General Knowledge Quiz No. 64

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General Knowledge Quiz No. 64

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  • 1. Bonnie Langford played assistant to which two actors in the TV series 'Doctor Who' ?
  • 2. In 1985, what was Robert Ballard famous for discovering ?
  • 3. In 1968, which English footballer became the first to be sent off in an international match ?
  • 4. In which year did the BBC first broadcast opera on the radio ?
  • 5. In what year was the first issue of the comic 'The Beano' published ?
  • 6. Which fictional character lives at Apartment 3D, 344, ClintonStreet ?
  • 7. What country began the tradition of exchanging gifts over Christmas ?
  • 8. What nationality was Edvard Munch, the expressionist painter ?
  • 9. What is the tallest and thickest kind of grass ?
  • 10. In which century was King Henry IV of England born ?
  • 11. In what year did Ruth Ellis become the last woman to be hanged in England ?
  • 12. The first nationally televised presidential debate involved which two American candidates ?
  • 13. What was the name of the character played by Donald Sutherland in the 1975 film 'The Day Of The Locust' which is also the name of a famous cartoon character ?
  • 14. The film 'Dirty Dancing' was set in the summer of which year ?
  • 15. How tall is the Eiffel Tower in metres ?

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6. Clarke Kent (Superman)
9. Bamboo
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7 Italy
12 JFK and ?
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ANSWERS
  • 1. Bonnie Langford played assistant to which two actors in the TV series 'Doctor Who' ? Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy
  • 2. In 1985, what was Robert Ballard famous for discovering ? The Titanic
  • 3. In 1968, which English footballer became the first to be sent off in an international match ? Alan Mullery
  • 4. In which year did the BBC first broadcast opera on the radio ? 1923
  • 5. In what year was the first issue of the comic 'The Beano' published ? 1938
  • 6. Which fictional character lives at Apartment 3D, 344, ClintonStreet ? Clark Kent
  • 7. What country began the tradition of exchanging gifts over Christmas ? Italy
  • 8. What nationality was Edvard Munch, the expressionist painter ? Norwegian
  • 9. What is the tallest and thickest kind of grass ? Bamboo
  • 10. In which century was King Henry IV of England born ? 14th
  • 11. In what year did Ruth Ellis become the last woman to be hanged in England ? 1955
  • 12. The first nationally televised presidential debate involved which two American candidates ? John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon
  • 13. What was the name of the character played by Donald Sutherland in the 1975 film 'The Day Of The Locust' which is also the name of a famous cartoon character ? Homer Simpson
  • 14. The film 'Dirty Dancing' was set in the summer of which year ? 1963
  • 15. How tall is the Eiffel Tower in metres ? 322

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