GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 98
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:37 am1. The 'Sistine Madonna' was painted by which artist?
RAPHAEL
2. The South African city Johannesburg was founded in which year?
1886
3. What colour of jacket do winners of the US Masters Golf get?
GREEN
4. From which fish is Caviar obtained?
STURGEON
5. What was the name of the ranch in the TV series Dallas?
SOUTHFALK
6. What is the unit of currency in Venezuela?
BOLIVAR
7. In John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" where are all forms of worldly pleasures sold?
VANITY FAIR
8. In Lord of the Rings where does Boromir come from?
GONDOR
9. Which country governs the Galapagos Islands?
ECUADOR
10. In the US which is the Golden State?
CALIFORNIA
11. Who is the patron saint of Germany?
BONIFACE
12. Who made the first bifocal spectacles?
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
13. Who was the last king of Egypt?
FAROUK
14. Who was the Roman goddess of wisdom?
MINERVA
15. How many bottles are there in a methusalah?
8
16. A Poult is the young of which bird?
GROUSE
17. What was the name of Dick Turpin's horse?
BLACK BESS
18. What character did Bill Murray play in the movie 'Stripes'?
JOHN WINGER
19. What do the letters DKNY stand for in the world of fashion?
DONNA KARAN NEW YORK
20. Which is the largest of the Greek islands?
CRETE
21. What does the Italian word Pizza mean?
PIE
22. Which is the first letter of the Greek alphabet?
ALPHA
23. Who wrote 'Das Kapital'?
KARL MARX
24. In 1938 who invented the ballpoint pen?
LASZLO BIRO
25. Don McLean's song 'American Pie' was based on the death of which singer?
BUDDY HOLLY
26. What is the capital of Rwanda?
KIGALI
27. In Greek mythology who was the son of Daedalus who flew too near the Sun?
ICARUS
28. The last Chinese year of the Tiger was in what year?
1998
29. What kind of apes occupy the Rock of Gibralter?
BARBARY
30. What colour is the eight ball in a game of pool?
BLACK
31. What is the cube of 9?
729
32. After Methuseleh, in the Bible who is the next oldest man?
NOAH
33. What is measured on the Beaufort scale?
WIND
34. What is the name of the Manx Parliment?
TYNWALD
35. Who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun?
HOWARD CARTER
36. What is a young spider called?
SPIDERLING
37. Who played James Bond in the movie Moonraker?
ROGER MOORE
38. What sign of the zodiac do you come under if you were born on 25th July?
LEO
39. What is the name given to the seat on the back of an elephant?
HOWDAH
40. Who wrote the play Pygmalion?
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
41. Which pop group had a hit with 'Jumpin Jack Flash'?
THE ROLLING STONES
42. The cartoon character Sylvester the cat chased which bird?
TWEETIE PIE
43. Where were the Olympic Games held in 1906?
ATHENS
44. Pewter is an alloy of Tin and what other metal?
LEAD
45. In computing what does ROM stand for?
READ ONLY MEMORY
46. In what year did the volcano Krakatoa erupt?
1883
47. What year did Emporer Hirohito of Japan come to the throne?
1926
48. What is the name of the Lion King?
SIMBA
49. In Australia what is a Corroboree?
DANCE
50. What is the science of sound called?
ACOUSTICS
RAPHAEL
2. The South African city Johannesburg was founded in which year?
1886
3. What colour of jacket do winners of the US Masters Golf get?
GREEN
4. From which fish is Caviar obtained?
STURGEON
5. What was the name of the ranch in the TV series Dallas?
SOUTHFALK
6. What is the unit of currency in Venezuela?
BOLIVAR
7. In John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" where are all forms of worldly pleasures sold?
VANITY FAIR
8. In Lord of the Rings where does Boromir come from?
GONDOR
9. Which country governs the Galapagos Islands?
ECUADOR
10. In the US which is the Golden State?
CALIFORNIA
11. Who is the patron saint of Germany?
BONIFACE
12. Who made the first bifocal spectacles?
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
13. Who was the last king of Egypt?
FAROUK
14. Who was the Roman goddess of wisdom?
MINERVA
15. How many bottles are there in a methusalah?
8
16. A Poult is the young of which bird?
GROUSE
17. What was the name of Dick Turpin's horse?
BLACK BESS
18. What character did Bill Murray play in the movie 'Stripes'?
JOHN WINGER
19. What do the letters DKNY stand for in the world of fashion?
DONNA KARAN NEW YORK
20. Which is the largest of the Greek islands?
CRETE
21. What does the Italian word Pizza mean?
PIE
22. Which is the first letter of the Greek alphabet?
ALPHA
23. Who wrote 'Das Kapital'?
KARL MARX
24. In 1938 who invented the ballpoint pen?
LASZLO BIRO
25. Don McLean's song 'American Pie' was based on the death of which singer?
BUDDY HOLLY
26. What is the capital of Rwanda?
KIGALI
27. In Greek mythology who was the son of Daedalus who flew too near the Sun?
ICARUS
28. The last Chinese year of the Tiger was in what year?
1998
29. What kind of apes occupy the Rock of Gibralter?
BARBARY
30. What colour is the eight ball in a game of pool?
BLACK
31. What is the cube of 9?
729
32. After Methuseleh, in the Bible who is the next oldest man?
NOAH
33. What is measured on the Beaufort scale?
WIND
34. What is the name of the Manx Parliment?
TYNWALD
35. Who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun?
HOWARD CARTER
36. What is a young spider called?
SPIDERLING
37. Who played James Bond in the movie Moonraker?
ROGER MOORE
38. What sign of the zodiac do you come under if you were born on 25th July?
LEO
39. What is the name given to the seat on the back of an elephant?
HOWDAH
40. Who wrote the play Pygmalion?
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
41. Which pop group had a hit with 'Jumpin Jack Flash'?
THE ROLLING STONES
42. The cartoon character Sylvester the cat chased which bird?
TWEETIE PIE
43. Where were the Olympic Games held in 1906?
ATHENS
44. Pewter is an alloy of Tin and what other metal?
LEAD
45. In computing what does ROM stand for?
READ ONLY MEMORY
46. In what year did the volcano Krakatoa erupt?
1883
47. What year did Emporer Hirohito of Japan come to the throne?
1926
48. What is the name of the Lion King?
SIMBA
49. In Australia what is a Corroboree?
DANCE
50. What is the science of sound called?
ACOUSTICS