GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.101

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Where in Asia would you find the city of Lahore?
PAKISTAN
2 By what other name is the Society of Friends known?
QUAKERS
3 What sort of animal was Moby Dick?
A WHALE
4 Who would use an anvil?
A BLACKSMITH
5 Which American singer starred in A Star is Born?
BARBARA STREISAND
6 Which part of New York was in a vocal quartets name?
MANHATTAN (TRANSFER)
7 In which sport did Torvill and Dean win Olympic gold?
ICE DANCE/SKATING
8 How many tentacles has an octopus?
8
9 Which gas makes popular drinks fizzy?
CARBON DIOXIDE
10 Which Oscar won an Oscar?
OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN
11 How was jazz musician Thomas Waller better known?
FATS WALLER
12 What sort of twins were Chang and Eng, born in 1811?
SIAMESE
13 What sort of creature is a Wallaby?
A MARSUPIAL
14 At which Pole are Polar Bears found?
THE NORTH POLE
15 Scotch, Rye and Bourbon are all types of which drink?
WHISKY
16 Of which metal is steel an alloy?
IRON
17 What is the home country of Bryan Adams?
CANADA
18 Morello is a variety of which fruit?
CHERRY
19 Which is the world's smallest ocean?
ARCTIC OCEAN
20 Who invented the World War 2 bouncing bomb?
BARNES WALLACE
21 If a sailor was in "the heads," where would he be?
THE TOILET
22 At which naval battle was Nelson killed?
TRAFALGAR
23 Who joined Lionel Richie on "Endless Love?"
DIANA ROSS
24 Of which country is Damascus the capital?
SYRIA
25 What was prohibited in the US in January 1920?
ALCHOLIC DRINKS
26 Which metal is liquid at room temperature?
MERCURY
27 Who was the author of the third gospel in the New Testament?
LUKE
28 In which continent are ostriches found in the wild?
AFRICA
29 Which organ is affected by hepatitis?
THE LIVER
30 What title was assumed by the rulers of ancient Egypt?
PHAROH
31 Where in Kentucky is the US gold depository?
FORT KNOX
32 Which country owns the land at the North Pole?
NO ONE DOES
33 What sort of creature is a barracuda?
FISH
34 By what name are the Sandwich Islands now known?
HAWAII
35 Whose first hit record was "Wuthering Heights?"
KATE BUSH
36 What type of machine was invented by Isaac Singer?
THE SEWING MACHINE
37 In which limb would you find the radius and ulna?
THE ARM
38 How many cubic feet are there in a cubic yard?
27
39 How many wives did HenryVIII have?
SIX
40 What word describes an animal without a backbone?
INVERTEBRATE

[godoubleblues]

Q1 - Pakistan
Q4 - blacksmith
Q5 - Barbara Streisand
Q11 - Fats Waller
Q14 - North
Q17 - Canada
Q21 - toilet
Q35 - Kate Bush
Q38 - 27

[Interceptor]

3 What sort of animal was Moby Dick? whale
7 In which sport did Torvill and Dean win Olympic gold? ice/figure skating
9 Which gas makes popular drinks fizzy? carbon dioxide
12 What sort of twins were Chang and Eng, born in 1811? Siamese
13 What sort of creature is a Wallaby? mammal
15 Scotch, Rye and Bourbon are all types of which drink? whisky
16 Of which metal is steel an alloy? iron
25 What was prohibited in the US in January 1920? alcoholic beverages
26 Which metal is liquid at room temperature? mercury
28 In which continent are ostriches found in the wild? Africa
29 Which organ is affected by hepatitis? liver
30 What title was assumed by the rulers of ancient Egypt? Pharoh
31 Where in Kentucky is the US gold depository? Fort Knox
33 What sort of creature is a barracuda? fish
36 What type of machine was invented by Isaac Singer? sewing machine
37 In which limb would you find the radius and ulna? leg

[custardarm]

13 marsupial
40 invertebrate

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1 - Pakistan
Q4 - blacksmith
Q5 - Barbara Streisand
Q11 - Fats Waller
Q14 - North
Q17 - Canada
Q21 - toilet
Q35 - Kate Bush
Q38 - 27

correct gdb

[magpie in the 80's]

3 What sort of animal was Moby Dick? whale
7 In which sport did Torvill and Dean win Olympic gold? ice/figure skating
9 Which gas makes popular drinks fizzy? carbon dioxide
12 What sort of twins were Chang and Eng, born in 1811? Siamese
13 What sort of creature is a Wallaby? mammal..more info required
15 Scotch, Rye and Bourbon are all types of which drink? whisky
16 Of which metal is steel an alloy? iron
25 What was prohibited in the US in January 1920? alcoholic beverages
26 Which metal is liquid at room temperature? mercury
28 In which continent are ostriches found in the wild? Africa
29 Which organ is affected by hepatitis? liver
30 What title was assumed by the rulers of ancient Egypt? Pharoh
31 Where in Kentucky is the US gold depository? Fort Knox
33 What sort of creature is a barracuda? fish
36 What type of machine was invented by Isaac Singer? sewing machine
37 In which limb would you find the radius and ulna? leg..incorrect

all others correct inter

[magpie in the 80's]

13 marsupial
40 invertebrate

correct ca

[Dirko]

18 Grape
23 Dianna Ross
24 Syria
32 Denmark
37 Arm

[Kahuna]

2/ Quakers
6/ Manhattan (Transfer)
8/ 8
9/ Carbon Dioxide
10/ The Grouch?
19/ Arctic
20/ Barnes Wallis
22/ Trafalgar
32/ No land at North Pole

[magpie in the 80's]

18 Grape ..INCORRECT
23 Dianna Ross
24 Syria
32 Denmark ...INCORRECT
37 Arm

OTHERS CORRECT SJABC

[magpie in the 80's]

2/ Quakers
6/ Manhattan (Transfer)
8/ 8
9/ Carbon Dioxide
10/ The Grouch?..INCORRECT
19/ Arctic
20/ Barnes Wallis
22/ Trafalgar
32/ No land at North Pole..CLOSE ENOUGH. NO ONE OWNS IT

OTHERS CORRECT K

[Peterxtc]

39. 6

[magpie in the 80's]

39. 6

correct pete

[godoubleblues]

Q34 - Hawaii

[magpie in the 80's]

Q34 - Hawaii

correct gdb

[LMA]

18. Cherries

[magpie in the 80's]

18. Cherries

correct LMA

[Footy Chick]

10. Jack Lemmon or Walter Matthau
27. Luke

[magpie in the 80's]

10. Jack Lemmon or Walter Matthau..good guess but incorrect
27. Luke.....correct

[Footy Chick]

Well ils it Oscar Wilde then?