GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 104
Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 12:15 pm1 Which WW2 leader was executed by his own people?
MUSSOLINI
2 What nationality was aviator Amy Johnson?
BRITISH
3 Who led the Scottish at the battle of Bannockburn?
ROBERT THE BRUCE
4 On which river are Victoria Falls?
ZAMBESI
5 Vinegar is a dilute solution of which acid?
ACETIC ACID
6 Who wrote "Journey to the Centre of the Earth?"
JULES VERNE
7 Who "used to be Snow White but drifted?"
MAE WEST
8 Rabbits live in a system of tunnels called what?
WARRENS
9 What sort of creature is a hoopoe?
A BIRD
10 80% of the Earth's atmosphere is which gas?
NITROGEN
11 Edmund Hillary was the first to reach which peak?
EVEREST
12 Who was the first British monarch to be photographed?
QUEEN VICTORIA
13 Who wrote and starred in "A fish called Wanda?"
JOHN CLEESE
14 Of which country was Madoc a 12th century prince?
WALES
15 Which respiratory organs are protected by the ribs?
THE LUNGS
16 At which Pole are penguins found?
THE SOUTH POLE
17 Name the white mausoleum found at Agra in India?
THE TAJ MAHAL
18 What is the "Denver Boot?"
A WHEEL CLAMP
19 Which insect was a hit for Herb Alpert?
SPANISH FLEA
20 Which Swede won 5 consecutive Wimbledon titles?
GJORN BORG
21 Which is the largest artery in the body?
THE AORTA
22 What is a balalaika?
A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
23 How is refined sodium chloride better known?
TABLE SALT
24 Which instrument did David play, according to the bible?
HARP
25 If you hold out an olive branch, what do you want?
PEACE
26 Who owned the Chocolate factory in Roald Dahl's story?
WILLY WONKA
27 Which capital city is heated by volcanic springs?
REYKJAVIK
28 What is the name of the USA's National Cemetery?
ARLINGTON
29 Who was governor of the Bahamas during WW2?
DUKE OF WINDSOR
30 Who were the backing group for B Bumble?
THE STINGERS
31 Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
MICHELANGLO
32 In which country is the Algarve?
PORTUGAL
33 In which film did "Oddjob" first appear?
GOLDFINGER
34 Which artist famously painted a can of beans?
ANDY WARHOL
35 Which country singer had a hit with "A boy named Sue?"
JOHNNY CASH
36 Which film features Jamaica's bobsleigh team?
COOL RUNNINGS
37 What was Alfred Nobel's most famous invention?
DYNAMITE
38 What sort of creature is a flying fox?
A BAT
39 Which antibiotic first came into use in 1941?
PENICILLIN
40 How many American states begin with the letter W?
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MUSSOLINI
2 What nationality was aviator Amy Johnson?
BRITISH
3 Who led the Scottish at the battle of Bannockburn?
ROBERT THE BRUCE
4 On which river are Victoria Falls?
ZAMBESI
5 Vinegar is a dilute solution of which acid?
ACETIC ACID
6 Who wrote "Journey to the Centre of the Earth?"
JULES VERNE
7 Who "used to be Snow White but drifted?"
MAE WEST
8 Rabbits live in a system of tunnels called what?
WARRENS
9 What sort of creature is a hoopoe?
A BIRD
10 80% of the Earth's atmosphere is which gas?
NITROGEN
11 Edmund Hillary was the first to reach which peak?
EVEREST
12 Who was the first British monarch to be photographed?
QUEEN VICTORIA
13 Who wrote and starred in "A fish called Wanda?"
JOHN CLEESE
14 Of which country was Madoc a 12th century prince?
WALES
15 Which respiratory organs are protected by the ribs?
THE LUNGS
16 At which Pole are penguins found?
THE SOUTH POLE
17 Name the white mausoleum found at Agra in India?
THE TAJ MAHAL
18 What is the "Denver Boot?"
A WHEEL CLAMP
19 Which insect was a hit for Herb Alpert?
SPANISH FLEA
20 Which Swede won 5 consecutive Wimbledon titles?
GJORN BORG
21 Which is the largest artery in the body?
THE AORTA
22 What is a balalaika?
A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
23 How is refined sodium chloride better known?
TABLE SALT
24 Which instrument did David play, according to the bible?
HARP
25 If you hold out an olive branch, what do you want?
PEACE
26 Who owned the Chocolate factory in Roald Dahl's story?
WILLY WONKA
27 Which capital city is heated by volcanic springs?
REYKJAVIK
28 What is the name of the USA's National Cemetery?
ARLINGTON
29 Who was governor of the Bahamas during WW2?
DUKE OF WINDSOR
30 Who were the backing group for B Bumble?
THE STINGERS
31 Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
MICHELANGLO
32 In which country is the Algarve?
PORTUGAL
33 In which film did "Oddjob" first appear?
GOLDFINGER
34 Which artist famously painted a can of beans?
ANDY WARHOL
35 Which country singer had a hit with "A boy named Sue?"
JOHNNY CASH
36 Which film features Jamaica's bobsleigh team?
COOL RUNNINGS
37 What was Alfred Nobel's most famous invention?
DYNAMITE
38 What sort of creature is a flying fox?
A BAT
39 Which antibiotic first came into use in 1941?
PENICILLIN
40 How many American states begin with the letter W?
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