General Knowledge Quiz No. 118

[Carl]

• 1. What is represented by the number 12 on the Beaufort Scale ?

• 2. 0131 is the dialing code for which British city ?

• 3. What famous song did Francis Scott Key write in 1814 ?

• 4. Behind the Nile and the Amazon, what is the third longest river in the world ?

• 5. In which country is mythological monster the Bunyip said to live ?

• 6. Which famous British author wrote 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' ?

• 7. In the game of Monopoly, how much does it cost to buy a house for Mayfair ?

• 8. In morse code, which letter is represented by a single dot ?

• 9. Of all the actors who played Doctor Who in the TV series of the same name, who appeared in the most episodes ?

• 10. What is the hardest material in the human body ?

• 11. Who married Timothy Lawrence in 1992 ?

• 12. Who invented the safety lamp in 1815 ?

• 13. What do the letters stand for in disease AIDS ?

• 14. What was the title of the band Queen's first hit single ?

• 15. Which group had top ten hits with 'Gangsters' and 'Nelson Mandela' ?

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

[elcarretero]

2 Edinburgh
6 Ian Fleming

[LucindaC]

1 Hurricane ?
9 Tom baker

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What is represented by the number 12 on the Beaufort Scale ? A hurricane

• 2. 0131 is the dialing code for which British city ? Edinburgh

• 3. What famous song did Francis Scott Key write in 1814 ? The Star Spangled Banner

• 4. Behind the Nile and the Amazon, what is the third longest river in the world ? The Yangtze

• 5. In which country is mythological monster the Bunyip said to live ? Australia

• 6. Which famous British author wrote 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' ? Ian Fleming

• 7. In the game of Monopoly, how much does it cost to buy a house for Mayfair ? 200

• 8. In morse code, which letter is represented by a single dot ? E

• 9. Of all the actors who played Doctor Who in the TV series of the same name, who appeared in the most episodes ? Tom Baker

• 10. What is the hardest material in the human body ? Tooth enamel

• 11. Who married Timothy Lawrence in 1992 ? Princess Anne

• 12. Who invented the safety lamp in 1815 ? Sir Humphry Davy

• 13. What do the letters stand for in disease AIDS ? Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

• 14. What was the title of the band Queen's first hit single ? 'Seven Seas Of Rye'

• 15. Which group had top ten hits with 'Gangsters' and 'Nelson Mandela' ? The Specials