General Knowledge Quiz No. 161

[Carl]

• 1. What is the number 3.142 more usually known as ?

• 2. Who scored England's first goal in the 1998 World Cup Final tournament ?

• 3. Which is the largest of the Great Lakes ?

• 4. Which British prime minister had a bag named after him ?

• 5. Majestic, Romano and Arran Victory are types of which vegetable ?

• 6. What is the title of the film about a Scottish village that awakens once every 100 years ?

• 7. In which year did Roger Bannister break the four-minute mile ?

• 8. In 1960 Dr Thomas Creighton was the first person to receive what punishment ?

• 9. In which country was actor Mel Gibson born ?

• 10. Whose autobiography is entitled 'Take It Like A Man' ?

• 11. What is the lightest metal ?

• 12. What is the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet ?

• 13. Which is the smallest bone in the body ?

• 14. What is Adam's Ale commonly known as ?

• 15. What are the two ingredients in a Bellini cocktail ?

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

[elcarretero]

1 Pi
3 Superior

[stowie39]

4. Gladstone
14. Water

[elcarretero]

5 Potatoes

[LucindaC]

6 Brigadoon

[elcarretero]

9 Australia

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What is the number 3.142 more usually known as ? Pi

• 2. Who scored England's first goal in the 1998 World Cup Final tournament ? Alan Shearer

• 3. Which is the largest of the Great Lakes ? Lake Superior

• 4. Which British prime minister had a bag named after him ? Gladstone

• 5. Majestic, Romano and Arran Victory are types of which vegetable ? Potato

• 6. What is the title of the film about a Scottish village that awakens once every 100 years ? Brigadoon

• 7. In which year did Roger Bannister break the four-minute mile ? 1954

• 8. In 1960 Dr Thomas Creighton was the first person to receive what punishment ? A parking ticket

• 9. In which country was actor Mel Gibson born ? USA

• 10. Whose autobiography is entitled 'Take It Like A Man' ? Boy George

• 11. What is the lightest metal ? Lithium

• 12. What is the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet ? Iota

• 13. Which is the smallest bone in the body ? The stirrup

• 14. What is Adam's Ale commonly known as ? Water

• 15. What are the two ingredients in a Bellini cocktail ? Champagne and peach juice