Trivia Quiz 6

By Kay McMahon, 15 April 2001

1. By what name, after a Surrey town, do we know hydrated magnesium sulphate?
2. Who was the first footballer to be knighted?
3. Which US president immortalised the phrase, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen”?
4. Which country is the only one in the world with a single-coloured flag?
5. How did George Harrison attempt to defend himself against an intruder at his home in December 1999?
6. What minimum size of crowd could be ordered to disperse under the 1715 Riot Act?
7. Why is Na the chemical symbol for sodium?
8. Albania has a museum devoted to which British actor?
9. What colour jacket does the No.4 dog wear in greyhound racing in Great Britain?
10. What is a corrie?
11. Which country is five and three-quarter hours ahead of GMT?
12. Which Second World War aircraft was affectionately known as the “Wooden Wonder”?

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