GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 93
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:45 am1. What chemical element has the symbol Na?
SODIUM
2. In which country would you find Orly airport?
FRANCE
3. Who was the 'Maid of Orleans'?
JOAN OF ARC
4. How many points are awarded for a try in Rugby Union?
5
5. Who starred with Will Smith in the movie 'Men In Black'?
TOMMY LEE JONES
6. How many players are there in a baseball team?
9
7. What is the capital of Switzerland?
BERNE
8. Who did James Bond marry?
TERESA DRACO
9. Who did Quasimodo love?
ESMERALDA
10. Which is the next prime number after 73?
79
11. Which element has the symbol K?
POTASSIUM
12. What is Japans National Religion?
SHINTO
13. Who is the Greek god of the sea?
POSEIDON
14. How many Centimetres are there in a Kilometre?
100,000
15. What was the name of Jasons ship?
THE ARGO
16. Which blood group is the most common worldwide?
O
17. What nationality is Celine Dion?
CANADIAN
18. How many land miles are there in a league?
3
19. What nationality were the Michelin brothers who founded a tyre company in 1888?
FRENCH
20 Who is the current President of Russia?
VLADIMIR PUTIN
21. Who was 'Goldfinger's' bodyguard in the movie of the same name?
ODD JOB
22. What is the art of trimming bushes into shapes called?
TOPIARY
23. Who wrote 'Paradise Lost'?
JOHN MILTON
24. Which is the highest mountain in Australia?
KOSCIUSKO
25. What is the longest river in France?
LOIRE
26. Who wrote the opera Lakme?
DELIBES
27. What is Chandlers surname in the tv sitcom 'Friends'?
BING
28. What was Cary Grant's real name?
ARCHIBALD LEACH
29. In the tv series 'Hart to Hart' which actor played the part of Jonathan Hart?
ROBERT WAGNER
30. Who was the 30th President of the United States of America?
CALVIN COOLIDGE
31. Who wrote the book The Wind in the Willows?
KENNETH GRAHAME
32. What is the scientific name for 'Laughing Gas'?
NITROUS OXIDE
33. Which US city is the home of Jazz?
NEW ORLEANS
34. In what year did George Burns die?
1996
35. Who was the youngest player to win the mens singles Wimbeldon title in 1985?
BORIS BECKER
36. What is the common name for the fruit bearing plant Fragaria vesca?
STRAWBERRY
37. What is the name of the queen of the fairies in Shakespeares Midsummer Night's dream?
TITANIA
38. What kind of dog is Charles Schultz's Snoopy?
BEAGLE
39. In a Sikh temple what is a langar?
KITCHEN
40. Who was the Roman governer of Judaea in AD 26?
PONTIUS PILATE
41. The Bombyx mori is commonly known as what?
SILKWORM
42. Who was the goddess of the sea in Greek mythology?
AMPHITRITE
43. What is Englands highest mountain?
SCAFELL PIKE
44. Which planet was the birthplace of Spock in the TV series Star Trek?
VULCAN
45. What was Mahatma Gandhi's first name?
MOHANDES
46. The three headed dog cerberus in Greek mythology guarded the entrance to where?
HADES
47. The Prado museum can be found in which Spanish city?
MADRID
48. What scale of measurement is used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?
RICHTER
49. Which is the highest waterfall in the world?
ANGEL FALLS
50. What is the sugar found in milk?
LACTOSE
SODIUM
2. In which country would you find Orly airport?
FRANCE
3. Who was the 'Maid of Orleans'?
JOAN OF ARC
4. How many points are awarded for a try in Rugby Union?
5
5. Who starred with Will Smith in the movie 'Men In Black'?
TOMMY LEE JONES
6. How many players are there in a baseball team?
9
7. What is the capital of Switzerland?
BERNE
8. Who did James Bond marry?
TERESA DRACO
9. Who did Quasimodo love?
ESMERALDA
10. Which is the next prime number after 73?
79
11. Which element has the symbol K?
POTASSIUM
12. What is Japans National Religion?
SHINTO
13. Who is the Greek god of the sea?
POSEIDON
14. How many Centimetres are there in a Kilometre?
100,000
15. What was the name of Jasons ship?
THE ARGO
16. Which blood group is the most common worldwide?
O
17. What nationality is Celine Dion?
CANADIAN
18. How many land miles are there in a league?
3
19. What nationality were the Michelin brothers who founded a tyre company in 1888?
FRENCH
20 Who is the current President of Russia?
VLADIMIR PUTIN
21. Who was 'Goldfinger's' bodyguard in the movie of the same name?
ODD JOB
22. What is the art of trimming bushes into shapes called?
TOPIARY
23. Who wrote 'Paradise Lost'?
JOHN MILTON
24. Which is the highest mountain in Australia?
KOSCIUSKO
25. What is the longest river in France?
LOIRE
26. Who wrote the opera Lakme?
DELIBES
27. What is Chandlers surname in the tv sitcom 'Friends'?
BING
28. What was Cary Grant's real name?
ARCHIBALD LEACH
29. In the tv series 'Hart to Hart' which actor played the part of Jonathan Hart?
ROBERT WAGNER
30. Who was the 30th President of the United States of America?
CALVIN COOLIDGE
31. Who wrote the book The Wind in the Willows?
KENNETH GRAHAME
32. What is the scientific name for 'Laughing Gas'?
NITROUS OXIDE
33. Which US city is the home of Jazz?
NEW ORLEANS
34. In what year did George Burns die?
1996
35. Who was the youngest player to win the mens singles Wimbeldon title in 1985?
BORIS BECKER
36. What is the common name for the fruit bearing plant Fragaria vesca?
STRAWBERRY
37. What is the name of the queen of the fairies in Shakespeares Midsummer Night's dream?
TITANIA
38. What kind of dog is Charles Schultz's Snoopy?
BEAGLE
39. In a Sikh temple what is a langar?
KITCHEN
40. Who was the Roman governer of Judaea in AD 26?
PONTIUS PILATE
41. The Bombyx mori is commonly known as what?
SILKWORM
42. Who was the goddess of the sea in Greek mythology?
AMPHITRITE
43. What is Englands highest mountain?
SCAFELL PIKE
44. Which planet was the birthplace of Spock in the TV series Star Trek?
VULCAN
45. What was Mahatma Gandhi's first name?
MOHANDES
46. The three headed dog cerberus in Greek mythology guarded the entrance to where?
HADES
47. The Prado museum can be found in which Spanish city?
MADRID
48. What scale of measurement is used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?
RICHTER
49. Which is the highest waterfall in the world?
ANGEL FALLS
50. What is the sugar found in milk?
LACTOSE
