General Knowledge Quiz No. 89

[Carl]

• 1. What is the capital city of the Seychelles ?

• 2. In which year did the radio show 'The Archers' begin?

• 3. Which band had a hit with a song called 'Rain' in 1975 and which female singer had a hit with a song of the same title in 1993 ?

• 4. In computing, what does MS-DOS stand for ?

• 5. Which of the following is not a moon of the planet Jupiter ? Elera, Mimas or Carme ?

• 6. What is the opposite of 'nocturnal'?

• 7. Which children's television show featured the characters of George, Zippy and Bungle ?

• 8. In the famous Monty Python sketch, what type of dead parrot did John Cleese take back to the shop ?

• 9. Which famous composer was known as the 'Waltz King' ?

• 10. What word is derived from a modern plural of the Latin for 'the place where three roads meet' ?

• 11. Which musical film was the first to include the word 'bloody' ?

• 12. What is the name of Sherlock Holmes' housekeeper ?

• 13. What were the surnames of Bonnie and Clyde ?

• 14. Which element has the highest melting point ?

• 15. What two different types of camel are there ?

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

[stowie39]

8. Norwegian Blue

[elcarretero]

4 Microsoft Disk Operating System
6 Diurnal

[LucindaC]

1 victoria
9 johann strauss

[elcarretero]

7 Rainbow
11 My Fair Lady

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What is the capital city of the Seychelles ? Victoria

• 2. In which year did the radio show 'The Archers' begin ? 1950

• 3. Which band had a hit with a song called 'Rain' in 1975 and which female singer had a hit with a song of the same title in 1993 ? Status Quo and Madonna

• 4. In computing, what does MS-DOS stand for ? Microsoft Disk-Operating System

• 5. Which of the following is not a moon of the planet Jupiter ? Elera, Mimas or Carme ? Mimas

• 6. What is the opposite of 'nocturnal'? Diurnal

• 7. Which children's television show featured the characters of George, Zippy and Bungle ? 'Rainbow'

• 8. In the famous Monty Python sketch, what type of dead parrot did John Cleese take back to the shop ? Norwegian Blue

• 9. Which famous composer was known as the 'Waltz King' ? Johann Strauss

• 10. What word is derived from a modern plural of the Latin for 'the place where three roads meet' ? Trivia

• 11. Which musical film was the first to include the word 'bloody' ? 'My Fair Lady'

• 12. What is the name of Sherlock Holmes' housekeeper ? Mrs Hudson

• 13. What were the surnames of Bonnie and Clyde ? Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow

• 14. Which element has the highest melting point ? Carbon

• 15. What two different types of camel are there ? Dromedary and Bactrian