quiz 1017 – general knowledge (QA) print friendly version Click on question to reveal answer 1 Budo is a Japanese term that describes what? 2 The Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon are popular tourist attractions in which country? 3 How many medals did the United States win at the 2010 Winter Olympics? 4 Which US actor appears in the video for Travis's 'Closer'? 5 The Niagara River lies between which two of the Great Lakes? 6 St Mawes and Pendennis Castles in Cornwall were built by which English monarch to defend the coast against a French invasion? 7 The islands of La Gomera and Tabarca belong to which European country? 8 Which American dancer died in 1927 when the scarf she was wearing caught in the wheel of her car breaking her neck? 9 How many letters are in the Welsh alphabet? 10 Pisiform and hamate are bones in which part of the human body? 11 In which French cathedral were the kings of France crowned until 1825? 12 Which Danish island was blown up by the British in 1947? 13 The Rosetta stone was used to decipher the hieroglyphics of which country? 14 Which European country is often referred to as 'The Hexagon', because of its geometric shape? 15 Italian companies Ferretti and Azimut manufacture which luxury items? 16 The 1995 film 'Toy story' was created by which computer animation company? 17 Which English chemist and physicist invented the rubber balloon in 1824, to use in his experiments? 18 'The Weeping Woman' is the work of which artist? 19 'Roligans' are well-mannered football fans from which European country? 20 The seven psalms - 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130 and 143 are known collectively as what? 21 Who wrote the novel 'A Passage to India'? 22 Which artist fled Rome in 1606 after killing a man from Umbria? 23 Asyut, Hurghada and Kom Ombo are cities in which country? 24 The former penal colony Devil's Island lies in which ocean? 25 Theology is the study of what? 26 From which country does the Lambada dance originate? 27 Olympus Mons is the highest mountain on which planet in our solar system? 28 The Saporta Cup was played for in which sport? 29 The Koppen System is a classification system for what? 30 Renaissance astronomer Nicolas Copernicus was born in which modern day European country?