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General Knowledge Quiz No. 185

Posted: 06 Jul 2023 21:03
by Carl
  • 1. Malibu Beach is in which US state ?
  • 2. Which insect lives in a formicary ?
  • 3. Lupine relates to which animals ?
  • 4. What is ascorbic acid commonly known as ?
  • 5. What type of 'nuts' are used to make marzipan ?
  • 6. What is a negatively charged electrode called ?
  • 7. Which war started following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand ?
  • 8. What did the rat eat 'that lay in the house that Jack built', in the nursery rhyme The House that Jack Built ?
  • 9. A paradiddle is a playing technique for which instrument ?
  • 10. An oenophile is a connoisseur of what ?
  • 11. A terawatt is how many megawatts ?
  • 12. Which British airport was opened to passengers in 1946 ?
  • 13. What is decompression sickness commonly known as ?
  • 14. What is the offspring of a donkey and a horse called ?
  • 15. What is the art of decorative writing called ?

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

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 185

Posted: 07 Jul 2023 02:31
by elcarretero
2 Ant
3 Wolves

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 185

Posted: 08 Jul 2023 10:02
by LucindaC
5 almond
13 the bends

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 185

Posted: 08 Jul 2023 19:17
by elcarretero
6 Cathode

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 185

Posted: 13 Jul 2023 19:02
by stowie39
15. Calligraphy

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 185

Posted: 13 Jul 2023 21:04
by Carl
ANSWERS
  • 1. Malibu Beach is in which US state ? California
  • 2. Which insect lives in a formicary ? Ant
  • 3. Lupine relates to which animals ? Wolves
  • 4. What is ascorbic acid commonly known as ? Vitamin C
  • 5. What type of 'nuts' are used to make marzipan ? Almond
  • 6. What is a negatively charged electrode called ? Cathode
  • 7. Which war started following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand ? World War I
  • 8. What did the rat eat 'that lay in the house that Jack built', in the nursery rhyme The House that Jack Built ? Malt
  • 9. A paradiddle is a playing technique for which instrument ? Drum
  • 10. An oenophile is a connoisseur of what ? Wine
  • 11. A terawatt is how many megawatts ? A million
  • 12. Which British airport was opened to passengers in 1946 ? Heathrow
  • 13. What is decompression sickness commonly known as ? The bends
  • 14. What is the offspring of a donkey and a horse called ? A mule
  • 15. What is the art of decorative writing called ? Caligraphy