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General Knowledge Quiz No. 233
Posted: 06 Jun 2024 21:04
by Carl
- 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 ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 233
Posted: 06 Jun 2024 22:32
by elcarretero
3 Cornwall
6 Hypotenuse
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 233
Posted: 07 Jun 2024 08:45
by gail
3. Bodmin
14. Air pressure
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 233
Posted: 07 Jun 2024 12:39
by elcarretero
11 Davos
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 233
Posted: 07 Jun 2024 12:41
by elcarretero
Misread the question about Jamaica Inn
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 233
Posted: 08 Jun 2024 16:18
by gail
5. Rupert Murdoch
9. Alistair Campbell
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 233
Posted: 08 Jun 2024 17:19
by elcarretero
12 Bordeaux
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 233
Posted: 13 Jun 2024 21:03
by Carl
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