GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 20

[magpie in the 80's]

DOWN TO 2 QUESTIONS TO ANSWER

[BigDaddy]

Wow, I get thy finger for a correct answer!! I guess I should feel privileged!!

You can thank my year 12 Music Teacher for making me research Georg Telemann. I knew it would come in handy one day!! That day just happened to be 11 years later!!

[magpie in the 80's]

Wow, I get thy finger for a correct answer!! I guess I should feel privileged!!

THY FINGER IS THE THUMB'S UP SIGN

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1. What is the capital city of Greenland? NUUK
Q2. In the USA, who became the first 'first lady' to be elected to the Senate in her own right? HILLARY CLINTON
Q3. Who was the first actor to win two best actor Oscars? SPENCER TRACY
Q4. What is the correct romanization for the Japanese word for food? TABEMONO
Q5. What is the term given when words that sound like actual sounds are used (eg. Crash! and Bang!)? ONOMATOPOEIA
Q6. How many degrees do supplementry angles equal? 180 DEGREES
Q7. What is the general form for the double displacement reaction in chemistry?
A) ab+cd=abcd B) ab+cd=ef+gh C) ac+bd=dc+ba D) ab+cd=ad+cb
Q8. Which of these events did not occur in 1789?
A) French Revolution B) Arrival of Australia's Second Fleet C) Mutiny on the Bounty D) Washington's Inauguration
Q9. How many balls are on the table at the START of a snooker frame? 22
Q10. In which sport do players compete for the Ryder Cup? GOLF
Q11. Who has the honour of having composed the MOST music? TELEMANN
Q12. Who wrote the stories of Peter Rabbit? BEATRIX POTTER
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Q14. At what (approximate) temperature (degrees farenheit) does oxygen become a liquid? APROX. 300 DEGREES FAH.
Q15. What is the horn of a rhino made of? KERATIN (HAIR)
Q16. What is the chemical name for H2O? DIHYDROGEN OXIDE
Q17. In the T.V. series "The Simpsons", who said "Are you hungry? Sleepy? Gassy? Gassy? Is it gas? It's gas, isn't it?" HOMER
Q18. Of these, the country to first celebrate New Year's Day is...
A) Australia B) Kiribati C) New Zealand D) Samoa B) KIRIBATI
Q19. Which of these is not a British Christian festival?
A) New Wine B) Christian Friends C) Spring Harvest D) Easter People B) CHRISTIAN FRIENDS
Q20. What did the first contestant on the American 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' win? $1000
Q21. Who lived to a ripe 969 years of age? METHUSALAH
Q22. What is a surdo? TYPE OF DRUM
Q23. According to the 2002 edition of the 'Guinness Book of World Records', What Destiny's Child single spent eleven weeks at the US number 1 spot? INDEPENDENT WOMAN
Q24. Which company uses the most silver in the world? KODAK
Q25. How many cherubs are on a Trivial Pursuit Genus I board? NINETEEN

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.
QUESTION 13 WAS WITHDRAWN DUE TO MORE THAN ONE ANSWER COULD BE GIVEN.

END OF QUIZ