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Hello my faithful followers, it's General Knowledge here with another set of brain teasing questions for you. I was going to let my sister, Carnal, set this quiz but your Webmaster disputed the answers to some of her questions. Webby and Carnal have been locked in his office researching the answers ever since. There's been some very odd sounds coming from in there. Perhaps the BIS Carnal Knowledge Quiz will be ready for next time, for now you'll have to try.....
The General Knowledge Quiz III

Good luck!

In a standard pack of playing cards what do the queens hold in their hands?

	Playing cards
	Flowers
	Books
	Sceptres

What is musophobia the fear of?

	Music
	Jokes
	Mice
	Museums

Fractals were discovered by?

	Benoit Mandelbrot
	Roger Penrose
	C. F. Gauss
	M. C. Escher

Intertwining branches to form a hedge is known as?

	Espalier
	Pruning
	Topiary
	Pleaching

The desert, Pavlova, is named after what?

	A town
	A flower
	A ballerina
	A pet

How many standard bottles of wine does a rehoboam bottle contain?

	8
	6
	4
	2

Cochineal is used to dye food red, what is it made from what?

	A beetle
	A mineral ore
	A plant
	A chemical

What is the longest river in the world?

	The Amazon
	The Nile
	The Orinoco
	The Yangzee

Mount Cook is the highest peak in which country?

	Australia
	Papua New Guinea
	New Zealand
	Tahiti

In which country is Damascus, the oldest continually inhabited city in the world?

	Syria
	Turkey
	Greece
	Afganistan

Which British city has an underground railway system which is nicknamed "The Clockwork Orange"?

	Manchester
	Glasgow
	Liverpool
	Newcastle

Lanzarote is part of which island group?

	Philippines
	Solomons
	Azores
	Canaries

Situated in Italy, what is Stromboli?

	An active volcano
	A tidal cave
	A hot water spa
	A fault line

In which British city is Lime Street railway station?

	Manchester
	Glasgow
	Liverpool
	Newcastle

Which American City is named after a British Prime Minister?

	Rochester
	Stafford
	Delaware
	Pittsburgh

How many countries border Germany?

	7
	9
	11
	14

In which country is the Angel Falls waterfall?

	Brazil
	Gambia
	Columbia
	Venezuela

Which continent receives the greatest average amount of rainfall per square mile?

	South America
	Africa
	Asia
	North America

What is the most widely eaten meat in the world?

	Chicken
	Beef
	Pork
	Lamb

In which country was ice cream invented?

	Italy
	England
	France
	China