General Knowledge Quiz No. 143

[Carl]

• 1. In what year did Elvis die ?

• 2. In which Italian city would you find the Uffizi Gallery ?

• 3. In the NATO phonetic alphabet, what word is used for 'M' ?

• 4. What kind of animal is a saki ?

• 5. Which 1982 British film is thought to have had 300,000 extras appear in it ?

• 6. Sapphire is the birthstone for which month ?

• 7. How is the year 1999 written in Roman Numerals ?

• 8. Waitangi Day on February 6th is the national day in which country ?

• 9. Which 1963 film had a budget of 44 million dollars which if adjusted for inflation would make it one of the most expensive films ever made ?

• 10. What is Paul McCartney's middle name ?

• 11. What is the last book in the Bible ?

• 12. In 1980 which electronics company demonstrated its latest invention, the compact disc ?

• 13. Which type of animal was Robin Hood in the Disney cartoon film 'Robin Hood' ?

• 14. In July 1998, who became the youngest solo act to top the UK charts with a debut single ?

• 15. The Bible is the best selling non-copywrited book in the world. What is the best selling copywrited book ?

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

[stowie39]

3. Mike

[elcarretero]

1 1977
7 MIM

[LucindaC]

5 Gandhi
10 Paul

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. In what year did Elvis die ? 1977

• 2. In which Italian city would you find the Uffizi Gallery ? Florence

• 3. In the NATO phonetic alphabet, what word is used for 'M' ? Mike

• 4. What kind of animal is a saki ? Monkey

• 5. Which 1982 British film is thought to have had 300,000 extras appear in it ? Gandhi

• 6. Sapphire is the birthstone for which month ? September

• 7. How is the year 1999 written in Roman Numerals ? MCMXCIX

• 8. Waitangi Day on February 6th is the national day in which country ? New Zealand

• 9. Which 1963 film had a budget of 44 million dollars which if adjusted for inflation would make it one of the most expensive films ever made ? Cleopatra

• 10. What is Paul McCartney's middle name ? Paul

• 11. What is the last book in the Bible ? Revelation

• 12. In 1980 which electronics company demonstrated its latest invention, the compact disc ? Philips

• 13. Which type of animal was Robin Hood in the Disney cartoon film 'Robin Hood' ? Fox

• 14. In July 1998, who became the youngest solo act to top the UK charts with a debut single ? Billie Piper

• 15. The Bible is the best selling non-copywrited book in the world. What is the best selling copywrited book ? The Guiness Book of Records