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General Knowledge Quiz No. 63
Posted: 04 Mar 2021 21:15
by Carl
- 1. How many storeys high is Sears Tower in America ?
- 2. What is the more common name for the medical condition 'epistaxis' ?
- 3. When the Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs arrived back in England in 2001, how many days had he been on the run ?
- 4. Which American President was known as 'Man of the People' ?
- 5. How many verses are there in the Bible ?
- 6. What is the name of Bruce Willis' character in 'Die Hard' ?
- 7. How many islands are in Fiji ?
- 8. In the film starring Tom Hanks, what is Forrest Gump's I.Q. ?
- 9. In which year did Samuel Pepys write his last diary entry ?
- 10. In which year were three points for a win introduced into the English football league ?
- 11. Which American President was nicknamed 'Old Hickery' ?
- 12. Which Italian football club was founded in memory of the opera legend Giuseppe Verdi ?
- 13. Which British Prime Minister merged the British and Irish Parliaments in 1801 ?
- 14. How many fences are jumped twice in the Grand National ?
- How many players are there in a Gaelic Football Team ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 63
Posted: 05 Mar 2021 22:34
by LucindaC
2 Nosebleed
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 63
Posted: 11 Mar 2021 21:07
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. How many storeys high is Sears Tower in America ? 110
- 2. What is the more common name for the medical condition 'epistaxis' ? Nosebleed
- 3. When the Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs arrived back in England in 2001, how many days had he been on the run ? 13,068
- 4. Which American President was known as 'Man of the People' ? Andrew Jackson
- 5. How many verses are there in the Bible ? 30,334
- 6. What is the name of Bruce Willis' character in 'Die Hard' ? John McClane
- 7. How many islands are in Fiji ? 332
- 8. In the film starring Tom Hanks, what is Forrest Gump's I.Q. ? 75
- 9. In which year did Samuel Pepys write his last diary entry ? 1669
- 10. In which year were three points for a win introduced into the English football league ? 1981 (for the 1981/82 season)
- 11. Which American President was nicknamed 'Old Hickery' ? Andrew Jackson
- 12. Which Italian football club was founded in memory of the opera legend Giuseppe Verdi ? Parma
- 13. Which British Prime Minister merged the British and Irish Parliaments in 1801 ? William Pitt
- 14. How many fences are jumped twice in the Grand National ? 14
- How many players are there in a Gaelic Football Team ? 15