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General Knowledge Quiz No. 86

Posted: 12 Aug 2021 21:10
by Carl
  • 1. In what year did white lines first appear on Britains roads ?
  • 2. In which year did Jackie Stewart first win the Formula One World Drivers Championship ?
  • 3. Which fictional detective lives in the village of St Mary Mead ?
  • 4. What nationality was the explorer Roald Amudsen ?
  • 5. What was the first Bond film to be based on one of Ian Fleming's short stories and not on one of his novels ?
  • 6. Which character in the TV show 'Sesame Street' lives in a trash can ?
  • 7. Where were the first pair of sunglasses invented ? China, America or Italy ?
  • 8. In 1972, who became the first woman to be named Sports Illustrated's 'Sportsperson of the Year' ?
  • 9. Who wrote the book 'Heidi' ?
  • 10. In which city is the world's biggest and busiest McDonalds fast food restaurant ?
  • 11. What number on the Beaufort scale represents a storm ?
  • 12. What are the three colours of the flag of Chile ?
  • 13. What capital city stands on the Potomac river ?
  • 14. Which pop group is an anagram of 'Pen Ballad At Us' ?
  • 15. What was the original name of Wembley Stadium ?

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

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 86

Posted: 12 Aug 2021 22:26
by elcarretero
3 Agatha Christie
6 Oscar the grouch

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 86

Posted: 12 Aug 2021 23:34
by stowie39
3. Miss Marple (character not author perhaps)

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 86

Posted: 13 Aug 2021 09:39
by elcarretero
stowie39 wrote: 12 Aug 2021 23:34 3. Miss Marple (character not author perhaps)
Quite correct, I jumped in too quickly.

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 86

Posted: 14 Aug 2021 19:31
by LucindaC
13 washington

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 86

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 10:12
by gail
14. Spandau ballet

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 86

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 21:06
by Carl
ANSWERS
  • 1. In what year did white lines first appear on Britains roads ? 1925
  • 2. In which year did Jackie Stewart first win the Formula One World Drivers Championship ? 1969
  • 3. Which fictional detective lives in the village of St Mary Mead ? Miss Marple
  • 4. What nationality was the explorer Roald Amudsen ? Norwegian
  • 5. What was the first Bond film to be based on one of Ian Fleming's short stories and not on one of his novels ? 'For Your Eyes Only'
  • 6. Which character in the TV show 'Sesame Street' lives in a trash can ? Oscar
  • 7. Where were the first pair of sunglasses invented ? China, America or Italy ? China
  • 8. In 1972, who became the first woman to be named Sports Illustrated's 'Sportsperson of the Year' ? Billie Jean King
  • 9. Who wrote the book 'Heidi' ? Johanna Spyri
  • 10. In which city is the world's biggest and busiest McDonalds fast food restaurant ? Moscow
  • 11. What number on the Beaufort scale represents a storm ? 10
  • 12. What are the three colours of the flag of Chile ? Red, white and blue
  • 13. What capital city stands on the Potomac river ? Washington
  • 14. Which pop group is an anagram of 'Pen Ballad At Us' ? Spandau Ballet
  • 15. What was the original name of Wembley Stadium ? Empire Stadium