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General Knowledge Quiz No. 142
Posted: 08 Sep 2022 21:09
by Carl
- 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 ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 142
Posted: 08 Sep 2022 22:00
by stowie39
1
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 142
Posted: 09 Sep 2022 08:39
by elcarretero
3 Halifax
6 Big nose
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 142
Posted: 09 Sep 2022 18:17
by LucindaC
7 Lindburgh
11 London
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 142
Posted: 10 Sep 2022 09:08
by elcarretero
8 Copper and Tin
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 142
Posted: 15 Sep 2022 21:05
by Carl
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