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General Knowledge Quiz No. 192

Posted: 24 Aug 2023 21:03
by Carl
  • 1. From which creatures can Newcastle disease transfer to humans, causing mild conjunctivitis and flu symptoms ?
  • 2. What household gadget did Melville R Bissell invent 1876 ?
  • 3. British Landrace, Pietrain and Tamworth are what sort of animals ?
  • 4. A Salchow (usually pronounced 'salco' or 'salcov') is a jump in which sport ?
  • 5. What is the capital of Barbados ?
  • 6. Of Albanian descent, by what name is 1979 Nobel Prizewinner Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known ?
  • 7. Mjosa (more precisely Mjøsa) is the largest lake of which country ?
  • 8. What is the highest volcano in Africa ?
  • 9. The German Deutschmark was comprised of one hundred what ?
  • 10. The traditional biathlon most commonly (for example at the Olympics) consists of which two sports ?
  • 11. The word deltiologist, derived from the Greek 'deltos' meaning writing-tablet, refers to a collector of what ?
  • 12. What year did the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France open ?
  • 13. Aconcagua is the highest peak in which mountain range ?
  • 14. What item of attire is a leghorn ?
  • 15. What does an oologist collect ?

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

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 192

Posted: 24 Aug 2023 23:26
by elcarretero
2 Carpet sweeper
3 Pigs

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 192

Posted: 26 Aug 2023 11:19
by gail
5. Bridgetown
12. 1993 or 1994...

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 192

Posted: 26 Aug 2023 15:36
by elcarretero
9 Phennig

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 192

Posted: 26 Aug 2023 16:26
by LucindaC
6 Mother Teresa

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 192

Posted: 26 Aug 2023 22:28
by elcarretero
7 Norway

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 192

Posted: 31 Aug 2023 15:01
by elcarretero
4 Ice skating
8 Kilimanjero
10 Skiing and shooting

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 192

Posted: 31 Aug 2023 21:00
by Carl
ANSWERS
  • 1. From which creatures can Newcastle disease transfer to humans, causing mild conjunctivitis and flu symptoms ? Birds
  • 2. What household gadget did Melville R Bissell invent 1876 ? Carpet sweeper
  • 3. British Landrace, Pietrain and Tamworth are what sort of animals ? Pigs
  • 4. A Salchow (usually pronounced 'salco' or 'salcov') is a jump in which sport ? Figure skating
  • 5. What is the capital of Barbados ? Bridgetown
  • 6. Of Albanian descent, by what name is 1979 Nobel Prizewinner Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known ? Mother Teresa
  • 7. Mjosa (more precisely Mjøsa) is the largest lake of which country ? Norway
  • 8. What is the highest volcano in Africa ? Kilimanjaro
  • 9. The German Deutschmark was comprised of one hundred what ? Pfennig
  • 10. The traditional biathlon most commonly (for example at the Olympics) consists of which two sports ? Skiing and shooting
  • 11. The word deltiologist, derived from the Greek 'deltos' meaning writing-tablet, refers to a collector of what ? Postcards
  • 12. What year did the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France open ? 1994
  • 13. Aconcagua is the highest peak in which mountain range ? Andes
  • 14. What item of attire is a leghorn ? Hat (made of straw)
  • 15. What does an oologist collect ? Birds' eggs