GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 54 A TO Z
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:55 pmA In Greek mythology what is the name of the twin sister of Apollo?
ARTEMIS
B Which TV series featured the character of Professor Yaffle?
BAGPUSS
C What was Oscar Wilde referring to when he said, “it requires one to assume such indecent postures”?
CRICKET
D What is the alternative name for the larkspur?
DELPHINIUM
E To date (2007) what is the only category of Nobel Prize that has not been won by a woman?
ECONOMICS
F Who has parents called Edna and Ed, attended Rockyville High School and was born on Groundhog Day?
FRED FLINTSTONE
G Which country in Central America has a name that means, place of many trees?
GUATEMALA
H Which TV drama was set in the Scottish village of Lochdubh?
HAMISH MACBETH
I Which chemical element has the atomic number 53?
IODINE
J What is the name of Postman Pat’s son?
JULIAN
K Fisherman’s Bend and Cats Paw are both types of what?
KNOTS
L Which Somerset cheese was introduced to the market amid a blaze of publicity in 1982?
LYMESWOLD
M What is the name of the whale in Pinocchio?
MONSTRO
N Who was the first black woman to appear on the front cover of Vogue magazine?
NAOMI CAMPBELL
O What name is given to a distance of eight white notes on a piano keyboard?
OCTAVE
P Which US city has a name meaning of the valley?
PASADENA
Q What is Canada’s oldest city?
QUEBEC
R What is known as the King of the Cheeses in France?
ROQUEFORT
S Natrium was the Latin name for which element?
SODIUM
T In Are You Being Served what is the name of Mrs Slocombe’s pussy?
TIDDLES
U What was the theme song of Flanagan and Allen?
UNDERNEATH THE ARCHES
V With regard to liquids what word is opposite to fluidity?
VISCOSITY
W What term is sometimes referred to as Zero G?
WEIGHTLESSNESS
X Which group of fruits does the coconut belong to?
XYLOCARP
Y What is one doing if pandiculating?
YAWNING
Z Which album did U2 release in July 1993?
ZOOROPA
ARTEMIS
B Which TV series featured the character of Professor Yaffle?
BAGPUSS
C What was Oscar Wilde referring to when he said, “it requires one to assume such indecent postures”?
CRICKET
D What is the alternative name for the larkspur?
DELPHINIUM
E To date (2007) what is the only category of Nobel Prize that has not been won by a woman?
ECONOMICS
F Who has parents called Edna and Ed, attended Rockyville High School and was born on Groundhog Day?
FRED FLINTSTONE
G Which country in Central America has a name that means, place of many trees?
GUATEMALA
H Which TV drama was set in the Scottish village of Lochdubh?
HAMISH MACBETH
I Which chemical element has the atomic number 53?
IODINE
J What is the name of Postman Pat’s son?
JULIAN
K Fisherman’s Bend and Cats Paw are both types of what?
KNOTS
L Which Somerset cheese was introduced to the market amid a blaze of publicity in 1982?
LYMESWOLD
M What is the name of the whale in Pinocchio?
MONSTRO
N Who was the first black woman to appear on the front cover of Vogue magazine?
NAOMI CAMPBELL
O What name is given to a distance of eight white notes on a piano keyboard?
OCTAVE
P Which US city has a name meaning of the valley?
PASADENA
Q What is Canada’s oldest city?
QUEBEC
R What is known as the King of the Cheeses in France?
ROQUEFORT
S Natrium was the Latin name for which element?
SODIUM
T In Are You Being Served what is the name of Mrs Slocombe’s pussy?
TIDDLES
U What was the theme song of Flanagan and Allen?
UNDERNEATH THE ARCHES
V With regard to liquids what word is opposite to fluidity?
VISCOSITY
W What term is sometimes referred to as Zero G?
WEIGHTLESSNESS
X Which group of fruits does the coconut belong to?
XYLOCARP
Y What is one doing if pandiculating?
YAWNING
Z Which album did U2 release in July 1993?
ZOOROPA
Artemis
