalese is a language spoken in which country?
❖ Sri Lanka.
➢ The Sao Francisco river flows through which country?
❖ Brazil.
➢ In which sport do teams compete for the Dunhill Cup?
❖ Golf.
➢ Which Shakespeare character's last words are: 'The rest is silence’?
❖ Hamlet.
➢ In economics, whose law states that: 'bad money drives out good money'?
❖ Gresham's
➢ Who made the first navigation of the globe in the vessel Victoria?
❖ Magellan.
➢ Which mountaineer on being asked why he wanted to climb Everest said:
‘Because it's there’?
❖ George Mallory.
➢ What was the former name for Sri Lanka?
❖ Ceylon.
➢ Of which Middle East, country is Baghdad the capital?
❖ Iraq.
➢ How many arms does a squid have?
❖ Ten.
➢ Which indoor game is played with a shuttlecock?
❖ Badminton.
➢ Do stalactites grow upwards or downwards?
❖ Downwards.
➢ What food is also called garbanzo?
❖ Chick-pea.
➢ What is the quality rating for diesel fuel, similar to the octane number for
petrol?
❖ Catane number.
➢ Which German city and port is at the confluence of the rivers Neckar and
Rhine?
❖ Mannheim.
➢ Where in Europe are the only wild apes to be found?
❖ Gibraltar.
➢ The Brabanconne is the national anthem of which country?
❖ Belgium.
➢ In which country is the River Spey?
❖ Switzerland.
➢ Which international environmental pressure group was founded in 1971?
❖ Greenpeace.
➢ What is the capital of Morocco?
❖ Rabat.
➢ How many balls are on the table at the start of a game of pool?
❖ Sixteen.
➢ In which country is the volcano Mount Aso?
 ❖ Japan.
➢ What name is given to inflammation of one or more joints, causing pain,
swelling and restriction of movement?
❖ Arthritis.
➢ Which mineral is the main source of mercury?
❖ Cinnabar.
➢ What A is the national airline of Russia, code name SU?
❖ Aeroflot.
➢ What would be kept in a quiver?
❖ Arrows.
➢ What ‘ology’ is concerned with the study of unidentified flying objects?
❖ Ufology.
➢ Coal and longtailed are types of which bird family?
❖ Tit.
➢ In the game of darts, what is the value of the outer bull?
❖ 25.
➢ In which part of the human body is the cochlea?
❖ Ear.
➢ What is the modern name of the rocky fortress which the Moors named
Gabel-al-Tarik (the Rock of Tarik)?
❖ Gibraltar.
➢ What was the name of German terrorist Andreas Baader's female partner?
❖ Ulrike Meinhof.
➢ And what was the name of the urban guerrilla organisation they headed?
❖ The Red Army Faction.
➢ Which German bacteriologist discovered Salvarsan, a compound used in
the treatment of syphilis, before the introduction of antibiotics?
❖ Paul Ehrlich.
➢ Which ancient Roman satirist wrote the 16 Satires?
❖ Juvenal.
➢ Who became the Queen of Netherlands in 1980?
❖ Beatrix.
➢ Who was the last Bristish king to appear in battle?
❖ George Il.
➢ What is the art of preparing, stuffing and mounting the skins of animals to
make life like models called?
❖ Taxidermy.

➢ What is the Beaufort scale used to measure?

❖ Wind speed.
➢ What is the technical name for abnormally high blood presure?
❖ Hypertension.
➢ What part of eye is responsible for its color?
❖ The iris.
➢ The letter RF on a stamp would indicate it is from which country?
❖ France.
➢ What is the meaning of the musical term cantabile?
❖ In a singing style.
➢ San Juan is the capital of which island in the West Indies?
❖ Puerto Rico.
➢ Which profession gets its name from the Latin word for lead?
❖ Plumbing.
➢ On which part of the body do grasshoppers have their ears?
❖ Hind legs.
➢ Who wrote children's stories about the land of Narnia?
❖ C.S. Lewis.
➢ What is the second planet from the sun?
❖ Venus.
➢ What is the highest mountain in the Alps?
 ❖ Mont Blanc.
➢ Of which Caribbean country is Port-au-Prince the capital?
❖ Haiti.
➢ Which German city is asscociated with the legend of the Pied Piper?
❖ Hameln, or Hamelin.
➢ What name is given to the wind pattern that brings heavy rain to South
Asia from April to September?
❖ Monsoon.
➢ What is the first book of the New Testament?
❖ The Gospel according to Saint Matthew.

➢ What name is given to the time taken for half the atoms in a sample of a
radioactive isotope to decay?
❖ Half-life.
➢ Who was president of Kenya from 1964 to 1978?
❖ Jomo Kenyatta.
➢ Which German author wrote the anti-war novel All Quiet on the Western
Front?
❖ Erich Maria Remarque.
➢ Which country had a police force called the Tonton Macoutes?
❖ Haiti.
➢ What would you find in formicary?
❖ Anis.
➢ Who was the first British sovereign to make regular use of Buckingham
Palace when in residence in London?
❖ Queen Victoria.
➢ Of where is Sofia the capital?
❖ Bulgaria.
➢ What is meant by the musical term andante?
❖ At a moderate tempo.
➢ In a bullfight, what is the mounted man with a lance called?
 ❖ A picador.
➢ Which team has a soccer team called Ajax?
❖ Amsterdam.
➢ Which Dutch explorer discovered New Zealand?
❖ Abel Tasman.
➢ Who became first black world heavyweight boxing champion in 1918?
❖ Jack Johnson.
➢ The name of which city in South America means Vale of Paradise?
❖ Valparaiso.
➢ Which gas used in advertising signs has the symbol Ne?
❖ Neon.
➢ Which branch of mathematics uses symbols to represent unknown
quantities?
❖ Algebra.
➢ What does the abbreviation RAF stand for?
❖ Royal Air Force.
➢ What name is given to the use of live animals in the experiments?
❖ Vivisection.
➢ Viti Levu is the largest island of which country?
❖ Fiji.
➢ The Golden Arrow was a famous train that ran from Paris to which
destination?
❖ Monte Carlo.
➢ Which country fought on both sides during World War II?
❖ Italy.
➢ What centigrade temperature is gas mark 6 equal to?
❖ 200 degrees C.
➢ In the game of chess, which piece is called springer in Germany?
❖ Knight.
➢ What is the meaning of the Russian word 'mir'?
❖ Peace.
➢ Who, in World War Il, were Axis Power?
❖ Germany, Italy. Japan.
➢ Which scientist used kites to conduct electrical experiments?
❖ Benjamin Frankline.
➢ What is the longest river in France?
❖ Loire.
➢ Which inventore had a research laboratory at Menlo Park?
❖ Edison.
➢ Which birds fly in groups called skeins?
❖ Geese.
➢ In medicine, which is the most widespread parasitic infection?
❖ Malaria.
➢ What nationality was the explorer Ferdinand Magellan?
❖ Portuguese.
➢ Which Italian city is called Firenze in Italian?
❖ Florence.
➢ What is Autralia's largest city?
❖ Sydney.
➢ Which term meaning ‘lightning war’ was used to describe military tactics
used by Germany in World War II?
❖ Blitzkrieg.