General Knowledge Quiz No. 189

[Carl]

• 1. What is the collective name for a group of finches ?

• 2. Astraphobia is a fear of what ?

• 3. What star sign are people born on 25 August ?

• 4. In which year was the Battle of Stamford Bridge ?

• 5. Which fragrance was first made for Russian Count Orloff in 1768 ?

• 6. Developed in Germany during World War II, what is tabun ?

• 7. The pub name The White Hart is named after which king's heraldic symbol ?

• 8. How many US presidents' faces are sculpted on Mount Rushmore ?

• 9. How many sides does a mansard roof have ?

• 10. A black velvet is a mixture of stout and which other alcoholic drink ?

• 11. What is the title name of the Usher to the UK House of Lords ?

• 12. Which country suffered the greatest civilian losses in World War II ?

• 13. Which element has the highest melting point ?

• 14. Marble is a form of which type of rock ?

• 15. Agadir is a port in which North African country ?

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

[stowie39]

8. Four
10. Champagne

[elcarretero]

9 Four, 2 on each side
11 Black Rod

[gail]

3. Virgo
15. Morocco

[LucindaC]

13 carbon

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What is the collective name for a group of finches ? Charm

• 2. Astraphobia is a fear of what ? Lightning

• 3. What star sign are people born on 25 August ? Virgo

• 4. In which year was the Battle of Stamford Bridge ? 1066

• 5. Which fragrance was first made for Russian Count Orloff in 1768 ? Imperial Leather

• 6. Developed in Germany during World War II, what is tabun ? Nerve gas

• 7. The pub name The White Hart is named after which king's heraldic symbol ? Richard II

• 8. How many US presidents' faces are sculpted on Mount Rushmore ? 4

• 9. How many sides does a mansard roof have ? 4

• 10. A black velvet is a mixture of stout and which other alcoholic drink ? Champagne

• 11. What is the title name of the Usher to the UK House of Lords ? Black Rod

• 12. Which country suffered the greatest civilian losses in World War II ? China

• 13. Which element has the highest melting point ? Carbon

• 14. Marble is a form of which type of rock ? Limestone

• 15. Agadir is a port in which North African country ? Morocco