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General Knowledge Quiz No. 149
Posted: 27 Oct 2022 21:05
by Carl
- 1. What is the county town of Essex ?
- 2. For what event in particular is baker Thomas Farynor best known ?
- 3. In which month is St Swithin's Day ?
- 4. In which US state was the TV show 'Flipper' set ?
- 5. In which country is San Salvador ?
- 6. What is the second largest country in Europe ?
- 7. In 1982, the 'Man Of The Year' in Time magazine was not human - who or what was it ? Greenpeace, a computer or Charlie Brown ?
- 8. According to surveys in the 1990s, what was the most common New Year resolution ? To lose weight, get fit, or stop biting fingernails ?
- 9. Do rattlesnakes lay eggs or have live babies ?
- 10. In computing, if a byte is 8 bits, how many bits is a nibble ?
- 11. Which article of clothing would you associated with designer Patrick Cox ?
- 12. Which weekly BBC TV show was axed in January 2003 after nearly 40 years ?
- 13. How many points would you get for the word 'Scrabble' in a game of Scrabble ?
- 14. Which small European country has the capital city of Vaduz ?
- 15. What does a Herpetologist study ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 149
Posted: 27 Oct 2022 22:40
by elcarretero
5 El Salvador
4 Florida
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 149
Posted: 28 Oct 2022 10:55
by gail
1. Chelmsford
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 149
Posted: 28 Oct 2022 16:30
by elcarretero
14 Lichenstein
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 149
Posted: 29 Oct 2022 16:41
by LucindaC
8 weight
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 149
Posted: 29 Oct 2022 17:17
by elcarretero
13 64 if bonus squares are not used
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 149
Posted: 02 Nov 2022 10:13
by gail
9. Live young
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 149
Posted: 03 Nov 2022 21:03
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. What is the county town of Essex ? Chelmsford
- 2. For what event in particular is baker Thomas Farynor best known ? Starting the Great Fire of London
- 3. In which month is St Swithin's Day ? July
- 4. In which US state was the TV show 'Flipper' set ? Florida
- 5. In which country is San Salvador ? El Salvador
- 6. What is the second largest country in Europe ? Ukraine
- 7. In 1982, the 'Man Of The Year' in Time magazine was not human - who or what was it ? Greenpeace, a computer or Charlie Brown ? A computer
- 8. According to surveys in the 1990s, what was the most common New Year resolution ? To lose weight, get fit, or stop biting fingernails ? To lose weight
- 9. Do rattlesnakes lay eggs or have live babies ? They have live babies
- 10. In computing, if a byte is 8 bits, how many bits is a nibble ? 4
- 11. Which article of clothing would you associated with designer Patrick Cox ? Shoes
- 12. Which weekly BBC TV show was axed in January 2003 after nearly 40 years ? Tomorrow's World
- 13. How many points would you get for the word 'Scrabble' in a game of Scrabble ? 14
- 14. Which small European country has the capital city of Vaduz ? Liechtenstein
- 15. What does a Herpetologist study ? Reptiles