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General Knowledge Quiz No. 173
Posted: 13 Apr 2023 21:05
by Carl
- 1. Peanuts is the work of which cartoonist ?
- 2. Which British Prime Minister's mother, Jenny Jerome, invented the Manhattan cocktail ?
- 3. What was the first underground railway line in London ?
- 4. Which sea has no land borders ?
- 5. What is the currency of Iran ?
- 6. Who is the Roman God of the sea ?
- 7. What does the H in H-Bomb stand for ?
- 8. Lexicology is the study of what ?
- 9. In which country is Interpol based ?
- 10. What is the line called behind which darts players stand when throwing ?
- 11. Who was the first leader of Polish trade union Solidarity ?
- 12. Neroli is an essential oil distilled from the flowers of which fruit ?
- 13. What was Tom Jones' first UK number one single ?
- 14. What flavour is the liqueur cassis ?
- 15. What product was the first to appear in a UK TV commercial (in 1955) ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 173
Posted: 13 Apr 2023 22:51
by elcarretero
2 Winston Churchill (Jennie Jerome, though, not Jenny)
4 Sargasso sea
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 173
Posted: 14 Apr 2023 08:30
by gail
7. hydrogen
14. Blackcurrant
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 173
Posted: 14 Apr 2023 15:46
by elcarretero
6 Neptune
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 173
Posted: 15 Apr 2023 08:32
by gail
1. Schultz
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 173
Posted: 15 Apr 2023 08:59
by LucindaC
11 Lech vallensa - not sure about spelling of surname
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 173
Posted: 15 Apr 2023 16:26
by elcarretero
5 Rial
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 173
Posted: 20 Apr 2023 21:03
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. Peanuts is the work of which cartoonist ? Charles Shulz
- 2. Which British Prime Minister's mother, Jenny Jerome, invented the Manhattan cocktail ? Winston Churchill
- 3. What was the first underground railway line in London ? Metropolitan Line (Paddington to Farringdon, 1863)
- 4. Which sea has no land borders ? The Sargasso Sea
- 5. What is the currency of Iran ? Rial
- 6. Who is the Roman God of the sea ? Neptune
- 7. What does the H in H-Bomb stand for ? Hydrogen
- 8. Lexicology is the study of what ? Words
- 9. In which country is Interpol based ? France
- 10. What is the line called behind which darts players stand when throwing ? Oche
- 11. Who was the first leader of Polish trade union Solidarity ? Lech Walesa
- 12. Neroli is an essential oil distilled from the flowers of which fruit ? Orange
- 13. What was Tom Jones' first UK number one single ? It's Not Unusual
- 14. What flavour is the liqueur cassis ? Blackcurrant
- 15. What product was the first to appear in a UK TV commercial (in 1955) ? Toothpaste