GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 21 AROUND THE WORLD

[magpie in the 80's]

Q2. Who was the first living ruler to have his head on a coin during his reign? Agamemnon??

INCORRECT

[magpie in the 80's]

Q23 Not Florence

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JAS

CORRECT

[magpie in the 80's]

Q12. What colour is associated with mourning in Persia? RED [...or Yellow??]

BOTH INCORRECT

[Psyber]

Q16. Which country has Europe's last remaining herd of bison? OK not Russia - Poland [or Ukraine]

[JAS]

Q2 Constantine

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JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q16. Which country has Europe's last remaining herd of bison? OK not Russia - Poland [or Ukraine]

CORRECT WITH POLAND

[Psyber]

Q12. What colour is associated with mourning in Persia? RED [...or Yellow??]

BOTH INCORRECT

Blue????

[magpie in the 80's]

Q12. What colour is associated with mourning in Persia? RED [...or Yellow??]

BOTH INCORRECT

Blue????

RIGHT LETTER WRONG COLOUR

[JAS]

Mags...sorry but I think there might be more than one herd...

This is from the BBC web site

Swiss bison boost Russian herds
Efforts to restore the large herds of bison which once roamed Russian forests have received a boost with the arrival of seven animals from Switzerland.

After a month in quarantine the bison will join the small wild herds dotted around Russia.

The ultimate goal is to build up herds of up to 500 beasts.

The World Wildlife Fund, which has organised the project, says Russia, with its vast uncultivated spaces, is an ideal location to make the bison's survival a realistic possibility.

The bison - a close relative of the American buffalo - came close to extinction in the 20th century, with only 50 animals left in zoos.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service

Regards
JAS

[Psyber]

Q12. What colour is associated with mourning in Persia? RED [...or Yellow??]

BOTH INCORRECT

Blue????

RIGHT LETTER WRONG COLOUR

OK brown - unless it's a trick Question and it was black all along!

[magpie in the 80's]

BROWN IS CORRECT

[JAS]

Q2 Constantine

Regards
JAS

Well...come on...put me out of my misery...please

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1. What country has the biggest airport in the world? SAUDI ARABIA
Q2. Who was the first living ruler to have his head on a coin during his reign? PTOLEMY 1
Q3. Who was the first person on a British stamp other than royalty? WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Q4. Where was Saint Patrick actually born? WALES
Q5. The windmill was actually first used in which country? IRAN
Q6. Who was the first person of the English royal family to wear silk stockings? HENRY V111
Q7. Which country are the volcanoes Shira, Kibo, and Mawenzi located in? TANZANIA
Q8. Which country was the first to make lace? ITALY
Q9. Which country was the first to make the type of leather called suede? SWEDEN
Q10. What country has more volcanoes than anywhere in the world? INDONESIA
Q11. How long did the 100 years war actually last between England and France? 116 YEARS
Q12. What colour is associated with mourning in Persia? LIGHT BROWN
Q13. What desert has the geological features known as ergs, regs, and hamadas? SAHARA DESERT
Q14. What are the two states in the United States where the Venus Flytrap is found naturally? NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA
Q15. Which U.S. state is the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes located in? ALASKA
Q16. Which country has Europe's last remaining herd of bison? POLAND
Q17. What is the number of Islands that make up Hong Kong? APPROX. 235
Q18. What continent has discovered more meteorites landing spots than any other in the world? ANTARTICA
Q19. What river flows both North and South of the equator? CONGO RIVER
Q20. When is the warmest month of the year in the Arctic? JULY
Q21. On the coast of Croatia, there is an area that a dog was named after. Which dog breed is this? DALMATIAN
Q22. Which two unusual physical characteristics was Anne Boleyn said to have? 3 BREASTS AND AN EXTRA FINGER
Q23. What was the first European city that had all of its streets paved? FLORENCE
Q24. What is the national bird of India? PEACOCK
Q25. Which country almost entirely surrounds the White Sea? RUSSIA
Q26. What empire finally conquered the empire of Mali in 1335? SONGHAI
Q27. What now stands at the epicentre of the atom bomb blast in Hiroshima? BASICALLY THE PEACE MEMORIAL PARK STANDS THERE
Q28. What Scott Joplin work, created in 1899, is his most memorable and popular work? MAPLE LEAF RAG
Q29. What is term (which is in French) used in the United States for the festival called 'Fat Tuesday'? MARDI GRAS
Q30. What do Chinese people toss into rivers to commemorate the death of one of their greatest poets Chu Yuan? STICKY RICE IN LOTUS LEAVES
Q31. Operation Mercury was the code name for what WW2 invasion? CRETE
Q32. Land of Hope and Glory is the unofficial national anthem of which country? ENGLAND
Q33. What would you get if you asked for a 'pot' in a pub in Melbourne Australia? A GLASS OF BEER
Q34. What is a Hangi? FOOD COOKED IN A EARTH OVEN
Q35. Third president of the USA Thomas Jefferson was born where? VIRGINIA
Q36. Who was Pierre Beauregard? U.S. CONFEDERATE GENERAL
Q37. ANZAC day is observed in which countries? AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
Q38. Den Haag is Dutch for what? THE HAGUE
Q39. Aotearoa is another name for what country? NEW ZEALAND
Q40. Scottish Novelist and poet Robert Louis Stevenson is buried where? SAMOA

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTION UNANSWERED IS IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ

[JAS]

Aaaaah....bugger....fair enough

[Psyber]

Mags...sorry but I think there might be more than one herd...

This is from the BBC web site

Swiss bison boost Russian herds
Efforts to restore the large herds of bison which once roamed Russian forests have received a boost with the arrival of seven animals from Switzerland.

After a month in quarantine the bison will join the small wild herds dotted around Russia.

The ultimate goal is to build up herds of up to 500 beasts.

The World Wildlife Fund, which has organised the project, says Russia, with its vast uncultivated spaces, is an ideal location to make the bison's survival a realistic possibility.

The bison - a close relative of the American buffalo - came close to extinction in the 20th century, with only 50 animals left in zoos.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service

Regards
JAS

Yes, it appears extra points in may directions here:

Distribution
Mixed deciduous forests in Bialowiesza (Poland) and Western Caucasus.

Countries: Reintroduced to Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Russian Federation, and Ukraine, and introduced to Kyrgyzstan (IUCN, 2002).