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General Knowledge Quiz No. 169

Posted: 16 Mar 2023 21:07
by Carl
  • 1. Who wrote the book Brave New World ?
  • 2. Which musician received the first gold disc, in 1941 ?
  • 3. On which part of the body would you wear a deer-stalker ?
  • 4. Which type of beans are used to make baked beans ?
  • 5. What musical aid did trumpeter John Shore invent in 1711 ?
  • 6. Which prime minister took the UK into the EEC (as was then called) ?
  • 7. What is a person who shoes horses called ?
  • 8. What colour is the cabbage moth ?
  • 9. Dendrology is the scientific study of what ?
  • 10. What does a gricer take photographs of ?
  • 11. How long is Johnny Walker Black Label whisky matured for ?
  • 12. What is the capital of Finland ?
  • 13. Who was the first chancellor of the late-20th century re-united Germany ?
  • 14. Madarosis is the absence or loss of which part of the body ?
  • 15. In which sport would a niblick be used ?

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

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 169

Posted: 16 Mar 2023 23:20
by elcarretero
3 Head
4 Haricot

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 169

Posted: 17 Mar 2023 10:36
by gail
6. Edward Heath
7. Blacksmith

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 169

Posted: 17 Mar 2023 11:05
by freddo
1 Aldous Huxley
12 Helsinki

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 169

Posted: 17 Mar 2023 15:53
by LucindaC
11 10 years

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 169

Posted: 18 Mar 2023 07:28
by elcarretero
15 Golf

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 169

Posted: 23 Mar 2023 21:01
by Carl
ANSWERS
  • 1. Who wrote the book Brave New World ? Aldous Huxley
  • 2. Which musician received the first gold disc, in 1941 ? Glen Miller
  • 3. On which part of the body would you wear a deer-stalker ? Head
  • 4. Which type of beans are used to make baked beans ? Haricot
  • 5. What musical aid did trumpeter John Shore invent in 1711 ? The tuning fork
  • 6. Which prime minister took the UK into the EEC (as was then called) ? Edward Heath
  • 7. What is a person who shoes horses called ? Farrier
  • 8. What colour is the cabbage moth ? Brown
  • 9. Dendrology is the scientific study of what ? Trees
  • 10. What does a gricer take photographs of ? Trains
  • 11. How long is Johnny Walker Black Label whisky matured for ? 12 years
  • 12. What is the capital of Finland ? Helsinki
  • 13. Who was the first chancellor of the late-20th century re-united Germany ? Helmut Kohl
  • 14. Madarosis is the absence or loss of which part of the body ? Eyelashes
  • 15. In which sport would a niblick be used ? Golf