General Knowledge Quiz No. 158

[Carl]

• 1. What is the name given to a young whale ?

• 2. In which country would you find the world's biggest pyramid ?

• 3. What is the popular name for the antirrhinum ?

• 4. What was the name of the dog in Peter Pan ?

• 5. In which UK city are the remains of the ship the Mary Rose kept ?

• 6. Which two elements make up Ammonia ?

• 7. How is a polygraph better known ?

• 8. What is the world`s most popular musical instrument ? Harmonica, Flute or Acoustic Guitar ?

• 9. In a standard pack of cards, why is the king of hearts sometimes known as the suicide king ?

• 10. What type of bean is the ingredient for baked beans ?

• 11. How is the mountain called Godwin Austen better known ?

• 12. What type of animal is a 'motmot' ?

• 13. Which waterway divides the Isle of Wight from the English mainland ?

• 14. What was the subject of the 1992 Maastricht Treaty ?

• 15. Davy Crockett's hat was made from the fur of what animal ?

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

[elcarretero]

1 Calf
3 Snapdragon

[gail]

5. Portsmouth
10. Haricot

[elcarretero]

4 Nana

[LucindaC]

13 solent

[elcarretero]

7 Lie detector

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What is the name given to a young whale ? A calf

• 2. In which country would you find the world's biggest pyramid ? Egypt

• 3. What is the popular name for the antirrhinum ? Snapdraggon

• 4. What was the name of the dog in Peter Pan ? Nana

• 5. In which UK city are the remains of the ship the Mary Rose kept ? Portsmouth

• 6. Which two elements make up Ammonia ? Nitrogen and Hydrogen

• 7. How is a polygraph better known ? Lie detector test

• 8. What is the world's most popular musical instrument ? Harmonica, Flute or Acoustic Guitar ? Harmonica

• 9. In a standard pack of cards, why is the king of hearts sometimes known as the suicide king ? He has a sword through his head

• 10. What type of bean is the ingredient for baked beans ? Haricot

• 11. How is the mountain called Godwin Austen better known ? K2

• 12. What type of animal is a 'motmot' ? Bird

• 13. Which waterway divides the Isle of Wight from the English mainland ? The Solent

• 14. What was the subject of the 1992 Maastricht Treaty ? The unification of Europe

• 15. Davy Crockett's hat was made from the fur of what animal ? Racoon