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General Knowledge Quiz No. 114
Posted: 24 Feb 2022 21:06
by Carl
- 1. Mark Snow had a hit single in 1996 with the theme from which TV series ?
- 2. Which is Europe's largest port ?
- 3. What is the name of Barbie's younger sister ?
- 4. Which of the following operas was not composed by Puccini ? Madame Butterfly, Tosca or The Barber Of Seville ?
- 5. Which of these is the lighest weight category in boxing ? Bantamweight, Featherweight, Lightweight or Welterweight ?
- 6. Who had a top ten hit in 1987 called 'Shattered Dreams' ?
- 7. In what year did George Orwell write 1984 ?
- 8. Which number comes next in the following series: 3, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, _ ?
- 9. In which city was Archduke Ferdinand assassinated leading to the World War I ?
- 10. Which of the following of Shakespeare's plays was written first ? 'Twelfth Night', 'Romeo And Juliet' or 'Anthony And Cleopatra' ?
- 11. In which county is Windsor Castle ?
- 12. What was Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel ?
- 13. Which British Prime Minister, in 1938, returned from Germany with a paper signed by Hitler, declaring that it meant 'peace for our time' ?
- 14. Ikebana is the Japanese art of what ?
- 15. Valencia Island is off the coast of which European country ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 114
Posted: 24 Feb 2022 23:16
by stowie39
11. Berkshire
12. Casino Royale
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 114
Posted: 24 Feb 2022 23:49
by elcarretero
2 Rotterdam (Europort)
4 Barber of Seville (Rossini)
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 114
Posted: 24 Feb 2022 23:50
by elcarretero
stowie39 wrote: 24 Feb 2022 23:16
11. Berkshire
13. Casino Royale
12 not 13 stowie39?
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 114
Posted: 24 Feb 2022 23:51
by stowie39
elcarretero wrote: 24 Feb 2022 23:50
stowie39 wrote: 24 Feb 2022 23:16
11. Berkshire
13. Casino Royale
12 not 13 stowie39?
Now edited thanks
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 114
Posted: 25 Feb 2022 22:59
by LucindaC
6 Johnny hates jazz
13 chamberlain
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 114
Posted: 27 Feb 2022 11:41
by reddragon
14 Flower arranging
15 Ireland ?
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 114
Posted: 03 Mar 2022 21:06
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. Mark Snow had a hit single in 1996 with the theme from which TV series ? The X-Files
- 2. Which is Europe's largest port ? Rotterdam
- 3. What is the name of Barbie's younger sister ? Shelley
- 4. Which of the following operas was not composed by Puccini ? Madame Butterfly, Tosca or The Barber Of Seville ? The Barber Of Seville
- 5. Which of these is the lighest weight category in boxing ? Bantamweight, Featherweight, Lightweight or Welterweight ? Bantamweight
- 6. Who had a top ten hit in 1987 called 'Shattered Dreams' ? Johnny Hates Jazz
- 7. In what year did George Orwell write 1984 ? 1948 (The title of the book switched the last two digits round)
- 8. Which number comes next in the following series: 3, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, _ ? 3 (the number of letters in the numbers 1 to 10)
- 9. In which city was Archduke Ferdinand assassinated leading to the World War I ? Sarajevo
- 10. Which of the following of Shakespeare's plays was written first ? 'Twelfth Night', 'Romeo And Juliet' or 'Anthony And Cleopatra' ? 'Romeo And Juliet'
- 11. In which county is Windsor Castle ? Berkshire
- 12. What was Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel ? Casino Royale
- 13. Which British Prime Minister, in 1938, returned from Germany with a paper signed by Hitler, declaring that it meant 'peace for our time' ? Neville Chamberlain
- 14. Ikebana is the Japanese art of what ? Flower arranging
- 15. Valencia Island is off the coast of which European country ? Ireland