General Knowledge Quiz No. 111

[Carl]

• 1. In which capital city of Europe would you find the train station called Tara Street ?

• 2. A female fox is known as a vixen, but what is a male fox known as ?

• 3. What 1999 film is based on the novel 'Les liaisons dangereuses' ?

• 4. In which television programme would you have found Louby Loo ?

• 5. What was Giovanni Bellini best known for ? a) Painting, b) Scuplting or c) Writing ?

• 6. Who invented the pneumatic tyre, which was first used on bicycles ?

• 7. Ted Bundy the American serial killer was convicted because of what type of forensic evidence ? a) Hair samples, b) Fingerprints or c) Bite Marks ?

• 8. How many players make up a team in Gaelic football ?

• 9. During which month is the anniversary of the revolution celebrated in Russia ?

• 10. 'Cambridge Favourite', 'Royal Sovereign' and 'Talisman' are all varieties of what ?

• 11. In the phonetic alphabet, what word represents the letter 'W' ?

• 12. In which county is Lord's cricket ground ?

• 13. What is the correct way to address a duke ? a) 'Sir', b) 'Your Grace' or c) 'My Lord' ?

• 14. Who had a hit with 'The Israelites' in 1969 ?

• 15. With what country are corgi dogs associated ?

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

[elcarretero]

2 Dog
3 Dangerous Liaisons

[stowie39]

11.whiskey
12. Middlesex

[elcarretero]

4 Andy Pandy

[gail]

14. Desmond Dekker
15. Wales?

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. In which capital city of Europe would you find the train station called Tara Street ? Dublin

• 2. A female fox is known as a vixen, but what is a male fox known as ? A dog

• 3. What 1999 film is based on the novel 'Les liaisons dangereuses' ? 'Cruel Intentions'

• 4. In which television programme would you have found Louby Loo ? Andy Pandy

• 5. What was Giovanni Bellini best known for ? a) Painting, b) Scuplting or c) Writing ? a) Painting

• 6. Who invented the pneumatic tyre, which was first used on bicycles ? John Dunlop

• 7. Ted Bundy the American serial killer was convicted because of what type of forensic evidence ? a) Hair samples, b) Fingerprints or c) Bite Marks ? c) Bite Marks

• 8. How many players make up a team in Gaelic football ? 13

• 9. During which month is the anniversary of the revolution celebrated in Russia ? November

• 10. 'Cambridge Favourite', 'Royal Sovereign' and 'Talisman' are all varieties of what ? Strawberries

• 11. In the phonetic alphabet, what word represents the letter 'W' ? Whiskey

• 12. In which county is Lord's cricket ground ? Middlesex

• 13. What is the correct way to address a duke ? a) 'Sir', b) 'Your Grace' or c) 'My Lord' ? b) 'Your Grace'

• 14. Who had a hit with 'The Israelites' in 1969 ? Desmond Dekker and the Aces

• 15. With what country are corgi dogs associated ? Wales