quiz 1064 – general knowledge (QA) print friendly version Click on question to reveal answer 1 The Rum Rebellion of 1808 was the only successful armed takeover of government in the history of which country? 2 Robert Timothy French created which type of condiment, which debuted at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904? 3 In religion, who is said to be the maternal grandmother of Jesus? 4 Who wrote the 1930's novel 'Tender is the Night'? 5 Which two of English monarch Henry VIII's wives were executed for adultery? 6 Which annual motor event did former Armani model Maximillion Cooper found in 1999? 7 Edeomania is an abnormal interest in which part of the body? 8 In Greek mythology, musician and poet Arion was kidnapped by pirates and saved by which creatures? 9 Which US actor's film company founded the Sundance Film Festival? 10 Who became the youngest World Heavyweight Boxing Champion in 1956? 11 In humans, dipsosis is an excessive what? 12 'Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter', is from which work by John Keats? 13 What is the title of the 1984 film in which Bob Hoskins plays the owner of a club where Richard Gere plays the cornet? 14 Who was the first unseeded tennis player to win the Wimbledon Men's Finals? 15 Maria Fitzherbert was 'married' to which British monarch? 16 Which British comedian was known as 'The Cheeky Chappie'? 17 Portugal shares a land border with which country? 18 In which year was live television coverage of the Olympic Games available internationally for the first time? 19 Which US organisation has the motto 'Fidelity, Bravery and Integrity'? 20 In Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing' who does Beatrice agree to marry in the end? 21 What is the head of a jellyfish called? 22 Which element is added to steel to make it stainless? 23 Which is the smallest instrument in the flute family? 24 In religion, who traditionally sits on the Sedia Gestatoria? 25 In June 1940, who was officially recognised by Britain as the 'Leader of all free Frenchmen, wherever they may be'? 26 What is composer Offenbach's 'Galop Infernal' better known as? 27 What is the eighth sign of the Zodiac? 28 Which spirit is traditionally used to make the cocktail Mint Julep? 29 Which explosive is named after a suburb of Pardubice in the Czech Republic, where it was first manufactured in 1964? 30 Who was the last English monarch to enter the House of Commons?