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General Knowledge 6 (Age: 18+)

	1) What is the third letter of the Greek alphabet?
	a	Alpha
	b	Beta
	c	Gamma
	d	Delta
	2) What takes eight minutes to reach Earth?
	a	Rain
	b	Sunlight
	c	Lightning
	d	Thunder
	3) What does a horologist measure?
	a	Cloud cover
	b	Water
	c	Land
	d	Time
	4) How many nail holes are there in a standard horseshoe?
	a	12
	b	8
	c	4
	d	17
	5) What's the only place in Europe where monkeys live free?
	a	Italy
	b	Germany
	c	Gibralter
	d	Turkey
	6) Pb is the chemical symbol for what element?
	a	Iron
	b	Lead
	c	Lithium
	d	Magnesium
	7) What two countries border the Dead Sea?
	a	Morrocco and Egypt
	b	Algeria and Congo
	c	Israel and Jordan
	d	Iraq and Iran
	8) What song is most frequently sung in England?
	a	Happy Birthday
	b	Merry Christmas
	c	Y.M.C.A.
	d	Hokey Kokey
	9) What is the BBC's longest running programme?
	a	Songs of Praise
	b	Sky at Night
	c	Panorama
	d	Antiques Roadshow
	10) What's the opposite of the Orient?
	a	The Far East
	b	The Orient Express
	c	The Occident
	d	Australia
	11) Which city is furthest south?
	a	London
	b	New York City
	c	Moscow
	d	Oslo
	12) What inside corn makes it pop?
	a	Water
	b	The seed
	c	The corn
	d	Air
	13) What is the Paper Anniversary, when considering marriage?
	a	The tenth
	b	The fifth
	c	The second
	d	The first
	14) What day of the week was JFK assasinated on?
	a	Monday
	b	Tuesday
	c	Thursday
	d	Friday
	15) Which part of the human body is most commonly bitten by insects?
	a	The hand
	b	The leg
	c	The foot
	d	The arm
	16) How many British Prime Ministers have been assasinated?
	a	0
	b	1
	c	2
	d	3
	17) How many rooms does Buckingham Palace have?
	a	2062
	b	346
	c	457
	d	534
	18) Which country has the highest per capita consumption of cheese?
	a	France
	b	Italy
	c	Switzerland
	d	Netherlands
	19) What is the only bird that can fly backwards?
	a	Penguin
	b	Cuckoo
	c	Hummingbird
	d	Kingfisher
	20) What is the hardest bone in the body?
	a	Jaw Bone
	b	Skull
	c	Spine
	d	Fibula

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