GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 87
Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 11:38 am1. How many compartments does a cows stomach have?
4
2. How many tiles are there in a game of Scrabble?
100
3. How is the number 99 written in Roman Numerals?
XCIX
4. The musical instruction Lento means what?
SLOW
5. Which Shakespearean play starts with the question "When shall we three meet again?"?
MACBETH
6. What does the 'T' stand for in James T Kirk played by William Shatner?
TIBERIUS
7. How many characters are there in the Braille alphabet?
63
8. Dendrophobia is a fear of what?
TREES
9. Who 's catchphrase was " I'm smarter than the average bear"?
YOGI BEAR
10. What is Morse Code for the letter X?
DASH DOT DOT DASH
11. How many peddles does a Grand Piano have?
3
12. What color is Diamond dust?
BLACK
13. What is the Roman Numeral for Fifty?
L
14. Who wrote the book Ben Hur?
LEW WALLACE
15. What date was the newspaper Le Figaro founded?
1828
16. What is the chemical symbol of Mercury?
Hg
17. Which Italian artist painted 'Birth of Venus'?
BOTTICELLI
18. What was the name of Steve Mcqueen's last film?
THE HUNTER
19. What would your birthstone be if you were born in November?
TOPAZ
20. What material did the Ancient Egyptians use as paper?
PAPYRUS
21. How many claws does a domesticated cat have?
18
22. What nuts are used in marzipan?
ALMONDS
23. What sculptor created 'The Kiss'?
RODIN
24. What turns blue litmus paper red?
ACID
25. What did D.H. Lawrence die of?
TUBERCULOSIS
26. In which country would you find Lake Como?
ITALY
27. Who Illustrates the Harry Potter books?
MARY GRANDPRE
28. What drink does James Bond request shaken not stirred?
MARTINI
29. What 'K' is Rhinoceros horn made of?
KERATIN
30. What is Australia's national airline?
QANTAS
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2. How many tiles are there in a game of Scrabble?
100
3. How is the number 99 written in Roman Numerals?
XCIX
4. The musical instruction Lento means what?
SLOW
5. Which Shakespearean play starts with the question "When shall we three meet again?"?
MACBETH
6. What does the 'T' stand for in James T Kirk played by William Shatner?
TIBERIUS
7. How many characters are there in the Braille alphabet?
63
8. Dendrophobia is a fear of what?
TREES
9. Who 's catchphrase was " I'm smarter than the average bear"?
YOGI BEAR
10. What is Morse Code for the letter X?
DASH DOT DOT DASH
11. How many peddles does a Grand Piano have?
3
12. What color is Diamond dust?
BLACK
13. What is the Roman Numeral for Fifty?
L
14. Who wrote the book Ben Hur?
LEW WALLACE
15. What date was the newspaper Le Figaro founded?
1828
16. What is the chemical symbol of Mercury?
Hg
17. Which Italian artist painted 'Birth of Venus'?
BOTTICELLI
18. What was the name of Steve Mcqueen's last film?
THE HUNTER
19. What would your birthstone be if you were born in November?
TOPAZ
20. What material did the Ancient Egyptians use as paper?
PAPYRUS
21. How many claws does a domesticated cat have?
18
22. What nuts are used in marzipan?
ALMONDS
23. What sculptor created 'The Kiss'?
RODIN
24. What turns blue litmus paper red?
ACID
25. What did D.H. Lawrence die of?
TUBERCULOSIS
26. In which country would you find Lake Como?
ITALY
27. Who Illustrates the Harry Potter books?
MARY GRANDPRE
28. What drink does James Bond request shaken not stirred?
MARTINI
29. What 'K' is Rhinoceros horn made of?
KERATIN
30. What is Australia's national airline?
QANTAS
