General Knowledge Quiz No. 95

[Carl]

• 1. In Gullivers Travels, what is the name of the flying island ?

• 2. Who was the author of Whisky Galore ?

• 3. What was the name of the rocket used by Yuri Gagarin for the first manned space flight ?

• 4. In what American state was Barack Obama born ?

• 5. What type of material is produced in a ginnery ?

• 6. Which Beatle led the way across the zebra crossing on the Abbey Road album cover ?

• 7. If eating Cambridge No 5s,Wellands or Bedford Winter Harvests what would you be eating ?

• 8. The name of which European capital city is derived from the names of two towns on either bank of its main river ?

• 9. What does a somnambulist do ?

• 10. Which fruit contains the most calories ?

• 11. Which US state is home to the Joshua Tree National Park ?

• 12. Thomas Hardy's heart is buried in his native Dorset, but where in London is his body buried ?

• 13. On what occasions would the royal standard be flown at half mast ?

• 14. Which UK band formed in 1977 and named themselves after their financial status at that time ?

• 15. What is the name of the sea that separates New Zealand and Australia ?

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

[elcarretero]

5 Cotton
9 Sleepwalk

[LucindaC]

4 Hawaii
8 Budapest

[elcarretero]

10 Avacados

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. In Gullivers Travels, what is the name of the flying island ? Laputa

• 2. Who was the author of Whisky Galore ? Compton Mackenzie

• 3. What was the name of the rocket used by Yuri Gagarin for the first manned space flight ? Vostok 1

• 4. In what American state was Barack Obama born ? Hawaii

• 5. What type of material is produced in a ginnery ? Cotton

• 6. Which Beatle led the way across the zebra crossing on the Abbey Road album cover ? John Lennon

• 7. If eating Cambridge No 5s,Wellands or Bedford Winter Harvests what would you be eating ? Brussel Sprouts

• 8. The name of which European capital city is derived from the names of two towns on either bank of its main river ? Budapest (from Buda and Pest)

• 9. What does a somnambulist do ? Sleepwalks

• 10. Which fruit contains the most calories ? Avocado

• 11. Which US state is home to the Joshua Tree National Park ? California

• 12. Thomas Hardy's heart is buried in his native Dorset, but where in London is his body buried ? Poets Corner

• 13. On what occasions would the royal standard be flown at half mast ? Never because on the passing of a monarch, his or her descendant immediately accedes to the throne

• 14. Which UK band formed in 1977 and named themselves after their financial status at that time ? Dire Straits

• 15. What is the name of the sea that separates New Zealand and Australia ? Tasman Sea