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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