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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