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General Knowledge Quiz No. 85
Posted: 05 Aug 2021 21:06
by Carl
- 1. Which film director's real name was Terrence Nezman ?
- 2. In what year did Stanley Baldwin first become Prime Minister in the United Kingdom ?
- 3. What is the birthstone for the month of June ?
- 4. Which Southern Hemisphere country was the first in the world to allow women to vote ?
- 5. How old was Tiger Woods when he won the US Masters in 1997 ?
- 6. Which continent can be credited with the invention of hot chocolate ? Africa, South America or Europe ?
- 7. What famous book was published in 1816 by Mary Shelley ?
- 8. Out of all the animals in the Chinese horoscope, which comes last alphabetically ?
- 9. Who, in 1996, became the first actress to be paid 10 million dollars for a role in a film and what was the film ?
- 10. What is the chemical symbol for the element Radon ? Ra, Rd or Rn ?
- 11. The Jurassic and Triassic periods fall into which era ? Caenozoic, Mesozoic or Palaezoic ?
- 12. What do the letters in QANTAS, the Australian international airline, stand for ?
- 13. In which country was actress Vivien Leigh born ?
- 14. The Chaco War of 1932 - 1935 was between which two South American countries ?
- 15. FINA is the governing body of which sport ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 85
Posted: 06 Aug 2021 00:57
by elcarretero
6 South America
12 Queensland and Northern Terretories Airline Service
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 85
Posted: 06 Aug 2021 21:45
by LucindaC
3 pearl
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 85
Posted: 08 Aug 2021 14:22
by gail
10 Rn
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 85
Posted: 12 Aug 2021 21:08
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. Which film director's real name was Terrence Nezman ? Stanley Kubrick
- 2. In what year did Stanley Baldwin first become Prime Minister in the United Kingdom ? 1923
- 3. What is the birthstone for the month of June ? Pearl
- 4. Which Southern Hemisphere country was the first in the world to allow women to vote ? New Zealand
- 5. How old was Tiger Woods when he won the US Masters in 1997 ? 21
- 6. Which continent can be credited with the invention of hot chocolate ? Africa, South America or Europe ? South America
- 7. What famous book was published in 1816 by Mary Shelley ? 'Frankenstein'
- 8. Out of all the animals in the Chinese horoscope, which comes last alphabetically ? Tiger
- 9. Who, in 1996, became the first actress to be paid 10 million dollars for a role in a film and what was the film ? Julia Roberts in 'Mary Reilly'
- 10. What is the chemical symbol for the element Radon ? Ra, Rd or Rn ? Rn
- 11. The Jurassic and Triassic periods fall into which era ? Caenozoic, Mesozoic or Palaezoic ? Mesozoic
- 12. What do the letters in QANTAS, the Australian international airline, stand for ? Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service
- 13. In which country was actress Vivien Leigh born ? India
- 14. The Chaco War of 1932 - 1935 was between which two South American countries ? Bolivia and Paraguay
- 15. FINA is the governing body of which sport ? Swimming