General Knowledge Quiz No. 217

[Carl]

• 1. Name Britain's Minister of War, dismissed from the War Office in January 1940 ?

• 2. In Britain, the Education Act of March 1944 provided free what in schools to all children in the UK under the age of 18 ?

• 3. In March 1951, which comic strip by Hank Ketcham appeared in newspapers accross the US for the first time ?

• 4. In which country were the 1948 Winter Olympics held ?

• 5. The Treaty of where established the European Economic Community in March 1957 ?

• 6. What was the name of the Coca-Cola Company's first diet drink, launched in 1963 ?

• 7. On the 15th March 1949, the rationing of what ended in Britain ?

• 8. The Plaka is the oldest quarter of which European city ?

• 9. Who was the longest reigning British king ?

• 10. 'The Umbrellas' is the work of which French impressionist ?

• 11. Women compete for the Corbillon Cup in which sport ?

• 12. What is the colouring agent E102 also known as ?

• 13. What is the name of Israel's secret intelligence agency ?

• 14. What was the name of the judge, known as 'The Hanging Judge', in the Bloody Assizes of 1685 ?

• 15. The Maskelyne Award is associated with which branch of entertainment ?

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

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6 Tab
13 Mossad

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Name Britain's Minister of War, dismissed from the War Office in January 1940 ? Isaac Leslie Hore-Belisha

• 2. In Britain, the Education Act of March 1944 provided free what in schools to all children in the UK under the age of 18 ? Milk

• 3. In March 1951, which comic strip by Hank Ketcham appeared in newspapers accross the US for the first time ? Dennis the Menace

• 4. In which country were the 1948 Winter Olympics held ? Switzerland

• 5. The Treaty of where established the European Economic Community in March 1957 ? Rome

• 6. What was the name of the Coca-Cola Company's first diet drink, launched in 1963 ? Tab (stylized as TaB)

• 7. On the 15th March 1949, the rationing of what ended in Britain ? Clothes and textiles

• 8. The Plaka is the oldest quarter of which European city ? Athens

• 9. Who was the longest reigning British king ? George III

• 10. 'The Umbrellas' is the work of which French impressionist ? Renoir

• 11. Women compete for the Corbillon Cup in which sport ? Table Tennis

• 12. What is the colouring agent E102 also known as ? Tartrazine

• 13. What is the name of Israel's secret intelligence agency ? Mossad

• 14. What was the name of the judge, known as 'The Hanging Judge', in the Bloody Assizes of 1685 ? Judge Jeffreys

• 15. The Maskelyne Award is associated with which branch of entertainment ? Magic