GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 103

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37 Violin

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1 In which city was Checkpoint Charlie?
BERLIN
2 What sort of creature is a pug?
DOG
3 Which metal's symbol comes from the Latin plumbum?
LEAD
4 In which city did Ann Frank write her diaries?
AMSTERDAM
5 Who played a mermaid in the film Splash?
DARYL HANNAH
6 What is the name of Elvis's mansion in Memphis?
GRACELAND
7 Is an anode a positive or a negative electrode?
POSITIVE
8 A string quartet features 2 violins, a viola and what?
CELLO
9 What was the former name of Ho Chi Minh City?
SAIGON
10 Which satellite relayed the first TV pictures?
TELSTAR
11 Name the Bascule bridge in London.
TOWER BRIDGE
12 What is the common name for the tympanic membrane?
EARDRUM
13 Which scientist discovered penicillin?
ALEXANDER FLEMING
14 Which African country used to be called Abyssinia?
ETHIOPIA
15 What is the name of Milan's Opera House?
LA SCALA
16 Which planet lies between Jupiter and Uranus?
SATURN
17 Which singer starred in the "Road" movies?
BING CROSBY
18 How many tentacles has an octopus?
8
19 In which sport is Carl Fogarty a Superstar?
WORLD SUPERBIKES
20 How many ways can you roll 7 with 2 dice?
6
21 In which city was the first underground railway built?
LONDON
22 Who starred in the Lethal Weapon series?
MEL GIBSON - DANNY GLOVER
23 Which sport is played for the Davis Cup?
TENNIS
24 How is hydrophobia better known?
RABIES
25 In which country did tequila originate?
MEXICO
26 What sort of animals live in a formicarium?
ANTS
27 What word is opposite to serious, dark and heavy?
LIGHT
28 Who was Tina Turner's first husband?
IKE TURNER
29 What can be hunter and half hunter?
POCKET WATCHERS
30 Who was raised by animals in the Jungle Book?
MOWGLI
31 In which city were the 1948 Olympics held?
LONDON
32 What sort of creature is a lumpsucker?
A FISH
33 How is Frederick Bulsara better known?
FREDDIE MERCURY
34 What is dental caries?
TOOTH DECAY
35 Which bone covers the knee joint?
THE PATELLA
36 Who were Athos, Porthos and Aramis?
THE 3 MUSKETEERS
37 What instrument is played by the leader of an orchestra?
VIOLIN
38 Which country was first settled by the Maoris?
NEW ZEALAND
39 According to the bible, what is the number of The Beast?
666
40 In the Old West, what were the cemetries called?
BOOT HILL

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

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