GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 40
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 6:49 pm1. From which country does the drink Pernod originate? FRANCE
2. Which 'F' would a vexillologist be an expert on? FLAGS
3. A centaur is a cross between which two creatures? HORSE AND MAN
4. In the board game Monopoly, how many "Chance" squares are there? THREE
5. In the line in "Casablanca" which is often misquoted as "Play it again, Sam", what song is Sam asked to play? AS TIME GOES BY
6. What animals name is also the term given to three strikes in a row in ten-pin bowling? TURKEY
7. In which book of the Bible are the Ten Commandments first mentioned? EXODUS
8. In which Scottish city is the book "Trainspotting" based? EDINBURGH
9. In which country would you find the world's biggest pyramid? MEXICO
10. How was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known? MOTHER THERESA
11. By what name is Cherilyn Sakasian La Pierre better known? CHER
12. At which racecourse is the Grand National run? AINTREE
13. What place in history do "Little Boy" and "Fat Man" hold? NAME OF THE 2 ATOM BOMBS DROPPED ON JAPAN IN WW2
14. In which European country is Dalmatia, from where the Dalmation dog gets its name? CROATIA
15. Which famous film was the first filmed in colour to win an Oscar for Best Picture? GONE WITH THE WIND
16. Which 'T' was the surname of the subject of the first of the Mr Men books? MR. TICKLE
17. In 1980, who became the first British solo female artist to have a UK number one album? KATE BUSH
18. Who created the words "obscene", "drugged", "torture" and "assassination"? WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
19. Which drink was advertised on TV by Joan Collins and Leonard Rossiter? CINZANO
20. In which capital city was actor Russell Crowe born? WELLINGTON
21. What is the largest state in America? ALASKA
22. In 1796 Edward Jenner discovered a vacination for what? SMALLPOX
23. What is graphology the study of? HAND WRITING
24. Who provided the voice of the princess in the film 'Shrek'? CAMERON DIAZ
25. Which sea has shores in Europe, Asia and Africa? THE MEDTERRANEAN SEA
2. Which 'F' would a vexillologist be an expert on? FLAGS
3. A centaur is a cross between which two creatures? HORSE AND MAN
4. In the board game Monopoly, how many "Chance" squares are there? THREE
5. In the line in "Casablanca" which is often misquoted as "Play it again, Sam", what song is Sam asked to play? AS TIME GOES BY
6. What animals name is also the term given to three strikes in a row in ten-pin bowling? TURKEY
7. In which book of the Bible are the Ten Commandments first mentioned? EXODUS
8. In which Scottish city is the book "Trainspotting" based? EDINBURGH
9. In which country would you find the world's biggest pyramid? MEXICO
10. How was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known? MOTHER THERESA
11. By what name is Cherilyn Sakasian La Pierre better known? CHER
12. At which racecourse is the Grand National run? AINTREE
13. What place in history do "Little Boy" and "Fat Man" hold? NAME OF THE 2 ATOM BOMBS DROPPED ON JAPAN IN WW2
14. In which European country is Dalmatia, from where the Dalmation dog gets its name? CROATIA
15. Which famous film was the first filmed in colour to win an Oscar for Best Picture? GONE WITH THE WIND
16. Which 'T' was the surname of the subject of the first of the Mr Men books? MR. TICKLE
17. In 1980, who became the first British solo female artist to have a UK number one album? KATE BUSH
18. Who created the words "obscene", "drugged", "torture" and "assassination"? WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
19. Which drink was advertised on TV by Joan Collins and Leonard Rossiter? CINZANO
20. In which capital city was actor Russell Crowe born? WELLINGTON
21. What is the largest state in America? ALASKA
22. In 1796 Edward Jenner discovered a vacination for what? SMALLPOX
23. What is graphology the study of? HAND WRITING
24. Who provided the voice of the princess in the film 'Shrek'? CAMERON DIAZ
25. Which sea has shores in Europe, Asia and Africa? THE MEDTERRANEAN SEA
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