15 What was the surname of the American inventor of the safety razor?
16 The fictional band The Majestics featured in which 1987 TV series?
17 What is the two-word term given to the point of entry of the optic nerve?
18 On which day of the week does the Christian feast day Ascension always occur?
19 What is the name given to a model that depicts a scene using three-dimensional figures, often in miniature?
20 Which Portuguese town was famed for religious visions in 1917?
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QUIZ 178 – Rivers (#ulink_14fd786b-93ac-5073-a201-7117482a6ffc)
1 The source of the River Thames is in which county?
2 On which river does the German shipbuilding port of Bremen stand?
3 What is the English name of the town that sits at the mouth of the River Teifi?
4 Which island is surrounded by the East, Harlem and Hudson rivers?
5 Which Spanish river flows through the Rioja wine-growing region?
6 The Three Gorges dam spans which river?
7 On which north-east river does Stockton stand?
8 In which country are the rivers Adige and Arno?
9 The West Sussex town of Lancing stands on which river?
10 On which river is the Mosul Dam?
11 Which is the longest river in Europe…?
12 …and which is the second-longest European river?
13 What is the name of the Cumbrian river that flows into the Solway Firth?
14 Which river flows through Hamburg?
15 What is the name of the river on St David’s peninsula in Wales?
16 Which seaside resort of northern Cornwall lies at the mouth of the River Neet?
17 On which river are Africa’s Victoria Falls?
18 On which river did Chesley Sullenberger famously land a plane in 2009?
19 Which is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula?
20 In which district of West Sussex, named after its river, is Littlehampton?
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QUIZ 179 – Pot Luck (#ulink_8083ce47-f156-5958-bcc4-5a7f9e6f90b1)
1 By what name is grape sugar more usually called?
2 Which English essayist, along with his sister Mary, wrote Tales from Shakespeare (1807)?
3 What is an Indian place of retreat called?
4 In which country was the 19th-century explorer Mungo Park born?
5 In the 1966 film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, who played Tuco?
6 Which Moroccan city was devastated by an earthquake in 1960?
7 Who wrote the novel The Call of the Wild (1903)?
8 Which English constitutional settlement was passed in 1689?
9 Which is the largest city in the US state of New Hampshire?
10 Who was the Greek goddess of war and wisdom?
11 The clothing retailer Gap was founded in which US city in 1969?
12 What is the meaning of the Latin phrase ipso jure?
13 To what creatures does the term “passerine” apply?
14 Which 1960s Cockney singer was backed by the Bruvvers?
15 The 1959 novel The Tin Drum was written by which author?
16 Which Northern Irish county has a county town of the same name on the shores of Lough Neagh?
17 What is the title of the 1987 film about the life of singer Ritchie Valens?
18 Which show involving puppets won the Best Musical at the 2004 Tony awards?