quiz 1021 – general knowledge

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1	What is the name of the Jewish spring festival which celebrates the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt?
2	Cherophobia is the irrational fear of what?
3	Which English comedian's real name is Royston Vasey?
4	Composer Jean Sibelius was born in which country?
5	Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated in the US during which month of the year?
6	Scientist Humphrey Davy discovered the inhalation of which gas could relieve a conscious person from pain?
7	In which year was the Battle of Britain?
8	Jerry Cruncher appears in which Charles Dickens novel?
9	Which country's national football team was knocked out of the 1998 FIFA World Cup despite scoring six goals in their last match?
10	Epping Forest is in which English county?
11	In medicine, exsanguination is commonly known as what?
12	How many states are there in Mexico?
13	What is Beauty's name in the Disney film 'Beauty and the Beast'?
14	Moorfield's Hospital in London specialises in the treatment of which part of the body?
15	Which English singer entertained the crowds on Centre Court at Wimbledon in 1996 when rain stopped play ?
16	In medicine, a nullipara is a woman who has never done what?
17	What number shirt did footballer Bobby Moore wear when he played for West Ham?
18	What was the name of the President of Granada who was executed during the 1983 coup?
19	The Ebro River is in which country?
20	Sadler's Wells Ballet and the Vic-Wells Ballet were the previous names of which British ballet company?
21	In which English city is the Cartwright Hall Art Gallery?
22	A luce is the name for which fully grown fish?
23	Dakahlia, Ghabia and Helwan are governorates of which country?
24	Former French President Charles de Gaulle said 'How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of 'what'?
25	What is the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet?
26	Pattie Boyd, George Harrison's first wife, was cast as a schoolgirl fan in which Beatles film?
27	July 1938 saw the first ascent of the North Face of which Alpine mountain?
28	The famous 'Seven Ages of Man' speech is delivered in which Shakespeare play?
29	Pascua is Spanish for which holiday?
30	What was known as the 'National Razor' during the French Revolution?