General Knowledge Quiz No. 124

[Carl]

• 1. What did Jacob Schick invent which is used daily by millions of people throughout the world ?

• 2. Who starred as Jim Hacker in 'Yes, Minister' ?

• 3. What did Nicholas Copernicus argue was at the centre of our universe, and what was the common belief before then ?

• 4. Who was the first British monarch to choose Buckingham Palace as their home ?

• 5. In horse racing, which three racecourses stage the five English 'classics' ?

• 6. What 1960 film was written by Arthur Miller and starred his wife Marilyn Monroe ?

• 7. Which country has the longest rail network ? USA, Russia or India ?

• 8. The song 'The Heat Is On' by Glen Frey feature on the soundtrack to what 1984 film ?

• 9. What was used to drive Charles Babbage's calculating machine which is regarded as the world's first computer ? Electricity, Steam or Mice ?

• 10. Which country has the most Universities in the world, almost twice the number in USA ?

• 11. In cinema, what came first - sound or colour ?

• 12. The British island of Lundy derives its name from the Norse word for which bird ?

• 13. Which of the following colours does not appear on the flag of Algeria? Green, Red or Yellow ?

• 14. In ancient Greece, Aristotle claimed that all matter on Earth was made of which four elements ?

• 15. Where in London is Charles Dickens buried ?

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

[elcarretero]

1 Safety Razor
2 Paul Eddington

[LucindaC]

9 steam
11 colour

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What did Jacob Schick invent which is used daily by millions of people throughout the world ? The electric razor

• 2. Who starred as Jim Hacker in 'Yes, Minister' ? Paul Eddington

• 3. What did Nicholas Copernicus argue was at the centre of our universe, and what was the common belief before then ? The Sun. Before then people believed it was the Earth.

• 4. Who was the first British monarch to choose Buckingham Palace as their home ? Queen Victoria

• 5. In horse racing, which three racecourses stage the five English 'classics' ? Doncaster, Epsom and Newmarket

• 6. What 1960 film was written by Arthur Miller and starred his wife Marilyn Monroe ? 'The Misfits'

• 7. Which country has the longest rail network ? USA, Russia or India ? USA

• 8. The song 'The Heat Is On' by Glen Frey feature on the soundtrack to what 1984 film ? Beverly Hills Cop

• 9. What was used to drive Charles Babbage's calculating machine which is regarded as the world's first computer ? Electricity, Steam or Mice ? Steam

• 10. Which country has the most Universities in the world, almost twice the number in USA ? India

• 11. In cinema, what came first - sound or colour ? Colour

• 12. The British island of Lundy derives its name from the Norse word for which bird ? Puffin

• 13. Which of the following colours does not appear on the flag of Algeria? Green, Red or Yellow ? Green

• 14. In ancient Greece, Aristotle claimed that all matter on Earth was made of which four elements ? Earth, Air, Water and Fire

• 15. Where in London is Charles Dickens buried ? Westminster Abbey