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General Knowledge Quiz No. 56
Posted: 14 Jan 2021 21:18
by Carl
- 1. Who had a top ten hit in May 1990 with 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For' ?
- 2. In the original 'Big Brother', who was the first person to be voted out ?
- 3. In which book of the Bible is the line 'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.' ?
- 4. Which country began the tradition of exchanging gifts at Christmas ? A. Italy, B. Denmark or C. Turkey ?
- 5. Which famous singer-songwriter won an Academy Award in 2001 for the song 'Things Have Changed' from the film 'Wonder Boys' ?
- 6. Ailurophobia is the fear of which type of animal ?
- 7. Which 90's song includes the line 'Take a deep breath and get real high' and who had a hit with it ?
- 8. In what US city is the Kentucky Derby held ?
- 9. What is the plural of 'radius' ?
- 10. In what year were the Grammy awards first awarded ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 56
Posted: 14 Jan 2021 23:10
by elcarretero
9. Radii
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 56
Posted: 15 Jan 2021 08:03
by stowie39
1. U2
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 56
Posted: 21 Jan 2021 21:04
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. Who had a top ten hit in May 1990 with 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For' ? The Chimes
- 2. In the original 'Big Brother', who was the first person to be voted out ? Sada
- 3. In which book of the Bible is the line 'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.' ? Luke
- 4. Which country began the tradition of exchanging gifts at Christmas ? A. Italy, B. Denmark or C. Turkey ?
A. Italy
- 5. Which famous singer-songwriter won an Academy Award in 2001 for the song 'Things Have Changed' from the film 'Wonder Boys' ? Bob Dylan
- 6. Ailurophobia is the fear of which type of animal ? Cats
- 7. Which 90's song includes the line 'Take a deep breath and get real high' and who had a hit with it ? 'What's Up' by Four Non-Blondes
- 8. In what US city is the Kentucky Derby held ? Louisville
- 9. What is the plural of 'radius' ? Radii
- 10. In what year were the Grammy awards first awarded ? 1959