Page 1 of 1

General Knowledge Quiz No. 96

Posted: 21 Oct 2021 21:09
by Carl
  • 1. Three countries have both an Atlantic and a Mediterranean coast. France and Spain are two, but what is the other ?
  • 2. Which type of pasta's name translates literally as 'little worms' ?
  • 3. What is the more common name for the medical condition of periorbital hematoma ?
  • 4. Which South American country has borders with Columbia and Peru ?
  • 5. Which country did Celine Dion represent when singing in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988 ?
  • 6. What group with a palindromic name had a hit single that was also a palindrome ?
  • 7. Which was the first colour film to win a Best Picture Oscar ?
  • 8. What is the purpose of the black stripe on a school crossing warden's 'lollipop' ?
  • 9. What is the dot on the letter 'i' called ?
  • 10. What is the name of the pan in which you make paella ?
  • 11. What is measured on the Mohs scale ?
  • 12. Which famous sailor was born in 1758 at Burnham Thorpe in Norfolk ?
  • 13. In which African country is Mount Kilimanjaro ?
  • 14. Which island near Hong Kong is famous for gambling and motor racing ?
  • 15. In which city were the 1916 Olympic Games scheduled to take place before being cancelled due to the war ?

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

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 96

Posted: 21 Oct 2021 21:56
by elcarretero
2 vermicelli
3 A black eye

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 96

Posted: 23 Oct 2021 08:13
by LucindaC
5 France (or maybe Switzerland)
9 Tittle

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 96

Posted: 23 Oct 2021 09:41
by elcarretero
4. Brazil

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 96

Posted: 28 Oct 2021 19:35
by elcarretero
1 Morocco?
6. Abba, SOS ?
8 To use as a chalkboard to write down reg.no.´s of offending motorists

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 96

Posted: 28 Oct 2021 21:11
by Carl
ANSWERS
  • 1. Three countries have both an Atlantic and a Mediterranean coast. France and Spain are two, but what is the other ? Morocco
  • 2. Which type of pasta's name translates literally as 'little worms' ? Vermicelli
  • 3. What is the more common name for the medical condition of periorbital hematoma ? Black eye
  • 4. Which South American country has borders with Columbia and Peru ? Ecuador
  • 5. Which country did Celine Dion represent when singing in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988 ? Switzerland
  • 6. What group with a palindromic name had a hit single that was also a palindrome ? ABBA (with SOS)
  • 7. Which was the first colour film to win a Best Picture Oscar ? Gone With The Wind (1939)
  • 8. What is the purpose of the black stripe on a school crossing warden's 'lollipop' ? To write in chalk the registration number of traffic offenders
  • 9. What is the dot on the letter 'i' called ? A tittle
  • 10. What is the name of the pan in which you make paella ? Paella (Paella is the word for 'frying pan' in Valencian)
  • 11. What is measured on the Mohs scale ? The hardness of minerals
  • 12. Which famous sailor was born in 1758 at Burnham Thorpe in Norfolk ? Horatio Nelson
  • 13. In which African country is Mount Kilimanjaro ? Tanzania
  • 14. Which island near Hong Kong is famous for gambling and motor racing ? Macau
  • 15. In which city were the 1916 Olympic Games scheduled to take place before being cancelled due to the war ? Berlin