GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 37
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 2:06 pm1. What did James Bond put into his vodka neat? BLACK PEPPER
2. Where are a dog's sweat glands located? FEET
3. Who is the only American to have a picture in the Louvre? JAMES WHISTLER
4. Who was the Roman god of mildew? ROBIGUS
5. What was the first state to abolish lynching in America? GEORGIA
6. What was the name of the Crab Nebula before it went supernova in 1054? ZETA TAURI
7. Who first wrote "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." HERODTUS
8. Who would wear a sanbenito? AN INQUISTION VICTIM
9. What was forbidden to be carried into battle by a US soldier until 1834? THE AMERICAN FLAG
10. The word fiasco comes from an Italian word meaning what? DRINKING FLASK
11. What was the name of the Wright Brothers' first plane to fly at Kitty Hawk? THE FLYER
12. The symptoms of this disease are: the skin and nails turn spongy and black, the hair is painful to the touch, and the follicles exude a gluey liquid.
A) Plica polonica B) Xerodermis pigmentosum C) Naevus pilosus D) Follicular keratosis A) PLICA POLONICA
13. Robert E. Lee placed second in his class at West Point. Who place first? CHARLES MASON
14. Which of these is NOT a plastic?
A) Bakelite B) Polyvinyl chloride C) Polyethylene D) Cellophane D) CELLOPHANE
15. Which is the correct name for "America's Attic"? SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE
16. Why did Alexander Graham Bell never use his invention, the telephone, to speak to either his mother or his wife? BOTH WERE DEAF
17. In "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" stories, what was the name of the wizard? OSCAR DIGGS
18. What is unusual about the 1939 novel "Gadsby" by Ernest Vincent Wright? THE LETTER "E" DOES NOT APPEAR WHATS SO EVER IN THE NOVEL
19. Johnny Depp is said to be coulrophobic. What is he afraid of? CLOWNS
20. In the U.S.A. 1941 the first ever television commercial was aired. What was it for? BUDLOVA CLOCKS
21. What was the original title of the Beatles' 1965 movie "Help"? EIGHT ARMS TO HOLD YOU
22. Which great Australian tennis player was nicknamed 'Muscles'? KEN ROSEWALL
23. In a standard set of playing cards, who is said to be represented by the King of Diamonds? JULIAS CAESER
24. The world's first postage stamp made its appearance in 1840. In which country? UNITED KINGDOM
25. Of the 43 Presidents of the United States as of the 2000 election, only one was unmarried. Who was he? JAMES BUCHANAN
26. Which handsome Hollywood star of the 1950s and '60s was born Leroy Harold Scherer, Jnr? ROCK HUDSON
27. In 1782 the first hot air balloon took to the skies. Which of the following animals was NOT a passenger on this inaugural flight?
A) duck B) dog C) sheep D) rooster B) DOG
28. What is a pogonip? AN ICY FOG
29. Which word was first used by Dr. Seuss, famous writer/illustrator of children's books? NERD
30. In 1982 "Time" magazine's Man of the Year Award was remarkable in that it was given to ....? A COMPUTER
2. Where are a dog's sweat glands located? FEET
3. Who is the only American to have a picture in the Louvre? JAMES WHISTLER
4. Who was the Roman god of mildew? ROBIGUS
5. What was the first state to abolish lynching in America? GEORGIA
6. What was the name of the Crab Nebula before it went supernova in 1054? ZETA TAURI
7. Who first wrote "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." HERODTUS
8. Who would wear a sanbenito? AN INQUISTION VICTIM
9. What was forbidden to be carried into battle by a US soldier until 1834? THE AMERICAN FLAG
10. The word fiasco comes from an Italian word meaning what? DRINKING FLASK
11. What was the name of the Wright Brothers' first plane to fly at Kitty Hawk? THE FLYER
12. The symptoms of this disease are: the skin and nails turn spongy and black, the hair is painful to the touch, and the follicles exude a gluey liquid.
A) Plica polonica B) Xerodermis pigmentosum C) Naevus pilosus D) Follicular keratosis A) PLICA POLONICA
13. Robert E. Lee placed second in his class at West Point. Who place first? CHARLES MASON
14. Which of these is NOT a plastic?
A) Bakelite B) Polyvinyl chloride C) Polyethylene D) Cellophane D) CELLOPHANE
15. Which is the correct name for "America's Attic"? SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE
16. Why did Alexander Graham Bell never use his invention, the telephone, to speak to either his mother or his wife? BOTH WERE DEAF
17. In "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" stories, what was the name of the wizard? OSCAR DIGGS
18. What is unusual about the 1939 novel "Gadsby" by Ernest Vincent Wright? THE LETTER "E" DOES NOT APPEAR WHATS SO EVER IN THE NOVEL
19. Johnny Depp is said to be coulrophobic. What is he afraid of? CLOWNS
20. In the U.S.A. 1941 the first ever television commercial was aired. What was it for? BUDLOVA CLOCKS
21. What was the original title of the Beatles' 1965 movie "Help"? EIGHT ARMS TO HOLD YOU
22. Which great Australian tennis player was nicknamed 'Muscles'? KEN ROSEWALL
23. In a standard set of playing cards, who is said to be represented by the King of Diamonds? JULIAS CAESER
24. The world's first postage stamp made its appearance in 1840. In which country? UNITED KINGDOM
25. Of the 43 Presidents of the United States as of the 2000 election, only one was unmarried. Who was he? JAMES BUCHANAN
26. Which handsome Hollywood star of the 1950s and '60s was born Leroy Harold Scherer, Jnr? ROCK HUDSON
27. In 1782 the first hot air balloon took to the skies. Which of the following animals was NOT a passenger on this inaugural flight?
A) duck B) dog C) sheep D) rooster B) DOG
28. What is a pogonip? AN ICY FOG
29. Which word was first used by Dr. Seuss, famous writer/illustrator of children's books? NERD
30. In 1982 "Time" magazine's Man of the Year Award was remarkable in that it was given to ....? A COMPUTER
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