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General Knowledge Quiz No. 60

Posted: 11 Feb 2021 21:07
by Carl
  • 1. What is the name of the female singer in the band Everything But The Girl ?
  • 2. In 1965, who became country music's first female millionaire ?
  • 3. From which country did the card game bridge originate ?
  • 4. In what year did the Beatles officially split up ?
  • 5. What is the world's oldest continually inhabited city ?
  • 6. How many fences are jumped in the Grand National ?
  • 7. In what year did Agatha Christie die ?
  • 8. What is the largest river in Alaska called ?
  • 9. Albert Einstein declined the Presidency of which country in 1952 ?
  • 10. Which of the following elements has the atomic number 33 ? Arsenic, Zinc or Phosphorus ?
  • 11. How many feet wide is a basketball court ?
  • 12. In what year was the safety pin invented ?
  • 13. In which year did Coronation Street begin ?
  • 14. What is a female donkey called ?
  • 15. In what year was the planet Neptune discovered ?

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

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 60

Posted: 13 Feb 2021 19:32
by LucindaC
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Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 60

Posted: 18 Feb 2021 21:20
by Carl
  • 1. What is the name of the female singer in the band Everything But The Girl ? Tracey Thorn
  • 2. In 1965, who became country music's first female millionaire ? Loretta Lynn
  • 3. From which country did the card game bridge originate ? Turkey
  • 4. In what year did the Beatles officially split up ? 1970
  • 5. What is the world's oldest continually inhabited city ? Damascus
  • 6. How many fences are jumped in the Grand National ? 30
  • 7. In what year did Agatha Christie die ? 1976
  • 8. What is the largest river in Alaska called ? The Yukon River
  • 9. Albert Einstein declined the Presidency of which country in 1952 ? Israel
  • 10. Which of the following elements has the atomic number 33 ? Arsenic, Zinc or Phosphorus ? Arsenic
  • 11. How many feet wide is a basketball court ? 50
  • 12. In what year was the safety pin invented ? 1849
  • 13. In which year did Coronation Street begin ? 1960
  • 14. What is a female donkey called ? A jenny
  • 15. In what year was the planet Neptune discovered ? 1846