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General Knowledge Quiz No. 44
Posted: 22 Oct 2020 21:14
by Carl
- 1. What does the acronym 'LASER' stand for ?
- 2. In which four countries will you find a Disneyland ?
- 3. Dinosaurs became extinct at the end of which period ? The Cretaceous, The Paleogene or The Jurassic ?
- 4. In which year did Disneyland first open in California ? 1955, 1960 or 1965 ?
- 5. How old was Elvis Presley when he had his first number one single ?
- 6. In music, how was Jiles Perry Richardson better known ?
- 7. What was Marilyn Monroe's first married surname ?
- 8. What is measured in Scoville Units ?
- 9. How tall in feet is Salisbury Cathedral's spire from ground to tip ?
- 10. Who is known as the father of geometry ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 44
Posted: 23 Oct 2020 08:38
by stowie39
8. Chilli and pepper heat
10.Euclid
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 44
Posted: 23 Oct 2020 09:51
by elcarretero
3. Jurassic
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 44
Posted: 24 Oct 2020 07:41
by stowie39
6. Big Bopper
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 44
Posted: 29 Oct 2020 21:10
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. What does the acronym 'LASER' stand for ? Light Amplification through Stimulated Emission of Radiation
- 2. In which four countries will you find a Disneyland ? USA, France, Japan and Hong Kong
- 3. Dinosaurs became extinct at the end of which period ? The Cretaceous, The Paleogene or The Jurassic ? Creaceous
- 4. In which year did Disneyland first open in California ? 1955, 1960 or 1965 ? 1955
- 5. How old was Elvis Presley when he had his first number one single ? 21
- 6. In music, how was Jiles Perry Richardson better known ? The Big Bopper
- 7. What was Marilyn Monroe's first married surname ? Dougherty
- 8. What is measured in Scoville Units ? The heat of chillies
- 9. How tall in feet is Salisbury Cathedral's spire from ground to tip ? 404 feet
- 10. Who is known as the father of geometry ? Euclid