GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 115

[magpie in the 80's]

1 What is the fruit of an oak tree called?
AN ACORN
2 Who married U.S. singer Michael Jackson in the Dominican Republic in 1994?
LISA MARIE PRESLEY
3 In law, who is a feme covert?
A MARRIED WOMAN
4 What is a purple patch?
A PERIOD OF GOOD FORTUNE
5 What is the occupation of Lazar Wolf in the musical Fiddler On the Roof ?
A BUTCHER
6 What is the monetary unit of Japan?
THE YEN
7 Chinese gooseberry is an alternative name for which fruit?
KIWIFRUIT
8 Name the excruciatingly painful inflammation of the joints, especially the toe, caused by crystals formed by uric acid.
GOUT
9 Name the department store frequented by the title character of the comic strip Blondie.
TUDBURY'S
10 What is a Vandyke beard?
A SHORT POINTED BEARD
11 Who recorded the 1962 hit Workin’ For the Man?
ROY ORBISON
12 Who wrote The Recruiting Officer (1706), the first play performed in Australia?
GEORGE FARQUHAR
13 What kind of fruit is a pink lady?
AN APPLE
14 What is the penultimate syllable in the word “recalcitrate”?
Ci
15 Which physicist was asked to be the second president of Israel but declined, saying he lacked the people skills?
ALBERT EINSTEIN
16 Vermilion is a shade of which colour?
RED
17 What is the collective noun for a group of crows?
A MURDER
18 The human heart has how many chambers?
4
19 Uhler was the middle name of which U.S. actor?
JACL LEMMON
20 What is an aoudad – a wild sheep of northern Africa, a painting in transparent watercolours or a position in yoga?
A WILD SHEEP OF NORTHERN AFRICA
21 On which river is the American city of Memphis?
MISSISSIPPI
22 What is a young deer called?
A FAWN
23 Dame Catherine Tizard was governor-general of which country from 1990-96?
NEW ZEALAND
24 Criteria is the plural of which word?
CRITERION
25 Which is Australia’s Silver City?
BROKEN HILL
26 Who was the second U.S. president?
JOHN ADAMS
27 How many yards are in a chain?
22
28 What is the symbol for helium?
He
29 Which U.S. singer-actor was nicknamed the Vagabond Lover?
RUDY VALLEE
30 What is astraphobia?
A MORBID DREAD OF THUNDER AND LIGHTNING
31 What kind of clothing is a twin-set?
A CARDIGAN AND MATCHING JUMPER USUALLY WORN BY WOMEN
32 What is “a feather in one’s cap”?
AN HONOR OR ACHIEVMENT
33 In which year did the first Starbucks coffee shop open in Australia?
2000 IN SYDNEY
34 A method of motivating behaviour by offering reward for compliance and punishment for non-compliance is known as a carrot and what approach?
STICK
35 Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is a song from which musical?
MARY POPPINS
36 In chess, which piece can only move diagonally?
BISHOP
37 In Hindu mythology, what is a chakra?
A HEAVY DISC THROWN BY THE GODS AS A WEAPON
38 How many moons has the planet Venus?
NONE
39 What is the surname of the title character in the rock opera Tommy?
WALKER
40 What does a pair of crossed swords symbolise on a map?
SITE OF A BATTLEFIELD
41 North Fork, the setting of the television western series The Rifleman, starring Chuck Connors, was in which U.S. state?
NEW MEXICO
42 What is the capital of Papua New Guinea?
PORT MORESBY
43 What is derring-do?
DARING DEEDS
44 What was the name of the first nuclear-powered submarine?
NAUTILUS
45 What is the world’s largest desert?
THE SAHARA
46 Proverbially, one pair of heels is often worth two pairs of what?
HANDS
47 On what does a funambulist walk?
A TIGHTROPE
48 Which country is the world’s largest consumer of wool?
CHINA
49 Watch the Skies was the original working title of which Steven Spielberg film?
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE 3RD KIND
50 Who was the first Australian cricketer to take 300 Test wickets?
DENNIS LILLEE

[FlyingHigh]

1/ Acorn
2/ Lisa Marie Presly
4/ Run of good luck
6/ Yen
7/ Kiwi Fruit
8/ Gout
13/ Apple
18/4
25/ Broken Hill
28/ He
36/ Bishop
50/ Dennis Lillee

[Interceptor]

15 Which physicist was asked to be the second president of Israel but declined, saying he lacked the people skills? Einstein
17 What is the collective noun for a group of crows? murder
24 Criteria is the plural of which word? criterion
32 What is “a feather in one’s cap”? an achievement
38 How many moons has the planet Venus? none
44 What was the name of the first nuclear-powered submarine? Nautilus
45 What is the world’s largest desert? Sahara
49 Watch the Skies was the original working title of which Steven Spielberg film? Close Encounters of the Third Kind

[spell_check]

16) Red
27) 22
42) Port Moresby

[old moz]

11---roy orbison
17---murder
31--a cardigan over a jumper
34--carrot or stick approach
35--mary poppins
44--nautilus
45--russia

[Mr Beefy]

47 Tightrope
14 "cit"

[magpie in the 80's]

1/ Acorn
2/ Lisa Marie Presly
4/ Run of good luck
6/ Yen
7/ Kiwi Fruit
8/ Gout
13/ Apple
18/4
25/ Broken Hill
28/ He
36/ Bishop
50/ Dennis Lillee

all correct FH

[magpie in the 80's]

15 Which physicist was asked to be the second president of Israel but declined, saying he lacked the people skills? Einstein
17 What is the collective noun for a group of crows? murder
24 Criteria is the plural of which word? criterion
32 What is “a feather in one’s cap”? an achievement
38 How many moons has the planet Venus? none
44 What was the name of the first nuclear-powered submarine? Nautilus
45 What is the world’s largest desert? Sahara
49 Watch the Skies was the original working title of which Steven Spielberg film? Close Encounters of the Third Kind

all correct INTER

[magpie in the 80's]

16) Red
27) 22
42) Port Moresby

correct SPELLY

[magpie in the 80's]

11---roy orbison
17---murder
31--a cardigan over a jumper
34--carrot or stick approach
35--mary poppins
44--nautilus
45--russia

all others correct OM

[magpie in the 80's]

47 Tightrope
14 "cit"..close enough ...Ci

[Kahuna]

43/ Bold heroic type actions

[magpie in the 80's]

43/ Bold heroic type actions

CLOSE ENOUGH K

[Peterxtc]

5. Matchmaker?
40. Battlefield

[hereforthebeer]

26 john adams

[trev]

5 He was the town butcher
40 Beware of Pirates? No, it means the site of a battlefield.

[Mythical Creature]

22. Veal

[magpie in the 80's]

5. Matchmaker?
40. Battlefield

[magpie in the 80's]

26 john adams

[magpie in the 80's]

5 He was the town butcher
40 Beware of Pirates? No, it means the site of a battlefield.