General Knowledge Quiz No. 316

[Carl]

• 1. What was the pen name of author Charles Ludwig Dodgson ?

• 2. Which company opened the first Burger Restaurant in Britain in 1954 ?

• 3. In which county is Glastonbury ?

• 4. Who was the first female head of MI5 ?

• 5. Who wrote 'Gullivers Travels' ?

• 6. What is the official residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury ?

• 7. What was the surname of the character in the 60's drama 'Man In A Suitcase' ?

• 8. What word describes substances that can be broken down by biological action ?

• 9. Who painted The Laughing Cavalier ?

• 10. By what name are Dominican Monks also known as ? Whitefriars, Blackfriars or Greyfriars ?

• 11. What was the character name of the 'Saint' ?

• 12. Aboard which ship did Captain Scott sail to the Antarctic in 1901 ?

• 13. What, according to a UK Government-backed study in 2004, increased on women by more than six inches over the previous 50 years ?

• 14. Which American soul singer's dad played football for Glasgow Celtic ?

• 15. In what year did ITV start broadcasting ?

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

[stowie39]

3. Somerset

[gail]

2. Wimpy
4. Stella Rimington

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What was the pen name of author Charles Ludwig Dodgson ? Lewis Carroll

• 2. Which company opened the first Burger Restaurant in Britain in 1954 ? Wimpey

• 3. In which county is Glastonbury ? Somerset

• 4. Who was the first female head of MI5 ? Stella Rimmington

• 5. Who wrote 'Gullivers Travels' ? Jonathan Swift

• 6. What is the official residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury ? Lambeth Palace

• 7. What was the surname of the character in the 60's drama 'Man In A Suitcase' ? McGill

• 8. What word describes substances that can be broken down by biological action ? Biodegradable

• 9. Who painted The Laughing Cavalier ? Frans Hals

• 10. By what name are Dominican Monks also known as ? Whitefriars, Blackfriars or Greyfriars ? Blackfriars

• 11. What was the character name of the 'Saint' ? Simon Templar

• 12. Aboard which ship did Captain Scott sail to the Antarctic in 1901 ? The Discovery

• 13. What, according to a UK Government-backed study in 2004, increased on women by more than six inches over the previous 50 years ? Their waistlines

• 14. Which American soul singer's dad played football for Glasgow Celtic ? Gil Scott-Heron

• 15. In what year did ITV start broadcasting ? 1955