GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 106

[magpie in the 80's]

1 How many queens have ruled France?
NONE
2 In which country is Baden-Baden?
GERMANY
3 Where in your body is the tibia?
THE SHIN
4 What was a doublet?
A MAN'S JACKET
5 Which English king was nicknamed Rufus?
WILLIAM II
6 Which county gives its name to a horse known as a Punch?
SUFFOLK
7 During how many days was Jesus tempted while in the wilderness?
40
8 Obstetrics is the study of what?
CHILD BIRTH
9 Which bird gave Fleetwood Mac a No 1 instrumental?
ALBATROSS
10 In proverb speech is silver but what is golden?
SILENCE
11 Who became known as 'The King of the Wild Frontier"?
DAVY CROCKETT
12 What is the heavy rain of summer called in Asia ?
MONSOON
13 What is alopecia?
BALDNESS
14 Which London station would you arrive at if you travelled from Ipswich?
LIVERPOOL
15 What fruit are you said to be if you are accompanying a courting couple?
GOOSEBERRY
16 Frederick the Great was king of which country?
PRUSSIA
17 Who had a hit with "Positively Fourth Street"?
RICHARD ZIMMERMAN E.G. BOB DYLAN
18 Which city was built on seven hills?
ROME
19 What type of creature is a painted lady?
BUTTERFLY
20 What is a lift for food in a restaurant known as?
A DUMBWAITER
21 Which Latin phrase means in good faith?
BONA FIDE
22 What does a misogynist hate?
WOMEN
23 Which American president had a wife known as Ladybird?
LYNDON JOHNSON
24 What name is given to animals that eat grass and plants?
HERBIVORE
25 What is Delft in Holland famous for?
POTTERY
26 In the Bible, which king had to decide which of two women was the mother of a child?
SOLOMON
27 Fletcher Christian led a mutiny on which ship?
HMS BOUNTY
28 Who wrote "Under Milk Wood"?
DYLAN THOMAS
29 What is the capital of Hawaii?
HONOLULU
30 What is the post code known as in America?
ZIP CODE
31 What is the coloured part of the eye called?
IRIS
32 With what type of entertainment is Marcel Marceau associated?
MIME
33 Which city was linked with gangster Al Capone in the 1920s?
CHICAGO
34 Who stirred with Celia Johnson in "Brief Encounter"?
TREVOR HOWARD
35 In which British city is the station Temple Meads?
BRISTOL
36 What is a stinkhorn?
FUNGUS
37 What was the name of John the Baptists mother?
ELIZABETH
38 Which Tudor figure is the main character in "A Man For All Seasons"?
THOMAS MORE
39 Which American president had the first names John Fitzgerald?
KENNEDY
40 In which country is Havana?
CUBA
41 Which Ancient British priests were associated with mistletoe?
THE DRUIDS
42 What does a theodolite measure?
ANGLES
43 Which poisonous gas is given off from a car exhaust?
CARBON MONOXIDE
44 In Scotland, what are Eigg, Muck and Rhum?
ISLANDS
45 What is ornithology?
STUDY OF BIRDS
46 Robert Menzies was prime minister of which country?
AUSTRALIA
47 What is the currency of Poland?
THE ZLOTY
48 Which radio show featured Jimmy Edwards and June Whitfield?
TAKE IT FROM HERE
49 In maths, what is meant by three dots in a triangular formation?
THEREFORE
50 Traditionally, what does a cooper make?
BARRELS
51 Which motorway goes from east to west across the Pennines?
M62
52 What are workers and drones types of?
BEES
53 What is the middle name of Winston S. Churchill?
SPENCER
54 On what calendar date is Burns Night?
25TH JANUARY
55 What is the home of a beaver called?
LODGE
56 How many railway stations are there on a Monopoly board?
4
57 Which spaceman appeared on the front page of the original "Eagle" comic?
DAN DARE
58 What has the body of a lion and the head of a human?
THE SPHINX
59 Who invented the method by which the blind can read by touch?
LOUIS BRAILLE
60 Who sang the Bond theme "Goldfinger"?
SHIRLEY BASSEY
61 What does a costermonger sell?
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
62 What did the Italian soldier Garibaldi give his name to?
A BISCUIT
63 Who wrote "Lorna Doone"?
R.D. BLACKMORE
64 Which sea is north of Turkey?
BLACK SEA
65 What colour are the flowers of St John's Wort?
YELLOW
66 Segovia is associated with which musical instrument?
GUITAR
67 Cold meat and cold potatoes can produce what dish?
BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
68 Which king is supposed to have hidden in a tree after the Battle of Worcester?
CHARLES II
69 Which brothers flew the first manned, powered aeroplane?
THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
70 The Heriot -Watt university is in which city?
EDINBURGH
71 What colour are gorse flowers?
YELLOW
72 In the 14th century, which two countries fought at Poitiers?
ENGLAND AND FRANCE
73 In music, a flat sign lowers a note but what sign raises a note?
SHARP
74 What are the two main colours on the Vatican flag?
WHITE AND YELLOW
75 Chemically pure gold contains how many carats?
24
76 In chess, which piece always moves diagonally?
BISHOP
77 Are sea-urchins animal, vegetable or mineral?
ANIMAL
78 Dexter and May have captained England in which sport?
CRICKET
79 Which artist painted "Sunflowers"?
VAN GOGH
80 In which county is Windsor Castle?
BERKSHIRE
81 What term is given to the distance from the centre of a circle to the outer edge?
RADIUS
82 Which is the highest mountain in the Alps?
MT. BLANC
83 How many points are there on a snowflake?
6
84 Who wrote the story "The Invisible Man"?
H.G. WELLES
85 On which island did King John set his seal to the Magna Carta?
RUNNYMEDE
86 How many degrees in a right angle?
90
87 Which Derbyshire town gives its name to a Tart?
BAKEWELL
88 Jonquil is a shade of which colour?
YELLOW
89 What is halitosis?
BAD BREATHE
90 Who created the character Kiki the parrot?
ENID BLYTON
91 Which sea does the River Rhone flow into?
MEDITERRANEAN
92 In which card game can you stick and twist?
PONTOON
93 How is singer/songwriter John Henry Deutschendorf better known?
JOHN DENVER
94 The Rio Grande separates which two countries?
MEXICO AND USA
95 In Latin, what does "Ave Marie" mean?
HAIL MARY
96 How many decades are there in two centuries?
20
97 How many stripes does a police sergeant have on his arm?
3
98 Which royal was quoted by the press as saying "Why don't you naff off"?
PRINCESS ANNE
99 Which writer created Philip Marlowe, the private eye?
RAYMOND CHANDLER
100 What is the name for the study of rocks and the earth's crust?
GEOLOGY

[Mr Beefy]

3 leg

[Q.]

8. Pregnancy
12. Monsoon
13. Loss of pigmentation in hair
19. Butterfly
22. Women
24. Herbivore
30. Zip Code
31. Iris
36. Mushroom
40. Cuba
43. Carbon monoxide
45. Study of birds
49. Therefore
52. Bees
55. Dam
56. 4
69. Wright
75. 24
76. Bishop
77. Animal
81. Radius
86. 90
96. 20
100. Geologist

[Mr Beefy]

10 Silence

[Mr Beefy]

94 Mexico and USA

[Mr Beefy]

78 Cricket

[Leaping Lindner]

5 Which English king was nicknamed Rufus? William II
7 During how many days was Jesus tempted while in the wilderness? 40
9 Which bird gave Fleetwood Mac a No 1 instrumental? Albatross
10 In proverb speech is silver but what is golden? Silence
11 Who became known as 'The King of the Wild Frontier"? Davy Crockett
12 What is the heavy rain of summer called in Asia ? Monsoon
16 Frederick the Great was king of which country? Prussia
17 Who had a hit with "Positively Fourth Street"? Robert Zimmerman
20 What is a lift for food in a restaurant known as? Dumb Waiter
22 What does a misogynist hate? Women
23 Which American president had a wife known as Ladybird? Johnson
26 In the Bible, which king had to decide which of two women was the mother of a child? Solomon
27 Fletcher Christian led a mutiny on which ship? HMS Bounty
30 What is the post code known as in America? Zip
31 What is the coloured part of the eye called? Iris
32 With what type of entertainment is Marcel Marceau associated? Mime (but I wouldn't call it entertainment )
33 Which city was linked with gangster Al Capone in the 1920s? Chicago
39 Which American president had the first names John Fitzgerald? Kennedy
40 In which country is Havana? Cuba
43 Which poisonous gas is given off from a car exhaust? Carbon Monoxide
46 Robert Menzies was prime minister of which country? New Holland
50 Traditionally, what does a cooper make? Barrels
52 What are workers and drones types of? Bees
56 How many railway stations are there on a Monopoly board? 4
59 Who invented the method by which the blind can read by touch? Louis Braille
60 Who sang the Bond theme "Goldfinger"? Shirley Bassey
69 Which brothers flew the first manned, powered aeroplane? The Wright Brothers
79 Which artist painted "Sunflowers"? Van Gogh
80 In which county is Windsor Castle? England
93 How is singer/songwriter John Henry Deutschendorf better known? John Denver
94 The Rio Grande separates which two countries? Mexico and US

[Brock Landers]

64. Black Sea
95. Hail Mary
97. 3

[godoubleblues]

Q42 - angles

[magpie in the 80's]

3 leg

MORE INFO REQUIRED MB

[magpie in the 80's]

8. Pregnancy
12. Monsoon
13. Loss of pigmentation in hair...close enough...BALDNESS
19. Butterfly
22. Women
24. Herbivore
30. Zip Code
31. Iris
36. Mushroom....close enough.....FUNGUS
40. Cuba
43. Carbon monoxide
45. Study of birds
49. Therefore
52. Bees
55. Dam....incorrect
56. 4
69. Wright
75. 24
76. Bishop
77. Animal
81. Radius
86. 90
96. 20
100. Geologist....close enough.....GEOLOGY

all others correct Q

[magpie in the 80's]

10 Silence

correct MB and can you put your answers in one post thanks

[magpie in the 80's]

94 Mexico and USA

correct mb

[magpie in the 80's]

78 Cricket

correct mb

[magpie in the 80's]

5 Which English king was nicknamed Rufus? William II
7 During how many days was Jesus tempted while in the wilderness? 40
9 Which bird gave Fleetwood Mac a No 1 instrumental? Albatross
10 In proverb speech is silver but what is golden? Silence
11 Who became known as 'The King of the Wild Frontier"? Davy Crockett
12 What is the heavy rain of summer called in Asia ? Monsoon
16 Frederick the Great was king of which country? Prussia
17 Who had a hit with "Positively Fourth Street"? Robert Zimmerman..HAHA
20 What is a lift for food in a restaurant known as? Dumb Waiter
22 What does a misogynist hate? Women
23 Which American president had a wife known as Ladybird? Johnson
26 In the Bible, which king had to decide which of two women was the mother of a child? Solomon
27 Fletcher Christian led a mutiny on which ship? HMS Bounty
30 What is the post code known as in America? Zip
31 What is the coloured part of the eye called? Iris
32 With what type of entertainment is Marcel Marceau associated? Mime (but I wouldn't call it entertainment )
33 Which city was linked with gangster Al Capone in the 1920s? Chicago
39 Which American president had the first names John Fitzgerald? Kennedy
40 In which country is Havana? Cuba
43 Which poisonous gas is given off from a car exhaust? Carbon Monoxide
46 Robert Menzies was prime minister of which country? New Holland..haha again
50 Traditionally, what does a cooper make? Barrels
52 What are workers and drones types of? Bees
56 How many railway stations are there on a Monopoly board? 4
59 Who invented the method by which the blind can read by touch? Louis Braille
60 Who sang the Bond theme "Goldfinger"? Shirley Bassey
69 Which brothers flew the first manned, powered aeroplane? The Wright Brothers
79 Which artist painted "Sunflowers"? Van Gogh
80 In which county is Windsor Castle? England....incorrect..read the Q HAHA
93 How is singer/songwriter John Henry Deutschendorf better known? John Denver
94 The Rio Grande separates which two countries? Mexico and US

after spending to much time on answering this post the rest are correct and my eyes are worse off for it LL

[magpie in the 80's]

64. Black Sea
95. Hail Mary
97. 3

corrrect bl

[magpie in the 80's]

Q42 - angles

correct gdb

[tipper]

76)Bishop

I really have to get onto these quizzes earlier, all the others i knew are already answered!!

[Leaping Lindner]

5 Which English king was nicknamed Rufus? William II
7 During how many days was Jesus tempted while in the wilderness? 40
9 Which bird gave Fleetwood Mac a No 1 instrumental? Albatross
10 In proverb speech is silver but what is golden? Silence
11 Who became known as 'The King of the Wild Frontier"? Davy Crockett
12 What is the heavy rain of summer called in Asia ? Monsoon
16 Frederick the Great was king of which country? Prussia
17 Who had a hit with "Positively Fourth Street"? Robert Zimmerman..HAHA
20 What is a lift for food in a restaurant known as? Dumb Waiter
22 What does a misogynist hate? Women
23 Which American president had a wife known as Ladybird? Johnson
26 In the Bible, which king had to decide which of two women was the mother of a child? Solomon
27 Fletcher Christian led a mutiny on which ship? HMS Bounty
30 What is the post code known as in America? Zip
31 What is the coloured part of the eye called? Iris
32 With what type of entertainment is Marcel Marceau associated? Mime (but I wouldn't call it entertainment )
33 Which city was linked with gangster Al Capone in the 1920s? Chicago
39 Which American president had the first names John Fitzgerald? Kennedy
40 In which country is Havana? Cuba
43 Which poisonous gas is given off from a car exhaust? Carbon Monoxide
46 Robert Menzies was prime minister of which country? New Holland..haha again
50 Traditionally, what does a cooper make? Barrels
52 What are workers and drones types of? Bees
56 How many railway stations are there on a Monopoly board? 4
59 Who invented the method by which the blind can read by touch? Louis Braille
60 Who sang the Bond theme "Goldfinger"? Shirley Bassey
69 Which brothers flew the first manned, powered aeroplane? The Wright Brothers
79 Which artist painted "Sunflowers"? Van Gogh
80 In which county is Windsor Castle? England....incorrect..read the Q HAHA
93 How is singer/songwriter John Henry Deutschendorf better known? John Denver
94 The Rio Grande separates which two countries? Mexico and US

after spending to much time on answering this post the rest are correct and my eyes are worse off for it LL

Berkshire...sorry Berkshire

[magpie in the 80's]

76)Bishop

I really have to get onto these quizzes earlier, all the others i knew are already answered!!

CORRECT TIP