GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 19

[locky801]

what about my answer to 39

[magpie in the 80's]

Q39. What was the initial budget allocated in 1939 for research and development of the atomic bomb?


had to phone a friend on this one reckon she is wrong

A39 $106000.

yes she is
it was much smaller

snap

[locky801]

Q39. What was the initial budget allocated in 1939 for research and development of the atomic bomb?


had to phone a friend on this one reckon she is wrong

A39 $106000.

yes she is
it was much smaller

snap

damn i only have 2 lifelines left

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1. What does the name for the petrol company 'ESSO' stand for? STANDARD OIL
Q2. What is the name given to the sash worn on a Japanese kimono? OBI
Q3. What is the name of the river that is said to 'flow upside-down' through Melbourne? YARRA
Q4. If you are asked to wait for a 'moment', how long is this? 3.5MINUTES
Q5. You are following a car when you notice the International Registration letters 'PTM'. What country has this car come from? MALAYSIA
Q6. Which 20th century British Prime Minister had an American mother? WINSTON CHURCHILL
Q7. Who wrote the play 'Look Back In Anger'? JOHN OSBORNE
Q8. Which British city uses an anchor as its maker's mark on silver and gold? BIRMINGHAM
Q9. Who is the Patron Saint of Thieves? ST. NICHOLAS
Q10. In 1866, a new British medal was struck called the Albert Medal. What was it awarded for? GALLANTRY IN SAVING LIFE AT SEA
Q11. The Roman god Janus gave his name to which month? JANUARY
Q12. Which hero killed the gorgon Medusa? PERSEUS
Q13. In which year did the Live Aid concert take place? 1985
Q14. From which fruit is calvados made? APPLES
Q15. In which country is Geneva Gin made? HOLLAND
Q16. How long is allowed for the run up in a high jump event? NO LIMIT
Q17. Followers of which religion use prayer wheels? BUDDHISTS
Q18. Mangoes are rich in which vitamin? VITAMIN A
Q19. How many lines does a sonnet have? 14
Q20. In which country is Turku Airport? FINLAND
Q21. Which U.S. president signed the law making Martin Luther King Jr. Day a national holiday? RONALD REAGAN
Q22. Which is the only fruit NOT native to North America?
A) peaches B) cranberries C) blueberries D) Concord grapes A) PEACHES
Q23. What is the official fish of eight U.S. states? BROOK TROUT
Q24. In the 1997 movie "Titanic", whose hands are seen when Jack draws a picture of Rose wearing her diamond necklace? JAMES CAMERON'S
Q25. How many baby teeth do humans normally have? 20
Q26. Which U.S. president appeared on the cover of "Cosmopolitan" magazine as a young man kissing his girlfriend? GERALD FORD
Q27. What is the name of the three-headed dog that guards the Sorcerer's Stone in J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"? FLUFFY
Q28. What color was the White House's Red Room when Dolley Madison was First Lady? YELLOW
Q29. In Steven Spielberg's 1975 movie "Jaws", what was the name of Quint's boat? THE ORCA
Q30. What actress got her own TV series after she sent a network executive two dozen Krispy Kreme donuts? KIRSTIE ALLEY
Q31. What book was Mark David Chapman carrying when he shot John Lennon? CATCHER IN THE RYE
Q32. What was the original name of the Bank of America? BANK OF ITALY
Q33. What Hollywood star was ranked first among actors on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest screen legends of the 20th century? HUMPHREY BOGART
Q34. Who was the first king to be called "The Great"? ALEXANDER III OF MACEDNIA
Q35. Which was the first American state to officially abolish slavery? VERMONT
Q36. What is a cross between a corgi and a dachshund called? DORGI
Q37. What is the lowest value of paper currency ever issued by the U.S. government? 3 CENTS
Q38. Wreaths made of what vegetable were awarded to the winning athletes at the Nemean games in ancient Greece? WILD CELERY
Q39. What was the initial budget allocated in 1939 for research and development of the atomic bomb? $6000
Q40. What color was named after a bloody 19th century European battle? MAGNETA
Q41. With which city is the novelist Peter Ackroyd associated? LONDON
Q42. What of the following is NOT an ingredient of glass?
A) Zinc B) Sand C) Tannic acid D)Ash C) TANNIC ACID
Q43. Which art movement included Matisse and Dufy? FAUXISM
Q44. The inventor of the lightbulb was Thomas Edison: what was his middle name? ALVA
Q45. In what culture is Papa the mother? MAORI
Q46. Where in the UK is the 'Lake District'? CUMBRIA
Q47. What is the capital of Pakistan? ISLAMBAD
Q48. For what film did Olympia Dukakis win an 'Oscar'? MOONSTRUCK
Q49. The 2002 association football world cup was held in two countries, can you name them? JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA
Q50. Vietnam is a major coffee exporter: true or false? TRUE

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

END OF QUIZ

[Psyber]

"Q4. If you are asked to wait for a 'moment', how long is this? 3.5MINUTES"

What's the source for this one mate? I'd love to know how this came to be accepted by any authority... not to dispute it - just curious.

[magpie in the 80's]

"Q4. If you are asked to wait for a 'moment', how long is this? 3.5MINUTES"

What's the source for this one mate? I'd love to know how this came to be accepted by any authority... not to dispute it - just curious.

this is the quote given

"According to Ripley's believe it or not, the first instance of waiting a moment took 3.5 minutes for the person to come back - hence the definition"

[Psyber]

"Q4. If you are asked to wait for a 'moment', how long is this? 3.5MINUTES"

What's the source for this one mate? I'd love to know how this came to be accepted by any authority... not to dispute it - just curious.

this is the quote given

"According to Ripley's believe it or not, the first instance of waiting a moment took 3.5 minutes for the person to come back - hence the definition"

"Strange but True", huh?