GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.129

[magpie in the 80's]

1 China has how many time zones?
ONE
2 By what name is an aubergine usually known?
EGGPLANT
3 What was the first name of the son of the title character (Candice Bergen) in the television situation comedy series Murphy Brown?
AVERY
4 Vilnius is the capital of which Baltic republic?
LITHUANIA
5 Which Australian artist recorded the 1989 hit Telephone Booth?
IAN MOSS
6 Name the president of AFL club Collingwood.
EDDIE MCGUIRE
7 In which year was Tony Blair elected British Prime Minister for the first time?
1997
8 What is the name of the tiger in The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling?
SHERE KHAN
9 The silver fern is becoming increasingly recognised overseas as the national symbol of which country?
NEW ZEALAND
10 The U2 song Angel of Harlem is a tribute to which U.S. jazz singer?
BILLIE HOLIDAY
11 The headquarters of vehicle manufacturer Fiat are in which country?
ITALY
12 Who is the federal Treasurer?
WAYNE SWAN
13 In which NSW city is the estuary of the Hunter River?
NEWCASTLE
14 To which section of an orchestra does the harp belong?
STRINGS
15 Who wrote Gulliver's Travels?
JONATHON SWIFT
16 Which sign of the zodiac is represented by a pair of scales?
LIBRA
17 What does the expression "once in a blue moon" mean?
SELDOM / VERY RARELY
18 What type of food is samsoe?
A CHEESE WITH MANY HOLES
19 What is the densest planet in the solar system?
EARTH
20 In which year did crocodile hunter Steve Irwin die?
2006
21 What does the famous New York shop F.A.0. Schwarz sell?
CHILDRENS TOYS
22 What does an ungulate animal have?
HOOVES
23 How old was Elvis Presley when he died?
42
24 Which city used to be called Constantinople?
ISTANBUL
25 Who is the US President?
BARRACK OBAMA
26 What does a cruciverbalist like doing?
COMPILING / SOLVING CROSSWORDS
27 What is the name of the fat found between the skin and muscle of whales from which oil is made?
BLUBBER
28 What nationality was painter Rene Magritte?
BELGIAN
29 What breed of dog is Snoopy?
A BEAGLE
30 How many eyes does Wenlock, the mascot of the Olympic Games in London in 2012, have?
ONE
31 Name the boarding school attended by the title character in the book Jane Eyre, by English author Charlotte Bronte.
LOWOUD
32 Who is the British Deputy Prime Minister?
NICK CLEGG
33 Who played Mrs Robinson in the 1967 film The Graduate?
ANNE BAMCROFT
34 Easter Island belongs to which country?
CHILE
35 From 1547-84, who was the first tsar of Russia?
IVAN THE TERRIBLE
36 How many rooms appear on a Cluedo board?
NINE
37 What are the three primary colours of light?
RED, GREEN AND BLUE
38 What is the fifth book of the Old Testament?
DEUTERONOMY
39 In Shakespeare's play The Tempest, what is the name of Prospero's daughter?
MIRANDA
40 Jumbuck is an Australian term for what kind of animal?
A SHEEP
41 What was the two-word message written across the sky with black smoke by the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz?
SURRENDER DOROTHY
42 AAMI Park is a new sporting venue in which Australian capital city?
MELBOURNE
43 What kind of animal is a fennec?
A SMALL FOX
44 Who attempted to assassinate US president Ronald Reagan in 1981?
JOHN HINCKLEY
45 On which of North America's Great Lakes is the city of Chicago?
LAKE MICHIGAN
46 What shape is a boxing ring?
SQUARE
47 Who played Harry in the 1989 film When Harry Met Sally?
BILLY CRYSTAL
48 Name the two gangs in the musical West Side Story.
JETS AND SHARKS
49 Which spice is obtained from the dried stigmas of the crocus?
SAFFRON
50 What does the expression "hot under the collar" mean?
ANGRY OR ANNOYED

[grant j]

2. Eggplant
6. Eddie Maguire
9. New Zealand
11. Italy
12. Wayne Swan
16. Libra
17 Not often/ Rare
20. 2005
23. 42
25. Obama
27. Blubber
29. Beagle
30. 1
37. Red, Blue, Yellow
40. Sheep
44. Mark Chapman
46. Square
47. Billy Crystal
49. Saffron
50. Angry

[Footy Chick]

3 Mandela???
5 Ian Moss
14 Strings
16 Libra
17 Not very often/every now and again
20 2006?
23. 41
25 Barack Obama
27 blubber
29 Beagle
30 One
34 Australia
35 Nick I
42 melbourne
46 square
47 Billy Crystal

[stampy]

3. murphy

[Moe]

8.Sheer Khan
24.Cairo?????????????

[godoubleblues]

Q4 - lithuania
Q24 - istanbul
Q33 - anne bancroft

[FattyLumpkin]

44. Squeaky Fromme ??
48. Definitely the Jets & maybe the Sharks??

[magpie in the 80's]

2. Eggplant
6. Eddie Maguire
9. New Zealand
11. Italy
12. Wayne Swan
16. Libra
17 Not often/ Rare
20. 2005
23. 42
25. Obama
27. Blubber
29. Beagle
30. 1
37. Red, Blue, Yellow
40. Sheep
44. Mark Chapman
46. Square
47. Billy Crystal
49. Saffron
50. Angry

all others correct gj

[magpie in the 80's]

3 Mandela???
5 Ian Moss
14 Strings
16 Libra
17 Not very often/every now and again
20 2006?
23. 41
25 Barack Obama
27 blubber
29 Beagle
30 One
34 Australia
35 Nick I
42 melbourne
46 square
47 Billy Crystal

all others correct FC

[magpie in the 80's]

3. murphy

stampy

[magpie in the 80's]

8.Sheer Khan
24.Cairo?????????????

[magpie in the 80's]

Q4 - lithuania
Q24 - istanbul
Q33 - anne bancroft

gdb

[magpie in the 80's]

44. Squeaky Fromme ??
48. Definitely the Jets & maybe the Sharks??

[FattyLumpkin]

34 Chile??

[Dogwatcher]

1. one
10. Billie Holliday
13. Newcastle
15. Johnathon Swift
21 Toys
26. crosswords
35. Ivan Terrible
43. Fox
45. Eerie

[magpie in the 80's]

34 Chile??

fl

[magpie in the 80's]

1. one
10. Billie Holliday
13. Newcastle
15. Johnathon Swift
21 Toys
26. crosswords
35. Ivan Terrible
43. Fox
45. Eerie

all others correct dw

[FattyLumpkin]

37 Red green blue
44. Hinkley ??
45 Michigan ?? (I'll narrow em down one by one. Eerie & Huon are my next 2 guesses!)

[Media Park]

32. Nick Clegg

[magpie in the 80's]

37 Red green blue
44. Hinkley ??
45 Michigan ?? (I'll narrow em down one by one. Eerie & Huon are my next 2 guesses!)

FL