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General Knowledge Quiz No. 50
Posted: 03 Dec 2020 21:10
by Carl
- 1. In what year was barbed wire invented ?
- 2. In the British 2001 census what was the resident population of Scotland ?
- 3. In which decade did the two-man bobsled team begin competing at the world level ?
- 4. What is the ruling planet of the astrological sign Libra ?
- 5. Which of the following English King's never married ? William II, Edward II or George II ?
- 6. What was Alfred Hitchcock's first film to be filmed in colour rather than black and white ?
- 7. In 1978, which European country became the first to ban aerosol sprays thought to damage the Ozone layer ?
- 8. The Iroquois Cup is contested in what sport ?
- 9. What is the capital of the American state of Idaho ?
- 10. What does the letter 'C' stand for in 'NICAM' ? Compound, Companded or Co-acted ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 50
Posted: 04 Dec 2020 19:20
by LucindaC
4. Venus
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 50
Posted: 10 Dec 2020 21:13
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. In what year was barbed wire invented ? 1874
- 2. In the British 2001 census what was the resident population of Scotland ? 5,062,011
- 3. In which decade did the two-man bobsled team begin competing at the world level ? 1930s
- 4. What is the ruling planet of the astrological sign Libra ? Venus
- 5. Which of the following English King's never married ? William II, Edward II or George II ? William II
- 6. What was Alfred Hitchcock's first film to be filmed in colour rather than black and white ? 'Rope'
- 7. In 1978, which European country became the first to ban aerosol sprays thought to damage the Ozone layer ? Sweden
- 8. The Iroquois Cup is contested in what sport ? Lacrosse
- 9. What is the capital of the American state of Idaho ? Boise
- 10. What does the letter 'C' stand for in 'NICAM' ? Compound, Companded or Co-acted ? Companded