General Knowledge Quiz No. 97

[Carl]

• 1. What is a swozzle used for in the field of entertainment ?

• 2. What does a CB radio enthusiast refer to as a 'pregnant roller skate' ?

• 3. Henry VIII is buried alongside which of his wives ?

• 4. Which the actor who played 'the Ugly' in The Good, The Bad And The Ugly ?

• 5. A sheet of A4 paper is 210 mm wide, but how long is it ?

• 6. By what name is acetylsalicylic acid more commonly known ?

• 7. What is the capital of Ghana ?

• 8. Which famous actor was born in 1916 with the real name of Issur Danielovitch Demsky ?

• 9. What is ylang-ylang - a herb or a flower?

• 10. What was the name of the pub in TV series Minder?

• 11. Phasmaphobia is the fear of what ?

• 12. What is the main effect of vitamin K deficiency ?

• 13. What is the chemical symbol for Arsenic ?

• 14. By what name is Edward Teach better known ?

• 15. Which UK newspaper brought out the first colour supplement ?

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

[elcarretero]

1 A device in the mouth to change the voice as in punch and judy man
11 Ghosts

[LucindaC]

6 Aspirin

[elcarretero]

14 Blackbeard

[stowie39]

2 VW beatle
5 140

[elcarretero]

9 Flower

[Brandyboy]

3 Jane Seymour

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What is a swozzle used for in the field of entertainment ? It is a small gadget used in the mouth to make Punch and Judy-like sounds

• 2. What does a CB radio enthusiast refer to as a 'pregnant roller skate' ? A Volkswagen Beetle

• 3. Henry VIII is buried alongside which of his wives ? Jane Seymour

• 4. Which the actor who played 'the Ugly' in The Good, The Bad And The Ugly ? Eli Wallach

• 5. A sheet of A4 paper is 210 mm wide, but how long is it ? 297 mm

• 6. By what name is acetylsalicylic acid more commonly known ? Aspirin

• 7. What is the capital of Ghana ? Accra

• 8. Which famous actor was born in 1916 with the real name of Issur Danielovitch Demsky ? Kirk Douglas

• 9. What is ylang-ylang - a herb or a flower ? Flower

• 10. What was the name of the pub in TV series Minder ? The Winchester

• 11. Phasmaphobia is the fear of what ? Ghosts

• 12. What is the main effect of vitamin K deficiency ? Bleeding

• 13. What is the chemical symbol for Arsenic ? As

• 14. By what name is Edward Teach better known ? Blackbeard

• 15. Which UK newspaper brought out the first colour supplement ? The Sunday Times