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General Knowledge Quiz No. 107
Posted: 06 Jan 2022 21:06
by Carl
- 1. As in the saying 'once in a blue moon', what is a blue moon ?
- 2. Who wrote under the pseudonym Richard Bachman ?
- 3. Who declared the 1936 Olympics officially open ?
- 4. Which famous female character of TV and films was played by a male when she was first introduced to our screens in 1943 ?
- 5. What happened to a Vestal Virgin if she broke her vow of chastity ?
- 6. What is the only bird in the world to have its nostrils at the tip of its long beak, just like a nose ?
- 7. Which is the most common of the following surnames in England ? Edwards, Roberts or Taylor ?
- 8. What would a polydactyl person have that a normal person wouldn't ?
- 9. What is the most common surname in Ireland ? Murphy, O'Sullivan or Smith ?
- 10. What does the word Cenotaph mean ?
- 11. Evil Edna, Mavis Cruet, The Moog, Carwash and Arthur were characters in which children's TV programme ?
- 12. What was special about the gobstopper that Willy Wonka invented in 'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory' ?
- 13. Now better known as an actress, who was Britains entry in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1991 with the song 'A Message To Your Heart' ?
- 14. The inhabitants of which English town hung a monkey during the Napoleonic wars ?
- 15. What is the official name of 'the Old Bailey' ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 107
Posted: 06 Jan 2022 22:19
by elcarretero
3 Adolf Hitler
8 Extra fingers or toes
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 107
Posted: 07 Jan 2022 16:05
by LucindaC
5 buried alive
9 murphy
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 107
Posted: 07 Jan 2022 18:21
by elcarretero
12 It was everlasting
14 Hartlepool
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 107
Posted: 09 Jan 2022 09:10
by LucindaC
11 willow the wisp
13 Samantha janus
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 107
Posted: 13 Jan 2022 21:05
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. As in the saying 'once in a blue moon', what is a blue moon ? The second full moon that occurs in the same month
- 2. Who wrote under the pseudonym Richard Bachman ? Stephen King
- 3. Who declared the 1936 Olympics officially open ? Adolf Hitler
- 4. Which famous female character of TV and films was played by a male when she was first introduced to our screens in 1943 ? Lassie
- 5. What happened to a Vestal Virgin if she broke her vow of chastity ? She was buried alive
- 6. What is the only bird in the world to have its nostrils at the tip of its long beak, just like a nose ? Kiwi
- 7. Which is the most common of the following surnames in England ? Edwards, Roberts or Taylor ? Taylor
- 8. What would a polydactyl person have that a normal person wouldn't ? More than 10 fingers or toes
- 9. What is the most common surname in Ireland ? Murphy, O'Sullivan or Smith ? Murphy
- 10. What does the word Cenotaph mean ? Empty tomb
- 11. Evil Edna, Mavis Cruet, The Moog, Carwash and Arthur were characters in which children's TV programme ? Willo the Wisp
- 12. What was special about the gobstopper that Willy Wonka invented in 'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory' ? It was everlasting
- 13. Now better known as an actress, who was Britains entry in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1991 with the song 'A Message To Your Heart' ? Samantha Janus
- 14. The inhabitants of which English town hung a monkey during the Napoleonic wars ? Hartlepool - they thought it was a French spy
- 15. What is the official name of 'the Old Bailey' ? The Central Criminal Court