General Knowledge Quiz No. 61

[Carl]

• 1. The 1989 film 'The Lair Of The White Worm' was based on a story by which author ?

• 2. Which of the following operas was first performed before the other two ? The Magic Flute, Carmen or Fidelio ?

• 3. 'The Dancing Class' is one of many paintings about ballet dancers created by which artist ?

• 4. What is the only US state which borders one other state only ?

• 5. How many pints of beer make up a firkin ?

• 6. In what year did Sir Frederick Banting and J.J.R. MacLeod discover insulin ?

• 7. Who is the patron saint of architects ?

• 8. Which three South American countries does the Equator cross ?

• 9. Who was the only female to win the BBC sports personality of the year in the 1990s ?

• 10. Name the only three successive female English monarchs ?

• 11. What was the first food consumed by the astronauts of Apollo 11 after landing on the Moon ?

• 12. What does 5 on the Beaufort Scale represent ? A fresh breeze, a light breeze or a near gale ?

• 13. Who had a top 20 hit in 1993 called 'Everybody Dance' ? Downtown, Evolution or Baby D ?

• 14. Who was the highest earning actor in America for the year 2000 ?

• 15. Vincent Furnier is the real name of which rock star ?

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

[stowie39]

12. Fresh Breeze
15. Alice Cooper

[LucindaC]

11. Turkey

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. The 1989 film 'The Lair Of The White Worm' was based on a story by which author ? Bram Stoker

• 2. Which of the following operas was first performed before the other two ? The Magic Flute, Carmen or Fidelio ? The Magic Flute

• 3. 'The Dancing Class' is one of many paintings about ballet dancers created by which artist ? Edgar Degas

• 4. What is the only US state which borders one other state only ? Maine

• 5. How many pints of beer make up a firkin ? 72

• 6. In what year did Sir Frederick Banting and J.J.R. MacLeod discover insulin ? 1922

• 7. Who is the patron saint of architects ? St Thomas

• 8. Which three South American countries does the Equator cross ? Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador

• 9. Who was the only female to win the BBC sports personality of the year in the 1990s ? Liz McColgan

• 10. Name the only three successive female English monarchs ? Lady Jane Gray, Mary I and Elizabeth I

• 11. What was the first food consumed by the astronauts of Apollo 11 after landing on the Moon ? Turkey

• 12. What does 5 on the Beaufort Scale represent ? A fresh breeze, a light breeze or a near gale ? Fresh Breeze

• 13. Who had a top 20 hit in 1993 called 'Everybody Dance' ? Downtown, Evolution or Baby D ? Evolution

• 14. Who was the highest earning actor in America for the year 2000 ? Bruce Willis

• 15. Vincent Furnier is the real name of which rock star ? Alice Cooper