General Knowledge Quiz No. 148

[Carl]

• 1. What is the most Northern national capital in Europe ?

• 2. Which theatre in London was originally called the Waldorf ?

• 3. Who had a hit in 1987 with the single Tonight, Tonight, Tonight' ?

• 4. Who wrote the song 'I Shot the Sheriff' which Eric Clapton had a hit single with ?

• 5. What names are given to the male and to the female swan ?

• 6. In diving, what does the letter 'C' stand for in 'Scuba' ? Core, Controlled or Contained ?

• 7. In what year was the first television broadcast in the UK ? 1930, 1933 or 1936 ?

• 8. How many husbands did Mary Queen of Scots have ?

• 9. Which British city has an underground railway system which is nicknamed 'The Clockwork Orange' ?

• 10. In the TV comedy series 'Steptoe and Son', what was the name of Steptoe's horse ?

• 11. Tobermory is the only town on which Scottish island ?

• 12. Which 1969 film features the song 'Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head' ?

• 13. Which of the following elements has an atomic number less than 10 ? Beryllium, Phosphorus or Titanium ?

• 14. How many of the seven dwarfs had beards ?

• 15. Which wedding anniversary would you celebrate after 20 years ? Crystal, China or Pearl ?

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

[elcarretero]

1 Reykjavik
5 Cob and pen

[stowie39]

12. Midnight cowboy

[elcarretero]

6 Contained

[LucindaC]

4 Bob Marley
9 Glasgow

[elcarretero]

10 Hercules

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What is the most Northern national capital in Europe ? Rekyavik

• 2. Which theatre in London was originally called the Waldorf ? The Strand

• 3. Who had a hit in 1987 with the single Tonight, Tonight, Tonight' ? Genesis

• 4. Who wrote the song 'I Shot the Sheriff' which Eric Clapton had a hit single with ? Bob Marley

• 5. What names are given to the male and to the female swan ? Cob (male) and Pen (female)

• 6. In diving, what does the letter 'C' stand for in 'Scuba' ? Core, Controlled or Contained ? Contained

• 7. In what year was the first television broadcast in the UK ? 1930, 1933 or 1936 ? 1936

• 8. How many husbands did Mary Queen of Scots have ? 3

• 9. Which British city has an underground railway system which is nicknamed 'The Clockwork Orange' ? Glasgow

• 10. In the TV comedy series 'Steptoe and Son', what was the name of Steptoe's horse ? Hercules

• 11. Tobermory is the only town on which Scottish island ? Mull

• 12. Which 1969 film features the song 'Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head' ? Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

• 13. Which of the following elements has an atomic number less than 10 ? Beryllium, Phosphorus or Titanium ? Beryllium

• 14. How many of the seven dwarfs had beards ? 6 (Dopey was the only one not to have one)

• 15. Which wedding anniversary would you celebrate after 20 years ? Crystal, China or Pearl ? China