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General Knowledge Quiz (Round 130)

Which French chemist is renowned for his discovery of the principles of vaccination?

Louis Pasteur

 

Which American rock group recorded "The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'"?

Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show

 

Chief of Staff Linda Vasquez is regular character from the opening seasons of which US drama?

House of Cards

 

Diana, princess of the Amazons is the alter ego of which female super hero?

Wonder Woman

 

It Happened in June (Round 2)

All the questions relate to events that happened in June

 

In June 1967 the Beatles released which album, regarded by many as the most influential rock and roll album ever recorded?
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

 

In 1837 the British naval officer and explorer James Clark Ross successfully led the first expedition to reach where?
North Magnetic Pole

 

Prime Minister George Canning (Round 129)

 

The United States have won the most gold medals for swimming at the Olympics, but which country has won the next most?
Australia

 

Roald Amundsen the leader of the first expedition to reach the South Pole, was which nationality?
Norwegian

 

The Maipo Valley is one of which South American country's most important wine-producing regions
Chile

 

Which actress played Forrest Gump's mother, Mrs Gump?
Sally Field

 

Joseph Priestly's Famous Invention (Round 128)

 

Joseph Priestly invented which mixer often drunk with alcoholic drinks or cordial?
Soda water

 

Who was the expadition leader when Edmund Hillary first climbed Everest?
John Hunt

 

The Garonne flows through which 2 countries?
Spain and France

 

As of season 2016-17, which city has always had a team in the highest division of English football?
Liverpool

 

Australia Quiz (Round 3)

 

What is the highest mountain in mainland Australia?
Mount Kosciuszko

 

In Australian Rules football, as of 2016, two teams share the record of most Premierships won with 16 apiece, one is Essendon, which is the other?
Carlton

 

The Australian Parliament is the world's sixth oldest continuous democracy. Which 3 components make up parliament?
The Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Representatives.

 

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