GENERAL KNOWLEDGE MIXED QUIZ 15

[magpie in the 80's]

Q12. Which sprint star of the 60's was known as the "Black Gazelle"? Wilma Rudolph
Q13. What did Robert Guérin, Daniel Burley Woolfall, Jules Rimet, Rodolphe William Seeldrayers, Arthur Drewry, Stanley Rous, and all have in common? President of FIFA

BOTH CORRECT

[youngster]

Q4. Dancer Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, executed near Paris in 1917, was better known by what name? Mata Hari

Q6. How many countries does China border? 13

Q7. Which international organisation was founded by Jean Henri Dunant in 1864? Red Cross

Q14. "Young Hare" and "The Praying Hands" are two of the best-known paintings/drawings of which artist? Duerer

Q15. The "Atomium" is one of the landmarks of which city? Brussels

Q23. In which city can you visit the Rubenshuis (Rubens House) museum? Antwerp

[magpie in the 80's]

Q4. Dancer Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, executed near Paris in 1917, was better known by what name? Mata Hari

Q6. How many countries does China border? 13

Q7. Which international organisation was founded by Jean Henri Dunant in 1864? Red Cross

Q14. "Young Hare" and "The Praying Hands" are two of the best-known paintings/drawings of which artist? Duerer

Q15. The "Atomium" is one of the landmarks of which city? Brussels

Q23. In which city can you visit the Rubenshuis (Rubens House) museum? Antwerp

CLOSE ENOUGH YOUNGSTER.
ALL CORRECT EXCEPT Q6 BUT I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU.....ACTUALLY 14 COUNTRIES BORDER CHINA

[magpie in the 80's]

just 10Q's to answer "BRAINIACS"

[locky801]

Q14. "Young Hare" and "The Praying Hands" are two of the best-known paintings/drawings of which artist?


A14 Albrecht Dürer

[magpie in the 80's]

Q14. "Young Hare" and "The Praying Hands" are two of the best-known paintings/drawings of which artist?


A14 Albrecht Dürer

correct

[locky801]

Q 40. Which element is extracted from the ore Scheelite?


A 40 Tungsten

[magpie in the 80's]

Q 40. Which element is extracted from the ore Scheelite?


A 40 Tungsten

CORRECT

[JAS]

Hmmmm...getting desperate now

Q8 I think his name was Mathias but I'm buggered if I can remember his surname Amazing feat tho...been to Red Square and it ain't that big

Q30 It's a musical instrument...percussion...bit like a zylaphone...hope that's what you want to know

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Hmmmm...getting desperate now

Q8 I think his name was Mathias but I'm buggered if I can remember his surname Amazing feat tho...been to Red Square and it ain't that big

Q30 It's a musical instrument...percussion...bit like a zylaphone...hope that's what you want to know

Regards
JAS

Q8 CLOSE ENOUGH JAS
Q30 CORRECT

[magpie in the 80's]

DOWN TO 6 TO ANSWER

[JAS]

Q38 The Giant Redwood, the Larch, the Fir, the mighty Scots Pine, the lofty Flowering Cherry, the plucky little Aspen, the Limping Rude Tree of Nigeria, the towering Wattle of Aldershot.....oh I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q38 The Giant Redwood, the Larch, the Fir, the mighty Scots Pine, the lofty Flowering Cherry, the plucky little Aspen, the Limping Rude Tree of Nigeria, the towering Wattle of Aldershot.....oh I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok

Regards
JAS

now your being a SMARTA....SE

[Dirko]

2./Dutch ??
20./Sculpter

[magpie in the 80's]

2./Dutch ??........incorrect
20./Sculpter..close enough

[magpie in the 80's]

I. Around the World & Back in Time
Q1. What is the capital of Florida? TALLAHASSEE
Q2. Which merchant guild controlled commercial activity in northern Europe from 13th to 15th century? HANSE
Q3. The natives of which city are known as "Geordies"?NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Q4. Dancer Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, executed near Paris in 1917, was better known by what name? MATA HARI
Q5. On which river does New Orleans stand? MISSISSIPPI
Q6. How many countries does China border? 14
Q7. Which international organisation was founded by Jean Henri Dunant in 1864? RED CROSS
Q8. Who was arrested for landing a plane on the Red Square in Moscow andwhat year was it? MATHIAS RUST

II. Sports
Q9. In weightlifting, how many attempts to lift the bar do athletes get per event? THREE
Q10. Jeu de paume (”game of palm (of the hand)“) was the precursor of which sport? TENNIS
Q11. In which city are the headquarters of the IOC? LAUSANNE
Q12. Which sprint star of the 60's was known as the "Black Gazelle"? WILMA RUDOLPH
Q13. What did Robert Guérin, Daniel Burley Woolfall, Jules Rimet, Rodolphe William Seeldrayers, Arthur Drewry, Stanley Rous, and all have in common? HAVE BEEN PRESIDENT OF FIFA

III. Mixed bag O' nuts
Q14. "Young Hare" and "The Praying Hands" are two of the best-known paintings/drawings of which artist? ALBRECHT DURER
Q15. The "Atomium" is one of the landmarks of which city? BRUSSELS
Q16. What would you do with a borsalino? YOU WEAR IT
Q17. What material is parchment made from? ANIMAL SKIN
Q18. What would a roman soldier have done with a pilum: YOU THROW IT

IV. arts & literature
Q19. "The Piccolominis" is the second part of which dramatic trilogy and who wrote it? WALLENSTEIN/ **** SCHILLER
Q20. Which art form is Tilman Riemenschneider associated with? SCULPTING/WOOD CARVING
Q21. Which one is not a Daniel Defoe novel: a) Moll Flanders, b) Robinson Crusoe or c) Gulliver's Travels?
Q22. What is the name of the private investigator in "The Maltese Falcon"? SAM SPADE
Q23. In which city can you visit the Rubenshuis (Rubens House) museum? ANTWERP
Q24. By what name was Chilean poet and Nobel Prize winner Neftali Ricardo Reyes better known? PABLO NERUDA

V. music & Movies
Q25. The film industry of which country is known as Lollywood? PAKISTAN
Q26. Which role did German folk music star Florian Silbereisen play in the musical ”Elisabeth“? DEATH
Q27. Whom did Queen ask to ”do the fandango"? SCARAMOUCHE
Q28. Which TV show revolves around the aftermath of the crash of Oceanic Flight 815 from Sydney to Los Angeles? LOST
Q29. What was the title of the first Beatles movie? A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
Q30. The vibraphone, or vibraharp, is a what? PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT
Q31. Antonio Salieri was the biggest rival of which 18th century composer? WOLFGANG MOZART

VI. Botany, anatomy, Zoology & other sciences
Q32. What kind of animal is a "horseshoe"? BAT OR CRAB
Q33. What is the term for a material that has metallic properties and is composed of two or more chemical elements of which at least one is a metal? ALLOY
Q34. True or False: the only penguins found in the wild live in Antarctica? FALSE
Q35. In which century did Edmund Halley discover the comet named after him? 18TH CENTURY
Q36. In the anatomy of mammals, which muscle separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity? DIAPHRAGM
Q37. What colour is a female blackbird? BROWN
Q38. Which conifer sheds its needles in autumn? THE LARCH
Q39. Which Russian scientist made dogs drool at the sound of a bell? PAVLOV
Q40. Which element is extracted from the ore Scheelite? TUNGSTEN

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

END OF QUIZ