Page 1 of 1

General Knowledge Quiz No. 8

Posted: 13 Feb 2020 21:10
by Carl
  • 1. Which surgical device has a name derived from the Latin for "small knife" ?
  • 2. Ermine is the winter fur of which animal ?
  • 3. In 1901, whom did King Edward VII succeed as the British monarch ?
  • 4. What is the largest internal organ in the human body ?
  • 5. Which is second book of the Old Testament ?
  • 6. Alberta and Manitoba are provinces of which country ?
  • 7. By what name is the Standard English keyboard layout known ?
  • 8. What is the line on a weather map connecting points of equal pressure called ?
  • 9. Who was the alter ego of Robin in the Batman stories ?
  • 10. The historic Route 66 runs from Illinois to which coastal state in the USA ?

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

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 8

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 11:09
by briggsy
1. Scapel
6. Canada
7. Qwerty
10. California

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 8

Posted: 18 Feb 2020 15:06
by Lincoln45
2. Stoat/Weasel
4. Liver
5. Exodus (The second book of Moses)

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 8

Posted: 20 Feb 2020 21:03
by Carl
ANSWERS
  • 1. Which surgical device has a name derived from the Latin for "small knife" ? Scalpel
  • 2. Ermine is the winter fur of which animal ? Stoat
  • 3. In 1901, whom did King Edward VII succeed as the British monarch ? Queen Victoria
  • 4. What is the largest internal organ in the human body ? The Liver
  • 5. Which is second book of the Old Testament ? Exodus
  • 6. Alberta and Manitoba are provinces of which country ? Canada
  • 7. By what name is the Standard English keyboard layout known ? QWERTY
  • 8. What is the line on a weather map connecting points of equal pressure called ? An Isobar
  • 9. Who was the alter ego of Robin in the Batman stories ? Dick Grayson
  • 10. The historic Route 66 runs from Illinois to which coastal state in the USA ? California