General Knowledge Quiz No. 62

[Carl]

• 1. Butlin's first holiday camp opened in Skegness in what year ?

• 2. In what year was the first English translation of the Bible completed ?

• 3. In what sport would you compete for the Nino Bibbia Cup ?

• 4. How many centimetres long is a cricket bail ?

• 5. In what year were the Academy Awards for film first televised ?

• 6. Martin Luther King stood before what monument when he delivered his famous 'I have a dream' speech ?

• 7. In Texas in 1996, half a million dollars was paid for a two-page letter written over a hundred years ago by who ?

• 8. On the London Underground, what is the busiest station on the Bakerloo line ?

• 9. Who wrote 'Everytime You Go Away' which was a successful hit for Paul Young ?

• 10. Which of the following Mr. Men are red in colour ? Mr Nonsense, Mr Greedy or Mr Bump ?

• 11. In which European country was tennis player Monica Seles born ?

• 12. From which book in the Bible does the line 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self' come ?

• 13. In which year was Shakespeare born ?

• 14. What is Michelangelo's last name ?

• 15. Which of these periods was most recent ? Permian, Cretaceous or Silurian ?

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

[LucindaC]

6. Lincoln memorial
11. Yugoslavia

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Butlin's first holiday camp opened in Skegness in what year ? 1935

• 2. In what year was the first English translation of the Bible completed ? 1388

• 3. In what sport would you compete for the Nino Bibbia Cup ? Bobsleighing

• 4. How many centimetres long is a cricket bail ? 11

• 5. In what year were the Academy Awards for film first televised ? 1953

• 6. Martin Luther King stood before what monument when he delivered his famous 'I have a dream' speech ? Lincoln Memorial

• 7. In Texas in 1996, half a million dollars was paid for a two-page letter written over a hundred years ago by who ? Vincent Van Gogh

• 8. On the London Underground, what is the busiest station on the Bakerloo line ? Oxford Circus

• 9. Who wrote 'Everytime You Go Away' which was a successful hit for Paul Young ? Daryll Hall

• 10. Which of the following Mr. Men are red in colour ? Mr Nonsense, Mr Greedy or Mr Bump ? Mr Greedy

• 11. In which European country was tennis player Monica Seles born ? Yugoslavia

• 12. From which book in the Bible does the line 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self' come ? Matthew

• 13. In which year was Shakespeare born ? 1564

• 14. What is Michelangelo's last name ? Buonarrotti

• 15. Which of these periods was most recent ? Permian, Cretaceous or Silurian ? Silurian