General Knowledge Quiz No. 28

[Carl]

• 1. In what year did ITV start broadcasting ?

• 2. What was the name of the dog in the American TV sit-com 'Mad About You' ?

• 3. In what year was the world famous AGA cooker range invented ?

• 4. What is the national flower of Austria ?

• 5. How many world title fights did Mohammed Ali contest under the name of Cassius Clay ?

• 6. What is the only US State not to contain any of the letters of 'George W Bush' ?

• 7. From what ancient activity does the word 'crestfallen' come ?

• 8. Which two countries contested the first ever international cricket match ?

• 9. Who in the Beano comic was 'your Redskin chum' ?

• 10. Which sportsman's autobiography is called 'My Side' ?

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

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. In what year did ITV start broadcasting ? 1955

• 2. What was the name of the dog in the American TV sit-com 'Mad About You' ? Murray

• 3. In what year was the world famous AGA cooker range invented ? 1922

• 4. What is the national flower of Austria ? Edelweiss

• 5. How many world title fights did Mohammed Ali contest under the name of Cassius Clay ? 1

• 6. What is the only US State not to contain any of the letters of 'George W Bush' ? Indiana

• 7. From what ancient activity does the word 'crestfallen' come ? Cockfighting

• 8. Which two countries contested the first ever international cricket match ? Canada and USA (in 1844)

• 9. Who in the Beano comic was 'your Redskin chum' ? Little Plum

• 10. Which sportsman's autobiography is called 'My Side' ? David Beckham's