General Knowledge Quiz. cassell123. 31-1-2012.

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General Knowledge Quiz.            Cassell123.         31-1-2012.

 

1.                   Name the type of horse developed on the open ranges of the United States, having great endurance and capable of high speed over a short distance.            QUARTER HORSE.

2.                   Up until the installation of household mains electricity, radios were powered by storage batteries. What were these batteries called?              ACCUMULATORS.

3.                   Name the square or oblong enclosure or court, especially in some English public schools, surrounded by buildings.             QUADRANGLE.

4.                   Name the French institution composed of forty outstanding men of letters whose chief function is to oversee the correct usage of the French language.           ACADEMIE FRANCAISE.

5.                   What was the name of the now defunct racecourse approximately twelve miles from London? Its principal flat races were the Victoria Cup, now transferred to Ascot and the Triumph Hurdle, transferred to Cheltenham. The last meeting being in 1962.                HURST PARK.

6.                   Name the title and hero of a novel (1823) by Sir Walter Scott. He being a young Scottish archer serving Louis XI of France.              QUENTIN DURWARD.

7.                   What name is given to the upper fortified part or citadel of a Greek city?                             ACROPOLIS.

8.                   What quantity does the letter ‘G’ signify in medieval Roman numerals?               400.

9.                   Name the woollen fabric close resembling serge but twilled on one side only.     GARBARDINE.

10.               In the New Testament, who was the herald of good tidings, declaring the coming of the Messiah?                             ARCHANGEL GABRIEL.