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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