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General Knowledge Quiz No. 130
Posted: 16 Jun 2022 21:06
by Carl
- 1. What name is given to the artistic style invented by Picasso and Braque in which the subject is reduced to basic geometric shapes ?
- 2. The explorer Sir Edmund Hillary was from which country ?
- 3. What is the amateur equivalent of the Ryder Cup golf tournament called ?
- 4. Who released the autobiography 'Honest' in 2002 ?
- 5. Who is better known as 'Topolino' in Italy ?
- 6. How many English counties border the south coast ?
- 7. Which country is the world's largest producer of rice ? Russia, China or USA ?
- 8. Actor Hugh Grant graduated from which University with a degree in English ?
- 9. In which century was the world's first public railway opened ?
- 10. Mickey Mouse made his on-screen debut in the same cartoon as Minnie Mouse made hers ? True or False ?
- 11. The invention of what in 1867, made Alfred Nobel famous ?
- 12. What was King William II killed by ? An arrow, the plague or old age ?
- 13. Which famous actress appeared as the first Playboy centerfold in 1953 ?
- 14. Which guitarist played the lead guitar solo on Michael Jackson's 'Beat It' ?
- 15. Who had a number one in 1974 called 'Seasons In The Sun' ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 130
Posted: 17 Jun 2022 12:45
by stowie39
15. Terry Jacks
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 130
Posted: 17 Jun 2022 13:37
by elcarretero
1 Cubism
11 Dynamite
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 130
Posted: 17 Jun 2022 20:00
by LucindaC
5 mickey mouse
7 china
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 130
Posted: 18 Jun 2022 07:28
by elcarretero
13 Marilyn Monroe
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 130
Posted: 23 Jun 2022 21:02
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. What name is given to the artistic style invented by Picasso and Braque in which the subject is reduced to basic geometric shapes ? Cubism
- 2. The explorer Sir Edmund Hillary was from which country ? New Zealand
- 3. What is the amateur equivalent of the Ryder Cup golf tournament called ? The Walker Cup
- 4. Who released the autobiography 'Honest' in 2002 ? Ulrika Jonsson
- 5. Who is better known as 'Topolino' in Italy ? Mickey Mouse
- 6. How many English counties border the south coast ? 7
- 7. Which country is the world's largest producer of rice ? Russia, China or USA ? China
- 8. Actor Hugh Grant graduated from which University with a degree in English ? Oxford
- 9. In which century was the world's first public railway opened ? 19th
- 10. Mickey Mouse made his on-screen debut in the same cartoon as Minnie Mouse made hers ? True or False ? True (in the silent cartoon 'Plane Crazy')
- 11. The invention of what in 1867, made Alfred Nobel famous ? Dynamite
- 12. What was King William II killed by ? An arrow, the plague or old age ? An arrow
- 13. Which famous actress appeared as the first Playboy centerfold in 1953 ? Marilyn Monroe
- 14. Which guitarist played the lead guitar solo on Michael Jackson's 'Beat It' ? Eddie Van Halen
- 15. Who had a number one in 1974 called 'Seasons In The Sun' ? Terry Jacks