General Knowledge Quiz No. 138

[Carl]

• 1. How many standard glasses can be poured from a magnum of champagne ?

• 2. Musky Muskrat was the side kick of which cartoon lawman ?

• 3. Which film starring Mel Gibson opens with the song 'Jingle Bell Rock' ?

• 4. What was the title of the England Football teams' 1970 World Cup song ?

• 5. How many symphonies did Beethoven write ?

• 6. Who wrote the song 'White Christmas' ?

• 7. What was the title of Oasis' first number one UK hit single ?

• 8. Approximately how many muscles are there in the human body ? 70, 700 or 7,000 ?

• 9. In which city is the headquarters of the United Nations ?

• 10. What was the name of the world's first test-tube baby ?

• 11. What was the capital of Brazil until 1960 ?

• 12. What colour was Captain Kirk's seat on the Starship Enterprise ?

• 13. By what name is the fictional character Don Diego de la Vega better known ?

• 14. What are the English translations for the three Scots words 'auld', 'lang' and 'syne' ?

• 15. What is Chromophobia the fear of ?

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

[elcarretero]

2 Deputy Dawg
6 Irvine Berlin

[LucindaC]

3 lethal weapon
9 New york

[elcarretero]

10 Louise Brown

[gail]

11. Rio

[elcarretero]

13 Zorro

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. How many standard glasses can be poured from a magnum of champagne ? 10

• 2. Musky Muskrat was the side kick of which cartoon lawman ? Deputy Dawg

• 3. Which film starring Mel Gibson opens with the song 'Jingle Bell Rock' ? 'Lethal Weapon'

• 4. What was the title of the England Football teams' 1970 World Cup song ? 'Back Home'

• 5. How many symphonies did Beethoven write ? 9

• 6. Who wrote the song 'White Christmas' ? Irving Berlin

• 7. What was the title of Oasis' first number one UK hit single ? 'Some Might Say'

• 8. Approximately how many muscles are there in the human body ? 70, 700 or 7,000 ? 700

• 9. In which city is the headquarters of the United Nations ? New York

• 10. What was the name of the world's first test-tube baby ? Louise Brown

• 11. What was the capital of Brazil until 1960 ? Rio De Janiero

• 12. What colour was Captain Kirk's seat on the Starship Enterprise ? Black

• 13. By what name is the fictional character Don Diego de la Vega better known ? Zorro

• 14. What are the English translations for the three Scots words 'auld', 'lang' and 'syne' ? 'old', 'long' and 'since'

• 15. What is Chromophobia the fear of ? Colours