General Knowledge Quiz No. 218

[Carl]

• 1. What is the name of the fluid surrounding a foetus in the womb ?

• 2. Malpensa Airport serves which European city ?

• 3. Its name shared by a species of goose, what are the marine crustaceans which live attached to submerged surfaces, such as the bottoms of boats ?

• 4. Who was the head of Next retail company, who left the company in the 1990s to start a clothing line for supermarket chain Asda ?

• 5. A lachrymator is a substance that irritates which part of the body ?

• 6. The European city of Brussels lies on which river ?

• 7. Who won four gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, in the men's 100 metres, 200m, long jump, and 4x100m relay ?

• 8. Mutter is the Indian term for which type of foodstuff ?

• 9. The Abominable Snowman is said to inhabit which mountain range ?

• 10. How many square yards in a UK acre ?

• 11. An aileron is found on which part of an aircraft ?

• 12. In needlework, what is the technique in which pieces of fabric are attached to another piece of material for decoration ?

• 13. What is the croup of an animal, such as a horse: Neck; Rump; Foot; or Chest ?

• 14. A sestercentenary is an anniversary of how many years ?

• 15. A caryatid is a supporting column or pillar of a building carved in the shape of what ?

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

[elcarretero]

3 Barnacles
11 The wings

[gail]

1. Amneotic
4. George Davis

[elcarretero]

5 Eyes

[gail]

9. Himalayas

[elcarretero]

12 Appliqué

[elcarretero]

7 Jesse Owens
8 Peas

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What is the name of the fluid surrounding a foetus in the womb ? Amniotic fluid

• 2. Malpensa Airport serves which European city ? Milan

• 3. Its name shared by a species of goose, what are the marine crustaceans which live attached to submerged surfaces, such as the bottoms of boats ? Barnacles

• 4. Who was the head of Next retail company, who left the company in the 1990s to start a clothing line for supermarket chain Asda ? George Davies (George clothing brand)

• 5. A lachrymator is a substance that irritates which part of the body ? Eyes

• 6. The European city of Brussels lies on which river ? River Zenne

• 7. Who won four gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, in the men's 100 metres, 200m, long jump, and 4x100m relay ? Jesse Owens

• 8. Mutter is the Indian term for which type of foodstuff ? Peas

• 9. The Abominable Snowman is said to inhabit which mountain range ? Himalayas

• 10. How many square yards in a UK acre ? 4,840

• 11. An aileron is found on which part of an aircraft ? Wing

• 12. In needlework, what is the technique in which pieces of fabric are attached to another piece of material for decoration ? Applique

• 13. What is the croup of an animal, such as a horse: Neck; Rump; Foot; or Chest ? Rump

• 14. A sestercentenary is an anniversary of how many years ? 250

• 15. A caryatid is a supporting column or pillar of a building carved in the shape of what ? Woman