General Knowledge Quiz No. 162

[Carl]

• 1. Which playwright wrote 'The Crucible' ?

• 2. What do algophobics fear ?

• 3. If a creature is 'opodous', what has it not got ?

• 4. What chemical element has the atomic number 18 ?

• 5. What is the name of the character played by Angela Lansbury in 'Murder, She Wrote' ?

• 6. What is the name of the hooked staff carried by a bishop called ?

• 7. In which war was Agent Orange used by the USA ?

• 8. Who was the Greek God of dreams ?

• 9. What is 'nacre' commonly known as ?

• 10. What colour is the Mr Men character Mr Happy ?

• 11. In which ocean are the Cape Verde Islands ?

• 12. What is the Lonicera plant commonly known as ?

• 13. What does a 'vigneron' cultivate ?

• 14. Which creature in Greek mythology was half-man and half-bull ?

• 15. What are the two ingredients in a Rusty Nail cocktail ?

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

[stowie39]

1. Arthur Millar

[elcarretero]

3 Feet
6 Crook

[gail]

11. Atlantic

[elcarretero]

5 Jessica Fletcher

[LucindaC]

7 Vietnam

[elcarretero]

10 Yellow

[gail]

13. Grapes for wine

[elcarretero]

9 Mother of pearl

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Which playwright wrote 'The Crucible' ? Arthur Miller

• 2. What do algophobics fear ? Pain

• 3. If a creature is 'opodous', what has it not got ? Feet

• 4. What chemical element has the atomic number 18 ? Argon

• 5. What is the name of the character played by Angela Lansbury in 'Murder, She Wrote' ? Jessica Fletcher

• 6. What is the name of the hooked staff carried by a bishop called ? A Crozier

• 7. In which war was Agent Orange used by the USA ? Vietnam

• 8. Who was the Greek God of dreams ? Morpheus

• 9. What is 'nacre' commonly known as ? Mother of Pearl

• 10. What colour is the Mr Men character Mr Happy ? Yellow

• 11. In which ocean are the Cape Verde Islands ? Atlantic

• 12. What is the Lonicera plant commonly known as ? Honeysuckle

• 13. What does a 'vigneron' cultivate ? Grapes (for wine)

• 14. Which creature in Greek mythology was half-man and half-bull ? Minotaur

• 15. What are the two ingredients in a Rusty Nail cocktail ? Whisky and Drambuie