A SHORT BONUS GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ BEFORE XMAS
Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:50 amQ1. Name the most well-known nickname for the American state of Mississippi. MAGNOLIA
Q2. What is the middle name of Edgar Burroughs, the creator of the 'Tarzan' adventure stories? RICE
Q3. The Clockwork Orange is the nickname of the railway system in which British city. GLASGOW
Q4. The first three Beatles song titles, released in the British singles chart, all contained which word. ME
Q5. Who at 82 years old, said the following, "In the theatre I'm playing, there's a hole in the wall between the ladies dressing room and mine. I've been meaning to plug it up, but what the hell, let them enjoy themselves"? GEORGE BURNS
Q6. Name the bird which has a bright, multi-coloured bill during the summer, and is often called the 'sea parrot' or 'the clown of the sea'. PUFFIN
Q7. Name the artist who created the art objects of a 'lobster telephone' and a 'Mae West lips sofa'. SALVADORE DALI
Q8. Who said, "Old is when you remember when the Dead Sea was only sick"? RED BUTTONS
Q9. Which television programme featured the 'Ministry of Silly Walks'? MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS
Q10. Who of the following is more likely to use a 'banker' in their place of work?
A) Sculptor B) Soldier C) Tinker D) Magician A) SCULPTOR
Q11. Who said, "All men make mistakes, but married men find out about them sooner"? RED SKELTON
Q12. Which of the following mammals has a heart rate which beats the slowest?
A) Man B) Elephant C( Mouse D) All beat at the same rate B) ELEPHANT
Q13. What was the device called, which was used in Britain to punish a nagging woman, during the 17th and 18th century? A SCOLD'S BRIDLE
Q14. Which television character can be seen only washing his socks, whenever he is having a bath and edges a pie, using his false teeth. His local pub is the Skinner's Arms and he lives at 24 Oil Drum Lane, Shepherd's Bush, England? ALBERT EDWARD LADYSMITH STEPTOE
Q15. Who had a song parody called 'Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (Faddah)'? ALLAN SHERMAN
Q16. What is keraunophobia the fear of? THUNDER
Q17. Who sang the theme song for the tv show 'The Love Boat'? JACK JONES
Q18. What sport that began in India was originally called POONA? BADMINTON
Q19. What was George Washington's Presidential address in New York? NO. 1 CHERRY STREET
Q20. Before being adopted by his step-father, what was President Gerald Ford's name? LESLIE KING
Q21. Who is the only person to serve as both President and Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court? WILLIAM TAFT
Q22. What US state is the 48th? ARIZONA
Q23. What are the first names of the clothiers the Brooks Brothers? DANIEL AND HENRY
Q24. Where is the Tennis Hall of Fame? NEWPORT RHODE ISLAND
Q25. Who was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church in 1901? LEO VIII
Q2. What is the middle name of Edgar Burroughs, the creator of the 'Tarzan' adventure stories? RICE
Q3. The Clockwork Orange is the nickname of the railway system in which British city. GLASGOW
Q4. The first three Beatles song titles, released in the British singles chart, all contained which word. ME
Q5. Who at 82 years old, said the following, "In the theatre I'm playing, there's a hole in the wall between the ladies dressing room and mine. I've been meaning to plug it up, but what the hell, let them enjoy themselves"? GEORGE BURNS
Q6. Name the bird which has a bright, multi-coloured bill during the summer, and is often called the 'sea parrot' or 'the clown of the sea'. PUFFIN
Q7. Name the artist who created the art objects of a 'lobster telephone' and a 'Mae West lips sofa'. SALVADORE DALI
Q8. Who said, "Old is when you remember when the Dead Sea was only sick"? RED BUTTONS
Q9. Which television programme featured the 'Ministry of Silly Walks'? MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS
Q10. Who of the following is more likely to use a 'banker' in their place of work?
A) Sculptor B) Soldier C) Tinker D) Magician A) SCULPTOR
Q11. Who said, "All men make mistakes, but married men find out about them sooner"? RED SKELTON
Q12. Which of the following mammals has a heart rate which beats the slowest?
A) Man B) Elephant C( Mouse D) All beat at the same rate B) ELEPHANT
Q13. What was the device called, which was used in Britain to punish a nagging woman, during the 17th and 18th century? A SCOLD'S BRIDLE
Q14. Which television character can be seen only washing his socks, whenever he is having a bath and edges a pie, using his false teeth. His local pub is the Skinner's Arms and he lives at 24 Oil Drum Lane, Shepherd's Bush, England? ALBERT EDWARD LADYSMITH STEPTOE
Q15. Who had a song parody called 'Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (Faddah)'? ALLAN SHERMAN
Q16. What is keraunophobia the fear of? THUNDER
Q17. Who sang the theme song for the tv show 'The Love Boat'? JACK JONES
Q18. What sport that began in India was originally called POONA? BADMINTON
Q19. What was George Washington's Presidential address in New York? NO. 1 CHERRY STREET
Q20. Before being adopted by his step-father, what was President Gerald Ford's name? LESLIE KING
Q21. Who is the only person to serve as both President and Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court? WILLIAM TAFT
Q22. What US state is the 48th? ARIZONA
Q23. What are the first names of the clothiers the Brooks Brothers? DANIEL AND HENRY
Q24. Where is the Tennis Hall of Fame? NEWPORT RHODE ISLAND
Q25. Who was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church in 1901? LEO VIII
