GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 35

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1. In what year was vulcanization (a treatment of rubber so that it can withstand temperature differences) invented? 1839
Q2. What is a(n) Ornithorhynchus Anatinus? DUCKBILLED PLATYPUS
Q3. Who painted 'The Supper at Emmaus' between 1596 and 1598? MICHAELANGELO MERISI DA CARAVAGGIO
Q4. Which country's team won the first ever soccer (more universally known as football) World Cup URUGUAY
Q5. How tall is the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada? 553.33M
Q6. What music artist's original name at birth was Robert Allen Zimmerman? BOB DYLAN
Q7. What tree was commonly planted or found in English churchyards and was thought to protect people against evil spirits and signify the continuation of life? YEW TREE
Q8. Which famous Hollywood movie star played one of the two lead characters, named 'Frank', in the movie 'Gallipoli'? MEL GIBSON
Q9. What was the name of the first submarine to sink an enemy ship? H.L. HUNLEY
Q10. Who created the word 'Pecksniff'? CHARLES DICKENS
Q11. Who were the Roman God of War's children? ROMULUS AND REMUS
Q12. Who was responsible for the sinking of the 'Rainbow Warrior' in 1985? FRANCE
Q13. Which of the following people was the inspiration for the movies, Natural Born Killers, Badlands, True Romance, Kalifornia and Wild at Heart?
A) Ira Einhorn B) John List C) Charles Starkweather D) Eugene Vidocq C) CHARLES STARKWEATHER
Q14. Auguste Rodin's 'The Thinker' is perhaps his most commonly recognizable sculpture. 'The Thinker' is actually a magnified reproduction of a figure from which of the following Rodin works?
A) The Gates of Hell B) Beside the Sea C) The Earth D) The Age of Bronze A) GATES OF HELL
Q15. Who is the Patron Saint of Scandinavia? SAINT ANSGAR
Q16. Which of the following people on the cover of 'Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' by the Beatles met them at a concert in San Francisco?
A) Bob Dylan B) Stan Laurel C) Marilyn Monroe D) Shirley Temple D) SHIRLEY TEMPLE
Q17. What Country boasts the longest street in the world? CANADA - YONGE STREET
Q18. 'London Bridge' has been constructed on a number of occasions. One reincarnation was constructed in 1831, but later removed from its original foundations. Where is that 'London Bridge' currently located?
A) Paradise Valley, Arizona B) Huachuca City, Arizona C) Lake Havasu City, Arizona D) Bullhead City, Arizona
Q19. For all the shy guys out there...what is the official term for the fear of beautiful women? CALIGYNEPHOBIA
Q20. Which Rolling Stones song contains the lyrics 'Anastasia screamed in vain'? SYMPATHY OF THE DEVIL
Q21. Which sculptor created the work entitled 'Sky Cathedral'? NEVELSON
Q22. Which of Moliere's play was set in Buenos Aires? DON JUAN
Q23. Who created the Oval constructionNumber 12? RODCHENKO
Q24. What early 20th century Asian brought the 3 Principles of the People? SUN YAT SEN
Q25. What poet wrote Aque e Terre? QUASIMODO

[locky801]

A5 553.33 metres

[magpie in the 80's]

A5 553.33 metres

HA HA SPOT ON

[locky801]

A21 Nevelson

A22 Don Juan

A24 Sun Yat Sen

[magpie in the 80's]

A21 Nevelson

A22 Don Juan

A24 Sun Yat Sen

ALL 3 CORRECT

[Kahuna]

6/ Bob Dylan
12/French secret service
20/ Sympathy with the Devil

[magpie in the 80's]

6/ Bob Dylan
12/French secret service
20/ Sympathy with the Devil

CORRECT

[godoubleblues]

Q8 - Mel Gibson

[magpie in the 80's]

Q8 - Mel Gibson

CORRECT

[Pseudo]

4 - Uruguay

11 - Phobos and Deimos?

[magpie in the 80's]

4 - Uruguay.........CORRECT

11 - Phobos and Deimos?...............INCORRECT

[godoubleblues]

Q2 - platypus

[magpie in the 80's]

Q2 - platypus

CORRECT

[JAS]

Howdy folks

Q7 A lot of old churchyards have Yew trees so 'll try that first.
Q11 Romulus and Remus
Q18 Must be the one some idiot yank bought thinking it was Tower Bridge...complete guess...B

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Howdy folks

Q7 A lot of old churchyards have Yew trees so 'll try that first.
Q11 Romulus and Remus
Q18 Must be the one some idiot yank bought thinking it was Tower Bridge...complete guess...B....incorrect

Regards
JAS

g'day JAS.................other 2 correct

[JAS]

Morning Mags

Q3 Looks like a few could have...hopefully it's that jack the lad Caravaggio
Q17 If they mean street and not motorways etc I'd guess it might be something like the hilly one in San Franciso so...USA
Q18 C

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Morning Mags

Q3 Looks like a few could have...hopefully it's that jack the lad Caravaggio.....correct even thoguh it's not his birth name
Q17 If they mean street and not motorways etc I'd guess it might be something like the hilly one in San Franciso so...USA...incorrect
Q18 C..............correct

Regards
JAS

[locky801]

A17 Toronto Canada visit Yonge Street and to walk it might take a week or 2

[magpie in the 80's]

A17 Toronto Canada visit Yonge Street and to walk it might take a week or 2

correct

yonge st (pronounced young) was noted in The Guinness Book of World Records as the longest street in the world, however now ther're citing instead the Pan-American Highway as the world's longest "motorable road".

[Ian]

Q1 1844