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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