quiz 1045 – general knowledge (QA) print friendly version Click on question to reveal answer 1 The town of Honiton in Devon is famous for producing what? 2 Who plays the Alfred the butler in the 2005 film 'Batman Begins'? 3 Which animal is measured in hands? 4 Who was the first US President to appear on television while still in office? 5 Castle Howard is in which English county? 6 The headwear item 'yamulke' is better known by what name? 7 Dydd Iau is Welsh for which day of the week? 8 The quetzal is the basic monetary unit of which country? 9 The East Siberian Sea lies in which body of water? 10 What is the collective name for a group of rhinos? 11 British athlete Tessa Sanderson competed in which field event? 12 Who was the Archbishop of Canterbury between 1980 and 1991? 13 Which British former politician wrote the novel 'The Eleventh Commandment'? 14 In medicine, belonephobia is an irrational fear of what? 15 Who played Muhammad Ali in the 2001 film 'Ali'? 16 What type of creature is a kagu (or cagou)? 17 A 'Lace' anniversary celebrates many years of marriage? 18 In human anatomy, popliteal relates to which part of the body? 19 Who was the father of English monarch Edward VI? 20 In 1785, the first crossing of which body of water was made by Francois Blanchard and John Jeffries using a hot air balloon? 21 How many coloured rings make up the Olympic Games symbol? 22 'Prince Caspian', 'The Magician's Nephew' and 'The Silver Chair' are all books from which series? 23 The paint calcamine (or kalsomine) is better known by what name? 24 In which sport would a referee say 'Crouch, Bind, Set'? 25 Author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson is better known by what name? 26 Vermicide is a substance used for killing which creatures? 27 Miss Gatsby and Miss Tibbs were two elderly residents in which UK tv sitcom? 28 'The Angel of the North' is the work of which British sculptor? 29 Who was US actor Mickey Rooney's first wife? 30 Which year saw the Dunkirk evacuation of British forces during World War II?