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General Knowledge Quiz No. 172
Posted: 06 Apr 2023 21:05
by Carl
- 1. An ennead is a group or set of how many ?
- 2. What do the US Marine Corps, the city of Exeter and Plymouth Argyle FC have in common ?
- 3. What chemical element has the symbol Fe ?
- 4. What is a Maori ceremonial war-dance called ?
- 5. What salad is named after the Mexican Restaurateur who invented it ?
- 6. Which city hosted the 1992 Summer Olympic games ?
- 7. In which year did the Gunpowder Plot take place ?
- 8. Who was the original presenter of TV's University Challenge ?
- 9. Who was known as Little Sparrow ?
- 10. What is the minimum alcohol content of wine under EU laws ?
- 11. From which English county do Bakewell tarts (technically 'Bakewell puddings') originate ?
- 12. What type of creature is a bandy-bandy ?
- 13. What is the largest gland in the human body ?
- 14. Which Hindu God is depicted with the head of an elephant ?
- 15. What is the collective name for a large number of islands ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 172
Posted: 07 Apr 2023 02:16
by elcarretero
3 Iron
4 Haka
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 172
Posted: 07 Apr 2023 09:09
by stowie39
8. Bamber Gasgoine
9. Edith Piaf
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 172
Posted: 07 Apr 2023 10:33
by gail
15. Archipelago
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 172
Posted: 07 Apr 2023 18:14
by LucindaC
6 Barcelona
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 172
Posted: 07 Apr 2023 23:16
by elcarretero
11 Derbyshire
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 172
Posted: 13 Apr 2023 21:02
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. An ennead is a group or set of how many ? 9
- 2. What do the US Marine Corps, the city of Exeter and Plymouth Argyle FC have in common ? Their motto, Semper Fidelis
- 3. What chemical element has the symbol Fe ? Iron
- 4. What is a Maori ceremonial war-dance called ? Haka
- 5. What salad is named after the Mexican Restaurateur who invented it ? Caesar
- 6. Which city hosted the 1992 Summer Olympic games ? Barcelona
- 7. In which year did the Gunpowder Plot take place ? 1605
- 8. Who was the original presenter of TV's University Challenge ? Bamber Gascoigne
- 9. Who was known as Little Sparrow ? Edith Piaf
- 10. What is the minimum alcohol content of wine under EU laws ? 7%
- 11. From which English county do Bakewell tarts (technically 'Bakewell puddings') originate ? Derbyshire
- 12. What type of creature is a bandy-bandy ? Snake
- 13. What is the largest gland in the human body ? Liver
- 14. Which Hindu God is depicted with the head of an elephant ? Ganesha
- 15. What is the collective name for a large number of islands ? Archipelago