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General Knowledge Quiz No. 225

Posted: 11 Apr 2024 21:02
by Carl
  • 1. In Sir Edwin Henry Landseer's 1839 painting Dignity and Impudence, what breeds are the two dogs featured ?
  • 2. The 400 year-old Siberian Russian city of Tomsk lies somewhat obviously on which river ?
  • 3. In the Contract Bridge card game what are used to denote the four players' positions: Numbers; Letters; Compass points; or The Four Seasons ?
  • 4. What notable member of the British royal family was born in 1948 ?
  • 5. So called after two descriptive Greek root words, what is the order of creatures called Diptera ?
  • 6. Who was the first British-born chef, and at the time the youngest ever, to win three Michelin Stars ?
  • 7. An anagram of Swap Shop, what was the purple dinosaur in the UK children's TV show of that name ?
  • 8. Which Australian city is nicknamed The Big Smoke ?
  • 9. Who composed the opera Cosi Fan Tutte ?
  • 10. Suomi is the local name for which European country ?
  • 11. Bell, Wax, Jalapeño, Habanero and Poblano are types of which fruit, (which some think is a vegetable) ?
  • 12. The term Paraskavedekatriaphobia informally refers to an irrational fear of what time-related concern ?
  • 13. The Attan, a Pashtun ethnic dance, is the national dance of which country ?
  • 14. The Vitra Design Museum is in which European country ?
  • 15. Diplopia is the medical term for which condition of the human body ?

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

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 225

Posted: 11 Apr 2024 22:24
by stowie39
3. Compass points
11. Pepper

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 225

Posted: 11 Apr 2024 22:55
by elcarretero
4 King Charles III
7 Posh Paws

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 225

Posted: 12 Apr 2024 08:19
by crummy
2. River Tom
12. Friday the thirteenth..

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 225

Posted: 12 Apr 2024 08:44
by elcarretero
9 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 225

Posted: 18 Apr 2024 07:52
by elcarretero
10 Finland

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 225

Posted: 18 Apr 2024 22:12
by Carl
ANSWERS
  • 1. In Sir Edwin Henry Landseer's 1839 painting Dignity and Impudence, what breeds are the two dogs featured ? Bloodhound and a West Highland Terrier
  • 2. The 400 year-old Siberian Russian city of Tomsk lies somewhat obviously on which river ? Tom
  • 3. In the Contract Bridge card game what are used to denote the four players' positions: Numbers; Letters; Compass points; or The Four Seasons ? Compass Points
  • 4. What notable member of the British royal family was born in 1948 ? King Charles III
  • 5. So called after two descriptive Greek root words, what is the order of creatures called Diptera ? Flies
  • 6. Who was the first British-born chef, and at the time the youngest ever, to win three Michelin Stars ? Marco Pierre White
  • 7. An anagram of Swap Shop, what was the purple dinosaur in the UK children's TV show of that name ? Posh Paws
  • 8. Which Australian city is nicknamed The Big Smoke ? Sydney
  • 9. Who composed the opera Cosi Fan Tutte ? Mozart
  • 10. Suomi is the local name for which European country ? Finland
  • 11. Bell, Wax, Jalapeño, Habanero and Poblano are types of which fruit, (which some think is a vegetable) ? Chilli pepper
  • 12. The term Paraskavedekatriaphobia informally refers to an irrational fear of what time-related concern ? Friday 13th
  • 13. The Attan, a Pashtun ethnic dance, is the national dance of which country ? Afghanistan
  • 14. The Vitra Design Museum is in which European country ? Germany
  • 15. Diplopia is the medical term for which condition of the human body ? Double vision