March Quiz Answers

OK, so here are the answers to this month’s quiz questions. All should be able to be easily verified online.

March Quiz Questions: General Knowledge

  1. Fielding and Chavannes, the inventors of bubble wrap, were originally trying to create what? 3D plastic wallpaper
  2. Who or what are Rouge Croix, Rouge Dragon, Portcullis and Bluemantle? Four Pursuivants (junior heralds) of the College of Arms
  3. Three private (ie. non-state owned) companies in the world each employ over 1 million people. Name one of them. Walmart (2.2m), China National Petroleum (1.34m), Amazon (1.3m)
  4. How is the clock in the Elizabeth Tower (aka Big Ben) of the Houses of Parliament regulated? By adding or removing old pennies to the pendulum
  5. Who patented the first automobile? Karl Benz in 1886

Answers were correct when questions were compiled in late 2021