quiz 1048 – general knowledge

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1	The medical term 'Prominentia Laryngea' is commonly known as which part of the body?
2	In 1935, which country was renamed Iran?
3	Which was the first British football club to win the European Cup-Winners Cup?
4	The SNCF is the national railway corporation of which European country?
5	On 30th July 1938, the first issue of which children's comic was published in Britain?
6	Which country was defeated by the French during the Battle of Friedland in the Napoleonic Wars?
7	Canada has how many provinces?
8	Australian born Laura Robson is associated with which sport?
9	Which is the only species of deer of which both male and female have antlers?
10	In 1961, the painting titled 'Le Bateau' by which artist hung upside down in the Museum of Modern Art in New York for 47 days without anyone noticing?
11	What is the name given to the fluid surrounding a foetus in the womb?
12	Which former RAF pilot wrote the novel 'Airport'?
13	In James Bond novels and films, what is the codename for the fictional research and development division of the British Secret Service?
14	Xerophagy is the eating of what?
15	In 1993, which animated animal was first used to advertise Coca Cola?
16	The Seto Inland Sea separates the three main islands of which country?
17	In Salvador Dali's painting 'The Persistence of Memory', what objects appear to be melting?
18	What is the national flower of Cyprus?
19	Which element does 'K' represent in the Periodic Table?
20	Which American playwright wrote the play 'All God's Chillun Got Wings'?
21	A pottle is an old measurement for liquids equal to how many pints?
22	If a person is ambidextrous they can use which part of the body equally well?
23	Which cartoon cat has friends called Choo Choo, Benny the Ball and Fancy Fancy?
24	Which English Monarch was created 'Defender of the Faith' by Pope Leo X?
25	In the US tv series 'Dallas', what was the first name of Bobby and Pam Ewing's adopted son?
26	A creance is the name of the long fine cord used in which sport?
27	In the UK tv series 'Mr Bean', what model car does Mr Bean drive?
28	Which 19th Century poet wrote 'Clancy of the Overflow'?
29	Italian mountaineers Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni became the first people to successfully reach the summit of which Himalayan peak, via the Abruzzi Ridge?
30	The Codex Vaticanus is said to be the oldest almost complete manuscript of which book?