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General Knowledge Quiz No. 146
Posted: 06 Oct 2022 21:07
by Carl
- 1. How was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known ?
- 2. What is the name given to a triangle where all sides are of different lengths and all angles of different size ?
- 3. Who were the first band to have a number one hit single with the word 'drugs' in it ?
- 4. Who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe ?
- 5. What colour in art is said to signify royalty ?
- 6. With which famous rock band did John Paul Jones play guitar ?
- 7. In which sport might you adopt the 'egg' position ?
- 8. What was the sequel to the 1987 film 'Three Men and a Baby' called ?
- 9. Which US star of many comedy films died during the making of the 1994 film 'Wagon's East' ?
- 10. On a typewriter, which word beginning with 'l' and ending in 'p' is the longest word that can be typed only using the right side of a typewriter ?
- 11. Which group had a hit first with 'Sweets for My Sweet' ?
- 12. What does AC/DC stand for ?
- 13. What nation developed a secret coding device called the 'Enigma' ?
- 14. What is the normal colour of sulphur ?
- 15. What number on the Beaufort scale represents a calm wind ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 146
Posted: 07 Oct 2022 00:01
by elcarretero
1 Mother Theresa
2 Scalene
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 146
Posted: 07 Oct 2022 10:54
by gail
12. Alternating current/direct current
14. Yellow
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 146
Posted: 07 Oct 2022 18:16
by elcarretero
13 Germany
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 146
Posted: 08 Oct 2022 12:29
by gail
5. Purple
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 146
Posted: 08 Oct 2022 14:10
by LucindaC
8. Three men and a little lady
15. 0
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 146
Posted: 13 Oct 2022 21:03
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. How was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known ? Mother Theresa
- 2. What is the name given to a triangle where all sides are of different lengths and all angles of different size ? Scalene
- 3. Who were the first band to have a number one hit single with the word 'drugs' in it ? The Verve
- 4. Who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe ? Sir Francis Drake
- 5. What colour in art is said to signify royalty ? Purple
- 6. With which famous rock band did John Paul Jones play guitar ? Led Zepplin
- 7. In which sport might you adopt the 'egg' position ? Skiing
- 8. What was the sequel to the 1987 film 'Three Men and a Baby' called ? Three Men And A Little Lady
- 9. Which US star of many comedy films died during the making of the 1994 film 'Wagon's East' ? John Candy
- 10. On a typewriter, which word beginning with 'l' and ending in 'p' is the longest word that can be typed only using the right side of a typewriter ? Lollipop
- 11. Which group had a hit first with 'Sweets for My Sweet' ? The Searchers
- 12. What does AC/DC stand for ? Alternating current / direct current
- 13. What nation developed a secret coding device called the 'Enigma' ? Germany
- 14. What is the normal colour of sulphur ? Yellow
- 15. What number on the Beaufort scale represents a calm wind ? Zero