GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 82
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:51 am1. What does a gynephobic man fear?
WOMEN
2. What ology is the study of wine?
OENOLOGY
3. Who directed the movie The Truman Show?
PETER WEIR
4. What Year was the Chinese year of the Rabbit?
1999
5. Adrastea is a satellite of which planet?
JUPITER
6. What element has the chemical symbol Pb?
LEAD
7. What is Tio Pepe?
SHERRY
8. What Roman God is January named after?
JANUS
9. How many wings does a Bee have?
FOUR
10. What character did Mel Gibson play in the 1987 Movie 'Lethal Weapon'?
MARTIN RIGGS
11. What year was chloroform discovered?
1901
12. Who was the Pharisee who secretly came to speak to Jesus at night?
NICODEMUS
13. Which reggae star was shot dead in 1987?
PETER TOSH
14. What book starts with the words, "All happy families are alike, but an unhappy family is unhappy after its own fashion"?
ANNA KARENINA
15. What is the name of Orion's dog?
ARCTOPHONOS
16. What Spanish dance is said to have been invented in Cadiz around 1780?
BOLERO
17. Which film had the theme 'Take My Breath Away'?
TOP GUN
18. What fruit was called the 'Ida' in about 45AD?
RASPBERRY
19. Who was the mythological ferryman who transported the dead across the river Styx to Hades?
CHARON
20. It has 332 Pimples and is hit surprisingly hard?
A GOLF BALL
21. What is the official animal of Canada?
BEAVER
22. What is the Japanese national sport?
SUMO WRESTLING
23. What is the minimum number of bars on an Abacus?
9
24. How many balls are in the game of snooker?
22
25. How many deeds did Hercules perform to free himself?
12
26. Where would you find the 'Arch of Hadrian'?
ATHENS
27. Bird and Bat droppings are called what?
GUANO
28. Where did the Rumba Originate?
CUBA
29. Which is the hardest bone in the human body?
FEMUR
30. What city did the wooden horse help to conquer?
TROY
WOMEN
2. What ology is the study of wine?
OENOLOGY
3. Who directed the movie The Truman Show?
PETER WEIR
4. What Year was the Chinese year of the Rabbit?
1999
5. Adrastea is a satellite of which planet?
JUPITER
6. What element has the chemical symbol Pb?
LEAD
7. What is Tio Pepe?
SHERRY
8. What Roman God is January named after?
JANUS
9. How many wings does a Bee have?
FOUR
10. What character did Mel Gibson play in the 1987 Movie 'Lethal Weapon'?
MARTIN RIGGS
11. What year was chloroform discovered?
1901
12. Who was the Pharisee who secretly came to speak to Jesus at night?
NICODEMUS
13. Which reggae star was shot dead in 1987?
PETER TOSH
14. What book starts with the words, "All happy families are alike, but an unhappy family is unhappy after its own fashion"?
ANNA KARENINA
15. What is the name of Orion's dog?
ARCTOPHONOS
16. What Spanish dance is said to have been invented in Cadiz around 1780?
BOLERO
17. Which film had the theme 'Take My Breath Away'?
TOP GUN
18. What fruit was called the 'Ida' in about 45AD?
RASPBERRY
19. Who was the mythological ferryman who transported the dead across the river Styx to Hades?
CHARON
20. It has 332 Pimples and is hit surprisingly hard?
A GOLF BALL
21. What is the official animal of Canada?
BEAVER
22. What is the Japanese national sport?
SUMO WRESTLING
23. What is the minimum number of bars on an Abacus?
9
24. How many balls are in the game of snooker?
22
25. How many deeds did Hercules perform to free himself?
12
26. Where would you find the 'Arch of Hadrian'?
ATHENS
27. Bird and Bat droppings are called what?
GUANO
28. Where did the Rumba Originate?
CUBA
29. Which is the hardest bone in the human body?
FEMUR
30. What city did the wooden horse help to conquer?
TROY
