GENERAL KNOWLEDGE NO. 65

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Which duo live in the fictional town of Frostbite Falls?
ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE
2 Tapioca is extracted from the roots of which plant?
CASSAVA
3 Which alliterative cartoon character debuted in an animation entitled Dizzy Dishes?
BETTY BOOP
4 The Long John Silver Collection is Britain’s largest collection of what?
SHIPS FIGURE HEADS
5 Which gas has the formula C4H10?
BUTANE
6 For which film did Paul Newman receive his first Oscar nomination?
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
7 Whose life story was chronicled in the biography The Loneliest Millionaire?
ALFRED NOBEL
8 Which chart topping band originally performed under the name of Betty Blue?
MANIC STREET PREACHERS
9 What two word name is given to the tenth day of Tishri?
YOM KIPPUR
10 Who was knighted in 1953 and had a theatre named in his honour in 1994?
JOHN GIELGUD
11 Who was the first Scottish singer to top the UK singles charts?
LONNIE DONEGAN
12 Who penned the autobiography My Life As a Ten Year Old Boy?
NANCY CARTWRIGHT VOICE OF BART SIMPSON
13 The 1st Baronet of Scotney who died in 2003 was better known by what name?
DENIS THATCHER
14 What connects Duane Allman, The Leader of the Pack and Lawrence of Arabia?
ALL DIED IN MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS
15 Which is the only gaseous element with a four letter name?
NEON
16 Mada rosis is the absence or loss of what with regard to the human body?
EYE LASHES
17 Microwave, infrared, ultraviolet. What comes next in the electromagnetic spectrum?
X RAY
18 What was abolished in 1988 after being in existence for 192 years?
DOG LICENSES IN THE UK
19 What is the alternative one word title of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta Bunthorne’s Bride?
PATIENCE
20 What connects Paul McCartney, Vic Reeves, Iggy Pop and Ramsay MacDonald?
ALL BORN WITH THE 1ST NAME OF JAMES

[redandblack]

3 Mickey Mouse

15 Neon

[Interceptor]

5 Which gas has the formula C4H10? butane
17 Microwave, infrared, ultraviolet. What comes next in the electromagnetic spectrum? visible light

[magpie in the 80's]

3 Mickey Mouse.....INCORRECT

15 Neon.....CORRECT

[magpie in the 80's]

5 Which gas has the formula C4H10? butane...CORRECT
17 Microwave, infrared, ultraviolet. What comes next in the electromagnetic spectrum? visible light.....INCORRECT

[redandblack]

3 Mickey Mouse.....INCORRECT

15 Neon.....CORRECT

Yes, my answer was a bit of a mickey mouse answer, so I'll now go:

DONALD DUCK!

[magpie in the 80's]

3 Mickey Mouse.....INCORRECT

15 Neon.....CORRECT

Yes, my answer was a bit of a mickey mouse answer, so I'll now go:

DONALD DUCK!

STILL INCORRECT RAB

[redandblack]

That's wonderful

Seeing I'm on a roll, how about

PORKY PIG

[magpie in the 80's]

That's wonderful

Seeing I'm on a roll, how about

PORKY PIG

IS THAT A PORK ROLL OR HAM ROLL

EITHER WAY ITS INCORRECT RAB

[redandblack]

I give up

I'll have a pie instead

[magpie in the 80's]

I give up

I'll have a pie instead

SOMEONE WILL GET IT LATER RAB

[JAS]

Q2 Sago
Q7 Maybe Howard Hughes
Q10 Noel Coward
Q19 Iolanthe
Q20 Ramsey Mac is our claim to fame, was born right here where I live but don't think the others have much connections

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q2 Sago
Q7 Maybe Howard Hughes
Q10 Noel Coward
Q19 Iolanthe
Q20 Ramsey Mac is our claim to fame, was born right here where I live but don't think the others have much connections

Regards
JAS

ALL INCORRECT JAS

[JAS]

oh dear...must have lost my quizz mojo

Q2 Try Cassava (sp)
Q10 Lawrence Olivier
Q19 Ruddigore...only other one I know with a single word title
Q20 OK...Iggy Pop was great in the Johnny Depp film Dead Man but don't think the others were in it ...must stumble on a link eventually.

Regards
JAS

[Kahuna]

6/ The Hustler
11/ Andy Stewart
14/ Died in motorcycle accident
17/ X Ray

[panthergurl]

1. Rocky & Bullwinkle
3. Betty Boop
8. Think is Manic Street Preachers
12. Nancy Cartwright
17. X-Rays??

[magpie in the 80's]

oh dear...must have lost my quizz mojo

Q2 Try Cassava (sp) CORRECT
Q10 Lawrence Olivier
Q19 Ruddigore...only other one I know with a single word title
Q20 OK...Iggy Pop was great in the Johnny Depp film Dead Man but don't think the others were in it ...must stumble on a link eventually.

Regards
JAS

ALL OTHERS INCORRECT JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

6/ The Hustler
11/ Andy Stewart
14/ Died in motorcycle accident...CORRECT
17/ X Ray...........CORRECT

OTHER 2 INCORRECT K

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Rocky & Bullwinkle
3. Betty Boop
8. Think is Manic Street Preachers
12. Nancy Cartwright
17. X-Rays??

ALL CORRECT PG

[Hazbeen]

6. Cat on a hot tin roof?