GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO25

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1. Which South African dramatist wrote 'My Children, My Africa!' in 1988? ATHOL FUGARD
Q2. On which ship did Fletcher Christian lead a protest against Captain William Bligh in 1789? THE BOUNTY
Q3. What fruit's scientific name is *Musa Sapientum*? BANANAS
Q4. Where was Freddy Mercury, lead singer of Queen, born? ZANZIBAR
Q5. Which capital in the Pacific Ocean was earlier known as Edo? TOKYO
Q6. Who is the designer of the Sierra 'King's Quest' computer game series? KEN AND ROBERTA WILLIAMS
Q7. Did Mbongeni Ngema write the plays 'Sarafina' and 'Sarafina 2'? YES or NO YES
Q8. Who designed the cover of the Simon and Garfunkel album 'Bridge over troubled Water'? TONY LANE
Q9. On who was the movie 'Password is Courage' based? CHARLES COWARD
Q10. Did Friar Simon translate the Nikos Kazantzakis poetry book 'The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel'?YES or NO NO
Q11. What is Michael Caine's birth name? MAURICE JOSEPH MICKLEWHITE
Q12. Bill Medley was part of which band? THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS
Q13. Who recorded a cover of the David Bowie song 'Changes' for the film 'The Faculty'? SHAWN MULLINS
Q14. Who said: 'The harder I practice, the luckier I get'? GARY PLAYER
Q15. To which actress was Carlo Ponti married? SOPHIA LOREN
Q16. Which currency was used in Italy prior to the Euro? LIRA
Q17. Which is the capital city of Hungary? BUDAPEST
Q18. What does the name 'Buddha' mean? ENLIGHTENED ONE
Q19. At what age is an elephant fully grown? 20 YEARS
Q20. The first horse was a small, dog-like creature, what was it called? EOHIPPUS
Q21. After insects, which is the second largest group of animals? MOLLUSCS
Q22. The word 'planet' comes from the Greek word meaning what? WANDERER
Q23. The planet Pluto was named after the Roman god who ruled the: UNDERWORLD
Q24. Which monarch ruled Great Britain the longest? QUEEN VICTORIA
Q25. Which language is estimated to have the most native speakers? CHINESE(MANDARIN)

[locky801]

Q11. What is Michael Caine's birth name

A11 Maurice Joseph Micklewhite

Q17. Which is the capital city of Hungary?

A17 Budapest

[magpie in the 80's]

Q11. What is Michael Caine's birth name

A11 Maurice Joseph Micklewhite

Q17. Which is the capital city of Hungary?

A17 Budapest

BOTH CORRECT

[Kahuna]

2/Bounty
12/ Righteous Brothers
15/ Sofia Loren
16/ Lira
20/ Eohippus
21/Fish
22/ Wanderer
23/ Underworld
24/ Victoria

[magpie in the 80's]

2/Bounty
12/ Righteous Brothers
15/ Sofia Loren
16/ Lira
20/ Eohippus
21/Fish............CLOSE......SAME FAMILY
22/ Wanderer
23/ Underworld
24/ Victoria

ALL OTHERS CORRECT

[Psyber]

Q1. Which South African dramatist wrote 'My Children, My Africa!' in 1988? Athol Fugard
Q2. On which ship did Fletcher Christian lead a protest against Captain William Bligh in 1789? BOUNTY
Q3. What fruit's scientific name is *Musa Sapientum*? BANANA - A SWEET VARIETY
Q4. Where was Freddy Mercury, lead singer of Queen, born? ZANZIBAR
Q5. Which capital in the Pacific Ocean was earlier known as Edo? TOKYO
Q6. Who is the designer of the Sierra 'King's Quest' computer game series?
Q7. Did Mbongeni Ngema write the plays 'Sarafina' and 'Sarafina 2'? YES or NO

Q15. To which actress was Carlo Ponti married? SOPHIA LOREN
Q16. Which currency was used in Italy prior to the Euro? LIRA
Q17. Which is the capital city of Hungary? BUDAPEST
Q18. What does the name 'Buddha' mean? ENLIGHTENED ONE
Q19. At what age is an elephant fully grown? 23??
Q20. The first horse was a small, dog-like creature, what was it called? EOHIPPUS
Q21. After insects, which is the second largest group of animals? ARTHROPODS IF THEY ARE NOT A SUB-GROUP OF INSECTS - OTHERWISE FISH??
Q22. The word 'planet' comes from the Greek word meaning what? PLANETAI=WANDERERS
Q23. The planet Pluto was named after the Roman god who ruled the: UNDERWORLD=HADES
Q24. Which monarch ruled Great Britain the longest? VICTORIA
Q25. Which language is estimated to have the most native speakers? CHINESE INCLUDING ALL VARIETIES - CANTONESE MAY BE THE MOST COMMON.

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1. Which South African dramatist wrote 'My Children, My Africa!' in 1988? Athol Fugard
Q2. On which ship did Fletcher Christian lead a protest against Captain William Bligh in 1789? BOUNTY
Q3. What fruit's scientific name is *Musa Sapientum*? BANANA - A SWEET VARIETY
Q4. Where was Freddy Mercury, lead singer of Queen, born? ZANZIBAR
Q5. Which capital in the Pacific Ocean was earlier known as Edo? TOKYO
Q6. Who is the designer of the Sierra 'King's Quest' computer game series?
Q7. Did Mbongeni Ngema write the plays 'Sarafina' and 'Sarafina 2'? YES or NO

Q15. To which actress was Carlo Ponti married? SOPHIA LOREN
Q16. Which currency was used in Italy prior to the Euro? LIRA
Q17. Which is the capital city of Hungary? BUDAPEST
Q18. What does the name 'Buddha' mean? ENLIGHTENED ONE
Q19. At what age is an elephant fully grown? 23??..........CLOSE ENOUGH
Q20. The first horse was a small, dog-like creature, what was it called? EOHIPPUS
Q21. After insects, which is the second largest group of animals? ARTHROPODS IF THEY ARE NOT A SUB-GROUP OF INSECTS - OTHERWISE FISH??.......CLOSE SAME FAMILY
Q22. The word 'planet' comes from the Greek word meaning what? PLANETAI=WANDERERS
Q23. The planet Pluto was named after the Roman god who ruled the: UNDERWORLD=HADES
Q24. Which monarch ruled Great Britain the longest? VICTORIA
Q25. Which language is estimated to have the most native speakers? CHINESE INCLUDING ALL VARIETIES - CANTONESE MAY BE THE MOST COMMON.

ALL OTHERS CORRECT

[JAS]

Howdy Mags
Geez...leave some questions to answer boys...be glad when you lot go back to work

Q14 The Black Knight...Gary Player

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Howdy Mags
Geez...leave some questions to answer boys...be glad when you lot go back to work

Q14 The Black Knight...Gary Player

Regards
JAS

G'DAY JAS ....................CORRECT

[magpie in the 80's]

JUST 5 TO GO

[Footy Chick]

13. I've been told by a source that it may have been Ozzy Osbourne/Black Sabbath

[magpie in the 80's]

13. I've been told by a source that it may have been Ozzy Osbourne/Black Sabbath

if your source is the music guru ROMAN tell him he's wrong

[Footy Chick]

Nah it wasnt the GURU...... but Ozzy singing Changes sounded a bit dodgy in itself

[magpie in the 80's]

5 to go

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1. Which South African dramatist wrote 'My Children, My Africa!' in 1988? ATHOL FUGARD
Q2. On which ship did Fletcher Christian lead a protest against Captain William Bligh in 1789? THE BOUNTY
Q3. What fruit's scientific name is *Musa Sapientum*? BANANAS
Q4. Where was Freddy Mercury, lead singer of Queen, born? ZANZIBAR
Q5. Which capital in the Pacific Ocean was earlier known as Edo? TOKYO
Q6. Who is the designer of the Sierra 'King's Quest' computer game series? KEN AND ROBERTA WILLIAMS
Q7. Did Mbongeni Ngema write the plays 'Sarafina' and 'Sarafina 2'? YES or NO YES
Q8. Who designed the cover of the Simon and Garfunkel album 'Bridge over troubled Water'? TONY LANE
Q9. On who was the movie 'Password is Courage' based? CHARLES COWARD
Q10. Did Friar Simon translate the Nikos Kazantzakis poetry book 'The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel'?YES or NO NO
Q11. What is Michael Caine's birth name? MAURICE JOSEPH MICKLEWHITE
Q12. Bill Medley was part of which band? THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS
Q13. Who recorded a cover of the David Bowie song 'Changes' for the film 'The Faculty'? SHAWN MULLINS
Q14. Who said: 'The harder I practice, the luckier I get'? GARY PLAYER
Q15. To which actress was Carlo Ponti married? SOPHIA LOREN
Q16. Which currency was used in Italy prior to the Euro? LIRA
Q17. Which is the capital city of Hungary? BUDAPEST
Q18. What does the name 'Buddha' mean? ENLIGHTENED ONE
Q19. At what age is an elephant fully grown? 20 YEARS
Q20. The first horse was a small, dog-like creature, what was it called? EOHIPPUS
Q21. After insects, which is the second largest group of animals? MOLLUSCS
Q22. The word 'planet' comes from the Greek word meaning what? WANDERER
Q23. The planet Pluto was named after the Roman god who ruled the: UNDERWORLD
Q24. Which monarch ruled Great Britain the longest? QUEEN VICTORIA
Q25. Which language is estimated to have the most native speakers? CHINESE(MANDARIN)

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ