Quiz Bowl 2 - General Knowledge

Which two letters are worth ten points apiece in the game of Scrabble?

Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across which body of water in 1875?

Carbon and which other element make up steel?

A murder is the collective noun for which type of bird?

What are Ghillies?

Which of the following novels was not written by American author Dean Koontz?

The King Cobra is the national reptile of which nation?

Who was not one of the "Big Three" Allied leaders of World War II?

Played by Kevin Costner, what was the name of the soldier character in "Dances With Wolves"?

Which of the following does the People's Republic of China use for its currency?

What is "Annatto"?

Which girl group had a 2005 hit with the song "Lose My Breath"?

Which film hero has a girlfriend named "Marion Ravenwood"?

The remote volcanic island named "Easter Island" belongs to which South American country?

The European Union was established in which year?

Accra is the capital of which nation?

Which of the following superheroes was the first to appear in a comic book?

Seen as a pest by farmers, what is the name of the wild dogs, which are predators in Australia?

The fictional character "Captain Ahab" appears in which novel?

Located in Southeast Asia, Cambodia shares a border with how many other countries?

Which English novelist and poet wrote under the pen name "Currer Bell"?

Weighing up to 850 pounds, which cat is the largest member of the cat species?

Which German car engineer is acknowledged as the inventor of the internal combustion engine?

"Cavendish" is a variety of what fruit?

Originating in France, this dish consists of thin pancakes that are packed with sweet fillings.

From the following list of games, which one is the odd one out?

Which famous figure's autobiography is entitled "My Brief History"?

Making his debut in 1989, who was the first country artist to sell over 10 million albums?

At approx. 162 million ounces per year, which country leads the world in mining and of silver?

Nobel Prizes are awarded in: literature, chemistry, economic science, physics, medicine and __?