General Knowledge Quiz No. 195

[Carl]

• 1. Who said in a radio broadcast in 1939, "I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia" ?

• 2. What is the medical condition icterus commonly called ?

• 3. Who invented the jet engine ?

• 4. In which London building was the funeral of Diana Princess of Wales held in 1997 ?

• 5. Which Argentine leader was deposed in 1982 ?

• 6. Who played Daisy Duke in the 2005 film The Dukes of Hazzard ?

• 7. What name is given to the uncut locks of hair worn on the sides of the head by orthodox male Jews ?

• 8. What are the little discs of waste called that are produced by a paper or card hole-punch ?

• 9. What are the padded high-waisted trousers with shoulder straps worn for skiiing called ?

• 10. What type of natural substance is caoutchouc (pronounced kachook) ?

• 11. What is the capital of Jordan ?

• 12. Which bird is generally considered to have the best sense of smell ?

• 13. Brunswick, Lancastrian and Pearl Pickler are types of which vegetable ?

• 14. In numerology a tern is a set of how many ?

• 15. Pekoe is a type of which drink ?

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

[elcarretero]

3 Frank Whittle
5 Galtieri

[LucindaC]

4 Westminster Abbey
15 Tea

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Who said in a radio broadcast in 1939, "I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia" ? Winston Churchill

• 2. What is the medical condition icterus commonly called ? Jaundice

• 3. Who invented the jet engine ? Frank Whittle

• 4. In which London building was the funeral of Diana Princess of Wales held in 1997 ? Westminster Abbey

• 5. Which Argentine leader was deposed in 1982 ? General Galtieri

• 6. Who played Daisy Duke in the 2005 film The Dukes of Hazzard ? Jessica Simpson

• 7. What name is given to the uncut locks of hair worn on the sides of the head by orthodox male Jews ? Payess

• 8. What are the little discs of waste called that are produced by a paper or card hole-punch ? Chad

• 9. What are the padded high-waisted trousers with shoulder straps worn for skiiing called ? Salopettes

• 10. What type of natural substance is caoutchouc (pronounced kachook) ? Rubber (or latex)

• 11. What is the capital of Jordan ? Amman

• 12. Which bird is generally considered to have the best sense of smell ? Kiwi

• 13. Brunswick, Lancastrian and Pearl Pickler are types of which vegetable ? Onion

• 14. In numerology a tern is a set of how many ? 3

• 15. Pekoe is a type of which drink ? Tea