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1. What was invented by Alessandro Volta in 1800?
2. What was the first name of the poet Coleridge?
3. In both world wars, what did the British call German submarines?
4. What kind of game or sport does the word “faro” refer to?
5. How many players are there in a men’s lacrosse team?
6. Which sport features a competition and trophy known as America’s Cup?
7. From which French beach did Great Britain successfully evacuate thousands of trapped soldiers early in World War ll?
8. What is the capital of Qatar?
9. How many goals-the most by any Australian-has Tim Cahill scored in the World Cup?
10. Which company introduced the first commercial version of a mobile phone in the United States?
11. What film starred Michael Caine in the 1966 version and Jude Law in the 2004 version?
12. According to Arthurian legend, who was the father of Galahad?
13. The “Ring of Fire” is an area of seismic activity around which ocean?
14. Which one of the signs of the zodiac is inanimate?
15. KwaZulu-Natal is a province in which country?
16. Who is the only Australian Prime Minister to have been removed from office?
17. What was the holiday on January 26th called before 1946 when it was renamed Australia Day?
18. Of the three Hemsworth brothers-Chris, Liam and Luke-which is the youngest?
19. Who said, ‘Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere’?
20. What is the capital of United Arab Emirates?
Bonus question: Ned Madrell, who died in 1974 was the last surviving native speaker of which European language? Answer in Quiz #37.
Answers: 1.Battery 2.Samuel 3.U boats 4.Cards 5.10 players 6.Yacht racing/sailing 7.Dunkirk 8.Doha 9.5 goals in three World Cups 10.Motorola 11.Alfie 12.Lancelot 13.Pacific Ocean 14.Libra 15.South Africa 16.Gough Whitlam 17.Anniversary Day 18.Liam 19.Martin Luther King 20.Abu Dhabi.
Bonus question answer (from Quiz #35): According to the Guinness Book of World Records the village of Bernotai is the geographic centre of Europe is in the country of Lithuania.
