General Knowledge Quiz No. 177

[Carl]

• 1. The Cenotaph is situated in which London street ?

• 2. What is the title of the lowest order of the British nobility ?

• 3. What is the plant hamamelis commonly known as ?

• 4. What is the name of the substance used for clarifying beer or wine ?

• 5. If a dish is 'en papillote' it is cooked or served in what ?

• 6. Who shot and killed John Lennon in New York, 1980 ?

• 7. What was the title of the first talking film ?

• 8. Which British disc jockey's nickname was 'Fluff' ?

• 9. In which year was the MOT test introduced in UK ?

• 10. How many hearts does an octopus have ?

• 11. What is the medical term for the shoulder blade ?

• 12. Who played Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives ?

• 13. Whose autobiography is entitled Zero to Hero ?

• 14. Who is the Greek god of music ?

• 15. Who would be put into a panopticon ?

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

[elcarretero]

2 Baron
5 A wrapper or bag

[gail]

8. Alan Freeman
11. Scapula

[elcarretero]

10 Three

[stowie39]

4. Finings

[elcarretero]

7 The Jazz Singer with Al Jolson

[LucindaC]

12 Eva Longoria

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. The Cenotaph is situated in which London street ? Whitehall

• 2. What is the title of the lowest order of the British nobility ? Baron/Baroness

• 3. What is the plant hamamelis commonly known as ? Witch hazel

• 4. What is the name of the substance used for clarifying beer or wine ? Fining

• 5. If a dish is 'en papillote' it is cooked or served in what ? Paper

• 6. Who shot and killed John Lennon in New York, 1980 ? Mark Chapman

• 7. What was the title of the first talking film ? The Jazz Singer

• 8. Which British disc jockey's nickname was 'Fluff' ? Alan Freeman

• 9. In which year was the MOT test introduced in UK ? 1960

• 10. How many hearts does an octopus have ? 3

• 11. What is the medical term for the shoulder blade ? Scapula

• 12. Who played Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives ? Eva Longoria

• 13. Whose autobiography is entitled Zero to Hero ? Frank Bruno

• 14. Who is the Greek god of music ? Apollo

• 15. Who would be put into a panopticon ? Prisoners