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1. What does a querulous person do?
2. What portable media player was launched by Apple on October 23, 2001?
3. Three Little Maids appear in what Gilbert and Sullivan opera?
4. What is the name for the pieces of wood that sit on top of cricket wickets?
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5. Which character in the comic strip Charlie Brown plays the piano?
6. Billiard tables are usually made from what?
7. The popularity of what cheese was revitalised by Claymation characters Wallace and Gromit?
8. In the sport of curling you throw stones at what?
9. Which dog breed was named for a tax collector who needed it for protecting him in his work?
10. Which building material shares its name with a type of citrus?
11. The first Olympic Games to be held in South America were held where?
12. In which century was the prison fortress known as the Bastille stormed and taken by revolutionary Parisian crowds?
13. The Battle of Agincourt in 1415 was fought between which two countries?
14. In 1794 in Pennsylvania, USA, more than 500 armed men attacked the fortified home of tax inspector General John Neville because of an excise tax on what product?
15. In another life Princess Anni-Frid, Dowager Countess of Plauen, had a career as what?
16. In the business world AGM stands for what?
17. How many blowholes does a southern right whale tohora have?
18. In what year did Hungary hold free elections marking the end of communist rule?
19. Which four letter word can go in front of wood, wall and fly to make three other words?
20. What animal typically brays?
Bonus question: The record for the most years between winning gold medals was set by Aladar Grevich (Hungary) in 1960. His previous gold had been won in 1932. What sport did he compete in? Answer in Quiz 19.
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Answers: 1.Complain 2.iPod 3.The Mikado 4.Bails 5.Schroeder 6.Slate 7.Wensleydale 8.Houses 9.Doberman 10.Lime 11.Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12.18th century 13.England and France 14.Whiskey 15.Singer-part of the group ABBA 16.Annual General Meeting 17.Two 18.1990 19.Fire 20.Donkey
Bonus question answer (from Quiz 17): On May 21, 2009, Apa Sherpa set a new record for the most ascents of Mt Everest. He had reached the top 21 times.
