Page 1 of 1
General Knowledge Quiz No. 234
Posted: 13 Jun 2024 21:05
by Carl
- 1. What is the smallest country on mainland Africa ?
- 2. What is the term, of French origin, loosely translated 'into mouth', for using facial muscles and shaping the lips for the mouthpiece to play a woodwind or brass musical instrument ?
- 3. Which European country found itself without a government from June 2010 into 2011 because of failed coalition talks between its seven political parties ?
- 4. In science, and heating particularly, what does BTU stand for ?
- 5. Which book of the Bible features Noah's Ark ?
- 6. A 'salt eel' is a nautical term for the end of a what ?
- 7. How many vertices (corners) has a regular dodecahedron (a dodecahedon is a 3D form with 12 faces) ?
- 8. English 17th century 'Hearth Money' was a tax on which part of a house ?
- 9. The Salmon River in Idaho USA is known by what nickname, (also the name of a 1954 film, whose title soundtrack was recorded by each of its stars, Marilyn Monroe and Robert Mitchum) ?
- 10. The reproduction method serigraphy, said to be based on the Japanese art of katazome, is better known by what name ?
- 11. Which prolific 18th century German-British composer created Water Music, Music for the Royal Fireworks and the opera Serse ?
- 12. An English folk name for the green woodpecker, based on an aspect of its behaviour is a: Baffle; Yaffle; Waffle; or Snaffle ?
- 13. First made in 18th century France, a bergere (correctly bergère, confusingly meaning shepherdess), is what type of furniture ?
- 14. Brougham, Hackney, Buckboard, and Phaeton are horse-drawn vehicles with how many wheels each: Two; Three; Four; or Six ?
- 15. A papal cross has how many horizontal sections ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 234
Posted: 14 Jun 2024 00:15
by elcarretero
2 Embouchure
4 British Thermal Unit
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 234
Posted: 14 Jun 2024 04:56
by gail
5. Old
11.Handel
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 234
Posted: 14 Jun 2024 08:57
by elcarretero
12 Yaffle
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 234
Posted: 20 Jun 2024 21:02
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. What is the smallest country on mainland Africa ? The Gambia
- 2. What is the term, of French origin, loosely translated 'into mouth', for using facial muscles and shaping the lips for the mouthpiece to play a woodwind or brass musical instrument ? Embouchure
- 3. Which European country found itself without a government from June 2010 into 2011 because of failed coalition talks between its seven political parties ? Belgium
- 4. In science, and heating particularly, what does BTU stand for ? British Thermal Unit
- 5. Which book of the Bible features Noah's Ark ? Genesis
- 6. A 'salt eel' is a nautical term for the end of a what ? Rope
- 7. How many vertices (corners) has a regular dodecahedron (a dodecahedon is a 3D form with 12 faces) ? 20
- 8. English 17th century 'Hearth Money' was a tax on which part of a house ? Chimney
- 9. The Salmon River in Idaho USA is known by what nickname, (also the name of a 1954 film, whose title soundtrack was recorded by each of its stars, Marilyn Monroe and Robert Mitchum) ? The River of No Return
- 10. The reproduction method serigraphy, said to be based on the Japanese art of katazome, is better known by what name ? Silk-screen printing
- 11. Which prolific 18th century German-British composer created Water Music, Music for the Royal Fireworks and the opera Serse ? George Frideric Handel
- 12. An English folk name for the green woodpecker, based on an aspect of its behaviour is a: Baffle; Yaffle; Waffle; or Snaffle ? Yaffle
- 13. First made in 18th century France, a bergere (correctly bergère, confusingly meaning shepherdess), is what type of furniture ? Chair
- 14. Brougham, Hackney, Buckboard, and Phaeton are horse-drawn vehicles with how many wheels each: Two; Three; Four; or Six ? Four
- 15. A papal cross has how many horizontal sections ? Three