General Knowledge Quiz No. 180

[Carl]

• 1. What were the code-names of the five D-Day Landing beaches (in alphabetical order) ?

• 2. A nebuchadnezzar of wine holds the equivalent of how many bottles ?

• 3. What colour is the mineral malachite ?

• 4. Who led the first circumnavigation of the world ?

• 5. Jeera is the Indian name for which spice ?

• 6. What is the top or bottom supporting post of a stair-rail called ?

• 7. What is the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet ?

• 8. Whose autobiography is titled The Good The Bad and the Bubbly ?

• 9. Epilation is the removal of what ?

• 10. In which country is the region of Dalmatia ?

• 11. Which cosmetics and perfume company was originally named The California Perfume Co ?

• 12. What is the inscription on the doorstep of the Saatchi and Saatchi offices in London ?

• 13. Wedgewood Potteries' Queensware was named in honour of which queen ?

• 14. What is the world's fastest growing plant ?

• 15. How many eyes does a spider have ?

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

[elcarretero]

6 Newal
14 Bamboo

[gail]

9 Hair

[elcarretero]

10 Croatia

[LucindaC]

11 Avon

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What were the code-names of the five D-Day Landing beaches (in alphabetical order) ? Gold, Juno, Omaha, Sword, Utah

• 2. A nebuchadnezzar of wine holds the equivalent of how many bottles ? 20

• 3. What colour is the mineral malachite ? Green

• 4. Who led the first circumnavigation of the world ? Ferdinand Magellan

• 5. Jeera is the Indian name for which spice ? Cumin

• 6. What is the top or bottom supporting post of a stair-rail called ? Newel

• 7. What is the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet ? Eta

• 8. Whose autobiography is titled The Good The Bad and the Bubbly ? George Best

• 9. Epilation is the removal of what ? Hair

• 10. In which country is the region of Dalmatia ? Croatia

• 11. Which cosmetics and perfume company was originally named The California Perfume Co ? Avon

• 12. What is the inscription on the doorstep of the Saatchi and Saatchi offices in London ? Nothing Is Impossible

• 13. Wedgewood Potteries' Queensware was named in honour of which queen ? Queen Charlotte

• 14. What is the world's fastest growing plant ? Bamboo

• 15. How many eyes does a spider have ? 8