GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 56

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 56

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:11 pm

1 Which actress was the fourth wife of Humphrey Bogart?
LAUREN BACALL
2 Who murdered George Cornell in the Blind Beggar pub?
RONNIE KRAY
3 Whose autobiography is entitled Citizen Jane?
JANE FONDA
4 Which boys name is also the name for a young pike?
JACK
5 What were first classified by the Galton-Henry system in 1901?
FINGERPRINTS
6 The Pink Floyd album The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn was named after a chapter from which classic novel?
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
7 Who was the first black man to host a TV show in the USA?
NAT KING COLE
8 What number of jersey is usually worn by a rugby union full back?
FIFTEEN
9 Who played Winston Churchill in the TV drama The Wilderness Years?
ROBERT HARDY
10 Who is the central character in Oscar Wilde’s only novel?
DORIEN GRAY
11 Turpentine is obtained form which tree?
PINE TREE
12 Which jockey nicknamed The Choirboy won the Derby on Shergar?
WALTER SWINBURN
13 On TV who has played a Time Lord and a scarecrow?
JON PERTWEE
14 Who did Madonna marry on a Malibu cliffside?
SEAN PENN
15 Which mountain range extends through Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria?
ATLAS MOUNTAINS
16 In 1967 which team won the first Superbowl?
GREEN BAY PACKERS
17 Who played Flash Harry in the St Trinians films?
GEORGE COLE
18 Whose death warrant was signed by Elizabeth I on February 1, 1587?
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS
19 Which cartoon character has two nephews called Prezley and Waldo?
MR. MAGOO
20 Which 200-page document was signed on June 28, 1919?
THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES
21 Which actress provided the voice of ET in the film?
DEBRA WINGER
22 In 2002 the actor Sean Bean joined the board of directors of which football club?
SHEFFIELD UNITED
23 Which literary character is also the middle name of footballer Emil Heskey?
IVANHOE
24 In 2002 which group unveiled 23-year-old Johnny Shentall as their new member?
HEAR SKY
25 What do the initials HB stand for on a pencil?
HARD BLACK
26 What are the three middle names of Prince William?
ARTHUR PHILIP LOUIS
27 Which Dickens novel features a body snatcher called Jerry Cruncher?
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
28 The world’s first motorway was opened in 1924 in which country on the European mainland?
ITALY
29 Which animal is the symbol of the Republican Party in the USA?
ELEPHANT
30 What type of hat takes its name from the Spanish for shade?
SOMBRERO
31 Who played Dr Philip Chandler in the TV series St Elsewhere and went on to become a major Hollywood star?
DENZEL WASHINGTON
32 In which film did Whitney Houston play a singer called Rachel Marron?
THE BODYGUARD
33 In which 1993 film did Bette Midler play an evil witch?
HOCUS POCUS
34 Which European country is the world’s leading exporter of salmon?
NORWAY
35 Which Greek hero beheaded the Gorgon Medusa?
PERSEUS
36 Who solved the murder in the Agatha Christie novel Murder Most Foul?
MISS MARPLE
37 A statue of who was unveiled at Wimbledon in 1984?
FRED PERRY
38 Which actress played a Matron in five Carry On films?
HATTIE JAQUES
39 Who created the literary character of Sam Spade?
DASHIEL HAMMETT
40 In which language does God morgon mean Good morning?
DANISH
41 What is cryptozoology the study of?
MYTHICAL AND LEGENDARY ANIMALS
42 In which country did the Smurfs originate?
BELGIUM
43 In ten pin bowling what bird’s name is the name given to three successive strikes?
TURKEY
44 What is the only English Football League team whose name starts with five consonants?
CRYSTAL PALACE
45 Which substance in the blood causes clotting?
FIBRIN
46 What does a grabologist collect?
TIES
47 George Burns and Marjorie Proops both died in which year?
1997
48 In which 1996 film did Eddie Murphy play seven roles?
THE NUTTY PROFESSOR
49 Which famous man was shot dead on July 15, 1997?
GIOVANNI VERSACE
50 If a creature is described as squamos, what is it covered with?
SCALES
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 56

Postby JAS » Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:21 pm

Q1 Hoping it was his last...Lauren Bacall cos I only know one other.
Q2 Was that one of the Kray twins...Ronnie or Reggie...lovely boys...so good to their mum :shock: :wink:
Q3 Jane Fonda
Q7 I think Nat King Cole had his own show in the 50's so maybe him.
Q8 15
Q13 The lovely John Pertwee
Q15 Atlas Mountians
Q17 George Cole
Q22 Must be one of the Sheffields but no idea which
Q31 Denzel Washington
Q38 Hatty Jaques
Q41 Isn't it looking for proof of extinct or mythical animals...like scientists that search for Nessie.
Q48 The Nutty Professor

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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 56

Postby brod » Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:58 pm

46 ties
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 56

Postby Turkeywizz » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:06 pm

18 Walter Raleigh
20 Treaty of Versailles
25 Hard black
28 Autobahn
29 Elephant
30 Sombrero
32 The Bodyguard
34 Norway
35 Perseus
37 Laver?
40 Danish
41 Microscopic animals
42 Holland
43 Turkey
45 Platelets
47 2000
49 Rajiv Ghandi?
50 Scales
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 56

Postby Interceptor » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:10 pm

magpie in the 80's wrote:29 Which animal is the symbol of the Republican Party in the USA? elephant
32 In which film did Whitney Houston play a singer called Rachel Marron? The Bodyguard
42 In which country did the Smurfs originate? Belgium
43 In ten pin bowling what bird’s name is the name given to three successive strikes? turkey
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 56

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:12 pm

JAS wrote:Q1 Hoping it was his last...Lauren Bacall cos I only know one other.
Q2 Was that one of the Kray twins...Ronnie or Reggie...lovely boys...so good to their mum :shock: :wink:
Q3 Jane Fonda
Q7 I think Nat King Cole had his own show in the 50's so maybe him.
Q8 15
Q13 The lovely John Pertwee
Q15 Atlas Mountians
Q17 George Cole
Q22 Must be one of the Sheffields but no idea which
Q31 Denzel Washington
Q38 Hatty Jaques
Q41 Isn't it looking for proof of extinct or mythical animals...like scientists that search for Nessie.
Q48 The Nutty Professor

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ON FIRE JAS ALL CORRECT
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 56

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:13 pm

brod wrote:46 ties

CORRECT BROD
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 56

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:17 pm

Roman wrote:18 Walter Raleigh INCORRECT
20 Treaty of Versailles
25 Hard black
28 Autobahn WHERE IS THE COUNTRY AUTOBAHN ROMAN :wink:
29 Elephant
30 Sombrero
32 The Bodyguard
34 Norway
35 Perseus
37 Laver? INCORRECT
40 Danish
41 Microscopic animals INCORRECT
42 Holland INCORRECT
43 Turkey
45 Platelets INCORRECT
47 2000 INCORRECT
49 Rajiv Ghandi? INCORRECT
50 Scales


ALL OTHERS CORRECT ROMAN
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 56

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:18 pm

Interceptor wrote:
magpie in the 80's wrote:29 Which animal is the symbol of the Republican Party in the USA? elephant
32 In which film did Whitney Houston play a singer called Rachel Marron? The Bodyguard
42 In which country did the Smurfs originate? Belgium
43 In ten pin bowling what bird’s name is the name given to three successive strikes? turkey

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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 56

Postby Hazbeen » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:18 pm

8. 15
14. Sean Penn
30. Fedora
32. Bodyguard
42. Denmark
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 56

Postby Turkeywizz » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:43 pm

28 Ahem...Germany?? :oops:
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 56

Postby FattyLumpkin » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:49 pm

16. Kansas (or was it Green Bay??)
45 platelets or fibrin
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 56

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:52 pm

Hazbeen wrote:8. 15
14. Sean Penn
30. Fedora INCORRECT
32. Bodyguard
42. Denmark INCORRECT

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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 56

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:52 pm

Roman wrote:28 Ahem...Germany?? :oops:

ACTUALLY INCORRECT ROMAN
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 56

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:53 pm

FattyLumpkin wrote:16. Kansas (or was it Green Bay??)
45 platelets or fibrin

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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 56

Postby Thiele » Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:03 pm

26. Authur Philip Louis
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 56

Postby Mr66 » Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:49 pm

26/ Useless Lazy Imbecile...oops that's his job. My apologies. :oops:
47/ 1996
49/ Giovanni Versace
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 56

Postby Mr66 » Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:56 pm

6/ Kenneth Grahame's 'The Wind In The Willows'
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 56

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:09 pm

Thiele wrote:26. Authur Philip Louis

correct thiele
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 56

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:09 pm

Mr66 wrote:26/ Useless Lazy Imbecile...oops that's his job. My apologies. :oops:
47/ 1996...........close
49/ Giovanni Versace.....correct
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