GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.109
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:25 pm1 What colour is the flag of surrender?
WHITE
2 Who is the world's No. 1 male golfer?
TIGER WOODS
3 What is Donald Duck's numberplate?
313
4 Who is the Federal Opposition Leader?
MALCOLM TURNBILL
5 What does a peruker make?
WIGS
6 Optima is a plural of which word?
OPTIMUM
7 To throw a tantrum is to spit the what?
DUMMY
8 Which town in Germany is famous for a passion play held every 10 years?
OBERAMMERGAU
9 Beds is the abbreviation of which English county?
BEDFORDSHIRE
10 Name the U.S. inventor who in 1926 said: "I have determined that there is no market for talking pictures."
THOMAS EDISON
11 Name the organisation founded in England in 1865 by William Booth to revive religion among the masses.
SALVATION ARMY
12 What is the meaning of the Italian phrase "numero uno"?
NUMBER ONE
13 Who is the chief executive of Qantas?
ALAN JOYCE
14 Which amusement park in California is known as the Magic Kingdom?
DISNEYLAND
15 What is trichosis?
ANY DISEASE OF THE HAIR
16 What have Toby Kwimper, Chad Gates, Tulsa McLean and Rusty Wells in common?
ALL CHARACTERS IN ELVIS MOVIES
17 Jewish holy days begin at what time of the day?
SUNSET
18 What kind of person is a bellwether?
A PERSON WHOM OTHERS FOLLOW BLINDLY
19 Who sang With a Little Help From My Friends at the 1969 Woodstock festival?
JOE COCKER
20 What is spinach cinema?
A MOVIE WHICH THOUGHT TO BE OF HIGH QUALITY BUT NOT INTERESTING
21 On which Atlantic island did Napoleon Bonaparte die in exile in 1821?
ST HELENA
22 In The Simpsons, what is Krusty the Clown's real first name?
HERSCHEL
23 Name the captain of Adelaide United.
TRAVIS DODD
24 In 1935, what did Joseph Stalin call the most outstanding feature of the Soviet Union?
GAIETY
25 Who compered the Australian television game show Strike It Lucky in the 1990s?
RONNIE BURNS
26 Who is South Australia's Health Minister?
JOHN HILL
27 The song I Feel Pretty comes from which musical?
WESTSIDE STORY
28 What kind of person is an amanuensis?
A PERSON EMPLOYED TO WRITE/TYPE WHAT ANOTHER DICTATES
29 In which Australian city is the television series Neighbours produced?
MELBOURNE
30 What is the star sign of a person born on February 14?
AQUARIUS
31 What was the name of the Ewing family's ranch in the television series Dallas?
SOUTHFORK
32 What is the title of U.S. singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen's latest album?
WORKING ON A DREAM
33 Who wrote the book My Cousin Rachel?
DAPHNE DE MAURIER
34 Who won the men's singles final at the 2009 Australian Open tennis?
RAFAEL NADAL
35 What does the colloquial adjective squizzy mean?
INQUISITIVE
36 Who composed the song Blowin' In the Wind?
BOB DYLAN
37 In which year was the Queen crowned?
1953
38 In which Australian television series was Magda Yokochek (Anne Semler) the madcap manager of a gift shop?
ARCADE
39 In which city was the 10th Australian Formula One Grand Prix held in 1994?
ADELAIDE
40 In which city is the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's set?
NEW YORK
41 What is the collective noun for a group of owls?
A PARLIMENT
42 The name of which car manufacturer is also the state capital of Texas?
AUSTIN
43 Which U.S. film actor was the mother of Princess Yasmin Aga Khan?
RITA HAYWORTH
44 In Jewish cookery, what is a kugel?
A BAKED PUDDING LIKE CASSEROLE
45 Which British duo recorded the 1986 hit West End Girls?
PET SHOP BOYS
46 What was the surname of the title character played by U.S. actor Paul Newman in the 1963 film Hud?
BANNON
47 Who is the host of the Australian television series Find My Family?
JACK THOMPSON
48 What number did Tony Modra wear for AFL team Adelaide?
6
49 What is a dovecot?
50 What was the first film made in CinemaScope?
THE ROBE
WHITE
2 Who is the world's No. 1 male golfer?
TIGER WOODS
3 What is Donald Duck's numberplate?
313
4 Who is the Federal Opposition Leader?
MALCOLM TURNBILL
5 What does a peruker make?
WIGS
6 Optima is a plural of which word?
OPTIMUM
7 To throw a tantrum is to spit the what?
DUMMY
8 Which town in Germany is famous for a passion play held every 10 years?
OBERAMMERGAU
9 Beds is the abbreviation of which English county?
BEDFORDSHIRE
10 Name the U.S. inventor who in 1926 said: "I have determined that there is no market for talking pictures."
THOMAS EDISON
11 Name the organisation founded in England in 1865 by William Booth to revive religion among the masses.
SALVATION ARMY
12 What is the meaning of the Italian phrase "numero uno"?
NUMBER ONE
13 Who is the chief executive of Qantas?
ALAN JOYCE
14 Which amusement park in California is known as the Magic Kingdom?
DISNEYLAND
15 What is trichosis?
ANY DISEASE OF THE HAIR
16 What have Toby Kwimper, Chad Gates, Tulsa McLean and Rusty Wells in common?
ALL CHARACTERS IN ELVIS MOVIES
17 Jewish holy days begin at what time of the day?
SUNSET
18 What kind of person is a bellwether?
A PERSON WHOM OTHERS FOLLOW BLINDLY
19 Who sang With a Little Help From My Friends at the 1969 Woodstock festival?
JOE COCKER
20 What is spinach cinema?
A MOVIE WHICH THOUGHT TO BE OF HIGH QUALITY BUT NOT INTERESTING
21 On which Atlantic island did Napoleon Bonaparte die in exile in 1821?
ST HELENA
22 In The Simpsons, what is Krusty the Clown's real first name?
HERSCHEL
23 Name the captain of Adelaide United.
TRAVIS DODD
24 In 1935, what did Joseph Stalin call the most outstanding feature of the Soviet Union?
GAIETY
25 Who compered the Australian television game show Strike It Lucky in the 1990s?
RONNIE BURNS
26 Who is South Australia's Health Minister?
JOHN HILL
27 The song I Feel Pretty comes from which musical?
WESTSIDE STORY
28 What kind of person is an amanuensis?
A PERSON EMPLOYED TO WRITE/TYPE WHAT ANOTHER DICTATES
29 In which Australian city is the television series Neighbours produced?
MELBOURNE
30 What is the star sign of a person born on February 14?
AQUARIUS
31 What was the name of the Ewing family's ranch in the television series Dallas?
SOUTHFORK
32 What is the title of U.S. singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen's latest album?
WORKING ON A DREAM
33 Who wrote the book My Cousin Rachel?
DAPHNE DE MAURIER
34 Who won the men's singles final at the 2009 Australian Open tennis?
RAFAEL NADAL
35 What does the colloquial adjective squizzy mean?
INQUISITIVE
36 Who composed the song Blowin' In the Wind?
BOB DYLAN
37 In which year was the Queen crowned?
1953
38 In which Australian television series was Magda Yokochek (Anne Semler) the madcap manager of a gift shop?
ARCADE
39 In which city was the 10th Australian Formula One Grand Prix held in 1994?
ADELAIDE
40 In which city is the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's set?
NEW YORK
41 What is the collective noun for a group of owls?
A PARLIMENT
42 The name of which car manufacturer is also the state capital of Texas?
AUSTIN
43 Which U.S. film actor was the mother of Princess Yasmin Aga Khan?
RITA HAYWORTH
44 In Jewish cookery, what is a kugel?
A BAKED PUDDING LIKE CASSEROLE
45 Which British duo recorded the 1986 hit West End Girls?
PET SHOP BOYS
46 What was the surname of the title character played by U.S. actor Paul Newman in the 1963 film Hud?
BANNON
47 Who is the host of the Australian television series Find My Family?
JACK THOMPSON
48 What number did Tony Modra wear for AFL team Adelaide?
6
49 What is a dovecot?
50 What was the first film made in CinemaScope?
THE ROBE
