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General Knowledge Quiz No. 166
Posted: 23 Feb 2023 21:07
by Carl
- 1. What famous London building is officially called 1 Canada Square ?
- 2. Which tennis player was stabbed by a Steffi Graf fan while playing in Hamburg 1993 ?
- 3. What was the nuclear power station Sellafield previously known as ?
- 4. Swansea is situated on which river ?
- 5. To what note is the top string on a six-string guitar normally tuned ?
- 6. In what year did Margaret Thatcher become Prime Minister ?
- 7. Who was Britain's first Christian martyr (an English town is named after him) ?
- 8. Which country has the largest malt whisky distillery in the world ?
- 9. What was Hiram Hackenbacker's nickname in TV's Thunderbirds ?
- 10. What is the person called who leads prayers in a mosque ?
- 11. What is a 'half-hunter' ?
- 12. Which British organisation was founded by Octavia Hill in 1895 ?
- 13. What number did motorcycle racer Barry Sheen have on his bike ?
- 14. When is St Andrew's Day ?
- 15. What type of game is Faro ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 166
Posted: 23 Feb 2023 23:21
by elcarretero
2 Monica Selles
9 Brains
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 166
Posted: 25 Feb 2023 11:57
by LucindaC
3 Windscale
6 1978?
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 166
Posted: 25 Feb 2023 20:32
by elcarretero
11 Pocket watch
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 166
Posted: 02 Mar 2023 21:01
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. What famous London building is officially called 1 Canada Square ? Canary Wharf Tower
- 2. Which tennis player was stabbed by a Steffi Graf fan while playing in Hamburg 1993 ? Monica Seles
- 3. What was the nuclear power station Sellafield previously known as ? Windscale
- 4. Swansea is situated on which river ? The Tawe
- 5. To what note is the top string on a six-string guitar normally tuned ? E
- 6. In what year did Margaret Thatcher become Prime Minister ? 1979
- 7. Who was Britain's first Christian martyr (an English town is named after him) ? St. Alban
- 8. Which country has the largest malt whisky distillery in the world ? Japan
- 9. What was Hiram Hackenbacker's nickname in TV's Thunderbirds ? Brains
- 10. What is the person called who leads prayers in a mosque ? The Imam
- 11. What is a 'half-hunter' ? A pocket watch
- 12. Which British organisation was founded by Octavia Hill in 1895 ? National Trust
- 13. What number did motorcycle racer Barry Sheen have on his bike ? 7
- 14. When is St Andrew's Day ? 30th November
- 15. What type of game is Faro ? A card game