General Knowledge Quiz No. 58

[Carl]

• 1. Which four film stars formed 'United Artists' in 1919 ?

• 2. Which English novel has been portrayed on screen more than any other ?

• 3. On which island did the now extinct dodo live ?

• 4. A canton, halyard and field make up what item ?

• 5. What James Bond film was the first not be based on an Ian Fleming novel or short story ?

• 6. Which country scored the first goal in the first soccer World Cup Finals ?

• 7. When was Oxford University founded ?

• 8. In centimetres, what is the maximum diameter of a hockey stick ?

• 9. Which female vocalist released the album 'Drag' ?

• 10. In which year did Alabama become the first American state to recognise Christmas as an official holiday ?

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

[stowie39]

1. Charlie Caplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and Im not sure of 4th
4. Flag

[LucindaC]

5. Goldeneye

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Which four film stars formed 'United Artists' in 1919 ? Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and D. W. Griffiths

• 2. Which English novel has been portrayed on screen more than any other ? 'A Christmas Carol'

• 3. On which island did the now extinct dodo live ? Mauritius

• 4. A canton, halyard and field make up what item ? A flag

• 5. What James Bond film was the first not be based on an Ian Fleming novel or short story ? 'Goldeneye'

• 6. Which country scored the first goal in the first soccer World Cup Finals ? France

• 7. When was Oxford University founded ? 1167

• 8. In centimetres, what is the maximum diameter of a hockey stick ? 5 cm

• 9. Which female vocalist released the album 'Drag' ? K.D. Lang

• 10. In which year did Alabama become the first American state to recognise Christmas as an official holiday ? 1836