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General Knowledge Quiz No. 243
Posted: 15 Aug 2024 21:02
by Carl
- 1. 100000 and 200000 are the postal codes for the two major cities of which nation ?
- 2. How many 'eyes' does a coconut have at its base ?
- 3. Sicilian, Spanish and Ruy Lopez are types of tactical moves in what game ?
- 4. The old unit of measurement, a league, was originally a distance typically: Walked in one hour; To the visible horizon; An arrow flies from a longbow; or Sailed in a day with a following wind ?
- 5. What was the last manned mission to the moon ?
- 6. The Italian words for 'three roads' provided the name for which famous Rome monument ?
- 7. Spell (the heart-starting instrument): Defibulator; Defibrillator; Defibralater: Defibrulator ?
- 8. The term 'circadian rhythm' refers to a cycle of what length ?
- 9. Barra Island in the Outer Hebrides, has the world's only official beach-based what ?
- 10. An Olympic gold medal is mainly made of what metal ?
- 11. Name the Italian red wine from Tuscany traditionally available in a squat bottle in a straw basket, called a fiasco ?
- 12. What was the BBC's teletext information service called ?
- 13. The main feature of the human illness diabetes is the body's inability to produce what hormone ?
- 14. The (mainly London) backslang 'ewif yenneps' referred to what monetary sum ?
- 15. Born George Jamieson in Liverpool 1935, name the 1960s model noted for her transgender equality campaigning ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 243
Posted: 15 Aug 2024 22:45
by stowie39
3. Chess
10. Silver
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 243
Posted: 16 Aug 2024 08:48
by gail
6. Trevi fountain
7. Defibrillator
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 243
Posted: 16 Aug 2024 09:22
by elcarretero
2 Three
4 Distance walked in an hour
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 243
Posted: 16 Aug 2024 10:21
by gail
11. Chianti
13. Insulin
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 243
Posted: 17 Aug 2024 08:28
by elcarretero
12 Ceefax
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 243
Posted: 22 Aug 2024 21:00
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. 100000 and 200000 are the postal codes for the two major cities of which nation ? China
- 2. How many 'eyes' does a coconut have at its base ? 3
- 3. Sicilian, Spanish and Ruy Lopez are types of tactical moves in what game ? Chess
- 4. The old unit of measurement, a league, was originally a distance typically: Walked in one hour; To the visible horizon; An arrow flies from a longbow; or Sailed in a day with a following wind ? Walked in one hour
- 5. What was the last manned mission to the moon ? Apollo 17
- 6. The Italian words for 'three roads' provided the name for which famous Rome monument ? Trevi Fountain
- 7. Spell (the heart-starting instrument): Defibulator; Defibrillator; Defibralater: Defibrulator ? Defibrillator
- 8. The term 'circadian rhythm' refers to a cycle of what length ? Day
- 9. Barra Island in the Outer Hebrides, has the world's only official beach-based what ? Airport
- 10. An Olympic gold medal is mainly made of what metal ? Silver
- 11. Name the Italian red wine from Tuscany traditionally available in a squat bottle in a straw basket, called a fiasco ? Chianti
- 12. What was the BBC's teletext information service called ? Ceefax
- 13. The main feature of the human illness diabetes is the body's inability to produce what hormone ? Insulin
- 14. The (mainly London) backslang 'ewif yenneps' referred to what monetary sum ? Five pence
- 15. Born George Jamieson in Liverpool 1935, name the 1960s model noted for her transgender equality campaigning ? April Ashley