T245 A TO Z GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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T245 A TO Z GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Jul 08, 2009 1:55 pm

A In Greek mythology what is the name of the twin sister of Apollo?
ARTEMIS
B Which TV series featured the character of Professor Yaffle?
BAG PUSS
C What was Oscar Wilde referring to when he said, “it requires one to assume such indecent postures”?
CRICKET
D What is the alternative name for the larkspur?
DELPHINIUM
E To date (2007) what is the only category of Nobel Prize that has not been won by a woman?
ECONOMICS
F Who has parents called Edna and Ed, attended Rockyville High School and was born on Groundhog Day?
FRED FLINTSTONE
G Which country in Central America has a name that means, place of many trees?
GUATEMALA
H Which TV drama was set in the Scottish village of Lochdubh?
HAMISH MACBETH
I Which chemical element has the atomic number 53?
IODINE
J What is the name of Postman Pat’s son?
JULIAN
K Fisherman’s Bend and Cats Paw are both types of what?
KNOTS
L Which Somerset cheese was introduced to the market amid a blaze of publicity in 1982?
LYMESWORD
M What is the name of the whale in Pinocchio?
MONSTRO
N Who was the first black woman to appear on the front cover of Vogue magazine?
NAOMI CAMPBELL
O What name is given to a distance of eight white notes on a piano keyboard?
OCTAVE
P Which US city has a name meaning of the valley?
PASADENA
Q What is Canada’s oldest city?
QUEBEC
R What is known as the King of the Cheeses in France?
ROQUEFORT
S Natrium was the Latin name for which element?
SODIUM
T In Are You Being Served what is the name of Mrs Slocombe’s pussy?
TIDDLES
U What was the theme song of Flanagan and Allen?
UNDERNEATH THE ARCHES
V With regard to liquids what word is opposite to fluidity?
VISCOSITY
W What term is sometimes referred to as Zero G?
WEIGHTLESSMESS
X Which group of fruits does the coconut belong to?
XYLOCARP
Y What is one doing if pandiculating?
YAWNING
Z Which album did U2 release in July 1993?
ZOOROPA
I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out. - Rodney Dangerfield (1921 - 2004)
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Re: T245 A TO Z GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Postby Thiele » Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:13 pm

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Re: T245 A TO Z GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Postby Baron Greenback » Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:58 pm

A - Athena
G - Guatemala
O - Octave
P - Portland
Q - Quebec
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Postby Mr Beefy » Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:13 pm

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Postby LMA » Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:36 pm

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Re: T245 A TO Z GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Jul 08, 2009 6:20 pm

Thiele wrote:J-James [-(
O-Octave =D>
I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out. - Rodney Dangerfield (1921 - 2004)
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Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Jul 08, 2009 6:21 pm

Chuck Norris wrote:A - Athena [-(
G - Guatemala =D>
O - Octave =D>
P - Portland [-(
Q - Quebec =D>
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Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Jul 08, 2009 6:21 pm

Mr Beefy wrote:W - Weightlessness =D>
V-Viscosity =D>
H - Hearbeat [-(
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Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Jul 08, 2009 6:21 pm

LMA wrote:Moby [-(
Zooropa =D>
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Postby Interceptor » Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:52 pm

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Postby Kahuna » Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:15 pm

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Postby old moz » Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:24 pm

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Re: T245 A TO Z GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:44 pm

Interceptor wrote:E Economics
I Iodine

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Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:44 pm

Kahuna wrote:Artemis
Cricket
Heartbeat....INCORRECT
Knot
Roquefort
Sodium

OTHERS CORRECT K
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Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:45 pm

old moz wrote:U---underneath the arches

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Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:46 pm

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Re: T245 A TO Z GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:03 pm

magpie in the 80's wrote:A In Greek mythology what is the name of the twin sister of Apollo?
ARTEMIS
B Which TV series featured the character of Professor Yaffle?
BAG PUSS
C What was Oscar Wilde referring to when he said, “it requires one to assume such indecent postures”?
CRICKET
D What is the alternative name for the larkspur?
DELPHINIUM
E To date (2007) what is the only category of Nobel Prize that has not been won by a woman?
ECONOMICS
F Who has parents called Edna and Ed, attended Rockyville High School and was born on Groundhog Day?
FRED FLINTSTONE
G Which country in Central America has a name that means, place of many trees?
GUATEMALA
H Which TV drama was set in the Scottish village of Lochdubh?
HAMISH MACBETH
I Which chemical element has the atomic number 53?
IODINE
J What is the name of Postman Pat’s son?
JULIAN
K Fisherman’s Bend and Cats Paw are both types of what?
KNOTS
L Which Somerset cheese was introduced to the market amid a blaze of publicity in 1982?
LYMESWORD
M What is the name of the whale in Pinocchio?
MONSTRO
N Who was the first black woman to appear on the front cover of Vogue magazine?
NAOMI CAMPBELL
O What name is given to a distance of eight white notes on a piano keyboard?
OCTAVE
P Which US city has a name meaning of the valley?
PASADENA
Q What is Canada’s oldest city?
QUEBEC
R What is known as the King of the Cheeses in France?
ROQUEFORT
S Natrium was the Latin name for which element?
SODIUM
T In Are You Being Served what is the name of Mrs Slocombe’s pussy?
TIDDLES
U What was the theme song of Flanagan and Allen?
UNDERNEATH THE ARCHES
V With regard to liquids what word is opposite to fluidity?
VISCOSITY
W What term is sometimes referred to as Zero G?
WEIGHTLESSMESS
X Which group of fruits does the coconut belong to?
XYLOCARP
Y What is one doing if pandiculating?
YAWNING
Z Which album did U2 release in July 1993?
ZOOROPA


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QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

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