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General Knowledge Quiz No. 106
Posted: 30 Dec 2021 21:10
by Carl
- 1. In Britain, what were classified as either A or B in 1920 ?
- 2. Which religion celebrates the festival of Vesak ?
- 3. The works of Mrs Darrell Waters have been translated into 128 languages, but by which name is she better known ?
- 4. In US TV series 'Dallas' who shot J. R. Ewing ?
- 5. In which country was the organisation Greenpeace founded ?
- 6. How many number 1 singles did Kim Wilde and her dad Marty have between them ?
- 7. Which UK organisation has the saying 'Train One Save Many' ?
- 8. Who was the first black footballer to score for England ?
- 9. Who wrote the book 'Taken On Trust' about his time as a hostage ?
- 10. Which series of books have text by Goscinny and drawings by Uderzo ?
- 11. Flemish bond and English bond are methods of doing what ?
- 12. In 1966, who won a Formula One World Championship in a car of his own design ?
- 13. Who was the pilot of Thunderbird 4 ?
- 14. What is the largest country in the world to have only one time zone ?
- 15. What was the name of the mascot for the 1966 World Cup finals held in England ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 106
Posted: 30 Dec 2021 22:54
by stowie39
9. Terry Waite
11. Bricklaying
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 106
Posted: 31 Dec 2021 00:47
by elcarretero
13 Gordon Tracy
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 106
Posted: 01 Jan 2022 14:24
by LucindaC
3 Enid blyton
7 RNLI
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 106
Posted: 06 Jan 2022 21:05
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. In Britain, what were classified as either A or B in 1920 ? Roads
- 2. Which religion celebrates the festival of Vesak ? Buddhism
- 3. The works of Mrs Darrell Waters have been translated into 128 languages, but by which name is she better known ? Enid Blyton
- 4. In US TV series 'Dallas' who shot J. R. Ewing ? Kristin Shepard
- 5. In which country was the organisation Greenpeace founded ? Canada
- 6. How many number 1 singles did Kim Wilde and her dad Marty have between them ? None
- 7. Which UK organisation has the saying 'Train One Save Many' ? RNLI
- 8. Who was the first black footballer to score for England ? Luther Blissett
- 9. Who wrote the book 'Taken On Trust' about his time as a hostage ? Terry Waite
- 10. Which series of books have text by Goscinny and drawings by Uderzo ? Asterix
- 11. Flemish bond and English bond are methods of doing what ? Laying Bricks
- 12. In 1966, who won a Formula One World Championship in a car of his own design ? Jack Brabham
- 13. Who was the pilot of Thunderbird 4 ? Gordon Tracy
- 14. What is the largest country in the world to have only one time zone ? China
- 15. What was the name of the mascot for the 1966 World Cup finals held in England ? World Cup Willie