General Knowledge Quiz No. 220

[Carl]

• 1. The bummalo fish is better known by what name ?

• 2. David Beckham was shown a red card during England's game against which national team during the 1998 FIFA World Cup ?

• 3. What is the name of the small arrangement of flowers worn on the bodice of a dress or on the wrist ?

• 4. Which heavy metal rock band had a UK No1 hit in 1981 with their live album 'No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith' ?

• 5. What is the medieval form of chemistry concerned with attempting to change base metals into gold ?

• 6. In tennis, what is the term for an untouchable and unreturnable legal point-scoring serve ?

• 7. In the UK, who was elected president of the National Union of Mineworkers in 1981 ?

• 8. Which famous concert venue is located at 881, Seventh Avenue, New York ?

• 9. What is the device in a car which mixes petrol with air in correct proportions before it enters the engine ?

• 10. Referring to a mountain range, derived from the Spanish word for saw, what word represents the letter 'S' in the NATO phonetic alphabet ?

• 11. What is the basic monetary unit of Australia ?

• 12. The Dettifoss Waterfalls are in which country ?

• 13. Which city, whose name means 'fortification at Eidyn', was the first to host the Commonwealth Games twice ?

• 14. Valletta is the capital of which European country ?

• 15. In the game of Scrabble, how many points is a 'V' tile worth ?

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

[elcarretero]

3 Corsage
5 Alchemy

[gail]

9. Carburetor
10. Sierra

[stowie39]

6. Ace
10.Sierra

[elcarretero]

7 Arthur Scargill

[stowie39]

14. Malta

[gail]

11. Dollar

[elcarretero]

8 Carnegie Hall

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. The bummalo fish is better known by what name ? Bombay Duck

• 2. David Beckham was shown a red card during England's game against which national team during the 1998 FIFA World Cup ? Argentina

• 3. What is the name of the small arrangement of flowers worn on the bodice of a dress or on the wrist ? Corsage

• 4. Which heavy metal rock band had a UK No1 hit in 1981 with their live album 'No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith' ? Motorhead

• 5. What is the medieval form of chemistry concerned with attempting to change base metals into gold ? Alchemy

• 6. In tennis, what is the term for an untouchable and unreturnable legal point-scoring serve ? Ace

• 7. In the UK, who was elected president of the National Union of Mineworkers in 1981 ? Arthur Scargill

• 8. Which famous concert venue is located at 881, Seventh Avenue, New York ? Carnegie Hall

• 9. What is the device in a car which mixes petrol with air in correct proportions before it enters the engine ? Carburettor

• 10. Referring to a mountain range, derived from the Spanish word for saw, what word represents the letter 'S' in the NATO phonetic alphabet ? Sierra

• 11. What is the basic monetary unit of Australia ? Australian Dollar

• 12. The Dettifoss Waterfalls are in which country ? Iceland

• 13. Which city, whose name means 'fortification at Eidyn', was the first to host the Commonwealth Games twice ? Edinburgh

• 14. Valletta is the capital of which European country ? Malta

• 15. In the game of Scrabble, how many points is a 'V' tile worth ? 4