General Knowledge Quiz No. 119

[Carl]

• 1. In which year was the first atomic bomb launched ?

• 2. What name is given to an alloy of mercury ?

• 3. Which of the following natural-phenomena cause the most deaths ? Hurricanes, Lightning Strikes or Earthquakes ?

• 4. St. Louis in America stands on which of the following rivers ? Rio Grande, Mississippi or Colorado ?

• 5. Which Charles Dickens novel features the character of Pip ?

• 6. Jill Morrell campaigned for the release of which hostage, who finally released in 1991 ?

• 7. If you were born on Burns night, which star sign would you be ?

• 8. In 1983, what became the Eurythmics first UK top ten single ?

• 9. In what year did Roger Bannister first break the 4 minute mile barrier ?

• 10. Who sailed to the Galapagos Islands on his ship HMS Beagle ?

• 11. In which 1999 TV series did Janet Street-Porter walk from Edinburgh to London ? Capital Challenge, As The Crow Flies or Street Life ?

• 12. What are the three water signs of the Zodiac ?

• 13. Which is Britain's oldest cathedral ?

• 14. In which decade did the Roswell incident take place, in which wreckage from a UFO was said to be discovered ?

• 15. What was the first metal used by man to make tools and weapons ?

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

[elcarretero]

2 Amalgum
5 Great expectations

[LucindaC]

3 lightning
6 John Mcarthy

[gail]

8. Sweet dreams

[LucindaC]

11 As The Crow Flies
13 Salisbury ?

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. In which year was the first atomic bomb launched ? 1945

• 2. What name is given to an alloy of mercury ? Amalgam

• 3. Which of the following natural-phenomena cause the most deaths ? Hurricanes, Lightning Strikes or Earthquakes ? Lightning Strikes

• 4. St. Louis in America stands on which of the following rivers ? Rio Grande, Mississippi or Colorado ? Mississippi

• 5. Which Charles Dickens novel features the character of Pip ? 'Great Expectations'

• 6. Jill Morrell campaigned for the release of which hostage, who finally released in 1991 ? John McCarthy

• 7. If you were born on Burns night, which star sign would you be ? Aquarius

• 8. In 1983, what became the Eurythmics first UK top ten single ? 'Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)'

• 9. In what year did Roger Bannister first break the 4 minute mile barrier ? 1954

• 10. Who sailed to the Galapagos Islands on his ship HMS Beagle ? Charles Darwin

• 11. In which 1999 TV series did Janet Street-Porter walk from Edinburgh to London ? Capital Challenge, As The Crow Flies or Street Life ? As The Crow Flies

• 12. What are the three water signs of the Zodiac ? Pisces, Scorpio and Cancer

• 13. Which is Britain's oldest cathedral ? Canterbury

• 14. In which decade did the Roswell incident take place, in which wreckage from a UFO was said to be discovered ? 1940s

• 15. What was the first metal used by man to make tools and weapons ? Copper