General Knowledge Quiz No. 140

[Carl]

• 1. Which British female solo singer has the middle names Florian Cloud De Bounevialle ?

• 2. In which US state is the record company Motown based ?

• 3. Which of the following astrological signs is not classed as a 'water' sign ? Scorpio, Cancer or Sagittarius ?

• 4. Frances Gumm is the real name of which US actress?

• 5. Which British boxer had a minor hit single in 1995 with 'Eye of the Tiger' ?

• 6. What nationality was Nostradamus ?

• 7. What was Blondie's first UK number one hit single ?

• 8. What is the chemical symbol for the element Barium ? Ba, Bm or Bn ?

• 9. In which American city is O'Hare International Airport ?

• 10. Which English department store has the slogan 'never knowingly undersold' ?

• 11. How many pairs of ribs does a man have ?

• 12. What is the third largest country in the world ?

• 13. What is the capital of the Falkland Islands ?

• 14. What became Hot Chocolate's first UK number one single in 1977 ? 'Everyone's A Winner', 'So You Win Again' or 'You Sexy Thing' ?

• 15. Beelzebub is Hebrew for what phrase, which was also used as the title of a famous novel ?

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

[elcarretero]

2 Detroit (motor town)
4 Judy Garland

[gail]

9. Chicago
10. John Lewis

[elcarretero]

8 Ba

[stowie39]

9. Chicago
13. Port Stanley

[LucindaC]

6 French ?
12 US

[elcarretero]

3 Saggitarius

[freddo]

1 Dido
15 Lord of the Flies

[elcarretero]

5 Frank Bruno

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Which British female solo singer has the middle names Florian Cloud De Bounevialle ? Dido

• 2. In which US state is the record company Motown based ? Michigan

• 3. Which of the following astrological signs is not classed as a 'water' sign ? Scorpio, Cancer or Sagittarius ? Sagittarius

• 4. Frances Gumm is the real name of which US actress? Judy Garland

• 5. Which British boxer had a minor hit single in 1995 with 'Eye of the Tiger' ? Frank Bruno

• 6. What nationality was Nostradamus ? French

• 7. What was Blondie's first UK number one hit single ? 'Heart Of Glass'

• 8. What is the chemical symbol for the element Barium ? Ba, Bm or Bn ? Ba

• 9. In which American city is O'Hare International Airport ? Chicago

• 10. Which English department store has the slogan 'never knowingly undersold' ? John Lewis

• 11. How many pairs of ribs does a man have ? 12

• 12. What is the third largest country in the world ? USA

• 13. What is the capital of the Falkland Islands ? Stanley

• 14. What became Hot Chocolate's first UK number one single in 1977 ? 'Everyone's A Winner', 'So You Win Again' or 'You Sexy Thing' ? 'So You Win Again'

• 15. Beelzebub is Hebrew for what phrase, which was also used as the title of a famous novel ? Lord Of The Flies