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General Knowledge Quiz No. 229
Posted: 09 May 2024 21:02
by Carl
- 1. The Capuchin Catacombs are on which Mediterranean island ?
- 2. An isohel is a line on a map connecting two points which have the same duration of what ?
- 3. Who, having a name which brings to mind a children's game played all around the world, was appointed Home Secretary in Britain in May 1997 ?
- 4. Glyptogography, or glyptics, is the art of carving or engraving on what ?
- 5. Which artist painted the 'Man in a Red Turban' ?
- 6. 'The Landlord's Game', patented in the US by Elizabeth Magie in 1904, was a form of which now popular board game ?
- 7. Which musical note has the same value as half a semibreve or two crochets ?
- 8. Which sportswear company was founded as 'Blue Ribbon Sports' by Bill Bowerman and Philip Knight in 1964 ?
- 9. In the religious calendar, what are the last two weeks of Lent known as ?
- 10. What type of insect is a devil's coach horse ?
- 11. In which controversial novel and film does the Korova Milk Bar appear ?
- 12. What is the highest US military award for bravery ?
- 13. What is the term for a word formed from the initial letters of other words, such as NATO ?
- 14. What is the ancient axe-like hand tool used for shaping wood, especially in boat-building, with a curved blade at right angles to the line of the handle (unlike a conventional axe whose blade is in line with the handle) ?
- 15. If something is colubrine, it resembles or relates to which type of creature ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 229
Posted: 10 May 2024 00:43
by elcarretero
7 Minim
13 Acronym
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 229
Posted: 11 May 2024 08:58
by gail
6. Monopoly?
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 229
Posted: 12 May 2024 08:06
by elcarretero
14 Adz
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 229
Posted: 16 May 2024 21:01
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. The Capuchin Catacombs are on which Mediterranean island ? Sicily
- 2. An isohel is a line on a map connecting two points which have the same duration of what ? Sunshine
- 3. Who, having a name which brings to mind a children's game played all around the world, was appointed Home Secretary in Britain in May 1997 ? Jack Straw
- 4. Glyptogography, or glyptics, is the art of carving or engraving on what ? Gemstones
- 5. Which artist painted the 'Man in a Red Turban' ? Jan van Eyck
- 6. 'The Landlord's Game', patented in the US by Elizabeth Magie in 1904, was a form of which now popular board game ? Monopoly
- 7. Which musical note has the same value as half a semibreve or two crochets ? Minim
- 8. Which sportswear company was founded as 'Blue Ribbon Sports' by Bill Bowerman and Philip Knight in 1964 ? Nike
- 9. In the religious calendar, what are the last two weeks of Lent known as ? Passiontide
- 10. What type of insect is a devil's coach horse ? Beetle
- 11. In which controversial novel and film does the Korova Milk Bar appear ? A Clockwork Orange
- 12. What is the highest US military award for bravery ? Medal of Honor
- 13. What is the term for a word formed from the initial letters of other words, such as NATO ? Acronym
- 14. What is the ancient axe-like hand tool used for shaping wood, especially in boat-building, with a curved blade at right angles to the line of the handle (unlike a conventional axe whose blade is in line with the handle) ? Adze
- 15. If something is colubrine, it resembles or relates to which type of creature ? Snake