General Knowledge Quiz No. 98

[Carl]

• 1. Which cast member of The Magnificent Seven had a scene from the film enacted at his wedding during filming ?

• 2. What is the brightest star in the northern hemisphere ?

• 3. In what year did the United States enter the First World War ?

• 4. What is anuptaphobia ? Is it fear of staying single, the fear of weddings, or fear of the state of marriage ?

• 5. Mount Everest is located on the border between which two countries ?

• 6. Worcester Black, Arlington Pippin and Bartlett are all varieties of which type of fruit ?

• 7. How many years are celebrated in a demisesquicentennial ?

• 8. In the film 'The Great Escape' what were the code names of the 3 tunnels ?

• 9. What was the name of the Tonto's horse in 'The Lone Ranger' ?

• 10. Other than Scapa Flow, where was much of the British fleet protected during World War 2 ?

• 11. Where in the human body would you find the scaphoid bone ?

• 12. What is the capital of Cyprus ?

• 13. How many stomachs does a cow have ?

• 14. K2, the world's second highest mountain, is in which country ?

• 15. In Charles Dickens 'A Tale of Two Cities', what were the two cities ?

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

[elcarretero]

9 Scout
11 Wrist

[LucindaC]

3 1917
6 Pears

[elcarretero]

13 4

[LucindaC]

12 Nicosia

[elcarretero]

15 Paris and London

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Which cast member of The Magnificent Seven had a scene from the film enacted at his wedding during filming ? Yul Brynner

• 2. What is the brightest star in the northern hemisphere ? Sirius

• 3. In what year did the United States enter the First World War ? 1917

• 4. What is anuptaphobia ? Is it fear of staying single, the fear of weddings, or fear of the state of marriage ? The fear of staying single

• 5. Mount Everest is located on the border between which two countries ? Nepal and Tibet

• 6. Worcester Black, Arlington Pippin and Bartlett are all varieties of which type of fruit ? Pear

• 7. How many years are celebrated in a demisesquicentennial ? 75

• 8. In the film 'The Great Escape' what were the code names of the 3 tunnels ? Tom, Dick and Harry

• 9. What was the name of the Tonto's horse in 'The Lone Ranger' ? Scout

• 10. Other than Scapa Flow, where was much of the British fleet protected during World War 2 ? Loch Ewe

• 11. Where in the human body would you find the scaphoid bone ? In the wrist

• 12. What is the capital of Cyprus ? Nicosia

• 13. How many stomachs does a cow have ? Four

• 14. K2, the world's second highest mountain, is in which country ? Pakistan

• 15. In Charles Dickens 'A Tale of Two Cities', what were the two cities ? London and Paris