GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.119
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:17 am1 What is the most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere?
NITROGEN
2 Flotsam and what means odds and ends?
JETSAM
3 Who wrote A Streetcar Named Desire?
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
4 The Edinburgh Hotel at Mitcham has a beer garden – true or false?
TRUE
5 How many points are on the Statue of Liberty's crown?
7
6 What was the first U.S. animated series produced especially for television?
CRUSADER RABBIT
7 Which musical is partly set in Sweet Apple, Ohio?
BYE BYE BIRDIE
8 What is a dagoba?
A BUDDHISTS SHRINE
9 Which British monarch had a pet dog called Looty?
QUEEN VICTORIA
10 How many points is the blue ball worth in snooker?
5
11 Who was the runner-up in Australian Idol in 2007?
MATT CORBY
12 On which continent is Mt Erebus?
ANTARCTICA
13 In which London palace was the Queen baptised in 1926?
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
14 Name the 1979 Melbourne Cup favourite that broke down during the race.
DULCIFY
15 In the nursery rhyme, the old woman who lived in a shoe had so many what she didn't know what to do?
CHILDREN
16 What does a deltiologist collect?
POST CARDS
17 What is the universal solvent?
WATER
18 What is the most common surname in the U.S.?
SMITH
19 What brand of petrol put a " tiger in your tank"?
ESSO
20 In which year did TV start in Australia?
1956
21 Lance Franklin is No. 23 for which AFL team?
HAWTHORN
22 By what name is botulinum toxin better known?
BOTOX
23 Doug Olds coached which SANFL team in 1963-64?
NORWOOD
24 What are crocodile tears?
FAKE TEARS
25 In the traditional Amish family seating plan, who sits at the head of the table?
THE FATHER
26 Which was the first country to give women the right to vote?
NEW ZEALAND
27 What is the capital of North Korea?
PYONGYANG
28 What kind of person is a judoka?
A COMPETITOR IN A JUDO CONTEST
29 What is Victoria's largest inland city?
BALLARAT
30 At the fourth annual TV Week Logie Awards in 1962, who was the most popular male personality from South Australia?
KEVIN CREASE
31 Which ship was U.S. author Walter Lord describing when he wrote " ... she looked like a sagging birthday cake"?
TITANIC
32 What is toxiphobia?
A MORBID FEAR OF BEING POISONED
33 What is singer Guy Sebastian's middle name?
THEODORE
34 Who played the title role in the 1981 film Arthur?
DUDLEY MOORE
35 Which is America's Golden State?
CALIFORNIA
36 Which famous Austrian composer lived from 1756-91?
MOZART
37 What does "put the screws on" mean?
TO APPLY PRESSURE / INTIMADATE
38 Which African country was founded by freed American slaves?
LIBERIA
39 Who was Baby Spice in the British pop group Spice Girls?
EMMA BUNTON
40 What is the capital of Texas?
AUSTIN
41 Which musical featuring the songs of ABBA is set on a Greek island?
MAMMA MIA
42 In an episode of Australia's Got Talent, which 16-year-old contestant was called the "new heart-throb of diabolo" by judge Dannii Minogue?
WILLIAM CAMPBELL
43 With what is cribbage played?
CARDS
44 Proverbially, all is fair in love and what?
WAR
45 What did the letters in the World War II postal acronym BURMA stand for?
BE UPSTAIRS READY MY ANGEL
46 In heraldry, what colour is purpure?
PURPLE
47 To which animal does the adjective ursine refer?
A BEAR
48 Which country is the most populated?
CHINA
49 Upper Volta is the old name of which African country?
BURKINA FASO
50 What kind of person is a mollydooker?
A LEFT HANDED PERSON
NITROGEN
2 Flotsam and what means odds and ends?
JETSAM
3 Who wrote A Streetcar Named Desire?
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
4 The Edinburgh Hotel at Mitcham has a beer garden – true or false?
TRUE
5 How many points are on the Statue of Liberty's crown?
7
6 What was the first U.S. animated series produced especially for television?
CRUSADER RABBIT
7 Which musical is partly set in Sweet Apple, Ohio?
BYE BYE BIRDIE
8 What is a dagoba?
A BUDDHISTS SHRINE
9 Which British monarch had a pet dog called Looty?
QUEEN VICTORIA
10 How many points is the blue ball worth in snooker?
5
11 Who was the runner-up in Australian Idol in 2007?
MATT CORBY
12 On which continent is Mt Erebus?
ANTARCTICA
13 In which London palace was the Queen baptised in 1926?
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
14 Name the 1979 Melbourne Cup favourite that broke down during the race.
DULCIFY
15 In the nursery rhyme, the old woman who lived in a shoe had so many what she didn't know what to do?
CHILDREN
16 What does a deltiologist collect?
POST CARDS
17 What is the universal solvent?
WATER
18 What is the most common surname in the U.S.?
SMITH
19 What brand of petrol put a " tiger in your tank"?
ESSO
20 In which year did TV start in Australia?
1956
21 Lance Franklin is No. 23 for which AFL team?
HAWTHORN
22 By what name is botulinum toxin better known?
BOTOX
23 Doug Olds coached which SANFL team in 1963-64?
NORWOOD
24 What are crocodile tears?
FAKE TEARS
25 In the traditional Amish family seating plan, who sits at the head of the table?
THE FATHER
26 Which was the first country to give women the right to vote?
NEW ZEALAND
27 What is the capital of North Korea?
PYONGYANG
28 What kind of person is a judoka?
A COMPETITOR IN A JUDO CONTEST
29 What is Victoria's largest inland city?
BALLARAT
30 At the fourth annual TV Week Logie Awards in 1962, who was the most popular male personality from South Australia?
KEVIN CREASE
31 Which ship was U.S. author Walter Lord describing when he wrote " ... she looked like a sagging birthday cake"?
TITANIC
32 What is toxiphobia?
A MORBID FEAR OF BEING POISONED
33 What is singer Guy Sebastian's middle name?
THEODORE
34 Who played the title role in the 1981 film Arthur?
DUDLEY MOORE
35 Which is America's Golden State?
CALIFORNIA
36 Which famous Austrian composer lived from 1756-91?
MOZART
37 What does "put the screws on" mean?
TO APPLY PRESSURE / INTIMADATE
38 Which African country was founded by freed American slaves?
LIBERIA
39 Who was Baby Spice in the British pop group Spice Girls?
EMMA BUNTON
40 What is the capital of Texas?
AUSTIN
41 Which musical featuring the songs of ABBA is set on a Greek island?
MAMMA MIA
42 In an episode of Australia's Got Talent, which 16-year-old contestant was called the "new heart-throb of diabolo" by judge Dannii Minogue?
WILLIAM CAMPBELL
43 With what is cribbage played?
CARDS
44 Proverbially, all is fair in love and what?
WAR
45 What did the letters in the World War II postal acronym BURMA stand for?
BE UPSTAIRS READY MY ANGEL
46 In heraldry, what colour is purpure?
PURPLE
47 To which animal does the adjective ursine refer?
A BEAR
48 Which country is the most populated?
CHINA
49 Upper Volta is the old name of which African country?
BURKINA FASO
50 What kind of person is a mollydooker?
A LEFT HANDED PERSON
