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
- Fielding and Chavannes, the inventors of bubble wrap, were originally trying to create what? 3D plastic wallpaper
- Who or what are Rouge Croix, Rouge Dragon, Portcullis and Bluemantle? Four Pursuivants (junior heralds) of the College of Arms
- 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)
- 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
- Who patented the first automobile? Karl Benz in 1886
Answers were correct when questions were compiled in late 2021