GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 112
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:47 pm1 Where was acupuncture first used?
CHINA
2 In which town in Victoria was bushranger Ned Kelly captured?
GLEN ROWAN
3 In which year did Hurricane Katrina devastate New Orleans?
2005
4 What is the symbol for potassium?
K
5 Who composed the opera La Boheme?
PUCCINI
6 Who set his book Ulysses around the events of one day in Dublin?
JAMES JOYCE
7 Unscramble these letters to name an Adelaide suburb - SAHHMNRID.
HINDMARSH
8 What is moolah?
MONEY
9 Who was premier of South Australia from 1938 to 1965?
SIR THOMAS PLAYFORD
10 How many degrees are in a right angle?
90
11 What is the largest lake in England?
LAKE WINDERMERE
12 Who is the U.S. Vice-President?
JOSEPH BIDEN
13 What was the Manhattan Project?
THE CODENAME FOR THE US ATTEMPT TO PRODUCE AN ATOMIC BOMB DURING WW2
14 Which famous German composer lived from 1770 to 1827?
BEETHOVEN
15 The Tamaki Isthmus is the narrowest part of which country?
NEW ZEALAND
16 What is the sport of kings?
HORSE RACING
17 Which country makes the most films?
INDIA
18 In which country is French composer Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen set?
SPAIN
19 What is a female pig called?
A SOW
20 By what name was English pirate Edward Teach better known?
BLACKBEARD
21 What does the expression “take the wind out of someone’s sails” mean?
TO FRUSTRATE, DISCONCERT OR DEPRIVE SOMEONE OF AN ADVANTAGE
22 What kind of person is a Savoyard?
SOMEONE ENTHUSIASTIC WITH GILBERT AND SULLIVAN OPERAS
23 In 1995, which meat was advertised as the “multicultural meal”?
LAMB
24 What was the surname of the title character, played by Ty Hardin, in the television western series Bronco?
LAYNE
25 In which city is the Eiffel Tower?
PARIS
26 How many eyes did the legendary giant Cyclops have?
ONE
27 What is bibliopegy?
THE ART OF BINDING BOOKS
28 On which of North America’s Great Lakes is the city of Chicago?
LAKE MICHIGAN
29 What is the longest river in Ireland?
SHANNON
30 Proverbially, where does charity begin?
AT HOME
31 What is the eighth sign of the zodiac?
SCORPIO
32 In heraldry, name the device resembling three petals or floral segments of an iris tied by an encircling band.
FLEUR-DE-LIS
33 What is a Dutch treat?
PAYING YOUR OWN WAY WHEN GOING OUT FOR DINNER OR ENTERTAINMENT
34 In golf, what is the 19th hole?
THE BAR IN THE CLUBHOUSE
35 What is a tall story?
FAR FETCHED TALE
36 With what is canasta played?
CARDS
37 What is the middle name of Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the moon?
ALDEN
38 In which play by William Shakespeare does the character Laertes appear?
HAMLET
39 What is the largest inland body of water in the world?
CASPIAN SEA
40 Which U.S. singer was nicknamed the Godfather of Soul?
JAMES BROWN
41 In the U.S., what kind of person is a scofflaw?
SOMWONE WHO FLOUTS REGULATION
42 What is a trundle bed?
A LOW BED ON CASTERS
43 What colour is the skin of a pontiac potato?
RED
44 How many acres are in five square miles?
3200
45 Which Australian TV compere is nicknamed Moonface?
BERT NEWTON
46 What does megapod mean?
HAVING LARGE FEET
47 What nationality is the Pope?
GERMAN
48 Which three colours appear on the French flag?
RED - WHITE - BLUE
49 What is cassis?
BERRY FLAVOURED LIQUEUR
50 Which horse won the first Melbourne Cup?
ARCHER
CHINA
2 In which town in Victoria was bushranger Ned Kelly captured?
GLEN ROWAN
3 In which year did Hurricane Katrina devastate New Orleans?
2005
4 What is the symbol for potassium?
K
5 Who composed the opera La Boheme?
PUCCINI
6 Who set his book Ulysses around the events of one day in Dublin?
JAMES JOYCE
7 Unscramble these letters to name an Adelaide suburb - SAHHMNRID.
HINDMARSH
8 What is moolah?
MONEY
9 Who was premier of South Australia from 1938 to 1965?
SIR THOMAS PLAYFORD
10 How many degrees are in a right angle?
90
11 What is the largest lake in England?
LAKE WINDERMERE
12 Who is the U.S. Vice-President?
JOSEPH BIDEN
13 What was the Manhattan Project?
THE CODENAME FOR THE US ATTEMPT TO PRODUCE AN ATOMIC BOMB DURING WW2
14 Which famous German composer lived from 1770 to 1827?
BEETHOVEN
15 The Tamaki Isthmus is the narrowest part of which country?
NEW ZEALAND
16 What is the sport of kings?
HORSE RACING
17 Which country makes the most films?
INDIA
18 In which country is French composer Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen set?
SPAIN
19 What is a female pig called?
A SOW
20 By what name was English pirate Edward Teach better known?
BLACKBEARD
21 What does the expression “take the wind out of someone’s sails” mean?
TO FRUSTRATE, DISCONCERT OR DEPRIVE SOMEONE OF AN ADVANTAGE
22 What kind of person is a Savoyard?
SOMEONE ENTHUSIASTIC WITH GILBERT AND SULLIVAN OPERAS
23 In 1995, which meat was advertised as the “multicultural meal”?
LAMB
24 What was the surname of the title character, played by Ty Hardin, in the television western series Bronco?
LAYNE
25 In which city is the Eiffel Tower?
PARIS
26 How many eyes did the legendary giant Cyclops have?
ONE
27 What is bibliopegy?
THE ART OF BINDING BOOKS
28 On which of North America’s Great Lakes is the city of Chicago?
LAKE MICHIGAN
29 What is the longest river in Ireland?
SHANNON
30 Proverbially, where does charity begin?
AT HOME
31 What is the eighth sign of the zodiac?
SCORPIO
32 In heraldry, name the device resembling three petals or floral segments of an iris tied by an encircling band.
FLEUR-DE-LIS
33 What is a Dutch treat?
PAYING YOUR OWN WAY WHEN GOING OUT FOR DINNER OR ENTERTAINMENT
34 In golf, what is the 19th hole?
THE BAR IN THE CLUBHOUSE
35 What is a tall story?
FAR FETCHED TALE
36 With what is canasta played?
CARDS
37 What is the middle name of Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the moon?
ALDEN
38 In which play by William Shakespeare does the character Laertes appear?
HAMLET
39 What is the largest inland body of water in the world?
CASPIAN SEA
40 Which U.S. singer was nicknamed the Godfather of Soul?
JAMES BROWN
41 In the U.S., what kind of person is a scofflaw?
SOMWONE WHO FLOUTS REGULATION
42 What is a trundle bed?
A LOW BED ON CASTERS
43 What colour is the skin of a pontiac potato?
RED
44 How many acres are in five square miles?
3200
45 Which Australian TV compere is nicknamed Moonface?
BERT NEWTON
46 What does megapod mean?
HAVING LARGE FEET
47 What nationality is the Pope?
GERMAN
48 Which three colours appear on the French flag?
RED - WHITE - BLUE
49 What is cassis?
BERRY FLAVOURED LIQUEUR
50 Which horse won the first Melbourne Cup?
ARCHER
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