General Knowledge Quiz No. 68

[Carl]

• 1. In what year were the first Nobel prizes awarded ?

• 2. What were the first names of 'Starsky and Hutch' ?

• 3. From 1976, how many successive Wimbledon's did Bjorn Borg win ?

• 4. What do the letters d.p.s.mean to a competitive swimmer ?

• 5. What is the only single by the Spice Girls which didn't make it to number one ?

• 6. What popular drink was originally called 'Brad's Drink' ?

• 7. Sheriff Coltraine in the 'Dukes of Hazzard' had a dog called what ? Mazzy, Buck or Flash ?

• 8. In what year was Morse code devised ?

• 9. Which planet did Mariner 10 fly past and take pictures of in 1973 ?

• 10. John Major became a member of Parliament in 1979 for which town, north of London ?

• 11. What number football shirt did Stanley Matthews always wear ?

• 12. In what year was the telescope invented ?

• 13. Which film directed by Richard Joffe was the only British film to win the Palme D'Or award at the Cannes film festival in the 1980s ?

• 14. What is the fastest wild mammal in the UK ?

• 15. In what year was Fry's Turkish Delight first introduced ?

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

[elcarretero]

2 Michael Starsky and Ken Hutchinson

[LucindaC]

6. Pepsi
7. Flash

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. In what year were the first Nobel prizes awarded ? 1901

• 2. What were the first names of 'Starsky and Hutch' ? Dave and Ken

• 3. From 1976, how many successive Wimbledon's did Bjorn Borg win ? 5

• 4. What do the letters d.p.s.mean to a competitive swimmer ? Distance Per Stroke

• 5. What is the only single by the Spice Girls which didn't make it to number one ? 'Stop'

• 6. What popular drink was originally called 'Brad's Drink' ? Pepsi

• 7. Sheriff Coltraine in the 'Dukes of Hazzard' had a dog called what ? Mazzy, Buck or Flash ? Flash

• 8. In what year was Morse code devised ? 1832

• 9. Which planet did Mariner 10 fly past and take pictures of in 1973 ? Mercury

• 10. John Major became a member of Parliament in 1979 for which town, north of London ? Huntingdon

• 11. What number football shirt did Stanley Matthews always wear ? 7

• 12. In what year was the telescope invented ? 1608

• 13. Which film directed by Richard Joffe was the only British film to win the Palme D'Or award at the Cannes film festival in the 1980s ? 'The Mission'

• 14. What is the fastest wild mammal in the UK ? The Roe Deer

• 15. In what year was Fry's Turkish Delight first introduced ? 1915