quiz 1427 – general knowledge

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1	According to the Bible, which part of Goliath's body did David cut off?
2	Which former Coronation Street actress was born Shirley Anne Broadbent?
3	Alexandra of Denmark was the wife of which British monarch?
4	What is the name of the oblong metal ring with a spring clip, used in mountaineering to attach a running rope to a piton or similar device?
5	During which year did a man last walk on the moon?
6	Which country won the 2013 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup?
7	'Boker tov' is Hebrew for what?
8	Which is the largest island of England?
9	Which English dramatist wrote 'The Relapse, or, Virtue in Danger' in 1696
10	What part of the body does the term 'Five o'clock shadow' traditionally refer to?
11	Who was elected US President in November 2012?
12	Who wrote the 1925 novel 'The Great Gatsby'?
13	Dr Tom Parry Jones, who died in January 2013, developed and marketed which 'road safety' device in 1967?
14	Basildon and Harlow are towns in which English county?
15	'Satis' is the name of the house in which Charles Dickens novel?
16	Which British cartoon strip character is known as Willi Wacker in Germany?
17	The first inauguration of which US President took place aboard a plane?
18	In Norse mythology who is known as 'The Trickster God'?
19	Susanna Hall was the eldest daughter of which English playwright?
20	Bonham's, Christies, Forbes and Fellows are are what type of business?