GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 100
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 7:50 am1 Which country is ruled by the House of Grimaldi?
MONOCO
2 In the US it's the hood. What is it in the UK?
THE BONNET
3 After which saint is the heaviest breed of dog named?
SAINT BERNARD
4 What is the collective name for a group of hounds?
A PACK
5 Which is the largest type of whale?
BLUE WHALE
6 With which meat is apple sauce traditionally served?
PORK
7 Who wrote "Gulliver's Travels?"
JONATHON SWIFT
8 What is the name of the Muppet frog?
KERMIT
9 Which religious day follows Shrove Tuesday?
ASH WEDNESDAY
10 How many minutes are there in 12.5 hours?
750
11 In which country was Elton John born?
ENGLAND
12 "N" is the symbol for which chemical element?
NITROGEN
13 Of what is hippophobia a fear?
HORSES
14 Which Jewish state was founded in 1948?
ISREAL
15 In which Scandinavian country would you find fjords?
NORWAY
16 Which vegetable is the Welsh emblem?
THE LEEK
17 Which relatives are "kissin" in the 1964 Elvis song?
COUSINS
18 Which is the 8th planet from the sun?
NEPTUNE
19 Steve Biko died in prison in which country?
SOUTH AFRICA
20 What is an Indian ladies traditional dress called?
A SARI
21 On which coast of the USA is San Francisco?
WEST
22 What type of creature is a Natterjack?
TOAD
23 What was pop artist Warhol's first name?
ANDY
24 Which musical instrument did Jimi Hendrix play?
GUITAR
25 Which monster was created by Mary Shelley?
FRANKENSTEIN
26 On which mountain did Moses receive the Tablets of Law?
SINAI
27 Who was king Solomon's father?
DAVID
28 Which star is roughly 93 million miles from Earth?
THE SUN
29 What colour wine gave Elkie Brookes chart success?
LILAC
30 What does a seismometer measure?
EARTHQUAKE STRENGTH
31 Which country introduced the guillotine in 1792?
FRANCE
32 Which is the largest of the Canary Islands?
TENERIFE
33 Who led the Mutiny on the Bounty.
FLETCHER CHRISTIAN
34 Who is the Adams family butler?
LURCH
35 What colour is the background of the Japanese flag?
WHITE
36 On what day would you play "Trick or Treat?"
HALLOWEEN
37 Of which race was Montezuma the leader?
THE AZTECS
38 Which is bigger, a gene or a chromosome?
CHROMSOME
39 What number is the black ball in pool?
8
40 What delicacy come from the sturgeon?
CAVIAR
MONOCO
2 In the US it's the hood. What is it in the UK?
THE BONNET
3 After which saint is the heaviest breed of dog named?
SAINT BERNARD
4 What is the collective name for a group of hounds?
A PACK
5 Which is the largest type of whale?
BLUE WHALE
6 With which meat is apple sauce traditionally served?
PORK
7 Who wrote "Gulliver's Travels?"
JONATHON SWIFT
8 What is the name of the Muppet frog?
KERMIT
9 Which religious day follows Shrove Tuesday?
ASH WEDNESDAY
10 How many minutes are there in 12.5 hours?
750
11 In which country was Elton John born?
ENGLAND
12 "N" is the symbol for which chemical element?
NITROGEN
13 Of what is hippophobia a fear?
HORSES
14 Which Jewish state was founded in 1948?
ISREAL
15 In which Scandinavian country would you find fjords?
NORWAY
16 Which vegetable is the Welsh emblem?
THE LEEK
17 Which relatives are "kissin" in the 1964 Elvis song?
COUSINS
18 Which is the 8th planet from the sun?
NEPTUNE
19 Steve Biko died in prison in which country?
SOUTH AFRICA
20 What is an Indian ladies traditional dress called?
A SARI
21 On which coast of the USA is San Francisco?
WEST
22 What type of creature is a Natterjack?
TOAD
23 What was pop artist Warhol's first name?
ANDY
24 Which musical instrument did Jimi Hendrix play?
GUITAR
25 Which monster was created by Mary Shelley?
FRANKENSTEIN
26 On which mountain did Moses receive the Tablets of Law?
SINAI
27 Who was king Solomon's father?
DAVID
28 Which star is roughly 93 million miles from Earth?
THE SUN
29 What colour wine gave Elkie Brookes chart success?
LILAC
30 What does a seismometer measure?
EARTHQUAKE STRENGTH
31 Which country introduced the guillotine in 1792?
FRANCE
32 Which is the largest of the Canary Islands?
TENERIFE
33 Who led the Mutiny on the Bounty.
FLETCHER CHRISTIAN
34 Who is the Adams family butler?
LURCH
35 What colour is the background of the Japanese flag?
WHITE
36 On what day would you play "Trick or Treat?"
HALLOWEEN
37 Of which race was Montezuma the leader?
THE AZTECS
38 Which is bigger, a gene or a chromosome?
CHROMSOME
39 What number is the black ball in pool?
8
40 What delicacy come from the sturgeon?
CAVIAR