General Knowledge Quiz No. 109

[Carl]

• 1. How many yards are there in a mile ?

• 2. Which famous fictional character was born on 31st July, 1981 ?

• 3. What habit does an onychophagist have ?

• 4. What is the only river which flows both north and south of the equator ?

• 5. The world's first public railway was opened in which country ?

• 6. What were the first living creatures sent into space by the United States ?

• 7. Napoleon was born on which island ?

• 8. Les McKeown was the lead singer with which Scottish pop group ?

• 9. Who directed the 1980 film 'The Blues Brothers' ?

• 10. Which Central American state is also the name of a type of hat ?

• 11. In which sport would you go to a basho ?

• 12. What is Shakespeare's longest play ?

• 13. What is the name given to the beam placed above a window or door ?

• 14. What is the singular of the word Scampi ? a) Scamp, b) Scampo or c) Scampi?

• 15. What is the profession of Fay Wray's character in the 1933 film 'King Kong' ? a) Journalist, b) Writer or c) Actress ?

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

[stowie39]

1. 1760
8. Bay City Rollers

[elcarretero]

7 Corsica
10 Panama

[LucindaC]

2 Harry Potter ?
3 biting nails

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. How many yards are there in a mile ? 1760

• 2. Which famous fictional character was born on 31st July, 1981 ? Harry Potter

• 3. What habit does an onychophagist have ? Biting their fingernails

• 4. What is the only river which flows both north and south of the equator ? The Congo

• 5. The world's first public railway was opened in which country ? England

• 6. What were the first living creatures sent into space by the United States ? Mice

• 7. Napoleon was born on which island ? Corsica

• 8. Les McKeown was the lead singer with which Scottish pop group ? The Bay City Rollers

• 9. Who directed the 1980 film 'The Blues Brothers' ? John Landis

• 10. Which Central American state is also the name of a type of hat ? Panama

• 11. In which sport would you go to a basho ? Sumo Wrestling

• 12. What is Shakespeare's longest play ? Hamlet

• 13. What is the name given to the beam placed above a window or door ? Lintel

• 14. What is the singular of the word Scampi ? a) Scamp, b) Scampo or c) Scampi? b) Scampo

• 15. What is the profession of Fay Wray's character in the 1933 film 'King Kong' ? a) Journalist, b) Writer or c) Actress ? c) Actress