General Knowledge Quiz No. 88

[Carl]

• 1. Which London football club was the first in England to install an artificial pitch ?

• 2. In which year did Channel 4 begin broadcasting ?

• 3. What are the only two American state capitals which rhyme ?

• 4. In which sport is there a york round ?

• 5. Masked, Hermit and Spider are all types of which animal ?

• 6. In millimetres, what is the width of an A10 sheet of paper ?

• 7. In which South American country are the Glass waterfalls ?

• 8. Which two planets are the only ones in our solar system to have no moons ?

• 9. In which Charles Dickens novel does the character of Smike appear ?

• 10. Glossophobia is the fear of what ? Failure, The Opposite Sex or Public Speaking ?

• 11. What is the most common street name in Britain ?

• 12. What colour is the bottom stripe on the Croatian flag ?

• 13. Which of the following groups were once called the Mugwumps ? The Yardbirds, The Mamas And Papas or Mott The Hoople ?

• 14. Which of the following rock stars worked as a gravedigger before starting his musical career ? Rod Stewart, Freddie Mercury or Billy Joel ?

• 15. Which city is served by W A Mozart Airport ?

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

[elcarretero]

5 Crab
14 Rod Stewart

[LucindaC]

11 high street ?
15 salzburg

[elcarretero]

9 Nicholas Nickleby

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Which London football club was the first in England to install an artificial pitch ? Queens Park Rangers

• 2. In which year did Channel 4 begin broadcasting ? 1982

• 3. What are the only two American state capitals which rhyme ? Austin (Texas) and Boston (Massachusetts)

• 4. In which sport is there a york round ? Archery

• 5. Masked, Hermit and Spider are all types of which animal ? Crab

• 6. In millimetres, what is the width of an A10 sheet of paper ? 26

• 7. In which South American country are the Glass waterfalls ? Brazil

• 8. Which two planets are the only ones in our solar system to have no moons ? Venus and Mercury

• 9. In which Charles Dickens novel does the character of Smike appear ? 'Nicholas Nickleby'

• 10. Glossophobia is the fear of what ? Failure, The Opposite Sex or Public Speaking ? Public speaking

• 11. What is the most common street name in Britain ? High Street

• 12. What colour is the bottom stripe on the Croatian flag ? Blue

• 13. Which of the following groups were once called the Mugwumps ? The Yardbirds, The Mamas And Papas or Mott The Hoople ? The Mamas And Papas

• 14. Which of the following rock stars worked as a gravedigger before starting his musical career ? Rod Stewart, Freddie Mercury or Billy Joel ? Rod Stewart

• 15. Which city is served by W A Mozart Airport ? Salzburg