General Knowledge Quiz

[RDP]

As sung by Andy Williams (and others), your turn...

I think the original version was by Perry Como.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Thank you

Amongst others Ban ki-moon, Mary Robinson and Helen Clarke are collectively known as what?

 

[Gloster]

United Nations Human Rights Envoys?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Amongst others Ban ki-moon, Mary Robinson and Helen Clarke are collectively known as what?

'Little Mix'?!

 

[Peterthegreat]

United Nations Human Rights Envoys?

Nope.

 

[MotCO]

United Nations General Secretariat?

 

[Peterthegreat]

'Little Mix'?!

Not quite.

 

[Peterthegreat]

United Nations General Secretariat?

Nope.

 

[Gloster]

United Nations Children’s Rights Envoys?

 

[Peterthegreat]

United Nations Children’s Rights Envoys?

Sorry.
It has nothing directly to do with the United Nations.

 

[DaleCooper]

Thank you

Amongst others Ban ki-moon, Mary Robinson and Helen Clarke are collectively known as what?

Nobel laureates

 

[xotGD]

Presidents

 

[Peterthegreat]

Nobel laureates

Nope

 

[Peterthegreat]

Presidents

Not presidents.
However Nelson Mandela was also a member.

 

[xotGD]

All given freedom of the City of London?

 

[Peterthegreat]

All given freedom of the City of London?

Not the answer I'm looking for.

 

[DaleCooper]

Imprisonment

 

[Peterthegreat]

Imprisonment

Nope.

 

[xotGD]

Honorary degrees from Oxford?

 

[MotCO]

Were they the first of their type - first Irish female president, first female NZ prime minister, first Asian UN Sec Gen and first black South African president?

 

[DaleCooper]

Were they the first of their type - first Irish female president, first female NZ prime minister, first Asian UN Sec Gen and first black South African president?

U Thant was the first Asian UN secretary-general.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

The Elders

 

[Peterthegreat]

The Elders

That is the one.
Please show us your wisdom with the next question.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Saint Endelienta supposedly sustained herself on only one source of nourishment. What was it?

 

[DaleCooper]

Saint Endelienta supposedly sustained herself on only one source of nourishment. What was it?

Holy water

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Holy water

Logical but incorrect.

 

[MotCO]

Honey?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Milk?

 

[D6130]

Manna?

 

[xotGD]

McDonald's?

Ah, no - that was Morgan Spurlock.