General Knowledge Quiz No. 197

[Carl]

• 1. In 1992 which scientist and philosopher was absolved of heresy by the Vatican ?

• 2. Who is the patron saint of Portugal ?

• 3. How many pockets does a billiard table normally have ?

• 4. Who became the first chancellor of a united Germany in 1990 ?

• 5. Which country was previously called Persia ?

• 6. Which car manufacturer has a model called the Favorit ?

• 7. The Faroe Islands are an autonomous province of which country ?

• 8. How old was Tony Blair when he became British prime minister in 1997 ?

• 9. The fashionable island Martha's Vineyard is in which US state ?

• 10. In Western culture what is the birthstone for the month of May ?

• 11. What was the oil tanker which ran aground on Bligh Reef in 1989, spilling crude oil into Prince William Sound, off the south coast of Alaska ?

• 12. What is the capital of Queensland, Australia ?

• 13. In the Bible to whom did God give the Ten Commandments ?

• 14. What is the 1990's cult Japanese electronic toy which is cared for as if it were a pet ?

• 15. What is the number of the MASH unit in the TV series of the same name ?

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

[stowie39]

6. Skoda
13. Moses

[elcarretero]

3 Six
5 Iran

[gail]

14. Tamagoshi

[LucindaC]

10 Emerald

[elcarretero]

11 Exxon Valdez

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. In 1992 which scientist and philosopher was absolved of heresy by the Vatican ? Galileo Galilei

• 2. Who is the patron saint of Portugal ? St George

• 3. How many pockets does a billiard table normally have ? 6

• 4. Who became the first chancellor of a united Germany in 1990 ? Helmut Kohl

• 5. Which country was previously called Persia ? The Islamic Republic of Iran

• 6. Which car manufacturer has a model called the Favorit ? Skoda

• 7. The Faroe Islands are an autonomous province of which country ? Denmark

• 8. How old was Tony Blair when he became British prime minister in 1997 ? 44

• 9. The fashionable island Martha's Vineyard is in which US state ? Massachusetts

• 10. In Western culture what is the birthstone for the month of May ? Emerald

• 11. What was the oil tanker which ran aground on Bligh Reef in 1989, spilling crude oil into Prince William Sound, off the south coast of Alaska ? Exxon Valdez

• 12. What is the capital of Queensland, Australia ? Brisbane

• 13. In the Bible to whom did God give the Ten Commandments ? Moses

• 14. What is the 1990's cult Japanese electronic toy which is cared for as if it were a pet ? Tamogotchi

• 15. What is the number of the MASH unit in the TV series of the same name ? 4077