General Knowledge Quiz No. 106

[Carl]

• 1. In Britain, what were classified as either A or B in 1920 ?

• 2. Which religion celebrates the festival of Vesak ?

• 3. The works of Mrs Darrell Waters have been translated into 128 languages, but by which name is she better known ?

• 4. In US TV series 'Dallas' who shot J. R. Ewing ?

• 5. In which country was the organisation Greenpeace founded ?

• 6. How many number 1 singles did Kim Wilde and her dad Marty have between them ?

• 7. Which UK organisation has the saying 'Train One Save Many' ?

• 8. Who was the first black footballer to score for England ?

• 9. Who wrote the book 'Taken On Trust' about his time as a hostage ?

• 10. Which series of books have text by Goscinny and drawings by Uderzo ?

• 11. Flemish bond and English bond are methods of doing what ?

• 12. In 1966, who won a Formula One World Championship in a car of his own design ?

• 13. Who was the pilot of Thunderbird 4 ?

• 14. What is the largest country in the world to have only one time zone ?

• 15. What was the name of the mascot for the 1966 World Cup finals held in England ?

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

[stowie39]

9. Terry Waite
11. Bricklaying

[elcarretero]

13 Gordon Tracy

[LucindaC]

3 Enid blyton
7 RNLI

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. In Britain, what were classified as either A or B in 1920 ? Roads

• 2. Which religion celebrates the festival of Vesak ? Buddhism

• 3. The works of Mrs Darrell Waters have been translated into 128 languages, but by which name is she better known ? Enid Blyton

• 4. In US TV series 'Dallas' who shot J. R. Ewing ? Kristin Shepard

• 5. In which country was the organisation Greenpeace founded ? Canada

• 6. How many number 1 singles did Kim Wilde and her dad Marty have between them ? None

• 7. Which UK organisation has the saying 'Train One Save Many' ? RNLI

• 8. Who was the first black footballer to score for England ? Luther Blissett

• 9. Who wrote the book 'Taken On Trust' about his time as a hostage ? Terry Waite

• 10. Which series of books have text by Goscinny and drawings by Uderzo ? Asterix

• 11. Flemish bond and English bond are methods of doing what ? Laying Bricks

• 12. In 1966, who won a Formula One World Championship in a car of his own design ? Jack Brabham

• 13. Who was the pilot of Thunderbird 4 ? Gordon Tracy

• 14. What is the largest country in the world to have only one time zone ? China

• 15. What was the name of the mascot for the 1966 World Cup finals held in England ? World Cup Willie