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General Knowledge Quiz No. 89
Posted: 02 Sep 2021 21:10
by 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.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 89
Posted: 02 Sep 2021 21:50
by stowie39
8. Norwegian Blue
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 89
Posted: 02 Sep 2021 23:40
by elcarretero
4 Microsoft Disk Operating System
6 Diurnal
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 89
Posted: 04 Sep 2021 20:25
by LucindaC
1 victoria
9 johann strauss
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 89
Posted: 04 Sep 2021 23:30
by elcarretero
7 Rainbow
11 My Fair Lady
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 89
Posted: 09 Sep 2021 21:10
by 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