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QUIZ 11 – General Knowledge

1 The Torre Agbar dominates the skyline of which city in Spain?

2 Which French fashion house was founded in 1952 by Gaby Aghion?

3 Which peninsula was designated as the first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1956?

4 Car engineer George Carwardine designed which lamp in 1933?

5 Which two US Presidents both died on July 4, 1826?

6 What is the smallest member state of the United Arab Emirates?

7 Which disease is caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum?

8 Who composed the 1846 opera Attila?

9 Which TV show was based on the Sookie Stackhouse/Southern Vampire books?

10 Which 1813 battle was Europe’s largest battle prior to World War One?

11 Which limestone partition in the Old City of Jerusalem is also known as the Kotel?

12 Containing the filament and anther, what is the male sex organ of a flower called?

13 The Mond process extracts and purifies which transition metal?

14 Which book of the Old Testament is named after the son of Nun?

15 Known for his hit single Let Her Go, Mike Rosenberg uses which stage name?

16 What became the richest art museum in the world when it inherited $1.2bn in 1982?

17 In 1899, the Nottingham grocer Frederick Gibson Garton invented which sauce?

18 Who lost his WBA featherweight title to Steve Cruz in June 1986?

19 What is the northernmost city to have hosted a summer Olympic Games?

20 Which much-maligned car model is pictured?


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