General Knowledge Quiz No. 175

[Carl]

• 1. What word represents the letter K in radio communications ?

• 2. Which mountain was known as Peak XV until 1865 ?

• 3. What was the title of Madonna's 1992 book ?

• 4. What are the two ingredients of a screwdriver cocktail ?

• 5. What does NAAFI stand for in the British forces ?

• 6. In which month is St David's Day celebrated ?

• 7. New York lies on which river ?

• 8. On which planet is the Great Dark Spot ?

• 9. Which famous London sculpture is the work of Sir Alfred Gilbert ?

• 10. An icosahedron is a three-dimensional form with how many faces ?

• 11. What chemical element has the symbol Kr ?

• 12. What word is the opposite of zenith ?

• 13. What type of animal is a Border Leicester ?

• 14. What is the first name of Paul McCartney's fashion designer daughter ?

• 15. What is the first letter of the Greek alphabet ?

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

[stowie39]

1. Kilo
14. Stella

[elcarretero]

2 Everest
4 Vodka and orange juice

[gail]

6. March
15. Alpha

[stowie39]

5. Navy Army and Air Force Institute
7. Hudson

[elcarretero]

11 Krypton

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What word represents the letter K in radio communications ? Kilo

• 2. Which mountain was known as Peak XV until 1865 ? Mount Everest

• 3. What was the title of Madonna's 1992 book ? Sex

• 4. What are the two ingredients of a screwdriver cocktail ? Vodka and orange

• 5. What does NAAFI stand for in the British forces ? Navy Army and Air Force Institutes

• 6. In which month is St David's Day celebrated ? March

• 7. New York lies on which river ? Hudson

• 8. On which planet is the Great Dark Spot ? Neptune

• 9. Which famous London sculpture is the work of Sir Alfred Gilbert ? Eros

• 10. An icosahedron is a three-dimensional form with how many faces ? 20

• 11. What chemical element has the symbol Kr ? Krypton

• 12. What word is the opposite of zenith ? Nadir

• 13. What type of animal is a Border Leicester ? Sheep

• 14. What is the first name of Paul McCartney's fashion designer daughter ? Stella

• 15. What is the first letter of the Greek alphabet ? Alpha