General Knowledge Quiz No. 156

[Carl]

• 1. What type of headgear was named after a battle in the Crimean War ?

• 2. What is the captial of the Isle of Man ?

• 3. What was the name of Audrey Hepburn's character in the 1964 film 'My Fair Lady' ?

• 4. Which was the first product to ever have the bar code ? Chewing Gum, Washing Up Liquid or Cigarettes ?

• 5. What type of transport was 'The Flying Dutchman' ?

• 6. Which of the following flags do not feature the colour red ? Hong Kong, Algeria or Uruguay ?

• 7. The Black Sea is off the north coast of which country ?

• 8. Which novel brought Charles Dickens to fame in 1837 ?

• 9. Florence Nightingale was a nurse during which war ?

• 10. Who wrote the song 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' ?

• 11. According to the nursery rhyme, who put pussy in the well ?

• 12. What four words in the English language end with the letters 'dous' ?

• 13. In mobile phone techonology, what does S.M.S. stand for ?

• 14. Port of Spain is the capital city of which Carribean country ?

• 15. What do the letters 'U.S.S.R.' stand for ?

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

[elcarretero]

1 Balaclava
2 Douglas

[gail]

9. Crimean
10. Trinidad & Tobago

[stowie39]

3. Eliza Doolittle
5.Ship

[elcarretero]

4 Chewing gum (Wrigleys)

[LucindaC]

13 short message service

[elcarretero]

15 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What type of headgear was named after a battle in the Crimean War ? Balaclava

• 2. What is the captial of the Isle of Man ? Douglas

• 3. What was the name of Audrey Hepburn's character in the 1964 film 'My Fair Lady' ? Eliza Doolittle

• 4. Which was the first product to ever have the bar code ? Chewing Gum, Washing Up Liquid or Cigarettes ? Chewing Gum

• 5. What type of transport was 'The Flying Dutchman' ? Ship

• 6. Which of the following flags do not feature the colour red ? Hong Kong, Algeria or Uruguay ? Uruguay

• 7. The Black Sea is off the north coast of which country ? Turkey

• 8. Which novel brought Charles Dickens to fame in 1837 ? Pickwick Papers

• 9. Florence Nightingale was a nurse during which war ? The Crimean War

• 10. Who wrote the song 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' ? Cole Porter

• 11. According to the nursery rhyme, who put pussy in the well ? Little Johnny Green

• 12. What four words in the English language end with the letters 'dous' ? Tremendous, Hazardous, Horrendous, Stupendous

• 13. In mobile phone techonology, what does S.M.S. stand for ? Short Message Service

• 14. Port of Spain is the capital city of which Carribean country ? Trinidad and Tobago

• 15. What do the letters 'U.S.S.R.' stand for ? Union of Soviet Socialist Republics