GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 94

[magpie in the 80's]

is 19 a trick question? Obama?

Obama is the next president elect BUT is not the president until his inauguration(swearing in) around the 20th of this month.
so Bush is still the President

So not a trick Q FC

[magpie in the 80's]

24 mim...........incorrect
35 88
40 Irving Berlin

other 2 correct TW

[Turkeywizz]

24 mim...........incorrect
35 88
40 Irving Berlin

other 2 correct TW

MAYBE IMM THEN

[magpie in the 80's]

1. What is a magnus hitch?
A KNOT
2. How many players are there in an ice hockey team?
6
3. What is pyrophobia a fear of?
FIRE
4. What acid is produced in the stomach?
HYDROCHLORIC
5. What is the name of moving energy?
KINETIC
6. In what year was the battle of the Alamo?
1836
7. Who composed the opera Carmen?
BIZET
8. What is the largest moon in our Solar System?
GANYMEDE
9. Who sang the theme song to the movie Goldfinger?
SHIRLEY BASSEY
10. How many pieces does each player have in a game of backgammon?
15
11. What is the chemical symbol for Gold?
Au
12. In which ocean would you find the Mariana Trench?
PACIFIC
13. Which is the most northerly town in Europe?
HAMMERFEST
14. What is the name of the rear of a ship?
STERN
15. Which pop group had a hit in 1981 with 'Vienna'?
ULTRVOX
16. Who was the Knight of La Mancha?
DON QUIXOTE
17. In the Bible, what was the portable place of worship for the Hebrews in their desert wanderings?
TABBERNACLE
18. Who made the first telephone call to the moon?
RICHARD NIXON
19. Who was the youngest President of the United States?
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
20. What is the largest denomination US dollar bill in circulation?
100
21. Which ocean surrounds 'Christmas Island'?
INDIAN
22. Which side of the road do the Japanese drive?
LEFT
23. How many time zones are their in China?
ONE
24. What is 1999 in Roman Numerals?
MCMXCIX
25. Gene Pitney was how many hours from Tulsa?
24
26. What was Citizen Kane's first name?
CHARLES
27. In which US state is Panama City?
FLORIDA
28. What was the name of Haile Selassie before he was crowned in 1930?
RAS TAFARI
29. How many lines are there in a sonnet?
14
30. Which computer operating system has a penguin as its logo?
LINUX
31. Who is Steveland Morris better known as?
STEVIE WONDER
32. Who is James Bond's usual CIA partner?
FELIX LEITER
33. In which country would you find the Caprivi Strip?
NAMIBIA
34. What is the last word in the New Testament?
AMEN
35. How many keys on a standard piano?
88
36. Which cat has no tail?
MANX
37. What is a John Dory?
FISH
38. What is the medical term for high blood pressure?
HYPERTENSION
39. Who was John Lennon's second wife?
YOKO ONO
40. Who wrote the song "White Christmas"?
IRVING BERLIN
41. What is Rambo's first name?
JOHN
42. Which chess piece does not move in a straight line?
KNIGHT
43. Which American president served the most terms in office?
ROOSEVELT
44. In which city is the La Scala opera house?
MILAN
45. What is the flavor of Cointreau?
ORANGE
46. Which is the last book of the Old Testament ?
MALACHI
47. Into which sea does the Nile flow?
MEDITERRANEAN
48. Is the tomato fruit or vegetable?
FRUIT
49. Which is the largest city in Kosovo?
PRISTINA
50. Which movie won the Best Picture Oscar in 1995?
BRAVE HEART

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

END OF QUIZ