quiz 1169 – general knowledge

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1	How many coins in one 'turn' does each player use in a game of Shove Ha'penny?
2	Captain Blade is the mascot of which English football club?
3	'Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free' is from which sonnet by Emma Lazarus?
4	Which martial art means 'The gentle way'?
5	What was the first name of late US actor Steve McQueen?
6	Which fictional doctor is the central character in a series of books by Hugh Lofting?
7	In 1969, who became the youngest woman ever to be elected to British Parliament?
8	Which novel won the 1940 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for US author John Steinbeck?
9	What is the name of the drink consisting of Cider and lager in equal proportions?
10	What is the car registration of fictional character Lady Penelope?
11	A sou was a coin of low value in which European country?
12	Who was the first non-human to win an Oscar?
13	The Magic Fountain of Montjuic is in which European city?
14	In the game of 'Connect Four', how many counters must a player get in a row to win a game?
15	All the proceeds from J M Barrie's novel 'Peter Pan' are bequeathed to which London hospital?
16	Which type of cheese is traditionally used in a Cobb Salad?
17	'Whispering' Ted Lowe was a commentator for which sport?
18	What does an arctophile collect?
19	Which is the only US state that can be typed on one row of keys on a QWERTY key board?
20	What are baby beavers called?
21	Which US President had a new one-lane bowling alley installed at The Whitehouse in the 1960's?
22	In medicine what does MRI stand for?
23	US singer and musician William James Adams is better known by what name?
24	'Fanfare For The Common Man' is a work by which 20th Century composer?
25	What value, in points, is the purple ball in a game of 'Snooker Plus'?
26	On UK television, what does the letter 'P' stand for at the beginning of a programme?
27	Late comedian Tommy Cooper was born in which country?
28	What type of creature is a malimbe?
29	Which sport is the subject of the 1996 film 'Happy Gilmour'?
30	What is the official language of The Bahamas?