General Knowledge Quiz No. 59

[Carl]

• 1. What does NICAM stand for ?

• 2. Which 'N' is the brand that gets its name from the Latin word, meaning 'snow-white' in English ?

• 3. In which European city are the headquarters for Interpol ?

• 4. In what year was the first traveller's cheque cashed ?

• 5. What is the most common pub name in the UK ?

• 6. In what year was the last judicial hanging in Britain ?

• 7. In what year was the company Microsoft founded ?

• 8. Who was the first English monarch to be addressed as 'Your Majesty' ?

• 9. In the cartoon series 'Rocko's Modern Life' what kind of animal is Rocko ?

• 10. Who is the patron saint of Spain ?

• 11. What was the first country in the world to allow women to vote ?

• 12. In which year was the corkscrew patented ?

• 13. Which 'M' is the capital of the American state of Wisconsin ?

• 14. Who in 1988 became the first boxer to win world titles at 5 officially recognises weights ?

• 15. In what year was Top Of The Pops first shown ?

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

[LucindaC]

2 Nivea
11 Portugal

[Lincoln45]

6: 1964
11: New Zealand (colony?) allowing all women to vote.
Different answers to this one, depending if some allowed to vote or all women allowed to vote.

[freddo]

2 Nivea
10 St James

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What does NICAM stand for ? Near-Instantaneous Companded Audio Multiplexing

• 2. Which 'N' is the brand that gets its name from the Latin word, meaning 'snow-white' in English ? Nivea

• 3. In which European city are the headquarters for Interpol ? Lyon

• 4. In what year was the first traveller's cheque cashed ? 1772 (introduced by London Credit Company and could be used in 90 cities)

• 5. What is the most common pub name in the UK ? The Red Lion

• 6. In what year was the last judicial hanging in Britain ? 1964

• 7. In what year was the company Microsoft founded ? 1975

• 8. Who was the first English monarch to be addressed as 'Your Majesty' ? Henry VIII

• 9. In the cartoon series 'Rocko's Modern Life' what kind of animal is Rocko ? Wallaby

• 10. Who is the patron saint of Spain ? St James

• 11. What was the first country in the world to allow women to vote ? New Zealand

• 12. In which year was the corkscrew patented ? 1860

• 13. Which 'M' is the capital of the American state of Wisconsin ? Madison

• 14. Who in 1988 became the first boxer to win world titles at 5 officially recognises weights ? Sugar Ray Leonard

• 15. In what year was Top Of The Pops first shown ? 1964