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General Knowledge Quiz No. 159

Posted: 05 Jan 2023 21:08
by Carl
  • 1. Does an average trained typist use their left or right hand to type more ?
  • 2. Invented in Germany by Margaret Steiff, what type of toy would an arctophile collect ?
  • 3. Who was the American president when the Berlin Wall was constructed ?
  • 4. Pearl is the birthstone for which month ?
  • 5. What is the name of the donkey in the film 'Shrek' ?
  • 6. Which of these oceans is the largest ? Arctic, Atlantic or Indian ?
  • 7. What is the name of the rabbit in the Magic Roundabout ?
  • 8. In what year did Slade first have a hit with the song 'Merry Christmas Everybody' ? 1973, 1975 or 1977 ?
  • 9. In which ocean would you be if you were at the geographical position 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude ?
  • 10. What was Dom Perignon the first to insert in a bottle ?
  • 11. In which two cities would you find Cleopatra's needles ?
  • 12. What actor played 'Crocodile Dundee' ?
  • 13. In which year did Britain change to decimal currency ?
  • 14. What word can be used to describe a group of Kangaroos or Baboons ?
  • 15. In morse code which letter is symbolized by dot dash ?

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

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 159

Posted: 06 Jan 2023 08:46
by elcarretero
2 Teddy Bear
6 Atlantic

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 159

Posted: 06 Jan 2023 09:11
by gail
12. Paul Hogan
13. 1971

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 159

Posted: 07 Jan 2023 16:04
by LucindaC
11 New York and London

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 159

Posted: 08 Jan 2023 07:36
by elcarretero
7 Dylan

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 159

Posted: 12 Jan 2023 21:00
by Carl
ANSWERS
  • 1. Does an average trained typist use their left or right hand to type more ? Left
  • 2. Invented in Germany by Margaret Steiff, what type of toy would an arctophile collect ? Teddy Bears
  • 3. Who was the American president when the Berlin Wall was constructed ? John F Kennedy
  • 4. Pearl is the birthstone for which month ? June
  • 5. What is the name of the donkey in the film 'Shrek' ? Donkey
  • 6. Which of these oceans is the largest ? Arctic, Atlantic or Indian ? Atlantic
  • 7. What is the name of the rabbit in the Magic Roundabout ? Dylan
  • 8. In what year did Slade first have a hit with the song 'Merry Christmas Everybody' ? 1973, 1975 or 1977 ? 1973
  • 9. In which ocean would you be if you were at the geographical position 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude ? Atlantic
  • 10. What was Dom Perignon the first to insert in a bottle ? A cork
  • 11. In which two cities would you find Cleopatra's needles ? London and New York
  • 12. What actor played 'Crocodile Dundee' ? Paul Hogan
  • 13. In which year did Britain change to decimal currency ? 1971
  • 14. What word can be used to describe a group of Kangaroos or Baboons ? A troop
  • 15. In morse code which letter is symbolized by dot dash ? A