GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 86
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:23 am1. How many voyages did Sinbad make?
7
2. What is the Chinese art of paper folding called?
ORIGAMI
3. Which American singer had a wooden heart?
ELVIS PRESLEY
4. How many cars lined up to win the 'Wacky Races'?
11
5. Who was the 16th president of the United States?
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
6. What gas did Joseph Priestley discover in 1774?
OXYGEN
7. Who wrote the Count of Monte Cristo?
ALEXANDRE DUMAS
8. What fluid surrounds an unborn baby?
AMNIOTIC
9. What nationality was the first woman to climb Everest?
JAPANESE
10. Who is M's Secretary?
MISS MONEYPENNY
11. What animal represents the zodiacal sign Capricorn?
GOAT
12. Which part of your body would you find Rods and Cones?
EYES
13. Which Carbon is used to date ancient objects?
CARBON 14
14. Who won the 1986 World Cup?
ARGENTINA
15. What year was Streptomycin discovered?
1943
16. What do you call somebody who sells cloth and cloth goods?
DRAPER
17. Who was the character Tom Cruise played in Movie Top Gun?
MAVERICK
18. Io is the satellite of which planet of our Solar System?
JUPITER
19. If you were born on the 6th of June, which sign of the zodiac are you?
GEMINI
20. What is the only Human bone that does not connect to any other?
HYOID
21. Which Golfer originated the Masters Tournament?
BOBBY JONES
22. Which City do Brummies come from?
BIRMINGHAM
23. What was the name of Charles Darwin's survey ship?
BEAGLE
24. Which City would you find the 'Arch of Hadrian'?
ATHENS
25. Who was the famous Belgian detective created by Agatha Christie?
HERCULE POIROT
26. How many Bits in a Byte
8
27. What metal must be present in an Amalgam?
MERCURY
28. Who was the painter famous for his Water Lilies?
MONET
29. Which character made 'The Ring' in J.R.R.Tolkein's books?
SAURON
30. Which actor played the lead role in the movie 'Little Big Man'?
DUSTIN HOFFMAN
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2. What is the Chinese art of paper folding called?
ORIGAMI
3. Which American singer had a wooden heart?
ELVIS PRESLEY
4. How many cars lined up to win the 'Wacky Races'?
11
5. Who was the 16th president of the United States?
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
6. What gas did Joseph Priestley discover in 1774?
OXYGEN
7. Who wrote the Count of Monte Cristo?
ALEXANDRE DUMAS
8. What fluid surrounds an unborn baby?
AMNIOTIC
9. What nationality was the first woman to climb Everest?
JAPANESE
10. Who is M's Secretary?
MISS MONEYPENNY
11. What animal represents the zodiacal sign Capricorn?
GOAT
12. Which part of your body would you find Rods and Cones?
EYES
13. Which Carbon is used to date ancient objects?
CARBON 14
14. Who won the 1986 World Cup?
ARGENTINA
15. What year was Streptomycin discovered?
1943
16. What do you call somebody who sells cloth and cloth goods?
DRAPER
17. Who was the character Tom Cruise played in Movie Top Gun?
MAVERICK
18. Io is the satellite of which planet of our Solar System?
JUPITER
19. If you were born on the 6th of June, which sign of the zodiac are you?
GEMINI
20. What is the only Human bone that does not connect to any other?
HYOID
21. Which Golfer originated the Masters Tournament?
BOBBY JONES
22. Which City do Brummies come from?
BIRMINGHAM
23. What was the name of Charles Darwin's survey ship?
BEAGLE
24. Which City would you find the 'Arch of Hadrian'?
ATHENS
25. Who was the famous Belgian detective created by Agatha Christie?
HERCULE POIROT
26. How many Bits in a Byte
8
27. What metal must be present in an Amalgam?
MERCURY
28. Who was the painter famous for his Water Lilies?
MONET
29. Which character made 'The Ring' in J.R.R.Tolkein's books?
SAURON
30. Which actor played the lead role in the movie 'Little Big Man'?
DUSTIN HOFFMAN
