General Knowledge Quiz No. 71

[Carl]

• 1. What year was Albert Einstein born ?

• 2. Which actress played Ronnie in the film 'Close Encounters Of The Third Kind' ?

• 3. Who had a number one hit in 1992 with 'I'm Doing Fine Now' ?

• 4. In which year did colour TV transmissions begin in Britain ?

• 5. A griffin had the body of a lion and the head and wings of what type of bird ?

• 6. In what year was Coca Cola first sold in bottles ?

• 7. Which actor wrote the autobiography 'Parcel Arrived Safely - Tied With String' ?

• 8. How many white five pointed stars are there on the Brazilian flag ?

• 9. How many pods are on the Millenium Eye in London ?

• 10. What is the chemical symbol for the element Strontium ?

• 11. In what year were the Queensberry Rules, which apply to the sport of boxing, originally drawn up ?

• 12. In which European country is Dalmatia, from where the Dalmation dog gets its name ?

• 13. How many countries border Germany ?

• 14. In which year was the first London marathon run ?

• 15. In what year was Walt Disney born ?

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

[elcarretero]

5 Eagle
12 Croatia

[LucindaC]

7 Michael Crawford

[elcarretero]

13. 10

[LucindaC]

15 1901

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What year was Albert Einstein born ? 1879

• 2. Which actress played Ronnie in the film 'Close Encounters Of The Third Kind' ? Terri Garr

• 3. Who had a number one hit in 1992 with 'I'm Doing Fine Now' ? The Pasadenas

• 4. In which year did colour TV transmissions begin in Britain ? 1969

• 5. A griffin had the body of a lion and the head and wings of what type of bird ? An eagle

• 6. In what year was Coca Cola first sold in bottles ? 1894

• 7. Which actor wrote the autobiography 'Parcel Arrived Safely - Tied With String' ? Michael Crawford

• 8. How many white five pointed stars are there on the Brazilian flag ? 27

• 9. How many pods are on the Millenium Eye in London ? 32

• 10. What is the chemical symbol for the element Strontium ? Sr

• 11. In what year were the Queensberry Rules, which apply to the sport of boxing, originally drawn up ? 1867

• 12. In which European country is Dalmatia, from where the Dalmation dog gets its name ? Croatia

• 13. How many countries border Germany ? 9

• 14. In which year was the first London marathon run ? 1981

• 15. In what year was Walt Disney born ? 1901