General Knowledge Quiz – 06 May 2024
QUESTIONS
1. Which car company, founded in 1904 in Manchester, England, moved on to also produce aircraft engines and submarine turbines for the defence industry?
2. What is the main colour of the UPS delivery service’s trucks and uniforms?
3.Prada and Versace were both founded in which city, famous for its fashion?
4. Which author wrote, Mansfield Park, Emma, Persuasion and Northanger Abbey?
5. Maksymilian Rafailovych “Max” Levin is a Ukrainian-American software engineer who was the co-founder in 1998 of which financial website and app, which was merged with Elon Musk’s financial site, X.com in 2000?
6. Edgar Degas (1834-1917) was famous for painting and sculpting women and girls doing what?
7. Kashmiri Murgh is an Indian curry made using which meat?
8. The Dutch footballer turned coach, Ruud van Nistelrooy had to postpone his transfer to which club for twelve months in the summer of 2000 due to failing his medical tests? Hint: He went on to play with the English club for five seasons, scoring 150 goals in 219 appearances, before leaving for Real Madrid.
9. Macroalgae is the scientific name for what plants found all over the world?
10. Cedella, Stephen, Rohan and Ziggy are all the children of which iconic singer and songwriter?
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Fun Fact: Did you know that today is Saint George's Day in Greece? The hill in the middle distance in the photo has the church of Agios Giorgos perched atop it and can be found overlooking the village of Vrisses in Chania, Crete.
ANSWERS
1. Which car company, founded in 1904 in Manchester, England, moved on to also produce aircraft engines and submarine turbines for the defence industry?
ROLLS ROYCE
2. What is the main colour of the UPS delivery service’s trucks and uniforms?
BROWN
3.Prada and Versace were both founded in which city, famous for its fashion?
MILAN
4. Which author wrote, Mansfield Park, Emma, Persuasion and Northanger Abbey?
JANE AUSTEN (Her other two novels were, Pride and Prejudice, and Sense and Sensibility)
5. Maksymilian Rafailovych “Max” Levin is a Ukrainian-American software engineer who was the co-founder in 1998 of which financial website and app which was merged with Elon Musk’s financial site, X.com in 2000?
PAYPAL
6. Edgar Degas (1834-1917) was famous for painting and sculpting women and girls doing what?
BALLET DANCING (It is said he wanted to capture their movement, grace and power in his artworks)
7. Kashmiri Murgh is an Indian curry made using which meat?
CHICKEN
8. The Dutch footballer turned coach, Ruud van Nistelrooy had to postpone his transfer to which club for twelve months in the summer of 2000 due to failing his medical tests? Hint: He went on to play with the English club for five seasons, scoring 150 goals in 219 appearances, before leaving for Real Madrid.
MANCHESTER UNITED
9. Macroalgae is the scientific name for what plants found all over the world?
SEAWEED
10. Cedella, Stephen, Rohan and Ziggy are all the children of which iconic singer and songwriter?
BOB MARLEY