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General Knowledge Quiz No. 83
Posted: 22 Jul 2021 21:07
by Carl
- 1. Which author and poet famously wrote the line 'The female of the species is more deadly than the male' ?
- 2. If you are being lapidated, what is happening to you ?
- 3. In what year was Elvis Presley born ?
- 4. From 'The Famous Five' who is missing from George, Anne, Dick and Timmy ?
- 5. Who was the first golfer to achieve a hole-in-one on British TV ?
- 6. Who wrote the poem 'Venus and Adonis' ?
- 7. Who painted 'The Laughing Cavalier' ?
- 8. What is the smallest bird in the world ?
- 9. What did the 'F' in John F. Kennedy stand for ?
- 10. Which British King wrote farming articles under the pseudonym Ralph Robinson ?
- 11. Which precious stone is the birthstone for the month of April ?
- 12. What was Jimi Hendrix's first single to reach the UK top 40 called ?
- 13. Before becoming Liverpool football team manager, Gerard Houllier once had another job in Liverpool. What was it ?
- 14. In which month is the French national holiday, Bastille Day ?
- 15. Which 'Sesame Street' character is named after a taxi driver in the film 'It's A Wonderful Life' ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 83
Posted: 23 Jul 2021 01:23
by elcarretero
2 Being Stoned
10 george III
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 83
Posted: 23 Jul 2021 19:14
by LucindaC
14 july
15 ernie
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 83
Posted: 29 Jul 2021 21:06
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. Which author and poet famously wrote the line 'The female of the species is more deadly than the male' ? Rudyard Kipling
- 2. If you are being lapidated, what is happening to you ? You are being stoned to death
- 3. In what year was Elvis Presley born ? 1935
- 4. From 'The Famous Five' who is missing from George, Anne, Dick and Timmy ? Julian
- 5. Who was the first golfer to achieve a hole-in-one on British TV ? Tony Jacklin
- 6. Who wrote the poem 'Venus and Adonis' ? William Shakespeare
- 7. Who painted 'The Laughing Cavalier' ? Frans Hals
- 8. What is the smallest bird in the world ? The Bee Hummingbird
- 9. What did the 'F' in John F. Kennedy stand for ? Fitzgerald
- 10. Which British King wrote farming articles under the pseudonym Ralph Robinson ? George III
- 11. Which precious stone is the birthstone for the month of April ? Diamond
- 12. What was Jimi Hendrix's first single to reach the UK top 40 called ? 'Hey Joe'
- 13. Before becoming Liverpool football team manager, Gerard Houllier once had another job in Liverpool. What was it ? Teacher
- 14. In which month is the French national holiday, Bastille Day ? July
- 15. Which 'Sesame Street' character is named after a taxi driver in the film 'It's A Wonderful Life' ? Ernie