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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 89

PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:07 am
by magpie in the 80's
1. Vitiligo is a disease of what?
SKIN
2. What period follows the Cretaceous period?
JURASSIC
3. Which legendary singer sang 'Blueberry Hill'?
FATS DOMINO
4. In the proverb 'All roads lead to.. Where?
ROME
5. Who is the british presenter of the Weakest Link?
ANNE ROBINSON
6. What year was George Washington born?
1732
7. Who wrote the book 'Bambi'?
FELIX SALTEN
8. Who wrote the opera 'Otello'?
VERDI
9. Who was Phileas Fogg's Valet?
PASSE PARTOUT
10. In the Bible who interpreted Nebuchadnezzar's dream?
DANIEL
11. Which is the largest muscle in the Human Body?
GLUTEUS MAXIMUS
12. What is the common name for Citrus Grandis?
GRAPEFRUIT
13. What is the capital of Ghana?
ACCRA
14. Merlin was the magician for which legendary King?
ARTHUR
15. What was the name of Pinoccio's pet cat?
CLEO
16. Which town in England was Boris Karloff born?
DULWICH
17. Which Roman Emporer Succeeded Claudius?
NERO
18. Who was the first Cosmonaut to walk in space?
ALEXEI LEONOV
19. What is the Cockney Rhyming slang for the word 'Stairs'?
APPLES AND PEARS
20. What was the boxer Sugar Ray Robinson's Real name?
WALKER SMITH
21. How many sheets of paper are there in a ream?
500
22. Rioja Wines are a produce of what Country?
SPAIN
23. Hiawatha lived on the shores of what river?
GITCHE GUMBEE
24. Which cartoon character has a dog named Pluto?
MICKY MOUSE
25. In the bible how old was Methuselah when he died?
969
26. Who played the character Rhett Butler in the 1940 movie 'Gone with the Wind'?
CLARK GABLE
27. Who killed Macbeth in Shakespeares play?
MACDUFF
28. What is the Italian word for 'Green'?
VERDE
29. What was the name of the butler in the TV series 'The Adams Family?
LURCH
30. A cube has how many sides?
6

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 89

PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:11 am
by A Mum
1) The skin
21) 500

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 89

PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:58 am
by Pseudo
4 Rome
13 Accra
14 Arthur of Camelot
15 Figaro (or was that his goldfish? :-k )
18 Yuri Gagarin
24 Mickey Mouse
27 MacDuff ?
28 Verde
29 Lurch
30 6

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 89

PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:07 am
by damian
1 The skin
2 Cenozoic era
3 Fats Domino - Antoine Domino Jnr
4 Rome
5 Anne Robinson
6 1732
7 Felix Salten
8 Giuseppe Verdi
9 Passepartout
10 Daniel
11 Gluteus Maximus (buttocks)
12 forbidden fruit, pammelo?
13 Accra
14 King Arthur
15 Gideon
16 East Dulwich, London
17 Quintillus (his brother) then Aurelian
18 Alexei Leonov
19 Dancing Bears
20 Walker Smith Jnr
21 500
22 Spain
23 Ottawa River
24 Mickey Mouse
25 969 (wow)
26 Clark Gable
27 Macbeth!
28 Verde
29 Lurch
30 6

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 89

PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:16 am
by Pseudo
Well that was fun while it lasted :shock:

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 89

PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:21 am
by Q.
WTF! A walking encyclopedia!!

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 89

PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:22 am
by Q.
Actually, I think Q2. is Tertiary.

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 89

PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:52 pm
by magpie in the 80's
A Mum wrote:1) The skin
21) 500

correct a mum

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 89

PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:53 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Pseudo wrote:4 Rome
13 Accra
14 Arthur of Camelot
15 Figaro (or was that his goldfish? :-k )...........incorrect
18 Yuri Gagarin....incorrect
24 Mickey Mouse
27 MacDuff ?
28 Verde
29 Lurch
30 6

all others correct pseudo

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 89

PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:55 pm
by Footy Chick
Quichey wrote:WTF! A walking encyclopedia!!



Doubt it... :-l

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 89

PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:56 pm
by magpie in the 80's
damian wrote:1 The skin
2 Cenozoic era [-(
3 Fats Domino - Antoine Domino Jnr
4 Rome
5 Anne Robinson
6 1732
7 Felix Salten
8 Giuseppe Verdi
9 Passepartout
10 Daniel
11 Gluteus Maximus (buttocks)
12 forbidden fruit, pammelo? [-(
13 Accra
14 King Arthur
15 Gideon [-(
16 East Dulwich, London
17 Quintillus (his brother) then Aurelian [-(
18 Alexei Leonov
19 Dancing Bears [-(
20 Walker Smith Jnr
21 500
22 Spain
23 Ottawa River [-(
24 Mickey Mouse
25 969 (wow)
26 Clark Gable
27 Macbeth!
28 Verde
29 Lurch
30 6

all others correct damian

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 89

PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:56 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Quichey wrote:Actually, I think Q2. is Tertiary.

incorrect Q

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 89

PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 5:57 pm
by JAS
Morning Guru

Q12 Grapefruit
Q17 Nero
Q19 Apples and pears

Regards
JAS

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 89

PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 6:01 pm
by magpie in the 80's
JAS wrote:Morning Guru

Q12 Grapefruit
Q17 Nero
Q19 Apples and pears

Regards
JAS

G'DAY JAS
ALL CORRECT

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 89

PostPosted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 3:30 pm
by magpie in the 80's
magpie in the 80's wrote:1. Vitiligo is a disease of what?
SKIN
2. What period follows the Cretaceous period?
JURASSIC
3. Which legendary singer sang 'Blueberry Hill'?
FATS DOMINO
4. In the proverb 'All roads lead to.. Where?
ROME
5. Who is the british presenter of the Weakest Link?
ANNE ROBINSON
6. What year was George Washington born?
1732
7. Who wrote the book 'Bambi'?
FELIX SALTEN
8. Who wrote the opera 'Otello'?
VERDI
9. Who was Phileas Fogg's Valet?
PASSE PARTOUT
10. In the Bible who interpreted Nebuchadnezzar's dream?
DANIEL
11. Which is the largest muscle in the Human Body?
GLUTEUS MAXIMUS
12. What is the common name for Citrus Grandis?
GRAPEFRUIT
13. What is the capital of Ghana?
ACCRA
14. Merlin was the magician for which legendary King?
ARTHUR
15. What was the name of Pinoccio's pet cat?
CLEO
16. Which town in England was Boris Karloff born?
DULWICH
17. Which Roman Emporer Succeeded Claudius?
NERO
18. Who was the first Cosmonaut to walk in space?
ALEXEI LEONOV
19. What is the Cockney Rhyming slang for the word 'Stairs'?
APPLES AND PEARS
20. What was the boxer Sugar Ray Robinson's Real name?
WALKER SMITH
21. How many sheets of paper are there in a ream?
500
22. Rioja Wines are a produce of what Country?
SPAIN
23. Hiawatha lived on the shores of what river?
GITCHE GUMBEE
24. Which cartoon character has a dog named Pluto?
MICKY MOUSE
25. In the bible how old was Methuselah when he died?
969
26. Who played the character Rhett Butler in the 1940 movie 'Gone with the Wind'?
CLARK GABLE
27. Who killed Macbeth in Shakespeares play?
MACDUFF
28. What is the Italian word for 'Green'?
VERDE
29. What was the name of the butler in the TV series 'The Adams Family?
LURCH
30. A cube has how many sides?
6


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