General Knowledge Quiz No. 214

[Carl]

• 1. Coca Cola announced in October 2010 the closure of which famous British bottled water company, said to be the Queen Elizabeth II's favourite ?

• 2. What type of animal is a markhor, the national animal of Pakistan ?

• 3. The Colorado beetle attacks what crop ?

• 4. Which couturiere and perfumier's first names were Gabrielle Bonheur ?

• 5. The flavoured fishing bait boilie is mainly used to catch which type of fish ?

• 6. A traditional weapon of the Sicilian mafia, what is a lupara ?

• 7. In geological classification what granular term is between silt and gravel ?

• 8. What was Brad Pitt's initialised character name in the film 'Thelma and Louise' ?

• 9. Opened in 1998, accessible usually only by air, and continually in permafrost, the EKATI Diamond Mine is in which country ?

• 10. What mythical city, meaning 'the golden one', fascinated the Spanish Conquistadors during their conquest of the Americas ?

• 11. What does UNESCO (successor to the League of Nations' International Commission on Intellectual Cooperation) stand for ?

• 12. In human anatomy, in which part of the body is the buccinator muscle ?

• 13. With what frequency does Switzerland hold its presidential election ?

• 14. What is the square root of four million ?

• 15. Dextral refers to what: Left; Right; Both or Single (in relation to 'handed' or 'side') ?

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

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3 Potatoes
10 El Dorado

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Coca Cola announced in October 2010 the closure of which famous British bottled water company, said to be the Queen Elizabeth II's favourite ? Malvern

• 2. What type of animal is a markhor, the national animal of Pakistan ? Goat

• 3. The Colorado beetle attacks what crop ? Potato

• 4. Which couturiere and perfumier's first names were Gabrielle Bonheur ? Coco Chanel

• 5. The flavoured fishing bait boilie is mainly used to catch which type of fish ? Carp

• 6. A traditional weapon of the Sicilian mafia, what is a lupara ? Shotgun

• 7. In geological classification what granular term is between silt and gravel ? Sand

• 8. What was Brad Pitt's initialised character name in the film 'Thelma and Louise' ? JD

• 9. Opened in 1998, accessible usually only by air, and continually in permafrost, the EKATI Diamond Mine is in which country ? Canada

• 10. What mythical city, meaning 'the golden one', fascinated the Spanish Conquistadors during their conquest of the Americas ? El Dorado

• 11. What does UNESCO (successor to the League of Nations' International Commission on Intellectual Cooperation) stand for ? United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

• 12. In human anatomy, in which part of the body is the buccinator muscle ? Cheek

• 13. With what frequency does Switzerland hold its presidential election ? Annually

• 14. What is the square root of four million ? 2,000

• 15. Dextral refers to what: Left; Right; Both or Single (in relation to 'handed' or 'side') ? Right