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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO25

PostPosted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:15 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Q1. Which South African dramatist wrote 'My Children, My Africa!' in 1988? ATHOL FUGARD
Q2. On which ship did Fletcher Christian lead a protest against Captain William Bligh in 1789? THE BOUNTY
Q3. What fruit's scientific name is *Musa Sapientum*? BANANAS
Q4. Where was Freddy Mercury, lead singer of Queen, born? ZANZIBAR
Q5. Which capital in the Pacific Ocean was earlier known as Edo? TOKYO
Q6. Who is the designer of the Sierra 'King's Quest' computer game series? KEN AND ROBERTA WILLIAMS
Q7. Did Mbongeni Ngema write the plays 'Sarafina' and 'Sarafina 2'? YES or NO YES
Q8. Who designed the cover of the Simon and Garfunkel album 'Bridge over troubled Water'? TONY LANE
Q9. On who was the movie 'Password is Courage' based? CHARLES COWARD
Q10. Did Friar Simon translate the Nikos Kazantzakis poetry book 'The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel'?YES or NO NO
Q11. What is Michael Caine's birth name? MAURICE JOSEPH MICKLEWHITE
Q12. Bill Medley was part of which band? THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS
Q13. Who recorded a cover of the David Bowie song 'Changes' for the film 'The Faculty'? SHAWN MULLINS
Q14. Who said: 'The harder I practice, the luckier I get'? GARY PLAYER
Q15. To which actress was Carlo Ponti married? SOPHIA LOREN
Q16. Which currency was used in Italy prior to the Euro? LIRA
Q17. Which is the capital city of Hungary? BUDAPEST
Q18. What does the name 'Buddha' mean? ENLIGHTENED ONE
Q19. At what age is an elephant fully grown? 20 YEARS
Q20. The first horse was a small, dog-like creature, what was it called? EOHIPPUS
Q21. After insects, which is the second largest group of animals? MOLLUSCS
Q22. The word 'planet' comes from the Greek word meaning what? WANDERER
Q23. The planet Pluto was named after the Roman god who ruled the: UNDERWORLD
Q24. Which monarch ruled Great Britain the longest? QUEEN VICTORIA
Q25. Which language is estimated to have the most native speakers? CHINESE(MANDARIN)

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO25

PostPosted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:22 pm
by locky801
Q11. What is Michael Caine's birth name

A11 Maurice Joseph Micklewhite

Q17. Which is the capital city of Hungary?

A17 Budapest

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO25

PostPosted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:26 pm
by magpie in the 80's
locky801 wrote:Q11. What is Michael Caine's birth name

A11 Maurice Joseph Micklewhite

Q17. Which is the capital city of Hungary?

A17 Budapest


BOTH CORRECT

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO25

PostPosted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:32 pm
by Kahuna
2/Bounty
12/ Righteous Brothers
15/ Sofia Loren
16/ Lira
20/ Eohippus
21/Fish
22/ Wanderer
23/ Underworld
24/ Victoria

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO25

PostPosted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:41 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Kahuna wrote:2/Bounty
12/ Righteous Brothers
15/ Sofia Loren
16/ Lira
20/ Eohippus
21/Fish............CLOSE......SAME FAMILY :wink:
22/ Wanderer
23/ Underworld
24/ Victoria


ALL OTHERS CORRECT

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO25

PostPosted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:42 pm
by Psyber
Q1. Which South African dramatist wrote 'My Children, My Africa!' in 1988? Athol Fugard
Q2. On which ship did Fletcher Christian lead a protest against Captain William Bligh in 1789? BOUNTY
Q3. What fruit's scientific name is *Musa Sapientum*? BANANA - A SWEET VARIETY
Q4. Where was Freddy Mercury, lead singer of Queen, born? ZANZIBAR
Q5. Which capital in the Pacific Ocean was earlier known as Edo? TOKYO
Q6. Who is the designer of the Sierra 'King's Quest' computer game series?
Q7. Did Mbongeni Ngema write the plays 'Sarafina' and 'Sarafina 2'? YES or NO

Q15. To which actress was Carlo Ponti married? SOPHIA LOREN
Q16. Which currency was used in Italy prior to the Euro? LIRA
Q17. Which is the capital city of Hungary? BUDAPEST
Q18. What does the name 'Buddha' mean? ENLIGHTENED ONE
Q19. At what age is an elephant fully grown? 23??
Q20. The first horse was a small, dog-like creature, what was it called? EOHIPPUS
Q21. After insects, which is the second largest group of animals? ARTHROPODS IF THEY ARE NOT A SUB-GROUP OF INSECTS - OTHERWISE FISH??
Q22. The word 'planet' comes from the Greek word meaning what? PLANETAI=WANDERERS
Q23. The planet Pluto was named after the Roman god who ruled the: UNDERWORLD=HADES
Q24. Which monarch ruled Great Britain the longest? VICTORIA
Q25. Which language is estimated to have the most native speakers? CHINESE INCLUDING ALL VARIETIES - CANTONESE MAY BE THE MOST COMMON.

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO25

PostPosted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:46 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Psyber wrote:Q1. Which South African dramatist wrote 'My Children, My Africa!' in 1988? Athol Fugard
Q2. On which ship did Fletcher Christian lead a protest against Captain William Bligh in 1789? BOUNTY
Q3. What fruit's scientific name is *Musa Sapientum*? BANANA - A SWEET VARIETY
Q4. Where was Freddy Mercury, lead singer of Queen, born? ZANZIBAR
Q5. Which capital in the Pacific Ocean was earlier known as Edo? TOKYO
Q6. Who is the designer of the Sierra 'King's Quest' computer game series?
Q7. Did Mbongeni Ngema write the plays 'Sarafina' and 'Sarafina 2'? YES or NO

Q15. To which actress was Carlo Ponti married? SOPHIA LOREN
Q16. Which currency was used in Italy prior to the Euro? LIRA
Q17. Which is the capital city of Hungary? BUDAPEST
Q18. What does the name 'Buddha' mean? ENLIGHTENED ONE
Q19. At what age is an elephant fully grown? 23??..........CLOSE ENOUGH
Q20. The first horse was a small, dog-like creature, what was it called? EOHIPPUS
Q21. After insects, which is the second largest group of animals? ARTHROPODS IF THEY ARE NOT A SUB-GROUP OF INSECTS - OTHERWISE FISH??.......CLOSE SAME FAMILY
Q22. The word 'planet' comes from the Greek word meaning what? PLANETAI=WANDERERS
Q23. The planet Pluto was named after the Roman god who ruled the: UNDERWORLD=HADES
Q24. Which monarch ruled Great Britain the longest? VICTORIA
Q25. Which language is estimated to have the most native speakers? CHINESE INCLUDING ALL VARIETIES - CANTONESE MAY BE THE MOST COMMON.


ALL OTHERS CORRECT

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO25

PostPosted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 10:03 pm
by JAS
Howdy Mags
:? Geez...leave some questions to answer boys...be glad when you lot go back to work :wink: :roll: :lol:

Q14 The Black Knight...Gary Player

Regards
JAS

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO25

PostPosted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:12 am
by magpie in the 80's
JAS wrote:Howdy Mags
:? Geez...leave some questions to answer boys...be glad when you lot go back to work :wink: :roll: :lol:

Q14 The Black Knight...Gary Player

Regards
JAS


G'DAY JAS ....................CORRECT

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO25

PostPosted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:14 am
by magpie in the 80's
JUST 5 TO GO :wink:

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO25

PostPosted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:19 am
by Footy Chick
13. I've been told by a source that it may have been Ozzy Osbourne/Black Sabbath

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO25

PostPosted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:20 am
by magpie in the 80's
Falcon Chick wrote:13. I've been told by a source that it may have been Ozzy Osbourne/Black Sabbath


if your source is the music guru ROMAN tell him he's wrong :wink:

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO25

PostPosted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:33 am
by Footy Chick
Nah it wasnt the GURU...... but Ozzy singing Changes sounded a bit dodgy in itself :wink:

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO25

PostPosted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 6:28 pm
by magpie in the 80's
5 to go :wink:

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO25

PostPosted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 3:32 pm
by magpie in the 80's
magpie in the 80's wrote:Q1. Which South African dramatist wrote 'My Children, My Africa!' in 1988? ATHOL FUGARD
Q2. On which ship did Fletcher Christian lead a protest against Captain William Bligh in 1789? THE BOUNTY
Q3. What fruit's scientific name is *Musa Sapientum*? BANANAS
Q4. Where was Freddy Mercury, lead singer of Queen, born? ZANZIBAR
Q5. Which capital in the Pacific Ocean was earlier known as Edo? TOKYO
Q6. Who is the designer of the Sierra 'King's Quest' computer game series? KEN AND ROBERTA WILLIAMS
Q7. Did Mbongeni Ngema write the plays 'Sarafina' and 'Sarafina 2'? YES or NO YES
Q8. Who designed the cover of the Simon and Garfunkel album 'Bridge over troubled Water'? TONY LANE
Q9. On who was the movie 'Password is Courage' based? CHARLES COWARD
Q10. Did Friar Simon translate the Nikos Kazantzakis poetry book 'The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel'?YES or NO NO
Q11. What is Michael Caine's birth name? MAURICE JOSEPH MICKLEWHITE
Q12. Bill Medley was part of which band? THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS
Q13. Who recorded a cover of the David Bowie song 'Changes' for the film 'The Faculty'? SHAWN MULLINS
Q14. Who said: 'The harder I practice, the luckier I get'? GARY PLAYER
Q15. To which actress was Carlo Ponti married? SOPHIA LOREN
Q16. Which currency was used in Italy prior to the Euro? LIRA
Q17. Which is the capital city of Hungary? BUDAPEST
Q18. What does the name 'Buddha' mean? ENLIGHTENED ONE
Q19. At what age is an elephant fully grown? 20 YEARS
Q20. The first horse was a small, dog-like creature, what was it called? EOHIPPUS
Q21. After insects, which is the second largest group of animals? MOLLUSCS
Q22. The word 'planet' comes from the Greek word meaning what? WANDERER
Q23. The planet Pluto was named after the Roman god who ruled the: UNDERWORLD
Q24. Which monarch ruled Great Britain the longest? QUEEN VICTORIA
Q25. Which language is estimated to have the most native speakers? CHINESE(MANDARIN)


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

END OF QUIZ :D