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General Knowledge 3
(Age: 18+)

	1) Who wrote the Ugly Duckling?
	a	Enid Blyton
	b	Roald Dahl
	c	Hans Christian Andersen
	d	J K Rowling
	2) What's the fifth largest country in the world?
	a	Brazil
	b	Australia
	c	Russia
	d	USA
	3) How many stars make up Orion's belt?
	a	2
	b	3
	c	4
	d	5
	4) What kind of animals was Napoleon terrified of?
	a	Dogs
	b	Horses
	c	Snakes
	d	Cats
	5) What city has the two steepest streets in the U.S?
	a	San Francisco
	b	New York
	c	Los Angeles
	d	Washington
	6) What river are the cities of Patna and Calcutta on?
	a	The Nile
	b	The Amazon
	c	The Ganges
	d	The Seine
	7) How many watts make a kilowatt?
	a	10
	b	1000
	c	100
	d	10000
	8) Who chauffered Lady Penelope?
	a	Tin Tin
	b	Scott Tracy
	c	Brains
	d	Parker
	9) What is a pyrotechnic display?
	a	Fireworks
	b	Parachutes
	c	Vintage Cars
	d	Lasers
	10) What movie originated the magic word "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"?
	a	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
	b	Mary Poppins
	c	Sound of Music
	d	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
	11) What dog is named after a Mexican state?
	a	The Chihuahua
	b	The Poodle
	c	The Cocker Spaniel
	d	The St Bernard
	12) What kingdom claims the birth place of Bhudda?
	a	Thailand
	b	Indonesia
	c	Nepal
	d	Japan
	13) What was originally called the Pluto Platter?
	a	The Orion Belt
	b	The Frisbee
	c	The first plane
	d	The first satelitte
	14) What was the original colour of post boxes?
	a	Blue
	b	Red
	c	Black
	d	Green
	15) What's the worlds largest department store?
	a	Bloomingdales
	b	Macy's New York City
	c	Fortnum and Masons
	d	Harrods
	16) What unit of heat will raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius?
	a	The Calorie
	b	The British Thermal
	c	The Scolville
	d	The Gross
	17) How many times can a horse win the Derby?
	a	9
	b	6
	c	1
	d	3
	18) Who decided never to grow up and ran off to live with the fairies?
	a	Cinderella
	b	Aladdin
	c	Snow White
	d	Peter-Pan
	19) Which is Britain's largest lake?
	a	Loch Ness
	b	Willowfield Lake
	c	Loch Lomond
	d	Dorchester Lagoon
	20) What was the biggest selling toy of 1957?
	a	Hula Hoop
	b	Swing Ball
	c	Skipping Rope
	d	Football

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