The Times Quiz Book: 4000 challenging general knowledge questions. Olav Bjortomt

      4 In the title of a Frances Hodgson Burnett novel, who is Sara Crewe?

      5 Which corporation makes the Hayabusa motorcycle and Burgman scooters?

      6 In a Benny Hill no.1 song, who is The Fastest Milkman in the West?

      7 What is unusual about the Korean octopus dish Sannakji?

      8 Who was shot dead at Pete Maxwell’s ranch home on July 14, 1881?

      9 Anthony Marriott and Alistair Foot wrote which long-running 1971 stage farce?

      10 The Jeffersonian Institute is home to the Medico-Legal Lab team in which US TV drama?

      11 Which saint is credited with staging the first nativity scene (presepio) in 1223?

      12 Opened in 2002, the Bawabet Dimashq in Damascus is the world’s largest what?

      13 Which shark species is the second largest fish?

      14 Which Penzance-born chemist invented the miner’s safety lamp?

      15 Which island was called “this cursed rock” by Napoleon?

      16 Trevor Philips, Michael De Santa and Franklin Clinton are the playable characters in which 2013 game?

      17 In a standard deck of cards, what is the only one-eyed king?

      18 Llanwrtyd Wells hosts an annual marathon pitting man against which animal?

      19 In 1959, which “Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing” was first won by Lee Petty?

      20 Name the pictured Italian sweet bread loaf –

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QUIZ 11 – General Knowledge

      1 The Torre Agbar dominates the skyline of which city in Spain?

      2 Which French fashion house was founded in 1952 by Gaby Aghion?

      3 Which peninsula was designated as the first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1956?

      4 Car engineer George Carwardine designed which lamp in 1933?

      5 Which two US Presidents both died on July 4, 1826?

      6 What is the smallest member state of the United Arab Emirates?

      7 Which disease is caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum?

      8 Who composed the 1846 opera Attila?

      9 Which TV show was based on the Sookie Stackhouse/Southern Vampire books?

      10 Which 1813 battle was Europe’s largest battle prior to World War One?

      11 Which limestone partition in the Old City of Jerusalem is also known as the Kotel?

      12 Containing the filament and anther, what is the male sex organ of a flower called?

      13 The Mond process extracts and purifies which transition metal?

      14 Which book of the Old Testament is named after the son of Nun?

      15 Known for his hit single Let Her Go, Mike Rosenberg uses which stage name?

      16 What became the richest art museum in the world when it inherited $1.2bn in 1982?

      17 In 1899, the Nottingham grocer Frederick Gibson Garton invented which sauce?

      18 Who lost his WBA featherweight title to Steve Cruz in June 1986?

      19 What is the northernmost city to have hosted a summer Olympic Games?

      20 Which much-maligned car model is pictured?

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QUIZ 12 – History

      1 Which 6th Earl of Leicester defeated Henry III at the Battle of Lewes in 1264?

      2 Which Earl of Essex was beheaded on Tower Hill on July 28, 1540?

      3 Which airmail pilot won the $25,000 Orteig Prize in 1927?

      4 The Year of the Five [Roman] Emperors (193 AD) ended with which man in power?

      5 Which Carthaginian general defeated a Roman army at Cannae in 216 BC?

      6 The 1881 “Gunfight at the OK Corral” took place where in Arizona?

      7 Daniel Lambert (1770–1809) was famous for what reason?

      8 Which empire’s government was known as the “Sublime Porte”?

      9 Played on film by Vincent Price, Matthew Hopkins took what job title in 1644?

      10 Which organisation was formed in 1930 as the female branch of the Hitler Youth?

      11 Marie Antoinette was the 15th child of which Holy Roman Emperor?

      12 William III’s top general, Frederick Herman, Duke of Schomberg, was killed at which 1690 battle?

      13 The Pratzen Heights was a vital area of high ground in which 1805 battle?

      14 Author of The Tudor Revolution in Government (1953), which historian was born Gottfried Rudolf Ehrenberg?

      15 Which battle spawned the famous epitaph beginning: “Go tell the Spartans”?

      16 In honour of the sun god Aton, the Egyptian ruler Amenhotep IV renamed himself what?

      17 The Mayaguez incident was the last official battle of which war?

      18 Which Norman king was the husband of Matilda of Flanders?

      19 Pope Clement VII refused King Henry VIII’s request to do what?

      20 Which infamous Dutchwoman is pictured?