quiz 1139 – general knowledge

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1	Which river forms the boundary between Burma and Thailand?
2	Chionophobia is the irrational fear of which weather condition?
3	Caroline of Ansbach was the wife of which British monarch?
4	'The Hunting of the ...'what'? is a poem by Lewis Carroll?
5	Lake Malaren is in which European country?
6	Who sang the theme song to the 1963 James Bond film 'From Russia With Love'?
7	Which South American country is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana?
8	Who has appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine more times than any other woman?
9	In the television cartoon series, which town is the home of 'The Flintstones'?
10	'Here Comes the Fuzz' was the 2003 debut album of which English dj and musician?
11	A 'Picture Palace' is an old-fashioned term for what?
12	In 1989 Neil Hannon created and is the frontman of which band?
13	The Ambassador Bridge, which connects the US with Canada, spans which river?
14	Golfer Gary Player was born in which country?
15	Foucault's Pendulum, which demonstrated the rotation of the Earth, was staged in which European city in 1851?
16	What is the person called who manages the financial affairs of a college or university?
17	In fashion, who designed the 'New Look' in 1947?
18	Who plays groundsman Carl Spackler in the 1980 film 'Caddyshack'?
19	Who wrote the 19th Century novel 'The Mill on the Floss'?
20	Which part of their body do butterflies taste with?
21	The Sheffield Shield is competed for by teams of cricketers in which country?
22	In the Disney film 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs', what did the dwarfs mine for?
23	A Russian woman was arrested in Paris in August 2009 for throwing a cup of tea at which work of art?
24	'Prithee' is an ancient word which means what today?
25	Which US musician played the role of Alias in the 1973 film 'Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid'?
26	'Trust pink, Forget stains' is the advertising slogan for which brand of laundry product?
27	In January 2012, who became the new presenter of the UK television show 'Countdown'?
28	In Shakespeare's 'Othello', what is the name of Othello's lieutenant?
29	Lincoln's Inn, Inner Temple, Middle Temple and Gray's Temple are known collectively as what?
30	A Sharif, a descendant of Muhammed through his daughter Fatima, is entitled to wear which colour turban or veil?