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TRICKY GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Some pretty weird questions with some even weirder answers. How much do you know.
| 1. | In 2008, Virginian Eddie Adcock played his banjo under some weird circumstances. What were they? |
| 2. | Which sport uses a Stimpmeter to measure the speed of a surface? |
| 3. | In World War II to whom was the nickname "Piccadilly Commandos" given by US troops stationed in Britain? |
| 4. | Which U.S. music superstar missed a penalty kick during the opening ceremony festivities at the World Cup soccer finals in 1994? |
| 5. | Which major House of Fashion manufactured uniforms for The Schutzstaffel (SS) during the 1930's? |
| 6. | In which author's novels would you find the character of Admiral Sir Miles Messervy? |
| 7. | Which Hollywood star directed the short film "I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meat Hook, and Now I Have a Three-Picture Deal at Disney"? |
| 8. | In 1944 Helen Duncan was the last case of a woman being tried and convicted in the U.K. for what crime? |
| 9. | In August 2008, King Harald V of Norway bestowed a knighthood on Nils Olav, The Colonel-In-Chief of The Norwegian Kings Guard. What is unusual about Sir Nils? |
| 10. | Which British T.V. "soap opera" is the link between Mahatma Gandhi, Pussy Galore, Professor Charles Xavier and Gandalf the wizard? |
quiz kindly submitted by navaho56 on 17th April 2012