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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