General Knowledge Quiz No. 142

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General Knowledge Quiz No. 142

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  • 1. From which song does the lyric 'Picture yourself in a boat on a river with tangerine trees and marmalade skies' come ?
  • 2. Which band finished 7th with the song 'Mary Ann' for the UK in the 1979 Eurovision song contest, before later going on to have a massive party hit in the UK several years later?
  • 3. What 'H' is the capital of the Canadian provence of Nova Scotia ?
  • 4. Which city is 74 miles from Oxford, 85 miles from Birmingham and 75 miles from Southampton ?
  • 5. In Enid Blyton's 'Famous Five', which of the children owns the dog Timothy ?
  • 6. What is the distinctive feature of a Proboscis Monkey ?
  • 7. Who was the dance the 'Lindy Hop' named after ?
  • 8. Which two metallic elements form the alloy bronze ?
  • 9. What was the name of the blind Benedictine monk who invented Champagne ?
  • 10. Ruby is the birthstone for which month ?
  • 11. In which city is Karl Marx buried ?
  • 12. In which decade was the UK children TV series 'Grange Hill' first broadcast - the 1970s or the 1980s ?
  • 13. What nationality was Whigfield who had a number one hit in 1994 with 'Saturday Night' ?
  • 14. When women first got the vote in Britain in 1918, how old did they have to be ?
  • 15. In what year was the battle of Trafalgar ?

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Lucy in the sky with diamonds
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3 Halifax
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7 Lindburgh
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8 Copper and Tin
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ANSWERS
  • 1. From which song does the lyric 'Picture yourself in a boat on a river with tangerine trees and marmalade skies' come ? 'Lucy in the sky with diamonds' by The Beatles
  • 2. Which band finished 7th with the song 'Mary Ann' for the UK in the 1979 Eurovision song contest, before later going on to have a massive party hit in the UK several years later? Black Lace (Agadoo)
  • 3. What 'H' is the capital of the Canadian provence of Nova Scotia ? Halifax
  • 4. Which city is 74 miles from Oxford, 85 miles from Birmingham and 75 miles from Southampton ? Bristol
  • 5. In Enid Blyton's 'Famous Five', which of the children owns the dog Timothy ? Georgina
  • 6. What is the distinctive feature of a Proboscis Monkey ? A long nose
  • 7. Who was the dance the 'Lindy Hop' named after ? Charles Lindbergh
  • 8. Which two metallic elements form the alloy bronze ? Tin and copper
  • 9. What was the name of the blind Benedictine monk who invented Champagne ? Dom Perignon
  • 10. Ruby is the birthstone for which month ? July
  • 11. In which city is Karl Marx buried ? London
  • 12. In which decade was the UK children TV series 'Grange Hill' first broadcast - the 1970s or the 1980s ? 1970s
  • 13. What nationality was Whigfield who had a number one hit in 1994 with 'Saturday Night' ? Danish
  • 14. When women first got the vote in Britain in 1918, how old did they have to be ? 30
  • 15. In what year was the battle of Trafalgar ? 1805

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