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General Knowledge Quiz No. 13
Posted: 19 Mar 2020 21:06
by Carl
- 1. Which swimming stroke is named after an insect ?
- 2. Which metal is used to manufacture thermometers ?
- 3. What flavour does the liquor Kailua have ?
- 4. Which breakfast TV show was launched in 1983 by amongst others, David Frost, Anna Ford and Michael Parkinson ?
- 5. How many moons does Mars have ?
- 6. The Khyber Pass links which two countries ?
- 7. Who created "Star Trek" ?
- 8. With which country did Britain fight "The War of Jenkins' Ear" ?
- 9. What do the following American words translate to in UK English, [1] Car Trunk, [2] Eggplant, [3] Fall, [4] Suspenders and [5] Period ?
- 10. Who wrote the 1960 novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird" ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 13
Posted: 19 Mar 2020 23:33
by elcarretero
1 Butterfly
2 Mercury
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5 2
6 Pakistan and
7 Gene Rodenberry
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9 Boot, Aubergine, Autumn, Braces, Full Stop
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Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 13
Posted: 22 Mar 2020 10:25
by stowie39
10. Harper Lee
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 13
Posted: 24 Mar 2020 14:05
by reddragon
3. Coffee ?
6. Afghanistan
8. Spain
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 13
Posted: 26 Mar 2020 21:05
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. Which swimming stroke is named after an insect ? Butterfly
- 2. Which metal is used to manufacture thermometers ? Mercury
- 3. What flavour does the liquor Kailua have ? Coffee
- 4. Which breakfast TV show was launched in 1983 by amongst others, David Frost, Anna Ford and Michael Parkinson ? TV-AM
- 5. How many moons does Mars have ? Two (Phobes & Deimos)
- 6. The Khyber Pass links which two countries ? Pakistan and Afghanistan
- 7. Who created "Star Trek" ? Gene Roddenberry
- 8. With which country did Britain fight "The War of Jenkins' Ear" ? Spain
- 9. What do the following American words translate to in UK English, [1] Car Trunk, [2] Eggplant, [3] Fall, [4] Suspenders and [5] Period ? [1] Boot, [2] Aubergine, [3] Autumn, [4] Braces and [5] Full stop
- 10. Who wrote the 1960 novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird" ? Harper Lee