General Knowledge Quiz No. 84

[Carl]

• 1. To the nearest whole number, what percentage of the world's surface is land ?

• 2. In what year did Pocahontas die ?

• 3. In which city were the 1920 Olympic games held ? Oslo, Antwerp or Stockholm ?

• 4. Which make of car was James Dean driving when he was killed in 1955 ?

• 5. Who co-wrote 'Fawlty Towers' with John Cleese ?

• 6. Which country has the world's oldest flag ?

• 7. In 'Star Wars', what do the letters 'TIE' stand for in 'TIE Fighter' ?

• 8. In what year was the Berlin Wall knocked down ?

• 9. In which city did James Bond get married ?

• 10. In the late 1960s two bands called 'The Garden Wall' and 'The Anon' joined together to form which band ?

• 11. Which vitamin is also known as tocopherol ?

• 12. What does VHS stand for as used in video tapes and recorders ?

• 13. Which famous speech began with the words 'At long last, I am able to say a few words of my own' ?

• 14. How many tiles are used in a game of Scrabble ?

• 15. What does NATO stand for ?

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

[stowie39]

5. Connie Booth
15. North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

[LucindaC]

8 1989
14 100

[Brandyboy]

4 Porsche
10 Genesis.

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. To the nearest whole number, what percentage of the world's surface is land ? 29%

• 2. In what year did Pocahontas die ? 1617

• 3. In which city were the 1920 Olympic games held ? Oslo, Antwerp or Stockholm ? Antwerp

• 4. Which make of car was James Dean driving when he was killed in 1955 ? Porsche

• 5. Who co-wrote 'Fawlty Towers' with John Cleese ? Connie Booth

• 6. Which country has the world's oldest flag ? Denmark

• 7. In 'Star Wars', what do the letters 'TIE' stand for in 'TIE Fighter' ? Twin Ion Engine

• 8. In what year was the Berlin Wall knocked down ? 1989

• 9. In which city did James Bond get married ? Munich

• 10. In the late 1960s two bands called 'The Garden Wall' and 'The Anon' joined together to form which band ? Genesis

• 11. Which vitamin is also known as tocopherol ? Vitamin E

• 12. What does VHS stand for as used in video tapes and recorders ? Video Home System

• 13. Which famous speech began with the words 'At long last, I am able to say a few words of my own' ? The abdication speech of Edward VIII

• 14. How many tiles are used in a game of Scrabble ? 100

• 15. What does NATO stand for ? North Atlantic Treaty Organization