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General Knowledge Quiz No. 125
Posted: 12 May 2022 21:07
by Carl
- 1. What is the maximum no of match points that can be held at one time in a tennis match at Wimbledon ?
- 2. In which British TV series were David Jason and Gwen Taylor married ?
- 3. Which female singer released the album 'Lionheart' ?
- 4. Which country did Francois Pienaar captain at rugby ?
- 5. Which actor, whose father is also an actor, took over from Michael Praed playing Robin Hood on TV ?
- 6. Who presented the childrens TV show 'Animal Magic' from 1962 to 1983 ?
- 7. The novelist Mary Ann Evans wrote her books using what male name ?
- 8. Which famous actor's first name means 'cool breeze over the mountains' in the Hawaiian language ?
- 9. In computing, what does the letter 'D' stand for in 'MS-DOS' ? Data, Disk or Delivery ?
- 10. Actor Richard Kiel is best known for playing the same character in two different films. What is the name of this character ?
- 11. In which century did Henry V rule England ?
- 12. By what name was American author Samuel Langhorne Clemens better known ?
- 13. By what name was the boxer Walker Smith Jr better known ?
- 14. Which star from the world of music is the famous father of Paris Michael Katherine, born in 1998 ?
- 15. Who was the first member of the British Royal Family to be interviewed on television ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 125
Posted: 13 May 2022 19:31
by elcarretero
1 Three
2 A bit of a do
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 125
Posted: 14 May 2022 08:28
by gail
6. Johnny Morris
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 125
Posted: 14 May 2022 13:49
by LucindaC
5 Jason connery
8 keanu reeves ?
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 125
Posted: 14 May 2022 21:32
by elcarretero
9 Disk (operating system)
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 125
Posted: 19 May 2022 21:02
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. What is the maximum no of match points that can be held at one time in a tennis match at Wimbledon ? 6 (when winning 6-0 in a tie-break)
- 2. In which British TV series were David Jason and Gwen Taylor married ? 'A Bit Of A Do'
- 3. Which female singer released the album 'Lionheart' ? Kate Bush
- 4. Which country did Francois Pienaar captain at rugby ? South Africa
- 5. Which actor, whose father is also an actor, took over from Michael Praed playing Robin Hood on TV ? Jason Connery
- 6. Who presented the childrens TV show 'Animal Magic' from 1962 to 1983 ? Johnny Morris
- 7. The novelist Mary Ann Evans wrote her books using what male name ? George Eliot
- 8. Which famous actor's first name means 'cool breeze over the mountains' in the Hawaiian language ? Keanu Reeves
- 9. In computing, what does the letter 'D' stand for in 'MS-DOS' ? Data, Disk or Delivery ? Disk
- 10. Actor Richard Kiel is best known for playing the same character in two different films. What is the name of this character ? 'Jaws' (in two James Bond films)
- 11. In which century did Henry V rule England ? 15th
- 12. By what name was American author Samuel Langhorne Clemens better known ? Mark Twain
- 13. By what name was the boxer Walker Smith Jr better known ? Sugar Ray Robinson
- 14. Which star from the world of music is the famous father of Paris Michael Katherine, born in 1998 ? Michael Jackson
- 15. Who was the first member of the British Royal Family to be interviewed on television ? Prince Philip