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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 31

PostPosted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:24 pm
by 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

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 31

PostPosted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:30 pm
by Thiele
1. Clyde

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 31

PostPosted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:31 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Thiele wrote:1. Clyde


CORRECT

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 31

PostPosted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:52 pm
by JAS
Q3 Ah that wonderfully acutate film :evil: :roll: ... 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

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 31

PostPosted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:01 pm
by magpie in the 80's
JAS wrote:Q3 Ah that wonderfully acutate film :evil: :roll: ... 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 :wink:

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 31

PostPosted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:54 pm
by 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

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 31

PostPosted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 8:06 pm
by FattyLumpkin
Bugger, LL just beat me to a few.

q22: Hooke?

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 31

PostPosted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:02 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Leaping Lindner wrote: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

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 31

PostPosted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:02 pm
by magpie in the 80's
FattyLumpkin wrote:Bugger, LL just beat me to a few.

q22: Hooke?


INCORRECT

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 31

PostPosted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:25 pm
by Kahuna
16/ For free
25 Lenin.......................or Marx(?)

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 31

PostPosted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:29 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Kahuna wrote:16/ For free.........INCORRECT
25 Lenin.......................or Marx(?)............CORRECT ON MARX

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 31

PostPosted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:33 pm
by brod
15. Mandrill
16. For the greater/public good

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 31

PostPosted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:34 am
by 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

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 31

PostPosted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 9:47 am
by FattyLumpkin
Q22. Vermeer or Leeuwenhoek - I think the debate is still open??

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 31

PostPosted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:05 am
by Footy Chick
9. Molly Ringwald
18. Queen Jane (or Lady Jane)

22. That dutch guy

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 31

PostPosted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:41 pm
by magpie in the 80's
brod wrote:15. Mandrill...........correct
16. For the greater/public good......close enough

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 31

PostPosted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:43 pm
by magpie in the 80's
JAS wrote: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

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 31

PostPosted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:43 pm
by magpie in the 80's
FattyLumpkin wrote:Q22. Vermeer or Leeuwenhoek - I think the debate is still open??


correct on 2nd answer

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 31

PostPosted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:43 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Falcon Chick wrote:9. Molly Ringwald.............correct
18. Queen Jane (or Lady Jane).............correct

22. That dutch guy..............correct :wink:

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 31

PostPosted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 3:25 pm
by Mr66
2/ John Kennedy Toole
10/ Ottawa
15/ Centrals fans
23/ Musical instrument