General Knowledge Quiz No. 86

[Carl]

• 1. In what year did white lines first appear on Britains roads ?

• 2. In which year did Jackie Stewart first win the Formula One World Drivers Championship ?

• 3. Which fictional detective lives in the village of St Mary Mead ?

• 4. What nationality was the explorer Roald Amudsen ?

• 5. What was the first Bond film to be based on one of Ian Fleming's short stories and not on one of his novels ?

• 6. Which character in the TV show 'Sesame Street' lives in a trash can ?

• 7. Where were the first pair of sunglasses invented ? China, America or Italy ?

• 8. In 1972, who became the first woman to be named Sports Illustrated's 'Sportsperson of the Year' ?

• 9. Who wrote the book 'Heidi' ?

• 10. In which city is the world's biggest and busiest McDonalds fast food restaurant ?

• 11. What number on the Beaufort scale represents a storm ?

• 12. What are the three colours of the flag of Chile ?

• 13. What capital city stands on the Potomac river ?

• 14. Which pop group is an anagram of 'Pen Ballad At Us' ?

• 15. What was the original name of Wembley Stadium ?

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

[elcarretero]

3 Agatha Christie
6 Oscar the grouch

[stowie39]

3. Miss Marple (character not author perhaps)

[elcarretero]

3. Miss Marple (character not author perhaps)

Quite correct, I jumped in too quickly.

[LucindaC]

13 washington

[gail]

14. Spandau ballet

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. In what year did white lines first appear on Britains roads ? 1925

• 2. In which year did Jackie Stewart first win the Formula One World Drivers Championship ? 1969

• 3. Which fictional detective lives in the village of St Mary Mead ? Miss Marple

• 4. What nationality was the explorer Roald Amudsen ? Norwegian

• 5. What was the first Bond film to be based on one of Ian Fleming's short stories and not on one of his novels ? 'For Your Eyes Only'

• 6. Which character in the TV show 'Sesame Street' lives in a trash can ? Oscar

• 7. Where were the first pair of sunglasses invented ? China, America or Italy ? China

• 8. In 1972, who became the first woman to be named Sports Illustrated's 'Sportsperson of the Year' ? Billie Jean King

• 9. Who wrote the book 'Heidi' ? Johanna Spyri

• 10. In which city is the world's biggest and busiest McDonalds fast food restaurant ? Moscow

• 11. What number on the Beaufort scale represents a storm ? 10

• 12. What are the three colours of the flag of Chile ? Red, white and blue

• 13. What capital city stands on the Potomac river ? Washington

• 14. Which pop group is an anagram of 'Pen Ballad At Us' ? Spandau Ballet

• 15. What was the original name of Wembley Stadium ? Empire Stadium