General Knowledge Quiz No. 22

[Carl]

• 1. Which well known manufacturer had to rebrand one of its best selling cars before marketing it in South America because the car's name means 'doesn't go' in Spanish ?

• 2. Which English League club plays football at Irthlingborough ?

• 3. Which British club plays football at York Street ?

• 4. Who was the first US president to die whilst in office ?

• 5. Who was president of the United States during the brief Spanish-American war ?

• 6. Who won the Golden boot at the 1974 football World Cup ?

• 7. What is the layer of the atmosphere closest to the earth's surface called ?

• 8. What is the southern hemisphere equivalent of the Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights ?

• 9. What was the first European country to issue banknotes ?

• 10. Which leaves form the diet of the silkworm ?

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Which well known manufacturer had to rebrand one of its best selling cars before marketing it in South America because the car's name means 'doesn't go' in Spanish ? General Motors (Vauxhall), the car was the Nova

• 2. Which English League club plays football at Irthlingborough ? Rushen and Diamonds

• 3. Which British club plays football at York Street ? Boston United

• 4. Who was the first US president to die whilst in office ? William Harrison

• 5. Who was president of the United States during the brief Spanish-American war ? William McKinley

• 6. Who won the Golden boot at the 1974 football World Cup ? Grzegorz Lato

• 7. What is the layer of the atmosphere closest to the earth's surface called ? The Troposphere

• 8. What is the southern hemisphere equivalent of the Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights ? Aurora Australis

• 9. What was the first European country to issue banknotes ? Sweden

• 10. Which leaves form the diet of the silkworm ? Mulberry