General Knowledge Quiz No. 232

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General Knowledge Quiz No. 232

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  • 1. In heraldry, what is a wyvern ?
  • 2. What is the descriptively named painting technique where tiny dots blend to form a picture ?
  • 3. What flowers prompted William Wordsworth write (and title) a poem about after seeing them at Lake Ullswater in 1802 ?
  • 4. Planchet was the servant of which of the Three Musketeers, by Alexandre Dumas ?
  • 5. Which fish is known in the British fishing industry as 'Silver Darlings' ?
  • 6. What is the basic monetary unit of Iceland ?
  • 7. What was poet Lord Byron's first name ?
  • 8. Jazz musician Gene Krupa was famous for playing which musical instrument ?
  • 9. What farming disease was reported in 2011 to have virtually disappeared 25 years after its emergence and scary projection ?
  • 10. In certain species of birds, what is the name of the pouch used for temporarily storing food ?
  • 11. The manufacture of what was prohibited in Russia between 1914 - 1925 ?
  • 12. In 1135 Henry I of England died from food poisoning related to eating 'a surfeit of lampreys' - what are lampreys: Oysters; Jawless eel-like fish; Venison brains; or Sheep's eyes ?
  • 13. Buried in Highgate in London and subsequently immortalised in economic and social theory, who wrote The Communist Manifesto in 1848 ?
  • 14. Name the fantasy North Wales village used in film and TV (notably the 1960s 'The Prisoner' series), at one time directly related to a porcelain company of the same name which now owns the Spode and Royal Worcester brands ?
  • 15. In Australia, what type of animal is known as a brumby ?

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3 Daffodils
9 BSE Mad cow disease
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10. Crop
13. Karl Marxx
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12 Jawless eel like creatures
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ANSWERS
  • 1. In heraldry, what is a wyvern ? Dragon
  • 2. What is the descriptively named painting technique where tiny dots blend to form a picture ? Pointillism
  • 3. What flowers prompted William Wordsworth write (and title) a poem about after seeing them at Lake Ullswater in 1802 ? Daffodils
  • 4. Planchet was the servant of which of the Three Musketeers, by Alexandre Dumas ? D'Artagnan
  • 5. Which fish is known in the British fishing industry as 'Silver Darlings' ? Herring
  • 6. What is the basic monetary unit of Iceland ? Krona
  • 7. What was poet Lord Byron's first name ? George
  • 8. Jazz musician Gene Krupa was famous for playing which musical instrument ? Drums
  • 9. What farming disease was reported in 2011 to have virtually disappeared 25 years after its emergence and scary projection ? BSE
  • 10. In certain species of birds, what is the name of the pouch used for temporarily storing food ? Crop
  • 11. The manufacture of what was prohibited in Russia between 1914 - 1925 ? Vodka
  • 12. In 1135 Henry I of England died from food poisoning related to eating 'a surfeit of lampreys' - what are lampreys: Oysters; Jawless eel-like fish; Venison brains; or Sheep's eyes ? Jawless eel-like fish
  • 13. Buried in Highgate in London and subsequently immortalised in economic and social theory, who wrote The Communist Manifesto in 1848 ? Karl Marx
  • 14. Name the fantasy North Wales village used in film and TV (notably the 1960s 'The Prisoner' series), at one time directly related to a porcelain company of the same name which now owns the Spode and Royal Worcester brands ? Portmeirion
  • 15. In Australia, what type of animal is known as a brumby ? Wild horse

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