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General Knowledge Quiz No. 131
Posted: 23 Jun 2022 21:04
by Carl
- 1. What is Shakespeare's shortest play ?
- 2. In what year did Margaret Thatcher become Prime Minister ?
- 3. Which singer had their only chart hit in 1991 with the theme to the Rugby World Cup ?
- 4. Which band had top ten hits in the 1990s with 'When Love And Hate Collide' and 'Let's Get Rocked' ?
- 5. How many white keys are there on a standard piano ?
- 6. What was Roald Dahl's follow up to his book 'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory' called ?
- 7. In what film did Tom Cruise play Ron Kovic ?
- 8. What would an antiquarian collect ?
- 9. How many players compete in an equestrian polo team ?
- 10. In which 1980s film did Dudley Moore play an elf ?
- 11. In which year did Tony Blair first become British Prime Minister ?
- 12. Which British composer and playwright wrote the musical 'Oliver' ?
- 13. Celine Dion won the Eurovision song contest for which European country ?
- 14. In which modern day country would you find the ruins of Troy ?
- 15. In what story by Hugh Lofting do we find the characters Jib, Dab Dab and Pushmi Pullyu ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 131
Posted: 23 Jun 2022 23:00
by elcarretero
12 Lionel Bart
14 Turkey
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 131
Posted: 25 Jun 2022 10:24
by LucindaC
2 1979
3 kiri de kanawa (spelling ?)
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 131
Posted: 25 Jun 2022 21:48
by elcarretero
13 Switzerland
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 131
Posted: 30 Jun 2022 21:01
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. What is Shakespeare's shortest play ? Macbeth
- 2. In what year did Margaret Thatcher become Prime Minister ? 1979
- 3. Which singer had their only chart hit in 1991 with the theme to the Rugby World Cup ? Kiri Te Kawana
- 4. Which band had top ten hits in the 1990s with 'When Love And Hate Collide' and 'Let's Get Rocked' ? Def Leppard
- 5. How many white keys are there on a standard piano ? 52
- 6. What was Roald Dahl's follow up to his book 'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory' called ? Charlie And The Great Glass Elevator
- 7. In what film did Tom Cruise play Ron Kovic ? 'Born on the 4th of July'
- 8. What would an antiquarian collect ? Antiques
- 9. How many players compete in an equestrian polo team ? 4
- 10. In which 1980s film did Dudley Moore play an elf ? 'Santa Claus The Movie'
- 11. In which year did Tony Blair first become British Prime Minister ? 1997
- 12. Which British composer and playwright wrote the musical 'Oliver' ? Lionel Bart
- 13. Celine Dion won the Eurovision song contest for which European country ? Switzerland
- 14. In which modern day country would you find the ruins of Troy ? Turkey
- 15. In what story by Hugh Lofting do we find the characters Jib, Dab Dab and Pushmi Pullyu ? Dr Doolittle