GENERALKNOWLEDGE QUIZ 51

[magpie in the 80's]

1 What is the best-known university in Paris? THE SORBONNE
2 What is the birthstone for September? SAPPHIRE
3 Where did John F. Kennedy, Lee Harvery Oswald and Jack Ruby all die? PARKLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DALLAS TEXAS
4 What is the last book of the Bible? REVELATIONS
5 Which movie's last line is " After all, tomorrow is another day"? GONE WITH THE WIND
6 In Disney comics, who are Daisy Duck's three nieces? APRIL, MAY AND JUNE
7 At which Melbourne hotel did the Beatles stay in 1964 ? THE SOUTHERN CROSS
8 Who was the first New Australian to become, in 1961, Miss Australia? TANIA VERSTAK
9 Which edifice stands on the banks of the River Jumna, at Agra? THE TAJ MAHAL
10 What does one call ornamental work in silver or gold thread? FILIGREE
11 Which Norse god had, as handmaidens, the Valkyrie? ODIN
12 Which British Battleship was sunk, in 1941, by The Bismark? HMS HOOD
13 What is the alternative name for a beekeeper? APIARIST
14 Which 1975 Dickens drama was planned as a musical but screened without any songs ? GREAT EXPECTATIONS
15 Which British novel was the subject of "Sailor"? HMS ARK ROYAL
16 How many books comprise the Old and the New Testaments? 39 IN THE OLD AND 27 IN THE NEW
17 At what angle above the horizon must the sun be to create a rainbow? 40 DEGREES
18 Which song is based on California's 1849 gold rush? CLEMINTINE
19 What is the only crime for which church sanctuary is not available? SACRILEGE
20 What was the full name of Brutus, one of Caesar's murderers? MARCUS JUNIUS BRUTUS
21 What was the American codename for the development of the atom bomb? THE MANHATTEN PROJECT
22 Which western law enfromcement agency's motto was , "One riot-One Ranger?" TEXAS RANGERS
23 What is the Hebrew name of Calvary, where Christ was crucified ? GOLGOTHA
24 Which number on a roulette wheel is coloured green? ZERO
25 How many cannons are involved in a Royal Salute 21
26 What type of Moscow institution is GUM? THE LARGEST DEPARTMENT STORE
27 Which island is 50 times larger than its mother country, Denmark? GREENLAND
28 Who was the first white man to climb Mt Kosciusko? PAUL STRZLECKI
29 Name Australia's first "Girlie" magazine, launched in 1936 MEN
30 What name is given to the Pope's pontificial ring? THE FISHERMAN'S RING
31 What ingredient did Cap O' Rushes order omitted from the wedding meats? SALT
32 Who are the traditional inhabitants of Dovrafell?" TROLLS OF DENMARK
33 What was the name of Childe Rowland's sister, whom he rescued ? BURD ELLEN
34Which witch travelled in a mortar which she drove along with a pestle? RUSSIA'S BABA YAGA
35 Who caught Tommy Grimes? MR.MIACCA
36 What was it that Princess Margaret was changed into by her wicked stepmother, the Witch-Queen of Bamborough Castle? THE LAIDLY WORM
37 Who fought the Queen of the Fairies for Tamlane, her love..and won?? FAIR JANET
38 Which fiend terrorized the Hall of Hrothgar? GRENDEL
39 And who freed Hrothgar's Hall of this menace? BEOWULF
40 What was kept in Iduna's magic casket? THE APPLES OF YOUTH
41 What was the name of the first patented contraceptive pill ? ENOUID
42 What name is given, collectively, to the first five books of the Old Testament?" THE PENTATEUCH
43 In what year did Japan bomb Pearl Harbour ? 1941
44 Ulan Bator is the capital of which nation? MONGOLIA
45 What unit of heat is required to raise 1 gm of water by one degree Celsius? 1 CALORIE
46 Which airline owned the jet that exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988? PAN AM
47 What number did Michael Jordan make famous during his career with the Chicago Bulls?? 23
48 Which floor covering is constructed by covering hessian or canvas with linseed oil, powdered cork and rosin? LINOLEUM
49 In which American state would you find the city of Phoenix? ARIZONA
50 How many sides does a RHOMBUS have? FOUR

[Hazbeen]

1. Notre Dame
3. Dallas, Texas
13. Aparist
27. Greenland
43. 1941
46. United
47. 23
49. Arizona

[FattyLumpkin]

3. Or was it Fort Worth?
12. The Hood ??
24. 0
27. Greenland
44. Mongolia

[RustyCage]

24 - 0 and/or 00
45 - calorie

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Notre Dame............INCORRECT
3. Dallas, Texas
13. Aparist
27. Greenland
43. 1941
46. United.......INCORRECT
47. 23
49. Arizona

ALL OTHERS CORRECT HB

[magpie in the 80's]

3. Or was it Fort Worth?.INCORRECT
12. The Hood ??
24. 0
27. Greenland
44. Mongolia

ALL OTHERS CORRECT FL

[magpie in the 80's]

24 - 0 and/or 00
45 - calorie

BOTH CORRECT PAFC

[FattyLumpkin]

19. blasphemy ??

[magpie in the 80's]

19. blasphemy ??

INCORRECT BUT CLOSE FL

[godoubleblues]

Q5 - Gone with the Wind
Q6 - april, may and june
Q21 - the Manhatten Project
Q25 - 21

[JAS]

Morning Mags

Q1 Sorbonne (sp)
Q9 Taj Mahal
Q10 Filigree
Q12 HMS Hood...I think or was she the one that sank the Bismarck
Q21 Manhatton Project
Q26 Department store
Q46 Pam Am Flt 103
Q48 Linoleum

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q5 - Gone with the Wind
Q6 - april, may and june
Q21 - the Manhatten Project
Q25 - 21

ALL CORRECT GDB

[magpie in the 80's]

Morning Mags

Q1 Sorbonne (sp)
Q9 Taj Mahal
Q10 Filigree
Q12 HMS Hood...I think or was she the one that sank the Bismarck
Q21 Manhatton Project
Q26 Department store
Q46 Pam Am Flt 103
Q48 Linoleum

Regards
JAS

MORNING AND ALL CORRECT JAS

[Thiele]

6. April, May ,June

[Kahuna]

11/Thor
18/ Clementine (met a miner,49er)
50/ 4

[magpie in the 80's]

6. April, May ,June

CORRECT THIELE

[magpie in the 80's]

11/Thor......INCORRECT
18/ Clementine (met a miner,49er)
50/ 4

ALL CORRECT K

[Footy Chick]

tricky!

2 What is the birthstone for September? Sapphire

8 Who was the first New Australian to become, in 1961, Miss Australia? Maggie Taberer?

16 How many books comprise the Old and the New Testaments?
25 How many cannons are involved in a Royal Salute -21
50 How many sides does a RHOMBUS have 4

[magpie in the 80's]

tricky!

2 What is the birthstone for September? Sapphire

8 Who was the first New Australian to become, in 1961, Miss Australia? Maggie Taberer?...INCORRECT

16 How many books comprise the Old and the New Testaments?
25 How many cannons are involved in a Royal Salute -21
50 How many sides does a RHOMBUS have 4

ALL OTHERS CORRECT FC

[JAS]

Can't be bothered to fetch the book and check but I think...

Q38 Grendel
Q39 Beowulf

Regards
JAS