General Knowledge Quiz No. 209

[Carl]

• 1. In which country was Imry Nagy twice Prime Minister, executed for treason in 1958 and reburied as a hero in 1989 ?

• 2. Which English artist and engraver is famed for his paintings of horses ?

• 3. What is the technical term for a solid figure with five plane (flat) faces ?

• 4. A boomslang is what type of creature ?

• 5. In which country was Greenpeace founded ?

• 6. Who succeeded James Callaghan as leader of Britain's Labour Party ?

• 7. What is the name of the assembly of cardinals for the election of a Pope ?

• 8. Chiromancy is the technical name for what pseudoscience (claimed but not proven to be scientific) ?

• 9. The Karnak Temple complex, dating back to the ancient city of Thebes, is in which country ?

• 10. As of 2018 what is the most popularly attended concert venue in the world (highest audience numbers per year) ?

• 11. Nanga Parbat, meaning 'naked mountain', the 9th highest in the world, is part of which mountain range ?

• 12. What country hosts the World Wife-Carrying Championships ?

• 13. What country temporarily renamed its currency Bolivar Fuerte (meaning strong Bolivar) while phasing out the use of the previous Bolivar alongside it ?

• 14. Which former British MP claims responsibility for introducing speed bumps ('sleeping policemen') to UK roads ?

• 15. Who holds the record for the longest televised successful golf putt (correct as at 2008) ?

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

[elcarretero]

2 George Stubbs
3 Pentahedron

[LucindaC]

7 Conclave
14 Ken Clark

[elcarretero]

5 Canada

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. In which country was Imry Nagy twice Prime Minister, executed for treason in 1958 and reburied as a hero in 1989 ? Hungary

• 2. Which English artist and engraver is famed for his paintings of horses ? George Stubbs

• 3. What is the technical term for a solid figure with five plane (flat) faces ? Pentahedron (Pentagon only if all sides are the same length)

• 4. A boomslang is what type of creature ? Snake

• 5. In which country was Greenpeace founded ? Canada

• 6. Who succeeded James Callaghan as leader of Britain's Labour Party ? Michael Foot

• 7. What is the name of the assembly of cardinals for the election of a Pope ? Conclave

• 8. Chiromancy is the technical name for what pseudoscience (claimed but not proven to be scientific) ? Palmistry

• 9. The Karnak Temple complex, dating back to the ancient city of Thebes, is in which country ? Egypt

• 10. As of 2018 what is the most popularly attended concert venue in the world (highest audience numbers per year) ? The 02, London

• 11. Nanga Parbat, meaning 'naked mountain', the 9th highest in the world, is part of which mountain range ? Himalayas

• 12. What country hosts the World Wife-Carrying Championships ? Finland

• 13. What country temporarily renamed its currency Bolivar Fuerte (meaning strong Bolivar) while phasing out the use of the previous Bolivar alongside it ? Venezuela

• 14. Which former British MP claims responsibility for introducing speed bumps ('sleeping policemen') to UK roads ? Kenneth Clarke

• 15. Who holds the record for the longest televised successful golf putt (correct as at 2008) ? Terry Wogan