General Knowledge Quiz No. 16

[Carl]

• 1. Which castle in Gwent is the second largest in Britain ?

• 2. In horse racing, the Lincoln Handicap was originally run at Lincoln in 1849, where was the race transferred in 1965 when the original course closed ?

• 3. Who was the manager of England during the poor 1984 & 1988 European Football Championship campaigns ?

• 4. Which planet has a feature known as "The Great Red Spot" ?

• 5. Who was burned at the stake in 1431 and made a Saint in 1922 ?

• 6. Florida has the second longest coastline of all the US States, which has the longest ?

• 7. What are Germany's motorways called ?

• 8. What type of pastry is used to make profiteroles ?

• 9. By what name is the study of weather known ?

• 10. What does Chilli Con Carne literally mean ?

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Which castle in Gwent is the second largest in Britain ? Caerphilly

• 2. In horse racing, the Lincoln Handicap was originally run at Lincoln in 1849, where was the race transferred in 1965 when the original course closed ? Doncaster

• 3. Who was the manager of England during the poor 1984 & 1988 European Football Championship campaigns ? Bobby Robson

• 4. Which planet has a feature known as "The Great Red Spot" ? Jupiter

• 5. Who was burned at the stake in 1431 and made a Saint in 1922 ? Joan of Arc

• 6. Florida has the second longest coastline of all the US States, which has the longest ? Alaska

• 7. What are Germany's motorways called ? Autobahn

• 8. What type of pastry is used to make profiteroles ? Choux

• 9. By what name is the study of weather known ? Meteorology

• 10. What does Chilli Con Carne literally mean ? Chilli with meat