General Knowledge Quiz No. 233

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General Knowledge Quiz No. 233

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  • 1. In which year was the first British vehicle registration issued: 1895; 1903; 1910; or 1914 ?
  • 2. Which UK football team is nicknamed 'The Posh' ?
  • 3. Jamaica Inn, made famous by writer Daphne du Maurier, lies on which British moor ?
  • 4. The 'Hogarth' or 'S Shape' is an arrangement of what ?
  • 5. Wendy Deng and Jerry Hall are the names of what famous media mogul's ex-wives ?
  • 6. What is the longest side of a right-angled triangle called ?
  • 7. Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of what ?
  • 8. Bokken (or bokuto), katana, wakizashi, and shinai are types of what, used in Japanese martial arts ?
  • 9. Who was British ex-prime minister Tony Blair's press secretary and influential strategist ?
  • 10. In 1869, Frenchman Eugene Meyer invented a wheel for which mode of transport, and became regarded as a father of the 'high' version of the machine ?
  • 11. What Swiss Alpine town hosts the annual World Economic Forum gathering of international leaders, financiers and business chiefs ?
  • 12. Claret wine comes from which wine region of France ?
  • 13. Spunky Puddle is a what: Town in Ohio, USA; Children's TV show in Australia; South African soup; or Backgammon move ?
  • 14. What does a barometer measure ?
  • 15. The Qur'an (or Quran, Kuran, Koran, Coran or al-Qur'an - literally 'the recitation') is the religious text of which religion ?

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3 Cornwall
6 Hypotenuse
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3. Bodmin
14. Air pressure
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11 Davos
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Misread the question about Jamaica Inn
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5. Rupert Murdoch
9. Alistair Campbell
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ANSWERS
  • 1. In which year was the first British vehicle registration issued: 1895; 1903; 1910; or 1914 ? 1903
  • 2. Which UK football team is nicknamed 'The Posh' ? Peterborough United
  • 3. Jamaica Inn, made famous by writer Daphne du Maurier, lies on which British moor ? Bodmin Moor
  • 4. The 'Hogarth' or 'S Shape' is an arrangement of what ? Flowers
  • 5. Wendy Deng and Jerry Hall are the names of what famous media mogul's ex-wives ? Rupert Murdoch
  • 6. What is the longest side of a right-angled triangle called ? Hypotenuse
  • 7. Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of what ? Fungi
  • 8. Bokken (or bokuto), katana, wakizashi, and shinai are types of what, used in Japanese martial arts ? Swords
  • 9. Who was British ex-prime minister Tony Blair's press secretary and influential strategist ? Alistair Campbell
  • 10. In 1869, Frenchman Eugene Meyer invented a wheel for which mode of transport, and became regarded as a father of the 'high' version of the machine ? Bicycle
  • 11. What Swiss Alpine town hosts the annual World Economic Forum gathering of international leaders, financiers and business chiefs ? Davos
  • 12. Claret wine comes from which wine region of France ? Bordeaux
  • 13. Spunky Puddle is a what: Town in Ohio, USA; Children's TV show in Australia; South African soup; or Backgammon move ? Town in Ohio, USA
  • 14. What does a barometer measure ? Atmospheric pressure
  • 15. The Qur'an (or Quran, Kuran, Koran, Coran or al-Qur'an - literally 'the recitation') is the religious text of which religion ? Islam

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