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General Knowledge Quiz No. 87
Posted: 19 Aug 2021 21:08
by Carl
- 1. What is Europe's highest capital city ? Madrid, Rome or Athens ?
- 2. What do the initials ASLEF stand for ?
- 3. How many spots in total does a full standard set of dominos have ?
- 4. What was the name of the spacecraft which burst into flames on it's ground-test in 1967, killing all three astronauts on board ?
- 5. The largest ever teddy bears picnic was held in Dublin in 1995. How many bears were there ?
- 6. Stuart Sutcliffe of the Beatles died in 1962 of what cause ?
- 7. In what year did the Great Train Robbery take place ?
- 8. Diana is the Roman goddess of what ?
- 9. What is the only venomous mammal in the world ?
- 10. What is the only mammal which can't jump ?
- 11. What is the only animal which, for both genders, is born with horns on its forehead ?
- 12. In what year was 'Chain Reaction' a number one single for Diana Ross ?
- 13. The TV series 'Planet Of The Apes' starring Roddy McDowell was set in what year ?
- 14. What was the name of the British liner which exploded in 1962 killing over 200 people ?
- 15. Who played Nora Batty in the TV series 'Last Of The Summer Wine' ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 87
Posted: 20 Aug 2021 08:24
by elcarretero
8 Hunting
10 Elephant
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 87
Posted: 21 Aug 2021 19:15
by LucindaC
4 apollo 1
15 kathy staff
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 87
Posted: 26 Aug 2021 21:06
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. What is Europe's highest capital city ? Madrid, Rome or Athens ? Madrid
- 2. What do the initials ASLEF stand for ? Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
- 3. How many spots in total does a full standard set of dominos have ? 168
- 4. What was the name of the spacecraft which burst into flames on it's ground-test in 1967, killing all three astronauts on board ? Apollo I
- 5. The largest ever teddy bears picnic was held in Dublin in 1995. How many bears were there ? 33,573
- 6. Stuart Sutcliffe of the Beatles died in 1962 of what cause ? Brain haemmoridge
- 7. In what year did the Great Train Robbery take place ? 1963
- 8. Diana is the Roman goddess of what ? The moon
- 9. What is the only venomous mammal in the world ? The duckbill platypus
- 10. What is the only mammal which can't jump ? The elephant
- 11. What is the only animal which, for both genders, is born with horns on its forehead ? Giraffe
- 12. In what year was 'Chain Reaction' a number one single for Diana Ross ? 1986
- 13. The TV series 'Planet Of The Apes' starring Roddy McDowell was set in what year ? 3085
- 14. What was the name of the British liner which exploded in 1962 killing over 200 people ? Dara
- 15. Who played Nora Batty in the TV series 'Last Of The Summer Wine' ? Kathy Staff