GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.13

[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? NEIL SIMON
Q2. Which of these foods is the most likely to cause allergies?
A) nuts B) chocolate C) milk D) seafood A) NUTS
Q3. The Chinese called this vegetable "mad apple", believing it to cause insanity. What is it? EGGPLANT
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? LISTERINE
Q5. Who was the first US President to have an asteroid named after him? HERBET HOOVER
Q6. Which of these cultures introduced the birthday candle?
A) medieval French B) 20th century Americans C) ancient Egyptians D) ancient Greeks
Q7. Which American female singer was named "ugliest man on campus"? JANIS JOPLIN
Q8. You may know that the phrase "it's Greek to me" was coined by Shakespeare. But do you know the play in which it appeared? JULIUS CAESER
Q9. As you age, which is generally the first of your senses to go? SMELL
Q10. Which of these animals regularly mate face-to-face?
a) goats b) warthogs c) minks d) sloths D) SLOTHS
Q11. Which vitamin is made in your body, not by the body itself, but by the microorganisms in your intestine? VITAMIN K
Q12. The English poet Thomas Hardy was cremated without his heart. Do you know why? IT WAS STOLEN BY A CAT
Q13. Everyone knows that beans cause gas. But do you know which type of bean is the most gas-producing? SOYBEANS
Q14. Which of these cities has the reputation of having the most pleasant climate in the world?
A) Quito, Ecuador B) Casablanca, Morocco C) Cannes, France D) Honolulu, Hawaii, US A) QUITO, ECUADOR
Q15. What's the claim to fame of Emilio Marco Palma? 1ST PERSON BORN IN THE ANTARCTICA
Q16. Where is the largest joint in the body? THE KNEE
Q17. Where was the world's first national park established? USA YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
Q18. Where was the 2700BC magician, Dedi, from? ANCIENT EGYPT
Q19. Where did the idea for lava lamps come from? CAME FROM AN EGG TIMER
Q20. Where did ice-cream originate? ITALY
Q21. Where was the first true printing press built? GERMANY
Q22. Where are our metacarpals? OUR HANDS
Q23. Where was the Silk Road? CHINA TO EUROPE
Q24. Where is metamorphic rock found? THE EARTH'S CRUST
Q25. Where was the first key-operated lock found? KHORSABAD, ASSYRIA

[brod]

2. Nuts
7. Barbara Streisand
9. Taste
10. Sloth
11. Vitamin D
16. Hip
22. Hands
23. China

[magpie in the 80's]

2. Nuts...........CORRECT
7. Barbara Streisand........INCORRECT
9. Taste...........INCORRECT
10. Sloth.........CORRECT
11. Vitamin D........INCORRECT
16. Hip.........INCORRECT
22. Hands.........CORRECT
23. China .........CHINA TO ?

[brod]

11. Vitamin K
16. Shoulder
23. Mediteranean Sea

[magpie in the 80's]

11. Vitamin K..........CORRECT
16. Shoulder........INCORRECT
23. Mediteranean Sea......INCORRECT

[JAS]

Gee you're finding some tough ones these days

Q1 I'll try Arthur Miller
Q8 Julius Caesar me thinks
Q9 Sight
Q14 I'll try A) Quito cos I think it's up a mountain or something so clearer air maybe
Q16 Knee
Q23 ...to Turkey ie Constantinople
Q24 Volcanoes

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Gee you're finding some tough ones these days

Q1 I'll try Arthur Miller........INCORRECT
Q8 Julius Caesar me thinks.........CORRECT
Q9 Sight.........INCORRECT
Q14 I'll try A) Quito cos I think it's up a mountain or something so clearer air maybe .........CORRECT
Q16 Knee..........CORRECT
Q23 ...to Turkey ie Constantinople........GIVE IT TO YOU.....JUST WANTED CHINA TO EUROPE
Q24 Volcanoes.........CLOSE ENOUGH..THE EARTH'S CRUST

Regards
JAS

[locky801]

Q18. Where was the 2700BC magician, Dedi, from?


A Egypt

[magpie in the 80's]

Q18. Where was the 2700BC magician, Dedi, from?


A Egypt

correct

[locky801]

A3 An eggplant

A15 Emilio Marco Palma was the first person born in Antarctica in 1978

[magpie in the 80's]

A3 An eggplant

A15 Emilio Marco Palma was the first person born in Antarctica in 1978

BOTH CORRECT

[Blacky]

Q7 Janis Joplin

[magpie in the 80's]

Q7 Janis Joplin

CORRECT BLACKY

[locky801]

Q6. Which of these cultures introduced the birthday candle?


A6 D) ancient Greeks

[magpie in the 80's]

Q6. Which of these cultures introduced the birthday candle?


A6 D) ancient Greeks

CORRECT

[CENTURION]

Q20, China?

[Leaping Lindner]

21. Would be Germany and Johanes Guttenburg I'd imagine.

[TroyGFC]

1. Mark Twain???
17. Yellowstone

[magpie in the 80's]

Q20, China?

INCORRECT

[magpie in the 80's]

21. Would be Germany and Johanes Guttenburg I'd imagine.

CORRECT