GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 57
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:59 pm1 What is the name of Donald Duck’s father?
QUACKMORE DUCK
2 In 1958 who was crowned Hong Kong Crown Colony Cha Cha Champion?
BRUCE LEE
3 Bennelong Point NSW 2000 is the address of which building?
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
4 Who is the Roman goddess of sorcery, hounds and crossroads?
TRIVIA
5 Where did John Houblon replace Christopher Wren?
BACK OF 50POUND NOTE
6 With regard to the human body what would one be experiencing if suffering from borborygmas?
RUMBLING STOMACH
7 What well known word is derived from the Greek meaning, writings of prostitutes?
PORNOGRAPHY
8 Where are the Islets of Langerhans located?
THE PANCREAS
9 What connects the TV shows They Think Its All Over, Perry Mason, Dragnet and Have I Got News for You?
ALL BEGAN LIFE AS RADIO SHOWS
10 Which car company has a name that translates into English as Great Universe?
DAEWOO
11What was unusual about the Daily Telegraph crosswords for the first six months of 1944?
THEY CONTAIN THE CODE NAMES OF THE NORMANDY LANDINGS
12 The flag of which country is said to represent the cosmic powers of the yin and the yang?
SOUTH KOREA
13 Which was the first magazine to publish a hologram on the front cover?
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
14 In which language does wa, cha and weg mean one, two and three?
KLINGON
15 Which word containing five letter A’s derives from the Hebrew meaning hurl your thunderbolts even unto death?
ABRACADABRA
16 Which piece of music commemorates the Battle of Borodino?
1812 OVERTURE
17 How is Hanna Glawari otherwise known in the title of an opera?
THE MERRY WIDOW
18 What is known as the Golden Flower of the East?
CHRYSANTHEMUM
19 What did Princess Diana describe as a shameful friend?
BULIMIA
20 Which herb derives its name from the Greek for king?
BASIL
21 Which is the only animal other than humans that can contact leprosy?
ARMADILLO
22 Which object is sometimes referred to as a waiter’s friend?
CORKSCREW
23 Which boxer of yesteryear was nicknamed the Fighting Marine?
GENE TUNNEY
24 Whose last diary entry before committing suicide read, “What’s the bloody point”?
KENNETH WILLIAMS
25 Which novel is set partly in the year 802701?
THE TIME MACHINE
26 Rhinotillexomania is an obsession with doing what?
PICKING YOUR NOSE
27 Which society of people gives God the title of, Great Architect of the Universe?
FREE MASONS
28 In Greek mythology, which king of Cyprus fell in love with Aphrodite?
PYGMALION
29 Who married Elizabeth Marchant de Saint-Michel in 1665?
SAMUEL PEPYS
30 What is the more common name for lateral epicondylitis?
TENNIS ELBOW
31 Which material derives its name from the French for, cloth of the king?
CORDUROY
32 Which former mayor of Wetwang died in 2005?
RICHARD WHITELEY
33 From what wood are official world championship dart boards made?
ELM
34 Which was the first American novel to sell 1 million copies?
UNCLE TOM'S CABIN
35 Despite being historically incorrect, who did Bill Maynard play in Carry On Henry?
GUY FAWKES
36 Who was the first cricketer to score 30 Test centuries?
SUNIL GAVASKAR
37 Who has a niece called Knothead and a nephew called Splinter?
WOODY WOODPECKER
38 What would one be doing if pandiculating?
YAWNING
39 Which literary character has the middle names of Death Bredon?
LORD PETER WIMSEY
40 In which TV job did Tim Gudgeon replace Len Martin in 1995?
READING THE FOOTY SCORES ON GRANDSTAND
QUACKMORE DUCK
2 In 1958 who was crowned Hong Kong Crown Colony Cha Cha Champion?
BRUCE LEE
3 Bennelong Point NSW 2000 is the address of which building?
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
4 Who is the Roman goddess of sorcery, hounds and crossroads?
TRIVIA
5 Where did John Houblon replace Christopher Wren?
BACK OF 50POUND NOTE
6 With regard to the human body what would one be experiencing if suffering from borborygmas?
RUMBLING STOMACH
7 What well known word is derived from the Greek meaning, writings of prostitutes?
PORNOGRAPHY
8 Where are the Islets of Langerhans located?
THE PANCREAS
9 What connects the TV shows They Think Its All Over, Perry Mason, Dragnet and Have I Got News for You?
ALL BEGAN LIFE AS RADIO SHOWS
10 Which car company has a name that translates into English as Great Universe?
DAEWOO
11What was unusual about the Daily Telegraph crosswords for the first six months of 1944?
THEY CONTAIN THE CODE NAMES OF THE NORMANDY LANDINGS
12 The flag of which country is said to represent the cosmic powers of the yin and the yang?
SOUTH KOREA
13 Which was the first magazine to publish a hologram on the front cover?
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
14 In which language does wa, cha and weg mean one, two and three?
KLINGON
15 Which word containing five letter A’s derives from the Hebrew meaning hurl your thunderbolts even unto death?
ABRACADABRA
16 Which piece of music commemorates the Battle of Borodino?
1812 OVERTURE
17 How is Hanna Glawari otherwise known in the title of an opera?
THE MERRY WIDOW
18 What is known as the Golden Flower of the East?
CHRYSANTHEMUM
19 What did Princess Diana describe as a shameful friend?
BULIMIA
20 Which herb derives its name from the Greek for king?
BASIL
21 Which is the only animal other than humans that can contact leprosy?
ARMADILLO
22 Which object is sometimes referred to as a waiter’s friend?
CORKSCREW
23 Which boxer of yesteryear was nicknamed the Fighting Marine?
GENE TUNNEY
24 Whose last diary entry before committing suicide read, “What’s the bloody point”?
KENNETH WILLIAMS
25 Which novel is set partly in the year 802701?
THE TIME MACHINE
26 Rhinotillexomania is an obsession with doing what?
PICKING YOUR NOSE
27 Which society of people gives God the title of, Great Architect of the Universe?
FREE MASONS
28 In Greek mythology, which king of Cyprus fell in love with Aphrodite?
PYGMALION
29 Who married Elizabeth Marchant de Saint-Michel in 1665?
SAMUEL PEPYS
30 What is the more common name for lateral epicondylitis?
TENNIS ELBOW
31 Which material derives its name from the French for, cloth of the king?
CORDUROY
32 Which former mayor of Wetwang died in 2005?
RICHARD WHITELEY
33 From what wood are official world championship dart boards made?
ELM
34 Which was the first American novel to sell 1 million copies?
UNCLE TOM'S CABIN
35 Despite being historically incorrect, who did Bill Maynard play in Carry On Henry?
GUY FAWKES
36 Who was the first cricketer to score 30 Test centuries?
SUNIL GAVASKAR
37 Who has a niece called Knothead and a nephew called Splinter?
WOODY WOODPECKER
38 What would one be doing if pandiculating?
YAWNING
39 Which literary character has the middle names of Death Bredon?
LORD PETER WIMSEY
40 In which TV job did Tim Gudgeon replace Len Martin in 1995?
READING THE FOOTY SCORES ON GRANDSTAND
