General Knowledge Test No 14

232. Which international environmental pressure group was founded in 1971?

Greenpeace.

233. What is the capital of Morocco?

Rabat.

234. How many balls are on the table at the start of a game of pool?

Sixteen.

235. In which country is the volcano Mount Aso?

Japan.

236. What name is given to inflammation of one or more joints, causing pain, swelling and restriction of movement?

Arthritis.

237. Which mineral is the main source of mercury?

Cinnabar.

238. What A is the national airline of Russia, code name SU?

Aeroflot.

239. What would be kept in a quiver?

Arrows.

240. What 'ology' is concerned with the study of unidentified flying objects?

Ufology.

241. Coal and longtailed are types of which bird family?

Tit.

242. In the game of darts, what is the value of the outer bull?

25.

243. In which part of the human body is the cochlea?

Ear.

244. What is the modern name of the rocky fortress which the Moors named Gabel-al-Tarik (the Rock of Tarik)?

Gibraltar.

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