1:In which country would you find Timbuktu? In Mali in Africa.
2:What is the sacred book of the Muslim people? The Koran.
3:What is the capital of Iceland? Reykjavik.
4:Where in the body is the labyrunth? The ear.
6:Who designed the dome of St. Peter’s, Rome? Michelangelo.
7:Who was captain of the Pequod in Moby Dick? Captain Ahab.
8:What colour is a New York taxi? Yellow
9:What two letters are worth10 points in the board game scrabble? Q and Z.
10:Which creatures live in a formicary? Ants.
11:Where would you find the “Ocean of storms”? On the Moon.
12:What is the pirate’s flag with the skull and crossbones called? The Jolly Roger.
13:What is the art of clipping hedges into various shapes called? Topiary.
14:What is the Decalogue usually called in the bible?
The Ten Commandments.
15:What does a Geiger counter measure? Radioactivity.
16:In which novel does the parrot called Captain Flint appear?
Treasure Island.
17:What does the term AWOL mean to a soldier?
18:In WWII what was the Manhattan Project?
The development of the atom bomb.
19:What was Beethovens first name? Ludwig
20:Which country is known as the Land of the Midnight Sun? Norway.
21:What is a John Dory? A fish.
22:Which is the least used letter in the english language? Q
23:Only one American state begins with the letter L. name it.
Louisiana.
24:What is measured by the truss? Hay or straw.
25:Which American ganster was known as Scarface? Al Capone.
26:What famous building would you find at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, washington? The White House.
27:In which French city was Joan of Arc burned at the stake? Rouen.
28:The Beatles founded their own record label. What was it called? Apple.
29:What is pyrophobia? Fear of fire.
30:What is non rhyming poetry called? Blank verse.
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