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General Knowledge Quiz No. 201
Posted: 26 Oct 2023 21:19
by Carl
- 1. A Pearmain is what type of fruit ?
- 2. Where was the first British Grand Prix motor race held ?
- 3. What is the main ingredient of the dish Borscht ?
- 4. What does the initials for private health insurance BUPA stand for ?
- 5. What is the generally accepted collective term for a group of starlings ?
- 6. In which year was the Channel Tunnel (between England and France) opened ?
- 7. What was the name of Napoleon's horse at Waterloo ?
- 8. If something is bicephalous it has two what ?
- 9. Who was the first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas message to the nation ?
- 10. Child star Jimmy Boyd sang which hugely popular 1950's Christmas song, which was initially banned by the Catholic Church in Boston because it supposedly mixed sex and Christmas ?
- 11. Who banned Christmas in England between 1647 and 1660 ?
- 12. On which date is Epiphany celebrated in the traditional Western calendar ?
- 13. Who are the four ghosts in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, and in the order they appeared ?
- 14. What liqueur goes into making a 'snowball' cocktail ?
- 15. What is the English title of the carol written in 1818 by Austrian priest Josef Mohr originally called Stille Nacht ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 201
Posted: 26 Oct 2023 23:02
by elcarretero
1 Apple
3 Beetroot
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 201
Posted: 27 Oct 2023 08:49
by gail
14. Advocat
15. Silent Night
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 201
Posted: 27 Oct 2023 14:08
by elcarretero
11Oliver Cromwell
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 201
Posted: 27 Oct 2023 14:26
by freddo
2 Brooklands
8 Heads
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 201
Posted: 27 Oct 2023 18:22
by elcarretero
9 George V
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 201
Posted: 02 Nov 2023 21:04
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. A Pearmain is what type of fruit ? Apple
- 2. Where was the first British Grand Prix motor race held ? Brooklands
- 3. What is the main ingredient of the dish Borscht ? Beetroot
- 4. What does the initials for private health insurance BUPA stand for ? British United Provident Association
- 5. What is the generally accepted collective term for a group of starlings ? Murmuration
- 6. In which year was the Channel Tunnel (between England and France) opened ? 1994
- 7. What was the name of Napoleon's horse at Waterloo ? Marengo
- 8. If something is bicephalous it has two what ? Two heads
- 9. Who was the first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas message to the nation ? George the Fifth
- 10. Child star Jimmy Boyd sang which hugely popular 1950's Christmas song, which was initially banned by the Catholic Church in Boston because it supposedly mixed sex and Christmas ? I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
- 11. Who banned Christmas in England between 1647 and 1660 ? Oliver Cromwell
- 12. On which date is Epiphany celebrated in the traditional Western calendar ? 6th January
- 13. Who are the four ghosts in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, and in the order they appeared ? Ghost of Jacob Marley, Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
- 14. What liqueur goes into making a 'snowball' cocktail ? Advocaat
- 15. What is the English title of the carol written in 1818 by Austrian priest Josef Mohr originally called Stille Nacht ? Silent Night