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General Knowledge Quiz No. 156

Posted: 15 Dec 2022 21:07
by Carl
  • 1. What type of headgear was named after a battle in the Crimean War ?
  • 2. What is the captial of the Isle of Man ?
  • 3. What was the name of Audrey Hepburn's character in the 1964 film 'My Fair Lady' ?
  • 4. Which was the first product to ever have the bar code ? Chewing Gum, Washing Up Liquid or Cigarettes ?
  • 5. What type of transport was 'The Flying Dutchman' ?
  • 6. Which of the following flags do not feature the colour red ? Hong Kong, Algeria or Uruguay ?
  • 7. The Black Sea is off the north coast of which country ?
  • 8. Which novel brought Charles Dickens to fame in 1837 ?
  • 9. Florence Nightingale was a nurse during which war ?
  • 10. Who wrote the song 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' ?
  • 11. According to the nursery rhyme, who put pussy in the well ?
  • 12. What four words in the English language end with the letters 'dous' ?
  • 13. In mobile phone techonology, what does S.M.S. stand for ?
  • 14. Port of Spain is the capital city of which Carribean country ?
  • 15. What do the letters 'U.S.S.R.' stand for ?

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

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 156

Posted: 16 Dec 2022 00:38
by elcarretero
1 Balaclava
2 Douglas

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 156

Posted: 16 Dec 2022 08:30
by gail
9. Crimean
10. Trinidad & Tobago

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 156

Posted: 16 Dec 2022 08:34
by stowie39
3. Eliza Doolittle
5.Ship

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 156

Posted: 16 Dec 2022 14:11
by elcarretero
4 Chewing gum (Wrigleys)

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 156

Posted: 18 Dec 2022 11:16
by LucindaC
13 short message service

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 156

Posted: 19 Dec 2022 22:31
by elcarretero
15 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 156

Posted: 22 Dec 2022 21:01
by Carl
ANSWERS
  • 1. What type of headgear was named after a battle in the Crimean War ? Balaclava
  • 2. What is the captial of the Isle of Man ? Douglas
  • 3. What was the name of Audrey Hepburn's character in the 1964 film 'My Fair Lady' ? Eliza Doolittle
  • 4. Which was the first product to ever have the bar code ? Chewing Gum, Washing Up Liquid or Cigarettes ? Chewing Gum
  • 5. What type of transport was 'The Flying Dutchman' ? Ship
  • 6. Which of the following flags do not feature the colour red ? Hong Kong, Algeria or Uruguay ? Uruguay
  • 7. The Black Sea is off the north coast of which country ? Turkey
  • 8. Which novel brought Charles Dickens to fame in 1837 ? Pickwick Papers
  • 9. Florence Nightingale was a nurse during which war ? The Crimean War
  • 10. Who wrote the song 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' ? Cole Porter
  • 11. According to the nursery rhyme, who put pussy in the well ? Little Johnny Green
  • 12. What four words in the English language end with the letters 'dous' ? Tremendous, Hazardous, Horrendous, Stupendous
  • 13. In mobile phone techonology, what does S.M.S. stand for ? Short Message Service
  • 14. Port of Spain is the capital city of which Carribean country ? Trinidad and Tobago
  • 15. What do the letters 'U.S.S.R.' stand for ? Union of Soviet Socialist Republics