GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.101

[magpie in the 80's]

Well ils it Oscar Wilde then?

NO BUT IT IS OSCAR INSERT LAST NAME HERE

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Where in Asia would you find the city of Lahore?
PAKISTAN
2 By what other name is the Society of Friends known?
QUAKERS
3 What sort of animal was Moby Dick?
A WHALE
4 Who would use an anvil?
A BLACKSMITH
5 Which American singer starred in A Star is Born?
BARBARA STREISAND
6 Which part of New York was in a vocal quartets name?
MANHATTAN (TRANSFER)
7 In which sport did Torvill and Dean win Olympic gold?
ICE DANCE/SKATING
8 How many tentacles has an octopus?
8
9 Which gas makes popular drinks fizzy?
CARBON DIOXIDE
10 Which Oscar won an Oscar?
OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN
11 How was jazz musician Thomas Waller better known?
FATS WALLER
12 What sort of twins were Chang and Eng, born in 1811?
SIAMESE
13 What sort of creature is a Wallaby?
A MARSUPIAL
14 At which Pole are Polar Bears found?
THE NORTH POLE
15 Scotch, Rye and Bourbon are all types of which drink?
WHISKY
16 Of which metal is steel an alloy?
IRON
17 What is the home country of Bryan Adams?
CANADA
18 Morello is a variety of which fruit?
CHERRY
19 Which is the world's smallest ocean?
ARCTIC OCEAN
20 Who invented the World War 2 bouncing bomb?
BARNES WALLACE
21 If a sailor was in "the heads," where would he be?
THE TOILET
22 At which naval battle was Nelson killed?
TRAFALGAR
23 Who joined Lionel Richie on "Endless Love?"
DIANA ROSS
24 Of which country is Damascus the capital?
SYRIA
25 What was prohibited in the US in January 1920?
ALCHOLIC DRINKS
26 Which metal is liquid at room temperature?
MERCURY
27 Who was the author of the third gospel in the New Testament?
LUKE
28 In which continent are ostriches found in the wild?
AFRICA
29 Which organ is affected by hepatitis?
THE LIVER
30 What title was assumed by the rulers of ancient Egypt?
PHAROH
31 Where in Kentucky is the US gold depository?
FORT KNOX
32 Which country owns the land at the North Pole?
NO ONE DOES
33 What sort of creature is a barracuda?
FISH
34 By what name are the Sandwich Islands now known?
HAWAII
35 Whose first hit record was "Wuthering Heights?"
KATE BUSH
36 What type of machine was invented by Isaac Singer?
THE SEWING MACHINE
37 In which limb would you find the radius and ulna?
THE ARM
38 How many cubic feet are there in a cubic yard?
27
39 How many wives did HenryVIII have?
SIX
40 What word describes an animal without a backbone?
INVERTEBRATE

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

END OF QUIZ