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General Knowledge #18

15 general knowledge questions
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Last updated: October 30, 2021
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Europe’s busiest port, Rotterdam, is in which country?
The Netherlands
Quicksilver is a common alternative name for which chemical element?
Mercury
Which sport were the Marquess of Queensberry rules written for?
Boxing
What name is given to the central religious text of Islam?
Quran
In a regular English language Scrabble set how many points is a K tile?
Five points
In which 1959 film did Cary Grant play advertising man Roger Thornhill?
North By Northwest
Orthodontics is a medical speciality related to which part(s) of the body?
Teeth and jaws
What kind of meat is used in the traditional French dish Coq Au Vin?
Chicken
Jack Daniels is a whiskey made in, and associated with, which US state?
Tennessee
‘Edelweiss’ and ‘The Lonely Goatherd’ are songs from which musical?
The Sound of Music
Which animal is sometimes described as ‘Man’s best friend’?
Dog
Who played Josiah Bartlet in the US television series The West Wing?
Martin Sheen
What is the largest island country in the Caribbean Sea?
Cuba
The south transept of which London building is called Poet’s Corner?
Westminster Abbey
Who composed the piece of music popularly known as The 1812 Overture?
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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