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General Knowledge 5 (Age: 18+)

	1) How many front toes does a parrot have?
	a	1
	b	2
	c	4
	d	3
	2) How many pairs of chromosomes does a normal human have?
	a	32
	b	48
	c	23
	d	12
	3) How many players are there in a Rugby League side?
	a	9
	b	11
	c	21
	d	13
	4) What colour does the bride wear in China?
	a	Green
	b	Red
	c	Orange
	d	Purple
	5) Who was Shakespeare's fairy king?
	a	Oberon
	b	Hamlet
	c	Romeo
	d	Tybalt
	6) Who won England's first Nobel Prize for literature, in 1907?
	a	Sylvia Plath
	b	Rudyard Kipling
	c	Emily Bronte
	d	Charles Dickens
	7) What number is at 6 o'clock on a dartboard?
	a	9
	b	18
	c	3
	d	12
	8) What makes plants green?
	a	Chlorophyll
	b	Protein
	c	Photosynthesis
	d	Starch
	9) What would you be in if you did an Eskimo roll?
	a	Bobsleigh
	b	A canoe or kayak
	c	A tyre
	d	A sack
	10) How many yards wide is a soccer goal?
	a	8
	b	12
	c	10
	d	6
	11) Who became The Fastest Mouse in all of Mexico?
	a	Mickey Mouse
	b	Speedy Gonzales
	c	Minnie Mouse
	d	Mighty Mouse
	12) What finger boasts the fastest-growing nail?
	a	The little finger
	b	The index finger
	c	The middle finger
	d	The thumb
	13) What bird lays the largest egg?
	a	The bluetit
	b	The robin
	c	The ostrich
	d	The goose
	14) What's the only day named after a planet?
	a	Saturday
	b	Friday
	c	Monday
	d	Wednesday
	15) What do fletchers make?
	a	Balls
	b	Arrows
	c	Kites
	d	Bows
	16) In what season are shadows shorter?
	a	Winter
	b	Autumn
	c	Summer
	d	Spring
	17) What's the world's largest island?
	a	Ireland
	b	Greenland
	c	Iceland
	d	Hawaii
	18) What Shakespeare play opens with a storm at sea?
	a	Romeo and Juliet
	b	Hamlet
	c	The Tempest
	d	A Midsummer Nights Dream
	19) How many queen bees reign in a hive?
	a	4
	b	1
	c	3
	d	2
	20) What's the most expensive sport to compete in?
	a	Golf
	b	Large-yacht racing
	c	Rowing
	d	Horse racing

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