General Knowledge Quiz No. 122

[Carl]

• 1. Who composed the ballet 'Sleeping Beauty' ?

• 2. Who sang 'Anyone who had a heart' in 1964 ?

• 3. What was the title of Oasis' 1994 debut single ?

• 4. Which animal became extinct in Scotland in 1743 and then in Ireland in 1766 ?

• 5. In what year did Guy Fawkes attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament ?

• 6. Who was the first actor to play Doctor Who in the TV series of the same name ?

• 7. What 1954 Alfred Hitchcock film was remade in 1998 as 'A Perfect Murder' ?

• 8. Who wrote '20,000 Leagues Under The Sea' ?

• 9. In what year did Iraq invade Kuwait, leading to the Gulf War ?

• 10. What type of animal is a natterjack ?

• 11. In 1889, what took over from the Great Pyramid as the tallest building in the world ?

• 12. In which American state is the west coast city of Tampa ?

• 13. In which Canadian city is the CN Tower ?

• 14. What name is given to the wedding anniversary celebrated after 10 years ?

• 15. With whom do Alan Titchmarsh and Charlie Dimmock join forces to form the Ground Force ?

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

[elcarretero]

1 Tchaikovsky
2 Cilla Black

[stowie39]

10. Toad
15. Tommy Walsh

[elcarretero]

6 William Hartnell

[LucindaC]

8 Jule Verne

[elcarretero]

12 Florida

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Who composed the ballet 'Sleeping Beauty' ? Tchaikovsky

• 2. Who sang 'Anyone who had a heart' in 1964 ? Cilla Black

• 3. What was the title of Oasis' 1994 debut single ? 'Supersonic'

• 4. Which animal became extinct in Scotland in 1743 and then in Ireland in 1766 ? The Wolf

• 5. In what year did Guy Fawkes attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament ? 1605

• 6. Who was the first actor to play Doctor Who in the TV series of the same name ? William Hartnell

• 7. What 1954 Alfred Hitchcock film was remade in 1998 as 'A Perfect Murder' ? 'Dial M For Murder'

• 8. Who wrote '20,000 Leagues Under The Sea' ? Jules Verne

• 9. In what year did Iraq invade Kuwait, leading to the Gulf War ? 1990

• 10. What type of animal is a natterjack ? A toad

• 11. In 1889, what took over from the Great Pyramid as the tallest building in the world ? The Eiffel Tower

• 12. In which American state is the west coast city of Tampa ? Florida

• 13. In which Canadian city is the CN Tower ? Toronto

• 14. What name is given to the wedding anniversary celebrated after 10 years ? Tin

• 15. With whom do Alan Titchmarsh and Charlie Dimmock join forces to form the Ground Force ? Tommy Walsh