General Knowledge Quiz No. 115

[Carl]

• 3. How often does Haley's comet appear ?

• 4. What novel by Ray Bradbury was named for the temperature at which book paper catches fire and burns ?

• 5. Who created the character of Tarzan ?

• 6. In which year did Bucks Fizz win the European Song Contest ?

• 7. Who invented vulcanized rubber in 1839 ?

• 8. Who directed 'The Killing Fields' and 'Chariots Of Fire' ?

• 9. Which of these wedding anniversaries would you celebrate last ? Sapphire, Pearl or Silver ?

• 10. In which century did William Shakespeare write 'Henry VIII' ?

• 11. Who wrote the novel 'Brighton Rock' ?

• 12. Who said 'The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.' ?

• 13. In which year did Tony Blair first become British Prime Minister ?

• 14. In Eastenders, what are the names of Pauline Fowlers two sons ?

• 15. Which former 'Eastenders' actor narrated the TV series 'Paddington Green' ?

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

[reddragon]

11. Grahame Greene
14. Mark and Martin

[elcarretero]

4 Farenheit 451
9 Saphire

[LucindaC]

8 David Puttnam
13 1998

[Carl]

Herewith Questions No. 1 & 2 that I omitted in error when posting GNQ No. 115 on Thursday.

• 1. Sir Mulberry Hawk appears in what Charles Dickens novel ?

• 2. Which of the following planets is the smallest - Neptune, Earth or Mars ?

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Sir Mulberry Hawk appears in what Charles Dickens novel ? Nicholas Nickleby

• 2. Which of the following planets is the smallest - Neptune, Earth or Mars ? Mars

• 3. How often does Haley's comet appear ? Every 76 years

• 4. What novel by Ray Bradbury was named for the temperature at which book paper catches fire and burns ? 'Fahrenheit 451'

• 5. Who created the character of Tarzan ? Edgar Rice Burroughs

• 6. In which year did Bucks Fizz win the European Song Contest ? 1981

• 7. Who invented vulcanized rubber in 1839 ? Charles Goodyear

• 8. Who directed 'The Killing Fields' and 'Chariots Of Fire' ? David Puttnam

• 9. Which of these wedding anniversaries would you celebrate last ? Sapphire, Pearl or Silver ? Sapphire

• 10. In which century did William Shakespeare write 'Henry VIII' ? 17th

• 11. Who wrote the novel 'Brighton Rock' ? Graham Greene

• 12. Who said 'The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.' ? Albert Einstein

• 13. In which year did Tony Blair first become British Prime Minister ? 1997

• 14. In Eastenders, what are the names of Pauline Fowlers two sons ? Mark and Martin

• 15. Which former 'Eastenders' actor narrated the TV series 'Paddington Green' ? Ross Kemp