General Knowledge Quiz No. 29

[Carl]

• 1. What is the original of the word Nylon ?

• 2. In 'The Lone Ranger' what was Tonto's horse called ?

• 3. What is the name of the local newspaper in the TV show 'Only Fools And Horses' ?

• 4. Alex Band and Aaron Kamin make up which band ?

• 5. How many eyes does a bee have ?

• 6. Which actor worked as a translator for the Swedish hockey team during the 1980 winter olympics ?

• 7. Which 1980s movie featured a hero named Atreyu ?

• 8. In the movie 'The Goonies' what year is on One-Eyed Willy's pirate treasure map ?

• 9. What happened in the middle of the 20th century that won't happen again for another four thousand years ?

• 10. How old was the character of Dorothy in the film 'The Wizard Of Oz' ?

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

[elcarretero]

1 New York (NY) and London (Lon) the countries of the two people who manufactured it
2 Scout
3 Tooting something or other
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5 Lots
6 Arnold Swartzenegger?
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10 10?

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What is the original of the word Nylon ? From the initials of New York and the first part of the London

• 2. In 'The Lone Ranger' what was Tonto's horse called ? Scout

• 3. What is the name of the local newspaper in the TV show 'Only Fools And Horses' ? The Peckham Echo

• 4. Alex Band and Aaron Kamin make up which band ? The Calling

• 5. How many eyes does a bee have ? 5

• 6. Which actor worked as a translator for the Swedish hockey team during the 1980 winter olympics ? Viggo Mortensen

• 7. Which 1980s movie featured a hero named Atreyu ? The Neverending Story

• 8. In the movie 'The Goonies' what year is on One-Eyed Willy's pirate treasure map ? 1632

• 9. What happened in the middle of the 20th century that won't happen again for another four thousand years ? The year 1961 read the same upside down, and the same thing wont happen again until the year 6009

• 10. How old was the character of Dorothy in the film 'The Wizard Of Oz' ? 17