GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.13

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Mark Twain???.........INCORRECT
17. Yellowstone..........CORRECT

[locky801]

Q19. Where did the idea for lava lamps come from?


A 19 Cocktail shakers??

[magpie in the 80's]

Q19. Where did the idea for lava lamps come from?


A 19 Cocktail shakers??

INCORRECT

[Psyber]

Q1.Shakespeare is the most published playwright in the history of the English language. But do you know who the second most-published is? Charles Dickens? [Second Guess G B Shaw.]

[Psyber]

Q9. As you age, which is generally the first of your senses to go? Hearing.

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1.Shakespeare is the most published playwright in the history of the English language. But do you know who the second most-published is? Charles Dickens? [Second Guess G B Shaw.]

BOTH INCORRECT

[magpie in the 80's]

Q9. As you age, which is generally the first of your senses to go? Hearing.

i would have thought hearing would be BUT it's incorrect

[locky801]

Q12. The English poet Thomas Hardy was cremated without his heart. Do you know why?

A12 Someone or something stole it


Q13. Everyone knows that beans cause gas. But do you know which type of bean is the most gas-producing?

A13 personally I would say baked beans but it is the soybean

Q20. Where did ice-cream originate?

A 20 China

[magpie in the 80's]

Q12. The English poet Thomas Hardy was cremated without his heart. Do you know why?

A12 Someone or something stole it


Q13. Everyone knows that beans cause gas. But do you know which type of bean is the most gas-producing?

A13 personally I would say baked beans but it is the soybean

Q20. Where did ice-cream originate?

A 20 China

Q12.........CLOSE ENOUGH, A CAT STOLE IT
Q13.........CORRECT
Q20.........INCORRECT

[locky801]

re Q20 on icecream from the food timeline website
The Chinese are generally credited for creating the first ice creams, possibly as early as 3000 BC.

but if thats incorrect I will now say Italy as they invented gelati

[magpie in the 80's]

re Q20 on icecream from the food timeline website
The Chinese are generally credited for creating the first ice creams, possibly as early as 3000 BC.

but if thats incorrect I will now say Italy as they invented gelati

and you will be correct

5. Where did ice-cream originate?

The correct answer was Italy.

The origins of ice-cream can be traced back to Rome in the 4th century BCE. Roman Emperor Nero ordered ice to be brought back from the mountains and combined it with fruit toppings.

[locky801]

Q1.Shakespeare is the most published playwright in the history of the English language. But do you know who the second most-published is?


A 1 Neil Simon

Q4. Surely you've heard that annoying saying, "Always a bridesmaid, but never a bride." You may be surprised to learn that it actually came from an advertisement - do you know for which product?


A4 Listerine

Q5. Who was the first US President to have an asteroid named after him?


A5 Hoover


Q9. As you age, which is generally the first of your senses to go?


A9 Smell (hopefully)

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1.Shakespeare is the most published playwright in the history of the English language. But do you know who the second most-published is?


A 1 Neil Simon

Q4. Surely you've heard that annoying saying, "Always a bridesmaid, but never a bride." You may be surprised to learn that it actually came from an advertisement - do you know for which product?


A4 Listerine

Q5. Who was the first US President to have an asteroid named after him?


A5 Hoover


Q9. As you age, which is generally the first of your senses to go?


A9 Smell (hopefully)

all correct locky

[locky801]

the rest are too hard for me, have no idea,

[locky801]

Q19. Where did the idea for lava lamps come from?


A19 Craven walker from England invented them

[locky801]

Q25. Where was the first key-operated lock found?


A25 Obviously in a door

[magpie in the 80's]

Q19. Where did the idea for lava lamps come from?


A19 Craven walker from England invented them

THAT MIGHT BE TRUE BUT NOT THE IDEA

[magpie in the 80's]

Q25. Where was the first key-operated lock found?


A25 Obviously in a door

CLOSE

[Psyber]

Q25. Where was the first key-operated lock found?


A25 Obviously in a door

CLOSE

Labrador???

[locky801]

Q19. Where did the idea for lava lamps come from?


A19 Craven walker from England invented them

THAT MIGHT BE TRUE BUT NOT THE IDEA

A19 Great Britain