quiz 1009 – general knowledge

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1	What is Lake Kinnernet in Israel known as in the Bible?
2	Who played Martha Jones in the UK tv series Doctor Who?
3	Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in Canada during which month of the year?
4	Charles Merivale of Cambridge University and Charles Wordsworth of Oxford University started which annual tradition in 1829?
5	The 'Vichy Regime' described the government of which European country during World War II?
6	Marcha Real is the national anthem of which country?
7	Pato, a game played on horseback, is the national sport of which South American country?
8	Which US President died in 1841, on his 32nd day in office?
9	The Ferrorie dello Stato is the main railway operator in which European country?
10	Which Mexican food translates into English as 'Little donkey'?
11	Which 1966 'Carry On' film is a spoof of the 'Scarlet Pimpernel'?
12	French artist, Fernande Olivier, was known primarily for being the model of which painter/artist, who painted over 60 portraits of her?
13	Triticale is a hybrid of which two cereal crops?
14	What body part is the title of Florence and the Machine's debut album, released in 2009?
15	The Chicago Bears defeated which team 73-0 in the 1940 NFL Championship game?
16	The French daily newspaper 'L'Equipe' is dedicated to what?
17	Which of the Great Lakes is the only one located entirely in the United States of America?
18	Which district in London is famous for its Royal Hospital for old soldiers?
19	The Vistula Lagoon is a freshwater lagoon on which sea?
20	If a person is micturating, what are they doing?
21	The Uffizi Gallery is a museum in which European city?
22	Which BBC radio programme introduces a castaway every week?
23	Lewis Hamilton was disqualified from which 2009 Formula One Grand Prix?
24	Who played Dudley Moore's butler in the 1981 film 'Arthur'?
25	In the animal world, nidification is the building of what?
26	Which British monarch famously said 'I don't wish to open windows into men's souls'?
27	The world's highest waterfall is in which country?
28	Fashion brand Miu Miu is a subsidiary of which famous Italian fashion house?
29	The gemstone ruby is the birthstone of people born in which month of the year?
30	The novels 'The Shipmaster, 'The Iron Ships' and 'The Trade Winds' by Cyril Abraham, are based on which 1970's British tv series?