GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 83

[magpie in the 80's]

1. How many sides does an heptagon have?
SEVEN
2. What is the square of 12?
144
3. Which bird lays the largest eggs
OSTRICH
4. What does a notaphile collect?
BANK NOTE
5. Who was the first president of the United States?
GEORGE WASHINGTON
6. What are the two ends of a magnet called?
POLES
7. What Roman Emporer gave Constantinople its name?
CONSTANTINE
8. What U.S. state has no borders.
HAWAII
9. What is 400 in Roman Numerals?
C.D.
10. Who created Peter Rabbit?
BEATRIX POTTER
11. What year did the U.K. join the E.E.C.?
1973
12. What is the first letter in the Russian Alphabet?
A
13. How many years did Sleeping Beauty sleep?
100
14. What country did roulette originate?
FRANCE
15. What are map makers called?
CARTOGRAPHERS
16. What disease do the French call 'La Rage'?
RABIES
17. What film did Liza Minelli play Sally Bowles?
CABERET
18. What city is weiner schnitzel named after?
VIENNA
19. How many stars make up Orion's Belt?
3
20. Who was Miss Piggy in love with?
KERMIT THE FROG
21. What is the most abundant element in the Sun?
HYDROGEN
22. What gas did Joseph Priestley discover in 1774?
OXYGEN
23. What was the name of Jacques Cousteau's research ship?
CALYPSO
24. Who wrote the Bourne Identity?
ROBERT LUDLUM
25. Where are the Pampas?
ARGENTINA
26. What was William Tell's nationality?
SWISS
27. What is the main boulevard of Paris?
CHAMPS ELYSEES
28. Who wrote Rhapsody in Blue?
GEORGE GERSHWIN
29. Who was known as the mad monk?
RASPUTIN
30. Who moves first in a game of chess, Black or White?
WHITE

[A Mum]

20) Kermit the frog

[Interceptor]

1. How many sides does an heptagon have? 7
2. What is the square of 12? 144
3. Which bird lays the largest eggs Ostrich
5. Who was the first president of the United States? George Washington
6. What are the two ends of a magnet called? north and south poles
8. What U.S. state has no borders. Hawaii
15. What are map makers called? cartographers
20. Who was Miss Piggy in love with? Kermit
21. What is the most abundant element in the Sun? hydrogen
22. What gas did Joseph Priestley discover in 1774? oxygen
29. Who was known as the mad monk? Rasputin

[redandblack]

18 Vienna

24 Ludlum

26 Swiss

27 Champds Elysses

30 White

[magpie in the 80's]

20) Kermit the frog

correct mum

[magpie in the 80's]

1. How many sides does an heptagon have? 7
2. What is the square of 12? 144
3. Which bird lays the largest eggs Ostrich
5. Who was the first president of the United States? George Washington
6. What are the two ends of a magnet called? north and south poles
8. What U.S. state has no borders. Hawaii
15. What are map makers called? cartographers
20. Who was Miss Piggy in love with? Kermit
21. What is the most abundant element in the Sun? hydrogen
22. What gas did Joseph Priestley discover in 1774? oxygen
29. Who was known as the mad monk? Rasputin

correct inter

[magpie in the 80's]

18 Vienna

24 Ludlum

26 Swiss

27 Champds Elysses

30 White

correct rab

[Hazbeen]

13. 99?
17. Caberet

[magpie in the 80's]

13. 99?......clode enough 100
17. Caberet..............correct

[Columbo]

10. Beatrix Potter
23. Calypso?

[JAS]

Q7 Constantine
Q9 CD
Q14 France
Q19 3
Q25 Argentina
Q28 Gershwin

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

10. Beatrix Potter
23. Calypso?

CORRECT COLUMBO

[magpie in the 80's]

Q7 Constantine
Q9 CD
Q14 France
Q19 3
Q25 Argentina
Q28 Gershwin

Regards
JAS

CORRECT JAS

[bulldogproud]

Q3 Banknotes
Q27 Champs Elysse?

[Peterxtc]

11. 1973

16. Rabies?

[magpie in the 80's]

Q3 Banknotes
Q27 Champs Elysse?

CORRECT BDP

[magpie in the 80's]

11. 1973

16. Rabies?

CORRECT PETE

[magpie in the 80's]

1. How many sides does an heptagon have?
SEVEN
2. What is the square of 12?
144
3. Which bird lays the largest eggs
OSTRICH
4. What does a notaphile collect?
BANK NOTE
5. Who was the first president of the United States?
GEORGE WASHINGTON
6. What are the two ends of a magnet called?
POLES
7. What Roman Emporer gave Constantinople its name?
CONSTANTINE
8. What U.S. state has no borders.
HAWAII
9. What is 400 in Roman Numerals?
C.D.
10. Who created Peter Rabbit?
BEATRIX POTTER
11. What year did the U.K. join the E.E.C.?
1973
12. What is the first letter in the Russian Alphabet?
A
13. How many years did Sleeping Beauty sleep?
100
14. What country did roulette originate?
FRANCE
15. What are map makers called?
CARTOGRAPHERS
16. What disease do the French call 'La Rage'?
RABIES
17. What film did Liza Minelli play Sally Bowles?
CABERET
18. What city is weiner schnitzel named after?
VIENNA
19. How many stars make up Orion's Belt?
3
20. Who was Miss Piggy in love with?
KERMIT THE FROG
21. What is the most abundant element in the Sun?
HYDROGEN
22. What gas did Joseph Priestley discover in 1774?
OXYGEN
23. What was the name of Jacques Cousteau's research ship?
CALYPSO
24. Who wrote the Bourne Identity?
ROBERT LUDLUM
25. Where are the Pampas?
ARGENTINA
26. What was William Tell's nationality?
SWISS
27. What is the main boulevard of Paris?
CHAMPS ELYSEES
28. Who wrote Rhapsody in Blue?
GEORGE GERSHWIN
29. Who was known as the mad monk?
RASPUTIN
30. Who moves first in a game of chess, Black or White?
WHITE

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTION UNANSWERED IS IN BLUE

END OF QUIZ