General Knowledge Quiz No. 47

[Carl]

• 1. In which year were the Samaritans founded ?

• 2. In feet and inches, how far should the centre of dartboard be from the floor ?

• 3. How many days is the average gestation period of a mouse ?

• 4. What was the name of the dog that befriended Kevin Costner in 'Dances With Wolves' ?

• 5. What was the only British film to win the Palme D'Or award at the Cannes film festival in the 1990s ?

• 6. In the 1938 film 'Going Places', Louis Armstrong sung the song 'Jeepers Creepers'. Who or what was 'Jeepers Creepers' ?

• 7. In the board game 'Monopoly' what is the American equivalent of 'Mayfair' ?

• 8. How many Oscar nominations did Titanic receive ?

• 9. When was the Barbie doll first sold with bendable legs ?

• 10. What was the world record official attendance at the 1950 soccer world cup final ?

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

[LucindaC]

8. 13

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. In which year were the Samaritans founded ? 1953

• 2. In feet and inches, how far should the centre of dartboard be from the floor ? 5 ft 8 in

• 3. How many days is the average gestation period of a mouse ? 21

• 4. What was the name of the dog that befriended Kevin Costner in 'Dances With Wolves' ? Two Socks

• 5. What was the only British film to win the Palme D'Or award at the Cannes film festival in the 1990s ? 'Secrets And Lies'

• 6. In the 1938 film 'Going Places', Louis Armstrong sung the song 'Jeepers Creepers'. Who or what was 'Jeepers Creepers' ? A racehorse

• 7. In the board game 'Monopoly' what is the American equivalent of 'Mayfair' ? Broadwalk

• 8. How many Oscar nominations did Titanic receive ? 14

• 9. When was the Barbie doll first sold with bendable legs ? 1965

• 10. What was the world record official attendance at the 1950 soccer world cup final ? 199,854