GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.26
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 10:48 amQ1. What does a philatelist collect? STAMPS
Q2. Someone who is afraid of blushing is known as an ______ ? ERTHROPHOBE
Q3. Which animal's name is derived from two Greek words that mean 'terrible lizard'? DINOSAUR
Q4. A soap opera is a light television programme or radio serial usually about the daily life of a group of people. The term came about when they were first broadcast on radio during the 1930s. Which manufacturers were the main sponsors? SOAP
Q5. Sardines are small fish which were originally caught off the coast of which Italian island? SARDINIA
Q6. Who was the wife of Mark Antony and sister of Augustus who died in 11BC? OCTAVIA
Q7. Tangerines are fruit similar to a small orange with loose skin. These were named after which place from which the fruit was originally imported to Europe? TANGIER, MOROCCO
Q8. In the USA, which was the 16th state to join the Union? TENNESSEE
Q9. What country do the Galapagos Islands belong to? ECUADOR
Q10. In 1884, William Le Baron Jenney built the world's first skyscraper in which city? CHICAGO
Q11. Name the slow-witted Scotland Yard inspector in Sherlock Holmes stories. LESTRADE
Q12. In which American state is the site of the US gold bullion depository of Fort Knox located? KENTUCKY
Q13. Which is the only deer in which both sexes have antlers? REINDEER
Q14. What animal until the 17th century was called 'camelopard' because of their camel-like necks and leopard-like spots? GIRAFFE
Q15. In which country would you find Utrecht, Arnhem and Maastricht? THE NETHERLANDS
Q16. Robert Banks Jenkinson's term as British Prime Minister was notable for ...? THE RUTHLESS SUPPRESSION OF FREE SPEECH AND THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS[/color]
Q17. The Giant's Causeway is on the north-west coast of Northern Ireland. Its hexagonal columns are formed from which volcanic rock? BASALT
Q18. The spectacular Iguacu Falls are a string of how many waterfalls on the border between Argentina and Brazil? 275 APPROX.
Q19. What is the atomic number of Antimony? 51
Q20. Hierro, Gomera and Fuerteventura are part of which island group? CANARY ISLANDS
Q21. Which painter produced a series of paintings for the Scuola di San Rocco in Venice? TINTORETTO
Q22. What PERCENTAGE (approx.) of the atmosphere is Nitrogen? 78%
Q23. The main constituents of natural gas are _____ ? METHANE AND ETHANE
Q24. What are the third and fourth volumes in Robert Rankin's "Brentford" series? EAST OF EALING/ THE SPROUTS OF WRATH
Q25. What are the two official languages of Finland? SWEDISH AND FINNISH
Q2. Someone who is afraid of blushing is known as an ______ ? ERTHROPHOBE
Q3. Which animal's name is derived from two Greek words that mean 'terrible lizard'? DINOSAUR
Q4. A soap opera is a light television programme or radio serial usually about the daily life of a group of people. The term came about when they were first broadcast on radio during the 1930s. Which manufacturers were the main sponsors? SOAP
Q5. Sardines are small fish which were originally caught off the coast of which Italian island? SARDINIA
Q6. Who was the wife of Mark Antony and sister of Augustus who died in 11BC? OCTAVIA
Q7. Tangerines are fruit similar to a small orange with loose skin. These were named after which place from which the fruit was originally imported to Europe? TANGIER, MOROCCO
Q8. In the USA, which was the 16th state to join the Union? TENNESSEE
Q9. What country do the Galapagos Islands belong to? ECUADOR
Q10. In 1884, William Le Baron Jenney built the world's first skyscraper in which city? CHICAGO
Q11. Name the slow-witted Scotland Yard inspector in Sherlock Holmes stories. LESTRADE
Q12. In which American state is the site of the US gold bullion depository of Fort Knox located? KENTUCKY
Q13. Which is the only deer in which both sexes have antlers? REINDEER
Q14. What animal until the 17th century was called 'camelopard' because of their camel-like necks and leopard-like spots? GIRAFFE
Q15. In which country would you find Utrecht, Arnhem and Maastricht? THE NETHERLANDS
Q16. Robert Banks Jenkinson's term as British Prime Minister was notable for ...? THE RUTHLESS SUPPRESSION OF FREE SPEECH AND THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS[/color]
Q17. The Giant's Causeway is on the north-west coast of Northern Ireland. Its hexagonal columns are formed from which volcanic rock? BASALT
Q18. The spectacular Iguacu Falls are a string of how many waterfalls on the border between Argentina and Brazil? 275 APPROX.
Q19. What is the atomic number of Antimony? 51
Q20. Hierro, Gomera and Fuerteventura are part of which island group? CANARY ISLANDS
Q21. Which painter produced a series of paintings for the Scuola di San Rocco in Venice? TINTORETTO
Q22. What PERCENTAGE (approx.) of the atmosphere is Nitrogen? 78%
Q23. The main constituents of natural gas are _____ ? METHANE AND ETHANE
Q24. What are the third and fourth volumes in Robert Rankin's "Brentford" series? EAST OF EALING/ THE SPROUTS OF WRATH
Q25. What are the two official languages of Finland? SWEDISH AND FINNISH
