GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 48
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:14 pm(1) Which French port was the evacution from on June 4th 1940 ? DUNKIRK
(2) What colour is a Giraffes Tongue ? BLUE
(3) Which Planes were used by the Dambusters ? THE LANCASTERS
(4) Which is Englands largest National Park ? LAKE DISTRICT
(5) What Dickins Character said "Please sir I want some more" ? OLIVER TWIST
(6) Who was the commander of the german Luftwaffe ? HERMANN GOERING
(7) Who lives in the Elysee palace in France ? PRESIDENT OF FRANCE
(8) Why is it not a good thing to be a MALE Praying Mantice ? AFTER MATING THE FEMALE BITES OFF THE HEAD OF THE MALE
(9) Where was the Magna Carter signed ? IN A MEADOW CALLED RUNNYMEDE
(10) Who played the title role in 1947 in "the Secret life of Walter Mitty" ? DANNY KAYE
(11) What was Ghana called before 1957? GOLD COAST
(12) What is the Cubed Root of 64 ? FOUR
(13) What year was the skateboard invented? 1958
(14) Which Ocean goes to the deepest depths ? PACIFIC OCEAN
(15) What is the Capital of Jersey ? SAINT HELIER
(16) Who wrote the Novel Jurrasic Park ? MICHAEL CRICHTON
(17) What is a dicky dirt in cockney ryming slang ? A SHIRT
(18) What is the world"s smallest bird ? THE BEE HUMMING BIRD
(19) What is the name of the Roman God of The Sea ? NEPTUNE
(20) Which song from the album War of the Worlds became a hit for Justin Hayward ? FOREVER AUTUMN
(21) What number does the slang legs stand for in Bingo ? ELEVEN
(22) Who played Bert in Mary Poppins? DICK VAN DYKE
(23) Who said the famous words "Genius is 99% persperation and 1% inspiration THOMAS EDISON
(24) In which group of Islands would you find St Mary's, St Martins's and Tresco ? SCILLY ISLES
(25) How many sides has a Heptagon ? SEVEN
(26) What are the 2 largest Castles in England ? WINDSOR AND CAERPHILLY
(27) What kind of animal is a Wessex Saddleback ? PIG
(28) What is the Common name for Myocardial Infarction ? HEART ATTACK
(29) What does a Pedologist Study ? SOIL
(30) It occurs Once in a minute Twice in a week and once in a year what is it ? THE LETTER E
(31) How many minutes are there in a degree ? 60
(32) What was John Lennon's middle name ? WINSTON
(33) What is name of the young Lion in the film "The Lion King" ? SIMBA
(34) What is the literal translation of Beduin ? DESERT DWELLER
(35) Who made the first viable Helicopter in 1941 ? SIKORSKY
(36) Where is the Algarve ? PORTUGAL
(37) What is the name of the boy in the Winnie the Pooh books ? CHRISTOPHER ROBIN
(38) What is the Common name for Deuteroscopy ? PHYSIC ABILITY
(39) What was the name of Tarzan's monkey ? CHEETAH
(40) How many miles high is Mount Everest ? APPROX. 5.5MILES
(41) What was the name of the dog in Enid Blyton's Famous Five books ? TIMMY
(42) Who wrote "A Brief History of Time" ? STEPHEN HAWKING
(43) How long is a dog watch at sea ? 2 HOURS
(44) What type of creature was Chewbacca in "Star Wars" ? A WOOKEY
(45) What is a Culverin ? A GUN
(46) What is a full house in 5 card Poker ? 3 OF A KIND AND A PAIR
(47) What is the next prime number after 73 ? 79
(48) What part of the human body consumes 40% of the Bloods Oxygen ? BRAIN
(49) Which country did Russia invade in 1956 ? HUNGARY
(50) In the Binary System what does 111 represent ? SEVEN
(2) What colour is a Giraffes Tongue ? BLUE
(3) Which Planes were used by the Dambusters ? THE LANCASTERS
(4) Which is Englands largest National Park ? LAKE DISTRICT
(5) What Dickins Character said "Please sir I want some more" ? OLIVER TWIST
(6) Who was the commander of the german Luftwaffe ? HERMANN GOERING
(7) Who lives in the Elysee palace in France ? PRESIDENT OF FRANCE
(8) Why is it not a good thing to be a MALE Praying Mantice ? AFTER MATING THE FEMALE BITES OFF THE HEAD OF THE MALE
(9) Where was the Magna Carter signed ? IN A MEADOW CALLED RUNNYMEDE
(10) Who played the title role in 1947 in "the Secret life of Walter Mitty" ? DANNY KAYE
(11) What was Ghana called before 1957? GOLD COAST
(12) What is the Cubed Root of 64 ? FOUR
(13) What year was the skateboard invented? 1958
(14) Which Ocean goes to the deepest depths ? PACIFIC OCEAN
(15) What is the Capital of Jersey ? SAINT HELIER
(16) Who wrote the Novel Jurrasic Park ? MICHAEL CRICHTON
(17) What is a dicky dirt in cockney ryming slang ? A SHIRT
(18) What is the world"s smallest bird ? THE BEE HUMMING BIRD
(19) What is the name of the Roman God of The Sea ? NEPTUNE
(20) Which song from the album War of the Worlds became a hit for Justin Hayward ? FOREVER AUTUMN
(21) What number does the slang legs stand for in Bingo ? ELEVEN
(22) Who played Bert in Mary Poppins? DICK VAN DYKE
(23) Who said the famous words "Genius is 99% persperation and 1% inspiration THOMAS EDISON
(24) In which group of Islands would you find St Mary's, St Martins's and Tresco ? SCILLY ISLES
(25) How many sides has a Heptagon ? SEVEN
(26) What are the 2 largest Castles in England ? WINDSOR AND CAERPHILLY
(27) What kind of animal is a Wessex Saddleback ? PIG
(28) What is the Common name for Myocardial Infarction ? HEART ATTACK
(29) What does a Pedologist Study ? SOIL
(30) It occurs Once in a minute Twice in a week and once in a year what is it ? THE LETTER E
(31) How many minutes are there in a degree ? 60
(32) What was John Lennon's middle name ? WINSTON
(33) What is name of the young Lion in the film "The Lion King" ? SIMBA
(34) What is the literal translation of Beduin ? DESERT DWELLER
(35) Who made the first viable Helicopter in 1941 ? SIKORSKY
(36) Where is the Algarve ? PORTUGAL
(37) What is the name of the boy in the Winnie the Pooh books ? CHRISTOPHER ROBIN
(38) What is the Common name for Deuteroscopy ? PHYSIC ABILITY
(39) What was the name of Tarzan's monkey ? CHEETAH
(40) How many miles high is Mount Everest ? APPROX. 5.5MILES
(41) What was the name of the dog in Enid Blyton's Famous Five books ? TIMMY
(42) Who wrote "A Brief History of Time" ? STEPHEN HAWKING
(43) How long is a dog watch at sea ? 2 HOURS
(44) What type of creature was Chewbacca in "Star Wars" ? A WOOKEY
(45) What is a Culverin ? A GUN
(46) What is a full house in 5 card Poker ? 3 OF A KIND AND A PAIR
(47) What is the next prime number after 73 ? 79
(48) What part of the human body consumes 40% of the Bloods Oxygen ? BRAIN
(49) Which country did Russia invade in 1956 ? HUNGARY
(50) In the Binary System what does 111 represent ? SEVEN
(aaaaah the old ones are the best)...I think we were taught that it was Runnymead (sp) unless thats where it was drafted or something else altogether.
SNEAKY
) approx 27,000 feet high...approx 5250 feet to a mile....my head hurts now