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General Knowledge Quiz No. 302
Posted: 02 Oct 2025 21:02
by Carl
- 1. In the Netherlands in 1932 Adriaan Van Well founded which acronymic international grocery chain business, represented by a fir-tree logo ?
- 2. Who wrote the play The Importance of Being Earnest ?
- 3. The Turbine Hall, which hosts artwork of vast scale, is in which London art gallery ?
- 4. The Narcissus plant is otherwise known by which popular name ?
- 5. A Novocastrian, is a native of which English and Australian cities ?
- 6. Podagra is the technical term for which medical condition in humans, often associated with heavy drinking ?
- 7. The Japanese high-speed Shinkansen train service is commonly known outside Japan by what name ?
- 8. 18 year-old Fiona Butler, in an unpaid photoshoot, featured in Athena's iconic 1970's bare-bottom poster of what sport ?
- 9. In chess how many pieces on the board may pass over squares occupied by other pieces ?
- 10. Four generations of the Aquino family, including Benigno Aquino III who became president in 2010, have featured strongly in the governance of which country ?
- 11. Europe's largest solar power plant is at Sanlucar la Mayor in which country: Portugal; Spain; France; or Romania ?
- 12. A 'boxcar' is a term for rolling which number on the dice in a game of craps ?
- 13. Endemic means: Contagious; Geographically native/unique; Historically significant; or Final/fatal ?
- 14. The area of a circle with a radius of 55cms is approximately how many square metres: 1; 3; 5; or 10 ?
- 15. The Arabic word 'al' (AL) roughly translates in English to mean: Go; The; Me; or You ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 302
Posted: 03 Oct 2025 08:05
by elcarretero
4 Daffodil
6 Gout
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 302
Posted: 03 Oct 2025 08:30
by gail
2. Oscar Wilde
7. Bullet train
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 302
Posted: 03 Oct 2025 13:18
by elcarretero
8 Tennis
9 Two, knight and rook during a castling move
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 302
Posted: 03 Oct 2025 17:01
by gail
5. Newcastle
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 302
Posted: 04 Oct 2025 08:22
by elcarretero
11 Spain
14 1
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 302
Posted: 09 Oct 2025 21:01
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. In the Netherlands in 1932 Adriaan Van Well founded which acronymic international grocery chain business, represented by a fir-tree logo ? SPAR
- 2. Who wrote the play The Importance of Being Earnest ? Oscar Wilde
- 3. The Turbine Hall, which hosts artwork of vast scale, is in which London art gallery ? The Tate Modern
- 4. The Narcissus plant is otherwise known by which popular name ? Daffodil
- 5. A Novocastrian, is a native of which English and Australian cities ? Newcastle
- 6. Podagra is the technical term for which medical condition in humans, often associated with heavy drinking ? Gout
- 7. The Japanese high-speed Shinkansen train service is commonly known outside Japan by what name ? Bullet Train
- 8. 18 year-old Fiona Butler, in an unpaid photoshoot, featured in Athena's iconic 1970's bare-bottom poster of what sport ? Tennis
- 9. In chess how many pieces on the board may pass over squares occupied by other pieces ? 4
- 10. Four generations of the Aquino family, including Benigno Aquino III who became president in 2010, have featured strongly in the governance of which country ? The Philippines
- 11. Europe's largest solar power plant is at Sanlucar la Mayor in which country: Portugal; Spain; France; or Romania ? Spain
- 12. A 'boxcar' is a term for rolling which number on the dice in a game of craps ? 12
- 13. Endemic means: Contagious; Geographically native/unique; Historically significant; or Final/fatal ? Geographically native/unique
- 14. The area of a circle with a radius of 55cms is approximately how many square metres: 1; 3; 5; or 10 ? 1
- 15. The Arabic word 'al' (AL) roughly translates in English to mean: Go; The; Me; or You ? The