General Knowledge Quiz No. 176

[Carl]

• 1. What is the flavour of the liqueur Amaretto ?

• 2. Which poet wrote The Divine Comedy ?

• 3. Who directed the 1995 film Casino ?

• 4. The Thinker is the work of which sculptor ?

• 5. On which river are the Victoria Falls ?

• 6. In the UK military what does SAS stand for ?

• 7. From which type of wood are cricket bats traditionally made ?

• 8. On which part of the body would you wear a sabot ?

• 9. What date of the year is St Swithin's Day ?

• 10. What is an archer's arrow case called ?

• 11. What is the largest planet in our solar system ?

• 12. What type of creature is an avadavat ?

• 13. What is the name of the prison in the British TV comedy series Porridge ?

• 14. Who became the First Minister of Northern Ireland in 1998 ?

• 15. What is the largest city in Australia ?

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

[elcarretero]

1 Almonds
4 Rodin

[stowie39]

6. Special Air Service
7. Willow

[gail]

15. Melbourne (just taken over from Sydney)

[elcarretero]

8 Foot

[LucindaC]

13 Slade

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What is the flavour of the liqueur Amaretto ? Almond

• 2. Which poet wrote The Divine Comedy ? Dante

• 3. Who directed the 1995 film Casino ? Martin Scorsese

• 4. The Thinker is the work of which sculptor ? Rodin

• 5. On which river are the Victoria Falls ? Zambezi

• 6. In the UK military what does SAS stand for ? Special Air Service

• 7. From which type of wood are cricket bats traditionally made ? Willow

• 8. On which part of the body would you wear a sabot ? Foot

• 9. What date of the year is St Swithin's Day ? 15th July

• 10. What is an archer's arrow case called ? Quiver

• 11. What is the largest planet in our solar system ? Jupiter

• 12. What type of creature is an avadavat ? Bird

• 13. What is the name of the prison in the British TV comedy series Porridge ? Slade

• 14. Who became the First Minister of Northern Ireland in 1998 ? David Trimble

• 15. What is the largest city in Australia ? Melbourne