General Knowledge Quiz No. 223

[Carl]

• 1. Who was appointed official wedding photographer to Prince William and Kate Middleton ?

• 2. A study published in the Lancet suggested what medicine, recently found to reduce cancer development, aside from giving protection against strokes and heart attacks, is "...the most amazing drug in the world..." ?

• 3. What popular cereal brand has for decades featured a kilted athlete on its box ?

• 4. Which European country is known as 'The Cockpit of Europe' ?

• 5. Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Crick and Watson (DNA discoverers), the economist John Maynard Keynes, and the comedian John Cleese are among the notable alumni of which UK university ?

• 6. What type of food is Sapsago, also called Sap Sago and Schabziger ?

• 7. What degree angle are the corners of a regular tetrahedron ?

• 8. Who directed the 1994 film 'Shallow Grave' ?

• 9. Name the Google phone and software system which, according to some news reports, ended Nokia's market dominance ?

• 10. What is the full name of the football organisation usually abbreviated to UEFA ?

• 11. The move called 'en passant' features in what board game ?

• 12. Named after its inventor, what is the signal lamp used to transmit Morse Code, devised in the late 1800s and still used today on naval ships ?

• 13. Naxos, Santorini, and Mykanos are among what group of Greek islands ?

• 14. Which Scottish castle did Queen Victoria and husband Prince Albert buy in 1852 ?

• 15. The five rivers of hate, oblivion, fire, woe, and lament feature in what mythical place ?

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

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3 Scots porridge oats
7 Sixty

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Who was appointed official wedding photographer to Prince William and Kate Middleton ? Mario Testino

• 2. A study published in the Lancet suggested what medicine, recently found to reduce cancer development, aside from giving protection against strokes and heart attacks, is "...the most amazing drug in the world..." ? Aspirin

• 3. What popular cereal brand has for decades featured a kilted athlete on its box ? Scott's Porage Oats

• 4. Which European country is known as 'The Cockpit of Europe' ? Belgium

• 5. Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Crick and Watson (DNA discoverers), the economist John Maynard Keynes, and the comedian John Cleese are among the notable alumni of which UK university ? Cambridge

• 6. What type of food is Sapsago, also called Sap Sago and Schabziger ? Cheese

• 7. What degree angle are the corners of a regular tetrahedron ? 60

• 8. Who directed the 1994 film 'Shallow Grave' ? Danny Boyle

• 9. Name the Google phone and software system which, according to some news reports, ended Nokia's market dominance ? Android

• 10. What is the full name of the football organisation usually abbreviated to UEFA ? Union of European Football Associations

• 11. The move called 'en passant' features in what board game ? Chess

• 12. Named after its inventor, what is the signal lamp used to transmit Morse Code, devised in the late 1800s and still used today on naval ships ? Aldis Lamp

• 13. Naxos, Santorini, and Mykanos are among what group of Greek islands ? Cyclades

• 14. Which Scottish castle did Queen Victoria and husband Prince Albert buy in 1852 ? Balmoral

• 15. The five rivers of hate, oblivion, fire, woe, and lament feature in what mythical place ? Hades