GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 84

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 84

Postby magpie in the 80's » Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:57 pm

1. How many sides does a snowflake have?
6
2. What civilization invented the arch?
ROMANS
3. In Eskimo language what kind of animal is a nanook?
POLAR BEAR
4. What was Henry Fonda's Last Film?
ON GOLDEN POND
5. What Island is the boot of Italy kicking?
SICILY
6. What year follows 789BC?
788
7. What is ganja in Jamaica?
MARIJUANA
8. How many funnels did the Titanic have?
4
9. How many spaces are there on a Scrabble board?
225
10. Which country star was a DJ on Texan KGRI in the early 1950's?
JIM REEVES
11. What is the latin name for the coconut?
COCOS NUCIFERA
12. 1992 was the Chinese year of what?
MONKEY
13. The painting entitled 'Three Dancers' in the Tate gallery was painted by who?
PICASSO
14. Soiless agriculture is called what?
HYDROPONICS
15. In the movie 'What Women Want' what character did Mel Gibson play?
NICK MARSHALL
16. FISA is the ruling body for which sporting event?
ROWING
17. Which vitamin is a prevention of Beri Beri?
B
18. Name the robber and murderer who was freed instead of Jesus?
BARABBAS
19. Which country won the eurovision song contest in 1977?
FRANCE
20. Name the Egyptian god with the head of a Jackal who guides souls to the world beyond?
ANUBIS
21. The armour that covers the head and face in Kendo.
MEN
22. How many tentacles does a squid have?
TEN
23. What was the first book to be set in print?
GUTTENBERG BIBLE
24. What year was the Suez Canal first closed?
1967
25. Who wrote 'An Enemy of the People'?
HENRIK IBSEN
26. What is triskaidekaphobia a fear of?
NUMBER 13
27. Which century was the Taj Mahal constructed?
17TH
28. Who was the commander of the first shuttle flight?
JOHN YOUNG
29. What is the opposite of Hibernation?
AESTIVATION
30. What do you call someone who breeds silk worms?
SERICULTURIST
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 84

Postby Footy Chick » Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:52 pm

1. 8
5. Sicily?
6. 788BC
7. Whoopie weed?
8. 4
9. 128?

14. Aquaculture
19. Sweden?

23. the bible
26. either friday the 13th or the no. 13
29. insomnia
30. bored :lol:
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 84

Postby FattyLumpkin » Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:59 pm

14. hydroponics
20. Anubis??
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 84

Postby JAS » Tue Sep 30, 2008 11:41 pm

Q1 6
Q2 Babylonians
Q3 Polar Bear
Q4 On Golden Pond

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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 84

Postby Hazbeen » Wed Oct 01, 2008 10:25 am

2. Roman
5. Sicily
6. 788BC
7. Marijuana
8. 4
22. 6
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 84

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:14 pm

Hazbeen wrote:2. Roman
5. Sicily
6. 788BC
7. Marijuana
8. 4
22. 6............INCORRECT

OTHER CORRECT HB
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 84

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:14 pm

JAS wrote:Q1 6
Q2 Babylonians.....INCORRECT
Q3 Polar Bear
Q4 On Golden Pond

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OTHERS CORRECT JAS
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 84

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:15 pm

FattyLumpkin wrote:14. hydroponics
20. Anubis??

CORRECT FL
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 84

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:16 pm

Footy Chick wrote:1. 8 [-(
5. Sicily?
6. 788BC
7. Whoopie weed?
8. 4
9. 128? [-(

14. Aquaculture [-(
19. Sweden? [-(

23. the bible........CLOSE ENOUGH
26. either friday the 13th or the no. 13
29. insomnia [-(
30. bored [-(

OTHERS CORRECT FC
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 84

Postby Columbo » Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:00 am

15. Nick Marshall
29. Loberantion :lol: Think it starts with an E but thats the best i can do...lol
30. Silkworm Farmer :lol:
Trust the process.
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 84

Postby Tassie Blues » Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:39 am

11. cocos

16. rowing - Federation Internationale des Societes d’Aviron in franch and english i think it is International federation of rowing associaton
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 84

Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:55 pm

Columbo wrote:15. Nick Marshall................CORRECT
29. Loberantion :lol: Think it starts with an E but thats the best i can do...lol
30. Silkworm Farmer :lol:

OTHER 2 INCORRECT COLUMBO
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 84

Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:56 pm

Tassie Blues wrote:11. cocos

16. rowing - Federation Internationale des Societes d’Aviron in franch and english i think it is International federation of rowing associaton

BOTH CORRECT TASSIE
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 84

Postby RustyCage » Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:38 am

9- 225
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 84

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Oct 04, 2008 10:34 am

pafc1870 wrote:9- 225

CORRECT PAFC
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 84

Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:24 pm

still 14 Q's to go here :shock:
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 84

Postby Ian » Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:08 am

12 Monkey
17 Thiamine
19 France
22 10
24 1897
28 John Young
29 Aestivation
30 Bored :wink:
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 84

Postby Blacky » Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:37 pm

16 barrabbas
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 84

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:16 pm

Blacky wrote:16 barrabbas

CORRECT RAB
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 84

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:17 pm

Ian wrote:12 Monkey
17 Thiamine [-(
19 France
22 10
24 1897 [-(
28 John Young
29 Aestivation
30 Bored :wink: [-(

ALL OTHERS CORRECT IAN
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