General Knowledge Quiz No. 166

[Carl]

• 1. What famous London building is officially called 1 Canada Square ?

• 2. Which tennis player was stabbed by a Steffi Graf fan while playing in Hamburg 1993 ?

• 3. What was the nuclear power station Sellafield previously known as ?

• 4. Swansea is situated on which river ?

• 5. To what note is the top string on a six-string guitar normally tuned ?

• 6. In what year did Margaret Thatcher become Prime Minister ?

• 7. Who was Britain's first Christian martyr (an English town is named after him) ?

• 8. Which country has the largest malt whisky distillery in the world ?

• 9. What was Hiram Hackenbacker's nickname in TV's Thunderbirds ?

• 10. What is the person called who leads prayers in a mosque ?

• 11. What is a 'half-hunter' ?

• 12. Which British organisation was founded by Octavia Hill in 1895 ?

• 13. What number did motorcycle racer Barry Sheen have on his bike ?

• 14. When is St Andrew's Day ?

• 15. What type of game is Faro ?

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

[elcarretero]

2 Monica Selles
9 Brains

[LucindaC]

3 Windscale
6 1978?

[elcarretero]

11 Pocket watch

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What famous London building is officially called 1 Canada Square ? Canary Wharf Tower

• 2. Which tennis player was stabbed by a Steffi Graf fan while playing in Hamburg 1993 ? Monica Seles

• 3. What was the nuclear power station Sellafield previously known as ? Windscale

• 4. Swansea is situated on which river ? The Tawe

• 5. To what note is the top string on a six-string guitar normally tuned ? E

• 6. In what year did Margaret Thatcher become Prime Minister ? 1979

• 7. Who was Britain's first Christian martyr (an English town is named after him) ? St. Alban

• 8. Which country has the largest malt whisky distillery in the world ? Japan

• 9. What was Hiram Hackenbacker's nickname in TV's Thunderbirds ? Brains

• 10. What is the person called who leads prayers in a mosque ? The Imam

• 11. What is a 'half-hunter' ? A pocket watch

• 12. Which British organisation was founded by Octavia Hill in 1895 ? National Trust

• 13. What number did motorcycle racer Barry Sheen have on his bike ? 7

• 14. When is St Andrew's Day ? 30th November

• 15. What type of game is Faro ? A card game