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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 92

PostPosted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:08 am
by magpie in the 80's
1. Who assassinated the US president Abraham Lincoln?
JOHN WILKES BOOTH
2. How is the number 32 represented in Binary?
00100000
3. Who directed the movie 'Star Wars'?
GEORGE LUCAS
4. How many properties are there on a Monopoly board?
22
5. What is the name of the last book of the Bible?
REVELATIONS
6. How many metres are there in a furlong?
201
7. What is the study of poisons called?
TOXICOLOGY
8. Which was the first Antibiotic?
PENICILLIN
9. What is the name given to a solid figure having eight plane faces?
OCTAHEDRON
10. What sign of the zodiac are you if you were born on the 1st September?
VIRGO
11. The word feline is associated with which animal?
CAT
12. Who wrote the book Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?
IAN FLEMING
13. The Monza Grand Prix is held in which country?
ITALY
14. Which state in the US would you find the Yosemite National Park?
CALIFORNIA
15. Who composed the Opera La Boheme?
PUCCINI
16. What is the capital of Sweden?
STOCKHOLM
17. What type of fruit tree is a Bullace?
18. In what year was David Bowie born?
1947
19. What is the cube of 4?
64
20. Which animal is the symbol of the World Wildlife Fund?
PANDA
21. Who wrote the book Frankenstein?
MARY SHELLEY
22. Who invented the Hovercraft?
CHRISTOPHER COCKERELL
23. Who was the Norse goddess of love?
FREYA
24. How many times did Bjorn Borg win Wimbledon?
5
25. What was the name of the character played by Julia Roberts in the movie Pretty Woman?
VIVIAN WARD
26. What type of animal was Kaa in the Jungle Book?
PYTHON
27. In which month do Americans celebrate Thanksgiving?
NOVENBER
28. What is the name of the Forbidden City of Tibet?
LHASA
29. In Star Trek, what is 'Scotty's' First name?
MONTGOMERY
30. Who wrote the Opera ' The marriage of Figaro'?
MOZART
31. Which American gangster was known as Scarface?
AL CAPONE
32. Who played the title role in the movie 'Crocodile Dundee'?
PAUL HOGAN
33. What color is the Bulls Eye on an Archery Board?
GOLD
34. In What year did Charlie Chaplin die?
1977
35. Which City 'Wasn't born in a day'?
ROME
36. How many stripes are there on the American Flag?
13
37. In the movie 'Pirates of the Caribbean' who plays the part of Jack Sparrow?
JOHNNY DEPP
38. What is the every day name for the Larynx?
VOICE BOX
39. In the Bible who was the husband of the woman turned into a pillar of salt?
LOT
40. What sport was Jonah Lomu famous for?
RUGBY UNION
41. How many sides has a Dodecagon got?
12
42. In which year did man last walk on the moon?
1973
43. Who wrote The Scarlet Pimpernel?
BARONESS ORCZY
44. How many bytes are there in a kilobyte?
1024
45. Which planet has a Great Red Spot?
JUPITER
46. What is a male seal called?
BULL
47. Where would you find the Sea of Tranquility?
ON THE MOON
48. In which year did Elvis Presley die?
1977
49. Who wrote the Moonlight Sonata?
BEETHOVEN
50. Which alcoholic drink is flavoured with Juniper?
GIN

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 92

PostPosted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:15 am
by A Mum
8- Penicilin ??
10) Virgo
11) Cat

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 92

PostPosted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:18 am
by The Ash Man
1. John Wilkes Booth
3. George Lucas
6. 200
10. Libra
13. Italy
14. California
16. Stockholm

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 92

PostPosted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:37 am
by Pseudo
2 - 100000
4 - 24 (assuming train stations and utilities don't count as properties)
5 - Revelations
9 - Octagon or octahedron, depending on the dimension ("figure" suggests 2D, but "plane faces" suggests 3D)
15 - Puccini
19 - 64
20 - Panda
21 - Mary Shelley
26 - Snake
27 - November ?
29 - Montgomery
32 - Paul Hogan
35 - Rome
36 - 13
37 - Johnny Depp
38 - voicebox
39 - Lot
41 - 12
43 - Alexandre Dumas ?
44 - 1024
45 - Jupiter
47 - on the moon
49 - Beethoven
50 - Gin

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 92

PostPosted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 4:29 pm
by Hazbeen
24. 6
40. Rugby Union
46. Bull

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 92

PostPosted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 5:16 pm
by magpie in the 80's
A Mum wrote:8- Penicilin ??
10) Virgo
11) Cat

CORRECT A MUM

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 92

PostPosted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 5:17 pm
by magpie in the 80's
The Ash Man wrote:1. John Wilkes Booth
3. George Lucas
6. 200....CLOSE ENOUGH...201 EXACTLY ;)
10. Libra.....INCORRECT
13. Italy
14. California
16. Stockholm

ALL OTHERS CORRECT TAM

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 92

PostPosted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 5:24 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Pseudo wrote:2 - 100000
4 - 24 (assuming train stations and utilities don't count as properties)...INCORRECT
5 - Revelations
9 - Octagon or octahedron, depending on the dimension ("figure" suggests 2D, but "plane faces" suggests 3D)
15 - Puccini
19 - 64
20 - Panda
21 - Mary Shelley
26 - Snake.....CLOSE ENOUGH ....SNAKE
27 - November ?
29 - Montgomery
32 - Paul Hogan
35 - Rome
36 - 13
37 - Johnny Depp
38 - voicebox
39 - Lot
41 - 12
43 - Alexandre Dumas ?....INCORRECT
44 - 1024
45 - Jupiter
47 - on the moon
49 - Beethoven
50 - Gin

ALL OTHERS CORRECT PSEUDO

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 92

PostPosted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 5:24 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Hazbeen wrote:24. 6...CLOSE ENOUGH....5
40. Rugby Union
46. Bull

OTHER 2 CORRECT HB

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 92

PostPosted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 6:26 pm
by Interceptor
33. Red
42. 1972

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 92

PostPosted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:07 pm
by spell_check
For 4 it would have to be 28 then if you count the train stations. I wouldn't count the utilities as properties myself. ;)

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 92

PostPosted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:11 pm
by spell_check
33) Red

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 92

PostPosted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:59 am
by JAS
Q7 Toxicology
Q12 Ian Flemming
Q48 1976?

Regards
JAS

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 92

PostPosted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:18 am
by magpie in the 80's
Interceptor wrote:33. Red
42. 1972

BOTH INCORRECT INTER

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 92

PostPosted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:19 am
by magpie in the 80's
spell_check wrote:For 4 it would have to be 28 then if you count the train stations. I wouldn't count the utilities as properties myself. ;)

INCORRECT SPELLY AND TRAIN STATIONS AND UTILITIES ARE NOT CONSIDERED PROPERTIES IN THIS QUESTION ;)

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 92

PostPosted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:20 am
by magpie in the 80's
spell_check wrote:33) Red

INCORRECT SPELLY

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 92

PostPosted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:20 am
by magpie in the 80's
JAS wrote:Q7 Toxicology
Q12 Ian Flemming
Q48 1976?....INCORRECT

Regards
JAS

OTHERS CORRECT JAS

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 92

PostPosted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 8:10 am
by Peterxtc
18. 1947

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 92

PostPosted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 8:26 am
by magpie in the 80's
Peterxtc wrote:18. 1947

CORRECT PETE

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 92

PostPosted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 6:16 pm
by redandblack
28 Lhasa

31 Al Capone