GENERAL KNOWLEDGE MIXED QUIZ 15

[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/ FREDRICK 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

[heater31]

I. Around the World & Back in Time
Q1. What is the capital of Florida?
Q2. Which merchant guild controlled commercial activity in northern Europe from 13th to 15th century?
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?
Q5. On which river does New Orleans stand?
Q6. How many countries does China border?
Q7. Which international organisation was founded by Jean Henri Dunant in 1864?
Q8. Who was arrested for landing a plane on the Red Square in Moscow andwhat year was it?

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?
Q11. In which city are the headquarters of the IOC? Zürich
Q12. Which sprint star of the 60's was known as the "Black Gazelle"?
Q13. What did Robert Guérin, Daniel Burley Woolfall, Jules Rimet, Rodolphe William Seeldrayers, Arthur Drewry, Stanley Rous, and all have in common?

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

IV. arts & literature
Q19. "The Piccolominis" is the second part of which dramatic trilogy and who wrote it?
Q20. Which art form is Tilman Riemenschneider associated with?
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"?
Q23. In which city can you visit the Rubenshuis (Rubens House) museum?
Q24. By what name was Chilean poet and Nobel Prize winner Neftali Ricardo Reyes better known?

V. music & Movies
Q25. The film industry of which country is known as Lollywood?
Q26. Which role did German folk music star Florian Silbereisen play in the musical ”Elisabeth“?
Q27. Whom did Queen ask to ”do the fandango"?
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?
Q30. The vibraphone, or vibraharp, is a what?
Q31. Antonio Salieri was the biggest rival of which 18th century composer?

VI. Botany, anatomy, Zoology & other sciences
Q32. What kind of animal is a "horseshoe"?
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? 17th?
Q36. In the anatomy of mammals, which muscle separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?
Q37. What colour is a female blackbird?
Q38. Which conifer sheds its needles in autumn?
Q39. Which Russian scientist made dogs drool at the sound of a bell?
Q40. Which element is extracted from the ore Scheelite?

[brod]

1. Tallahassee
9. Three failures
11. Lausanne
17. Animal skin eg calf, goat
32. crab
33. alloy
34. false
37. brown

[magpie in the 80's]

heater all correct except Q11, 35

[Hondo]

5 - Mississipi?

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Tallahassee
9. Three failures
11. Lausanne
17. Animal skin eg calf, goat
32. crab
33. alloy
34. false
37. brown

ALL CORRECT EXCEPT BROD

[magpie in the 80's]

5 - Mississipi?

CORRECT HONDO

[brod]

1. Tallahassee
9. Three failures
11. Lausanne
17. Animal skin eg calf, goat
32. crab
33. alloy
34. false
37. brown

ALL CORRECT EXCEPT Q32 BROD

Horseshoe crab, also known as horsefoot, king crab or sauce-pan (Limiulus polyphemus) found most commonly found in the Gulf of Mexico. There are three other species, Japanese and two found around India.

[brod]

Ill take that technicality..

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Tallahassee
9. Three failures
11. Lausanne
17. Animal skin eg calf, goat
32. crab
33. alloy
34. false
37. brown

ALL CORRECT BROD

Horseshoe crab, also known as horsefoot, king crab or sauce-pan (Limiulus polyphemus) found most commonly found in the Gulf of Mexico. There are three other species, Japanese and two found around India.

after doing some more research it appears to be 2 animals BAT and CRAB

[Dirko]

10. Tennis.
16. Wear it.
25.Pakistan.

[magpie in the 80's]

10. Tennis.
16. Wear it.
25.Pakistan.

ALL CORRECT

[JAS]

Yipee...two quizes in one day

Q18 Chucked it...it's his spear/javelin*
Q21 c) written by Jonathan Swift
Q22 Sam Spade
Q27 Galileo...I think
Q29 Hard Days Night
Q31 Mozart

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Yipee...two quizes in one day

Q18 Chucked it...it's his spear/javelin*
Q21 c) written by Jonathan Swift
Q22 Sam Spade
Q27 Galileo...I think
Q29 Hard Days Night
Q31 Mozart

Regards
JAS

all correct EXCEPT for Q27

[JAS]

Try again after singing to myself like a nutter haha

Q27 Scaramouche

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Try again after singing to myself like a nutter haha

Q27 Scaramouche

Regards
JAS

correct

[magpie in the 80's]

I will be away until sunday night. will answer Q's then.

[Psyber]

Q35. In which century did Edmund Halley discover the comet named after him? early18th, he published his predictions in 1705.
Others had "discovered" it before but he predicted the multiple discoveries were the one same comet. It was proven so after his death.

Q36. In the anatomy of mammals, which muscle separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity? Diaphragm - technically a ring of muscle and a tendon sheath.

Q39. Which Russian scientist made dogs drool at the sound of a bell? Pavlov trained dogs to recognise the bell as a signal food would follow. That secondarily triggered the drooling as a reflex response to anticipating being fed.

[McAlmanac]

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

[magpie in the 80's]

Q35. In which century did Edmund Halley discover the comet named after him? early18th, he published his predictions in 1705.
Others had "discovered" it before but he predicted the multiple discoveries were the one same comet. It was proven so after his death.

Q36. In the anatomy of mammals, which muscle separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity? Diaphragm - technically a ring of muscle and a tendon sheath.

Q39. Which Russian scientist made dogs drool at the sound of a bell? Pavlov trained dogs to recognise the bell as a signal food would follow. That secondarily triggered the drooling as a reflex response to anticipating being fed.

ALL CORRECT