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General Knowledge Quiz No. 215
Posted: 01 Feb 2024 21:04
by Carl
- 1. Diacetylmorphine is the technical term for which drug ?
- 2. The actress Caryn Johnson is better known by which name ?
- 3. Iapetus (or Japetus) is a satellite of which planet ?
- 4. Name the Panama military dictator imprisoned from 1992-2007 in the USA for drug trafficking, racketeering and money laundering, and subsequently extradited to France for money laundering, and imprisoned again in 2010 ?
- 5. A muumuu is a brightly coloured dress traditionally worn by women on which island ?
- 6. Laconia is a southern region of which European country ?
- 7. What is the large dog breed named after a town in south-west Germany, with St Bernard, Newfoundland and Pyrenean Mountain Dog ancestry ?
- 8. Named after the Greek words for good and sound, what is the valved brass tenor instrument resembling a small tuba ?
- 9. Car exhaust fumes contain mainly what poisonous gas ?
- 10. What is the longest river in Scotland ?
- 11. How many imperial gallons are in an imperial peck ?
- 12. David Low created what pompous British cartoon officer character, first appearing in London's Evening standard in the 1930s ?
- 13. What are the basic three 'alter ego' states (of a individual) identified and used within Eric Berne's Transactional Analysis theory ?
- 14. Name the ballet dancer who requested asylum in France while in Paris with the Kirov Ballet, in June 1961 ?
- 15. In February 1967, Ronald Ryan became the last man to be hanged in which country, for murdering a guard while escaping from prison in 1965 ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 215
Posted: 01 Feb 2024 22:55
by elcarretero
8 Euphonium
12 Colonel Blimp
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 215
Posted: 08 Feb 2024 21:02
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. Diacetylmorphine is the technical term for which drug ? Heroin
- 2. The actress Caryn Johnson is better known by which name ? Whoppi Goldberg
- 3. Iapetus (or Japetus) is a satellite of which planet ? Saturn
- 4. Name the Panama military dictator imprisoned from 1992-2007 in the USA for drug trafficking, racketeering and money laundering, and subsequently extradited to France for money laundering, and imprisoned again in 2010 ? General Manuel Noriega
- 5. A muumuu is a brightly coloured dress traditionally worn by women on which island ? Hawaii
- 6. Laconia is a southern region of which European country ? Greece
- 7. What is the large dog breed named after a town in south-west Germany, with St Bernard, Newfoundland and Pyrenean Mountain Dog ancestry ? Leonberger
- 8. Named after the Greek words for good and sound, what is the valved brass tenor instrument resembling a small tuba ? Euphonium
- 9. Car exhaust fumes contain mainly what poisonous gas ? Carbon Monoxide
- 10. What is the longest river in Scotland ? River Tay
- 11. How many imperial gallons are in an imperial peck ? 2
- 12. David Low created what pompous British cartoon officer character, first appearing in London's Evening standard in the 1930s ? Colonel Blimp
- 13. What are the basic three 'alter ego' states (of a individual) identified and used within Eric Berne's Transactional Analysis theory ? Parent, adult and child
- 14. Name the ballet dancer who requested asylum in France while in Paris with the Kirov Ballet, in June 1961 ? Rudolph Nureyev
- 15. In February 1967, Ronald Ryan became the last man to be hanged in which country, for murdering a guard while escaping from prison in 1965 ? Australia