GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 31

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1. What is Bugs Bunny's nephew's name? CLYDE
Q2. Who wrote the Pulitzer Prize winning novel, "A Confederacy of Dunces"? JOHN KENNEDY TOOLE
Q3. Who is the main character in the movie "Braveheart"? WILLIAM WALLACE
Q4. What vitamin deficiency causes rickets? VITAMIN D
Q5. In what type of restaurant might you order a falafel? LEBANESE
Q6. All breeds of domestic rabbit are the same species as a wild rabbit from which continent? EUROPE
Q7. What event occurred each year on April 1 in Medieval Europe? NEW YEAR'S DAY
Q8. What was the name of the ship that took Charles Darwin on his famous voyage to the Galapagos Islands H.M.S. BEAGLE
Q9. Which actress, who later became a quasi-famous teen movie actress, was a cast member in the 1979-1980 season of the TV show "The Facts of Life"? MOLLY RINGWALD
Q10. In which Canadian city would you find the Chateau Laurier? OTTAWA
Q11. Which Boney M song tells the story of a trip to outer space? NIGHT FLIGHT TO VENUS
Q12. What would you use if you wanted to purl a stitch? KNITTING NEEDLES
Q13. What is the capital of Bangladesh? DHAKA
Q14. What were French protestants in the 16th and 17th century known as? HUGUENOTS
Q15. What are the largest monkeys in the world? MANDRILL MONKEY
Q16. What does the Latin term "pro bono" mean in English? FOR GOOD
Q17. Who is the central character in "The Iliad?" ACHILLES
Q18. Which English monarch ruled for only nine days in 1553? LADY JANE GREY
Q19. Who, in Germanic mythology, lures little children to the land of death? THE ERL KING
Q20. Which classical composer wrote what is commonly known as "Ode to Joy?" BEETHOVEN
Q21. What was martial artist Bruce Lee's birth name? JUN FAN YUEN KAM
Q22. Who was the first scientist to observe bacteria through a lens? ANTON VAN LEEUWENHOEK
Q23. What is a shawm? A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
Q24. Who was the star of the 1938 movie "The Adventures of Robin Hood?" ERROL FLYNN
Q25. Who wrote "the proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains?" KARL MARX

[Thiele]

1. Clyde

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Clyde

CORRECT

[JAS]

Q3 Ah that wonderfully acutate film ... William Wallace
Q6 Europe
Q12 Knitting needle and some yarn
Q17 I suppose you could say that Achilles is the central character as the story concentrates most on his actions although the plot revolves around Helen's abduction.
Q24 That famous Aussie actor Errol Flynn

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q3 Ah that wonderfully acutate film ... William Wallace
Q6 Europe
Q12 Knitting needle and some yarn
Q17 I suppose you could say that Achilles is the central character as the story concentrates most on his actions although the plot revolves around Helen's abduction.
Q24 That famous Aussie actor Errol Flynn

Regards
JAS

HOW EASY IS IT, WHEN YOU HAVE A NEW QUIZ..................ALL CORRECT JAS

[Leaping Lindner]

Q4. What vitamin deficiency causes rickets? - D
Q5. In what type of restaurant might you order a falafel? - Lebanesse
Q7. What event occurred each year on April 1 in Medieval Europe? - Xmas Day
Q8. What was the name of the ship that took Charles Darwin on his famous voyage to the Galapagos Islands - HMS Beagle
Q11. Which Boney M song tells the story of a trip to outer space? - Night flight to Venus
Q13. What is the capital of Bangladesh? - Dhaka
Q14. What were French protestants in the 16th and 17th century known as? - Huhgenouts (sp?)
Q18. Which English monarch ruled for only nine days in 1553? - Edward VI
Q20. Which classical composer wrote what is commonly known as "Ode to Joy?" - Beethoven

[FattyLumpkin]

Bugger, LL just beat me to a few.

q22: Hooke?

[magpie in the 80's]

Q4. What vitamin deficiency causes rickets? - D
Q5. In what type of restaurant might you order a falafel? - Lebanesse
Q7. What event occurred each year on April 1 in Medieval Europe? - Xmas Day..............INCORRECT
Q8. What was the name of the ship that took Charles Darwin on his famous voyage to the Galapagos Islands - HMS Beagle
Q11. Which Boney M song tells the story of a trip to outer space? - Night flight to Venus
Q13. What is the capital of Bangladesh? - Dhaka
Q14. What were French protestants in the 16th and 17th century known as? - Huhgenouts (sp?)
Q18. Which English monarch ruled for only nine days in 1553? - Edward VI...............INCORRECT
Q20. Which classical composer wrote what is commonly known as "Ode to Joy?" - Beethoven

ALL OTHERS CORRECT LL

[magpie in the 80's]

Bugger, LL just beat me to a few.

q22: Hooke?

INCORRECT

[Kahuna]

16/ For free
25 Lenin.......................or Marx(?)

[magpie in the 80's]

16/ For free.........INCORRECT
25 Lenin.......................or Marx(?)............CORRECT ON MARX

[brod]

15. Mandrill
16. For the greater/public good

[JAS]

Q7 I think originally the new year was around the beginning of spring at the end of March so I'll try New Years Day
Q18 Lady Jane Grey

Regards
JAS

[FattyLumpkin]

Q22. Vermeer or Leeuwenhoek - I think the debate is still open??

[Footy Chick]

9. Molly Ringwald
18. Queen Jane (or Lady Jane)

22. That dutch guy

[magpie in the 80's]

15. Mandrill...........correct
16. For the greater/public good......close enough

[magpie in the 80's]

Q7 I think originally the new year was around the beginning of spring at the end of March so I'll try New Years Day
Q18 Lady Jane Grey

Regards
JAS

both correct JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q22. Vermeer or Leeuwenhoek - I think the debate is still open??

correct on 2nd answer

[magpie in the 80's]

9. Molly Ringwald.............correct
18. Queen Jane (or Lady Jane).............correct

22. That dutch guy..............correct

[Mr66]

2/ John Kennedy Toole
10/ Ottawa
15/ Centrals fans
23/ Musical instrument