GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.121
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 7:50 am1 With what is the game of old maid played?
CARDS
2 In which country is the city of Mecca, the spiritual centre of Islam?
SAUDI ARABIA
3 A split in which Australian political party led to the formation of the Democratic Labor Party in 1957?
AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY
4 Who is the federal Opposition Leader?
TONY ABBOTT
5 How many degrees are in a straight angle?
180
6 Which Dutch painter once wrote he found it "just as interesting to paint with words as with a brush"?
VINCENT VAN GOGH
7 The headquarters of no-frills airline Ryanair is in which country?
IRELAND
8 What is roux?
A COOKING MIXTURE OF BUTTER ANF FAT FOR SAUCES
9 Who wrote the words and music of the song God Bless America?
IRVING BERLIN
10 Who is artistic director of the 2009 Adelaide Cabaret Festival?
DAVID CAMPBELL
11 What is celerity?
SWIFTNESS - SPEED
12 Sikkim is a state in which country?
INDIA
13 Who wrote the book Three Men in a Boat (1889)?
JEROME K. JEROME
14 What does the expression "once in a blue moon" mean?
SELDOMLY - NOT VERY OFTEN
15 "You cannot be serious!" was an infamous remark by which U.S. tennis player to an umpire?
JOHN MCENROE
16 Who was prime minister from 1968-71?
SIR JOHN GORTON
17 Who played Henry Ramsay in the television series Neighbours?
CRAIG MCLACHLAN
18 What shape is a campanulate flower?
BELL SHAPED
19 What is animated character Mr Magoo's first name?
QUINCY
20 What are the Roman numerals for 70?
LXX
21 Name the Scotsman generally thought of as the inventor of television.
JOHN "LOGIE" BAIRD
22 In which book by English author Charles Dickens do the characters Tommy Traddles, Dr Strong and Miss Dartle appear?
DAVID COPPERFIELD
23 The assassination of which Austrian archduke precipitated World War I?
FRANZ FERDINAND
24 Moonee Valley is a racecourse in which Australian capital city?
MELBOURNE
25 The song Send In the Clowns comes from which musical?
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
26 What is Dutch courage?
COURAGE INSPIRED BY ALCHOLIC DRINK OR TWO
27 What does the expression "on cloud nine" mean?
IN A STATE OF BLISS
28 Which river flows through Rome?
TIBER
29 What was the surname of the French brothers who built the first practical hot-air balloon?
MONTGOLFIER
30 What is the longest river in Britain?
SEVERN
31 How many items are in a baker's dozen?
13
32 What was the Penny Black?
1ST ADHESIVE POSTAGE STAMP
33 What do the letters in the disease AIDS stand for?
ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
34 Who is No. 32 for AFL team Richmond?
BEN COUSINS
35 What is the seventh power of two?
128
36 What is pruritus?
ITCHING
37 How many days are in December?
31
38 What do the letters in a BLT sandwich stand for?
BACON - LETTUCE - TOMATO
39 In which year did Bert Newton compere the TV Week Logie Awards for the first time?
1967
40 Which horse won the 1890 Melbourne Cup?
CARBINE
41 In classical legend, how many extraordinary tasks did Hercules perform?
12
42 What is ghee?
CLARIFIED BUTTER
43 Who is the chairman of BHP Billiton?
DON ARGUS
44 Beyond Blunderdome was an episode of which U.S. television animated series?
THE SIMPSONS
45 In legend, who rode naked through the streets of Coventry, England, to win relief for the people from a burdensome tax?
LADY GODIVA
46 Who won the Australian series of Big Brother in 2003?
REGINA "REGGIE" BIRD
47 What is halitosis?
BAD BREATH
48 What kind of food is taleggio?
ITALIAN CHEESE
49 Who wrote the play The Merry Wives of Windsor?
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
50 What is the monetary unit of Indonesia?
RUPIAH
CARDS
2 In which country is the city of Mecca, the spiritual centre of Islam?
SAUDI ARABIA
3 A split in which Australian political party led to the formation of the Democratic Labor Party in 1957?
AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY
4 Who is the federal Opposition Leader?
TONY ABBOTT
5 How many degrees are in a straight angle?
180
6 Which Dutch painter once wrote he found it "just as interesting to paint with words as with a brush"?
VINCENT VAN GOGH
7 The headquarters of no-frills airline Ryanair is in which country?
IRELAND
8 What is roux?
A COOKING MIXTURE OF BUTTER ANF FAT FOR SAUCES
9 Who wrote the words and music of the song God Bless America?
IRVING BERLIN
10 Who is artistic director of the 2009 Adelaide Cabaret Festival?
DAVID CAMPBELL
11 What is celerity?
SWIFTNESS - SPEED
12 Sikkim is a state in which country?
INDIA
13 Who wrote the book Three Men in a Boat (1889)?
JEROME K. JEROME
14 What does the expression "once in a blue moon" mean?
SELDOMLY - NOT VERY OFTEN
15 "You cannot be serious!" was an infamous remark by which U.S. tennis player to an umpire?
JOHN MCENROE
16 Who was prime minister from 1968-71?
SIR JOHN GORTON
17 Who played Henry Ramsay in the television series Neighbours?
CRAIG MCLACHLAN
18 What shape is a campanulate flower?
BELL SHAPED
19 What is animated character Mr Magoo's first name?
QUINCY
20 What are the Roman numerals for 70?
LXX
21 Name the Scotsman generally thought of as the inventor of television.
JOHN "LOGIE" BAIRD
22 In which book by English author Charles Dickens do the characters Tommy Traddles, Dr Strong and Miss Dartle appear?
DAVID COPPERFIELD
23 The assassination of which Austrian archduke precipitated World War I?
FRANZ FERDINAND
24 Moonee Valley is a racecourse in which Australian capital city?
MELBOURNE
25 The song Send In the Clowns comes from which musical?
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
26 What is Dutch courage?
COURAGE INSPIRED BY ALCHOLIC DRINK OR TWO
27 What does the expression "on cloud nine" mean?
IN A STATE OF BLISS
28 Which river flows through Rome?
TIBER
29 What was the surname of the French brothers who built the first practical hot-air balloon?
MONTGOLFIER
30 What is the longest river in Britain?
SEVERN
31 How many items are in a baker's dozen?
13
32 What was the Penny Black?
1ST ADHESIVE POSTAGE STAMP
33 What do the letters in the disease AIDS stand for?
ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
34 Who is No. 32 for AFL team Richmond?
BEN COUSINS
35 What is the seventh power of two?
128
36 What is pruritus?
ITCHING
37 How many days are in December?
31
38 What do the letters in a BLT sandwich stand for?
BACON - LETTUCE - TOMATO
39 In which year did Bert Newton compere the TV Week Logie Awards for the first time?
1967
40 Which horse won the 1890 Melbourne Cup?
CARBINE
41 In classical legend, how many extraordinary tasks did Hercules perform?
12
42 What is ghee?
CLARIFIED BUTTER
43 Who is the chairman of BHP Billiton?
DON ARGUS
44 Beyond Blunderdome was an episode of which U.S. television animated series?
THE SIMPSONS
45 In legend, who rode naked through the streets of Coventry, England, to win relief for the people from a burdensome tax?
LADY GODIVA
46 Who won the Australian series of Big Brother in 2003?
REGINA "REGGIE" BIRD
47 What is halitosis?
BAD BREATH
48 What kind of food is taleggio?
ITALIAN CHEESE
49 Who wrote the play The Merry Wives of Windsor?
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
50 What is the monetary unit of Indonesia?
RUPIAH
JT