quiz 1140 – general knowledge

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1	The glass-walled railway bridge, known locally as Hielanman's Umbrella, is located in which British city?
2	Cuddles the Monkey was a puppet of which British television presenter/ventriloquist?
3	The tomb of William the Conqueror is in which French city?
4	Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn founded which mail service in 1969?
5	What is the surname of chalet maid Peggy in the UK television series 'Hi De Hi'?
6	A simcha is a private party or celebration in which religion?
7	Who conducted the wedding in the poem 'The Owl and the Pussycat' by Edward Lear?
8	Which 18th Century English historian wrote 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire?
9	Menaquinone is which vitamin?
10	In 1968, who did radical feminist Valerie Solanas shoot and wound as he entered his New York studio?
11	What is the title of Simon and Garfunkel's only UK number one hit single?
12	What was the first name of American author F Scott Fitzgerald?
13	Sir Walter Raleigh was executed during the reign of which English monarch?
14	Which nation's football team were the runners up in the 2006 FIFA World Cup?
15	Who wrote the book of verses 'Now We Are Six'?
16	In humans, atelectasis affects which part of the body?
17	Who played Beverley Hills hairdresser George Roundy in the 1975 film 'Shampoo'?
18	Ligustrum is the Latin name for which shrub?
19	What is the official language of Chile?
20	Framboise is French for which fruit?
21	A Batrachophile collects figures of which creatures?
22	The Fitzwilliam Museum is in which English city?
23	In the US television series 'The Simpsons', what colour is Lisa's necklace?
24	Which song by Irish band U2 is a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr?
25	What is former England footballer Gary Lineker's middle name?
26	According to the proverb, 'Too many cooks spoil the....'what'?
27	Cochin, Red Shaver and Sulmtaler are breeds of which bird?
28	On a QWERTY keyboard, which letter lies between C and B?
29	In the UK television series 'On The Buses', what are the first names of Stan and Olive's mother?
30	Death Valley is in which US state?