Ken's General Knowledge Quiz #224

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In the TV series "Fawlty Towers", what name did Manuel give to his pet rat?
Basil
Whose body was hung, drawn and quartered in 1661 even though he had died in 1658?
Oliver Cromwell
Which Shakespeare play was being performed when the Globe theatre burned down in 1613?
Henry VIII
Which TWO seas are linked by the Gota canal?
North Sea Baltic Sea
Which scientist had his "Invention Factory" at Menlo Park, New Jersey?
Thomas Edison
What was the title of Alan Sillitoe's first novel?
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
For whose coronation did Handel compose "Zadok the Priest"?
George II
Which city is the setting for the US version of "The Office"?
Scranton
For which team was Lewis Hamilton driving when he won his first F1 World championship?
McLaren
In which movie did Woody Allen make his screen debut?
What's New Pussycat?
If you were having an orchidectomy, what would be removed?
Testicles
Which Canadian authoress's first novel was "The Edible Woman" in 1969?
Margaret Attwood
In which Italian city did Nelson first meet Lady Hamilton?
Naples
Which textile is only genuine if hand woven in the Outer Hebrides?
Harris Tweed
How many pairs of strings are there on a standard mandolin?
Four
Which two Kings met at the Battle of the Boyne?
James II & William III
What was the first of Richard Wagner's operas to be performed?
The Flying Dutchman
What is the name of the annual horse race held in Siena?
The Palio
Sung by Rita Coolidge "All Time High" was the theme song for which James Bond film?
Octopussy
Which language has the more native speakers: English or Spanish?
Spanish
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