General Knowledge Quiz No. 194

[Carl]

• 1. Sounding like a placename, what is the traditional pronged spear used for catching Salmon called ?

• 2. Who succeeded Michael Foot as leader of the Labour Party in the UK ?

• 3. Jazz musician Jelly Roll Morton played which instrument ?

• 4. Coopers Hill in Gloucestershire, England, is famous for which annual event ?

• 5. What type of rock is carbonado ?

• 6. What is limnophobia a fear of ?

• 7. Ribes Nigrum is the Latin name for which fruit ?

• 8. What type of animal is a Garron ?

• 9. What is the main ingredient of guacamole ?

• 10. Which country has the international car registration DZ ?

• 11. In which city is the United Nations headquarters ?

• 12. Ichthyology is a branch of zoology concerning which creatures ?

• 13. Which type business traditionally has three balls hanging outside ?

• 14. In which body of water are the Balearic Islands ?

• 15. Mariolatry is the idolatrous worship of whom ?

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

[elcarretero]

9 Avocado
13 Pawn broker

[LucindaC]

2 Kinnock
11 New York

[elcarretero]

14 Mediterranean

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Sounding like a placename, what is the traditional pronged spear used for catching Salmon called ? Leister

• 2. Who succeeded Michael Foot as leader of the Labour Party in the UK ? Neil Kinnock

• 3. Jazz musician Jelly Roll Morton played which instrument ? Piano

• 4. Coopers Hill in Gloucestershire, England, is famous for which annual event ? Cheese rolling

• 5. What type of rock is carbonado ? Diamond

• 6. What is limnophobia a fear of ? Lakes (or big bodies of water)

• 7. Ribes Nigrum is the Latin name for which fruit ? Blackcurrant

• 8. What type of animal is a Garron ? Horse

• 9. What is the main ingredient of guacamole ?Avocado

• 10. Which country has the international car registration DZ ? Algeria

• 11. In which city is the United Nations headquarters ? New York

• 12. Ichthyology is a branch of zoology concerning which creatures ? Fish

• 13. Which type business traditionally has three balls hanging outside ? Pawnbroker

• 14. In which body of water are the Balearic Islands ? Mediterranean Sea

• 15. Mariolatry is the idolatrous worship of whom ? The Virgin Mary