General Knowledge Quiz No. 50

[Carl]

• 1. In what year was barbed wire invented ?

• 2. In the British 2001 census what was the resident population of Scotland ?

• 3. In which decade did the two-man bobsled team begin competing at the world level ?

• 4. What is the ruling planet of the astrological sign Libra ?

• 5. Which of the following English King's never married ? William II, Edward II or George II ?

• 6. What was Alfred Hitchcock's first film to be filmed in colour rather than black and white ?

• 7. In 1978, which European country became the first to ban aerosol sprays thought to damage the Ozone layer ?

• 8. The Iroquois Cup is contested in what sport ?

• 9. What is the capital of the American state of Idaho ?

• 10. What does the letter 'C' stand for in 'NICAM' ? Compound, Companded or Co-acted ?

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

[LucindaC]

4. Venus

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. In what year was barbed wire invented ? 1874

• 2. In the British 2001 census what was the resident population of Scotland ? 5,062,011

• 3. In which decade did the two-man bobsled team begin competing at the world level ? 1930s

• 4. What is the ruling planet of the astrological sign Libra ? Venus

• 5. Which of the following English King's never married ? William II, Edward II or George II ? William II

• 6. What was Alfred Hitchcock's first film to be filmed in colour rather than black and white ? 'Rope'

• 7. In 1978, which European country became the first to ban aerosol sprays thought to damage the Ozone layer ? Sweden

• 8. The Iroquois Cup is contested in what sport ? Lacrosse

• 9. What is the capital of the American state of Idaho ? Boise

• 10. What does the letter 'C' stand for in 'NICAM' ? Compound, Companded or Co-acted ? Companded