General knowledge Quiz 17
Some more general knowledge questions. How many can you guess? One guess per clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to 5AM tomorrow. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.
1. What type of weapon does Thor carry?
2. What type of tree is closely associated with the country of Lebanon?
3. In the U.K., it's called Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day. What is it called in the U.S.?
4. What Bible character had the longest life span - 969 years?
5. How many Wimbledon singles titles did Steffi Graf win?
6. What alcoholic beverage is made from fermented honey?
7. What is the present title of Prince Edward, born on 9 October 1935?
8. What country has the most Shia Muslims?
9. What is the southernmost U.S. state?
10. Which South American country’s flag is shown below
11. In what country would you find Lake Baikal?
12. What gentle shark is the largest species of fish?
13. What shape of pasta is shown below?
14. What vocal range comes between tenor and a bass?
15. In Greek mythology, what did the primordial goddess Gaia personify?
16. Who is the only female instrumentalist to have a No. 1 hit in the UK?
17. Venustraphobia is the fear of what?
18. Swiftly, quickly and slowly are all examples of which type of word?
19. A U-Boat was what type of marine craft?
20. What style of hair did Bob Marley wear?
21. What kind of animal was the now extinct Aurochs - mammal, bird, fish, reptile or amphibian?
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to 5AM tomorrow. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.
1. What type of weapon does Thor carry?
2. What type of tree is closely associated with the country of Lebanon?
3. In the U.K., it's called Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day. What is it called in the U.S.?
4. What Bible character had the longest life span - 969 years?
5. How many Wimbledon singles titles did Steffi Graf win?
6. What alcoholic beverage is made from fermented honey?
7. What is the present title of Prince Edward, born on 9 October 1935?
8. What country has the most Shia Muslims?
9. What is the southernmost U.S. state?
10. Which South American country’s flag is shown below
11. In what country would you find Lake Baikal?
12. What gentle shark is the largest species of fish?
13. What shape of pasta is shown below?
14. What vocal range comes between tenor and a bass?
15. In Greek mythology, what did the primordial goddess Gaia personify?
16. Who is the only female instrumentalist to have a No. 1 hit in the UK?
17. Venustraphobia is the fear of what?
18. Swiftly, quickly and slowly are all examples of which type of word?
19. A U-Boat was what type of marine craft?
20. What style of hair did Bob Marley wear?
21. What kind of animal was the now extinct Aurochs - mammal, bird, fish, reptile or amphibian?
