General Knowledge Quiz No. 210

[Carl]

• 1. What are the Italian cheese balls whose name translates as 'small mouthfuls ?

• 2. What did Colonel Thomas Blood attempt to steal in 1671 ?

• 3. Who was the first man to appear on the cover of the American Vogue ?

• 4. A gooney bird is another name for which bird ?

• 5. Who played plays Doctor Gregory House in the TV series House ?

• 6. The Butut is the monetary unit of which country ?

• 7. Chrometophobia is an irrational fear of what ?

• 8. Who won the 1987 British Formula One Grand Prix ?

• 9. What type of creature is a bonnethead ?

• 10. The first chamber of commerce in Britain was founded in which city in 1783 ?

• 11. Which country hosts the world screaming championships ?

• 12. In astronomy what is the outermost region of a planet's atmosphere called ?

• 13. A bibliophile is a lover of what ?

• 14. In which year did Captain Scott reach the South Pole ?

• 15. Which English footballers's autobiography is entitled Walking Tall ?

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

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2 The Crown Jewels
13 Books

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5 Hugh Laurie

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What are the Italian cheese balls whose name translates as 'small mouthfuls ? Bocconcini

• 2. What did Colonel Thomas Blood attempt to steal in 1671 ? The Crown Jewels

• 3. Who was the first man to appear on the cover of the American Vogue ? Richard Gere

• 4. A gooney bird is another name for which bird ? Albatross

• 5. Who played plays Doctor Gregory House in the TV series House ? Hugh Laurie

• 6. The Butut is the monetary unit of which country ? Gambia

• 7. Chrometophobia is an irrational fear of what ? Money

• 8. Who won the 1987 British Formula One Grand Prix ? Nigel Mansell

• 9. What type of creature is a bonnethead ? Shark

• 10. The first chamber of commerce in Britain was founded in which city in 1783 ? Glasgow

• 11. Which country hosts the world screaming championships ? Poland

• 12. In astronomy what is the outermost region of a planet's atmosphere called ? Exosphere

• 13. A bibliophile is a lover of what ? Books

• 14. In which year did Captain Scott reach the South Pole ? 1912

• 15. Which English footballers's autobiography is entitled Walking Tall ? Peter Crouch