General Knowledge Quiz. cassell123. 1-2-2012.

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General Knowledge Quiz.            Cassell123.         1-2-2012.

 

1.                   How many aeroplanes did an American aviator have to shoot down in WWI to be classified as an ace? 5.

2.                   Gads Hill Place near Rochester, England, was the residence of which author from 1857 to 1870?                       CHARLES DICKENS.

3.                   What name was given to one of a class of murderous robbers in India and Burma who acted in gangs? (not thugs)               DACOIT.

4.                   Name the rich heiress in Shakespeare’s, ‘Merchant of Venice’ who was in love with Bassanio.        PORTIA.

5.                   In competition archery, what is the maximum distance that male archers fire at the target?            90 METRES.

6.                   Name that part of a submarine designed to withstand the crushing effect of water when submerged.        PRESSURE HULL.

7.                   What was the American equivalent to the British WWII Nissen Hut?              QUONSET HUT.

8.                   Name the alloy of copper and zinc used to imitate gold in cheap jewellery and named after a London watchmaker.             PINCHBECK.

9.                   Whose paintings appeared 318 times on the cover of the American weekly publication Saturday Evening Post?        NORMAN ROCKWELL.

10.               Name the stock comic character from commedia dell’arte. He wears diamond patterned multicoloured tights and a black mask and is the lover of Columbine.                 HARLEQUIN.