General Knowledge Quiz No. 53

[Carl]

• 1. How many books are in the Bible ?

• 2. Robert Fowler recorded a world record at which of the following events in 1909 ? Marathon,100m or Long Jump?

• 3. Easter island is a dependency of which country ?

• 4. What is the earliest recorded Roman town in England ? York, Colchester or Chelmsford ?

• 5. In which century did Good King Wenceslas live ?

• 6. The film 'Chariots Of Fire' is based around the Olympics of what year ?

• 7. What is the chemical symbol for the element Fermium ? Fr, Fm or Fn ?

• 8. Which band had a UK number 2 hit in 1967 with 'Hole In My Shoe', which was covered in 1985 by Neil from the TV show 'The Young Ones' ?

• 9. Which European country began the tradition of exchanging gifts at Christmas time ?

• 10. Which TV show featured the character of DS Jane Penhaligon ?

• 11. Olly Peacock is the drummer with which group ?

• 12. In what year did Marilyn Monroe die ?

• 13. Margarita Cansino is the real name of which actress ?

• 14. In which American state is the museum called the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ?

• 15. In which year did Samuel Pepys make the first entry in his famous diary ?

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

[freddo]

1 66 in the King James versions but there are more in other versions

4 Colchester

[LucindaC]

10 Cracker

[stowie39]

8. Traffic

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. How many books are in the Bible ? 66

• 2. Robert Fowler recorded a world record at which of the following events in 1909 ? Marathon,100m or Long Jump? Marathon

• 3. Easter island is a dependency of which country ? Chile

• 4. What is the earliest recorded Roman town in England ? York, Colchester or Chelmsford ? Colchester

• 5. In which century did Good King Wenceslas live ? 10th

• 6. The film 'Chariots Of Fire' is based around the Olympics of what year ? 1924

• 7. What is the chemical symbol for the element Fermium ? Fr, Fm or Fn ? Fm

• 8. Which band had a UK number 2 hit in 1967 with 'Hole In My Shoe', which was covered in 1985 by Neil from the TV show 'The Young Ones' ? Traffic

• 9. Which European country began the tradition of exchanging gifts at Christmas time ? Italy

• 10. Which TV show featured the character of DS Jane Penhaligon ? 'Cracker'

• 11. Olly Peacock is the drummer with which group ? Gomez

• 12. In what year did Marilyn Monroe die ? 1962

• 13. Margarita Cansino is the real name of which actress ? Rita Hayworth

• 14. In which American state is the museum called the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ? Ohio

• 15. In which year did Samuel Pepys make the first entry in his famous diary ? 1660