General Knowledge Quiz No. 74

[Carl]

• 1. What three colours appear on the flag of Bulgaria ?

• 2. What is the more common name for Ethylene Glycol ?

• 3. What famous song begins 'What'll you do when you get lonely, and nobody's waiting by your side' ?

• 4. In the Bible what were the names of Adam and Eve's three sons ?

• 5. In what year did Laika the dog become the first space traveller ?

• 6. What is the birthstone for the month of September ?

• 7. Which childrens TV series is set in Pontypandy ?

• 8. What was the name of Take That's first number one single ?

• 9. Which famous actor played the Mock Turtle in the 1933 film 'Alice In Wonderland' ?

• 10. In what year did Percy L. Spencer invent the microwave ?

• 11. Who were the first married couple to guest star in an episode of 'The Simpsons' ?

• 12. Which country in Europe has the oldest Parliament ?

• 13. Which rock star took the photo which features on the front cover of Iggy Pop's album 'The Idiot' ?

• 14. In what year was the battle of Agincourt ?

• 15. In what year was the country Ceylon renamed to Sri Lanka ?

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

[Brandyboy]

3 Layla by Eric Clapton
13 David Bowie

[elcarretero]

2 Antifreeze
7 Fireman Sam

[Brandyboy]

1 White Green and Red
14 1415 ( easy to remember )

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What three colours appear on the flag of Bulgaria ? White, red and green

• 2. What is the more common name for Ethylene Glycol ? Antifreeze

• 3. What famous song begins 'What'll you do when you get lonely, and nobody's waiting by your side' ? 'Layla' by Eric Clapton

• 4. In the Bible what were the names of Adam and Eve's three sons ? Cain, Abel and Seth

• 5. In what year did Laika the dog become the first space traveller ? 1957

• 6. What is the birthstone for the month of September ? Sapphire

• 7. Which childrens TV series is set in Pontypandy ? Fireman Sam

• 8. What was the name of Take That's first number one single ? Pray

• 9. Which famous actor played the Mock Turtle in the 1933 film 'Alice In Wonderland' ? Cary Grant

• 10. In what year did Percy L. Spencer invent the microwave ? 1947

• 11. Who were the first married couple to guest star in an episode of 'The Simpsons' ? Paul and Linda McCartney

• 12. Which country in Europe has the oldest Parliament ? Iceland

• 13. Which rock star took the photo which features on the front cover of Iggy Pop's album 'The Idiot' ? David Bowie

• 14. In what year was the battle of Agincourt ? 1415

• 15. In what year was the country Ceylon renamed to Sri Lanka ? 1972