General Knowledge Quiz No. 153

[Carl]

• 1. How many funnels did the Titanic have ?

• 2. Which famous British ship's name means 'The Short Skirt' ?

• 3. Which element has the chemical symbol P ?

• 4. In which English county was Cheddar cheese first made ?

• 5. What is the correct way to address a bishop ? 'Sir', 'Your Grace' or 'My Lord' ?

• 6. What is the capital of Bosnia ?

• 7. Which actor more famous for his roles in horror films played Sherlock Holmes in a 1968 TV series ?

• 8. In the song, The Twelve Days of Christmas, what are the 10 Lords-a-leaping said to symbolise ?

• 9. What was the name of the mission that involved the first manned lunar landing in 1969 ?

• 10. In which English county would you find Aylesbury ?

• 11. What was the name of author A. A. Milne's son ?

• 12. Which of the following comics was issued earliest ? The Beano or The Dandy ?

• 13. What is the American name for what the British call a 'drawing pin' ?

• 14. What year saw the first flying bombs drop on London ?

• 15. What was the official London residence of the Queen Mother ?

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

[elcarretero]

2 Cutty Sark
3 Phosphorus

[gail]

4. Somerset
10 Buckinghamshire

[LucindaC]

6 Sarajevo
15 Clarence House

[elcarretero]

5 Your Grace

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. How many funnels did the Titanic have ? 4

• 2. Which famous British ship's name means 'The Short Skirt' ? The Cutty Sark

• 3. Which element has the chemical symbol P ? Phosphorus

• 4. In which English county was Cheddar cheese first made ? Somerset

• 5. What is the correct way to address a bishop ? 'Sir', 'Your Grace' or 'My Lord' ? My Lord

• 6. What is the capital of Bosnia ? Sarajevo

• 7. Which actor more famous for his roles in horror films played Sherlock Holmes in a 1968 TV series ? Peter Cushing

• 8. In the song, The Twelve Days of Christmas, what are the 10 Lords-a-leaping said to symbolise ? The Ten Commandments

• 9. What was the name of the mission that involved the first manned lunar landing in 1969 ? Apollo XI

• 10. In which English county would you find Aylesbury ? Buckinghamshire

• 11. What was the name of author A. A. Milne's son ? Christopher Robin (his Winnie the Pooh books were about him)

• 12. Which of the following comics was issued earliest ? The Beano or The Dandy ? The Dandy

• 13. What is the American name for what the British call a 'drawing pin' ? Thumbtack

• 14. What year saw the first flying bombs drop on London ? 1944

• 15. What was the official London residence of the Queen Mother ? Clarence House