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People's Quiz Questions Batch 18 - BBC

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Which Elizabethan playwright's mother was born Mary Arden? William Shakespeare<br />

Which pop act had a UK number one single in 1998 with 'Brimful of Asha'? Cornershop<br />

Something that fools the eye is known as an optical what? Illusion<br />

Is plumbago another name for graphite or for camphor? Graphite<br />

In 1980 and 1981, which two NASA spacecraft relayed images of Saturn to Earth? The Voyager Probes<br />

Which National day falls earlier in the year; St George's day or St David's day? St David's day<br />

In which continent would you find The Republic of The Gambia? Africa<br />

In which European country would you find the River Dordogne? France<br />

From which book of the Old Testament is the line 'In the beginning God created the heaven and<br />

the earth'?<br />

Genesis<br />

In Roman religion, which 'O' was the Kingdom of the Dead and its ruler? Orcus<br />

How many claws does a golden eagle have on each foot? Four<br />

What is agronomy the study of? crops and soils<br />

Is pollen the male or female cell of seed plants? Male<br />

Which imprisoned heroine in the fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm had extraordinarily<br />

long hair?<br />

Rapunzel<br />

Which of Grimm's fairy tales features an evil queen and her magic looking glass? Snow White<br />

bbc.co.uk/peoplesquiz

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