General Knowledge Quiz No. 55

[Carl]

• 1. What does the 'W' stand for in George W Bush's name ? Walker, Walter or Wallis ?

• 2. Fairview is the most common name for a city in America. How many cities are named this ?

• 3. In which year was the Irish political party, Sinn Fein formed ?

• 4. In what year did Alexander Graham Bell invent the telephone ?

• 5. In what year was the first Christmas card produced ?

• 6. Who was the second President of the USA ?

• 7. Which band's first top ten single was 'Love Is Life' in 1970 ?

• 8. Which actor in his autobiography said 'All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl' ?

• 9. In what year did Clarence Birdseye first put quick-frozen fish on sale ?

• 10. In what year was the typewriter invented ?

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

[LucindaC]

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[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What does the 'W' stand for in George W Bush's name ? Walker, Walter or Wallis ? Walker

• 2. Fairview is the most common name for a city in America. How many cities are named this ? 66

• 3. In which year was the Irish political party, Sinn Fein formed ? 1905

• 4. In what year did Alexander Graham Bell invent the telephone ? 1876

• 5. In what year was the first Christmas card produced ? 1846

• 6. Who was the second President of the USA ? John Adams

• 7. Which band's first top ten single was 'Love Is Life' in 1970 ? Hot Chocolate

• 8. Which actor in his autobiography said 'All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl' ? Charlie Chaplin

• 9. In what year did Clarence Birdseye first put quick-frozen fish on sale ? 1924

• 10. In what year was the typewriter invented ? 1829