quiz 1068 – general knowledge

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1	Bridgeport is the largest city by population in which US state?
2	In which year were women first allowed to participate in the Olympic Games?
3	In physics, what does SHM stand for?
4	Army Day, the memorial day for the foundation of the People's Liberation Army, is celebrated in China during which month of the year?
5	What is the title of the film in which Joaquin Phoenix plays country music legend Johnny Cash?
6	What do the numbers on a standard dice add up to?
7	Digger, Plasterer and Orchid are all types of which creature?
8	In which year was the Sydney Harbour Bridge officially opened?
9	Which two countries jointly hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup?
10	What is the name of the hospital in the 1954 film 'Doctor in the House'?
11	Maslak is the commercial district of which European city?
12	The Sheffield Shield is competed for in which sport?
13	In mathematics, whose theorem states that the square on the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is equal in area to the sum of the squares on the other two sides?
14	'The Sport of Queens' is an autobiography by which author?
15	'Better to die than be a coward' is the motto of which British Army regiment?
16	An apple seed contains which poisonous substance?
17	Kopi Luwak coffee beans, the most expensive in the world, come from the dung of which animal, after it has partially digested the berries which contain the beans?
18	Which British sailor was given a Helen Rollason award in 2001 for outstanding courage?
19	Which English monarch was killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485?
20	Habib Bourguiba became the first President of which North African country in 1957?
21	Shantung is a type of which fabric?
22	Which Charles Dickens novel was set during the Gordon riots?
23	In the human body, what does dermal relate to?
24	Billy (Blue) Cannon, Wind and Ira Bean are characters in which US tv series?
25	Which museum is home to Leonardo di Vinci's 'Mona Lisa'?
26	What are the first names of US tv characters 'Starsky and Hutch'?
27	Jungfraujoch railway station is in which European country?
28	Ricki Lake played the character Tracy Turnblad in which 1988 film?
29	Which date is Groundhog Day in the USA?
30	Helminthology is the study of which creatures?