GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO 124

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Sake is a Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented what?
RICE
2 Turkey enforces compulsory voting – true or false?
TRUE
3 What does "the bee's knees" mean?
THE BEST OR EXCELLENT
4 What is sangfroid?
COOLINESS
5 Who recorded the 1969 hit Suspicious Minds?
ELVIS PRESLEY
6 In which month each year is the US Masters golf tournament played?
APRIL
7 What is Adelaide's sister city in New Zealand?
CHRISTCHURCH
8 Until the discovery of several smaller moons in 2000, Phoebe was the outermost moon of which planet?
SATURN
9 Which SANFL team is nicknamed the Panthers?
SOUTH ADELAIDE
10 What is the main ingredient of sauerkraut?
CABBAGE
11 Sardinia is the second largest island in which sea?
MEDITERANNEAN
12 What is oncology?
THE BRANCH MEDICAL SCIENCE THAT DEALS WITH TUMOURS
13 Which English queen was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn?
ELIZABETH I
14 "Mince pies" is cockney rhyming slang for what part of the body?
EYES
15 In which sport did Liz Ellis represent Australia?
NETBALL
16 What nationality was Casimir Funk who coined the word "vitamin" in 1911?
POLISH
17 A millipede has 1000 legs – true or false?
FALSE
18 What is the longest river in Europe?
VOLGA
19 Who was American country music's Man in Black?
JOHNNY CASH
20 Alphabetically, what is the last element?
ZIACONIUM
21 Unscramble these letters to name an Adelaide suburb – RNOOCDY
CROYDON
22 What does a drosometer measure?
DEW
23 What is the capital of Jamaica?
KINGSTON
24 Who played James Bond in the 1981 film For Your Eyes Only?
ROGER MOORE
25 What sport is featured in the 1977 film Slap Shot?
ICE HOCKEY
26 To which section of an orchestra do the cymbals belong?
PERCUSSION
27 Dover is the capital of which US state?
DELAWARE
28 Who directed the 1954 film Rear Window?
ALFRED HITCHCOCK
29 In the television situation comedy series The Addams Family, what was the name of Uncle Fester's rifle?
GENEVIEVE
30 Who founded the Mormon Church?
JOSEPH SMITH
31 What is a sombrero?
A BROAD BRIMMED HAT
32 What does the musical direction "con anima" mean?
WITH FEELING
33 Proverbially, a bird in the hand is worth how many in the bush?
2
34 On maps of the London Underground, what colour is the District line?
GREEN
35 In fencing, what is the foible?
THE WEAKNESS OF THE SWORD BLADE
36 Who plays the title character in the 1959 film Gidget?
SANDRA DEE
37 In which European city are the ruins of the Colosseum?
ROME
38 How many phases does the moon have in a lunar month?
4
39 Who wrote the book Les Miserables (1862)?
VICTOR HUGO
40 What is the most common surname in Australia?
SMITH
41 What is the French word for eight?
HUIT
42 What kind of fruit is a clingstone?
A PEACH
43 Who played eight members of the same family in the 1949 English film Kind Hearts and Coronets?
SIR ALEC GUINNESS
44 Lamri was the horse of which legendary king?
ARTHUR
45 In backgammon, what do the letters MWC stand for?
MATCH WINNING CHANCES
46 What kind of animal is the cartoon character Snagglepuss?
LION
47 Name the sacred bull worshipped by ancient Egyptians.
APIS
48 What does Janus-faced mean?
TWO FACED / DECEITFUL
49 What is ergophobia?
A FEAR OF WORK
50 In which country was the atom bomb invented?
USA

[godoubleblues]

Q1 - rice
Q5 - elvis presley
Q7 - christchurch
Q9 - south adelaide
Q10 - cabbage
Q15 - netball
Q17 - false
Q19 - johnny cash
Q21 - croydon

[Interceptor]

2 Turkey enforces compulsory voting – true or false? false
3 What does "the bee's knees" mean? the best
6 In which month each year is the US Masters golf tournament played? April
14 "Mince pies" is cockney rhyming slang for what part of the body? eyes?
20 Alphabetically, what is the last element? Zirconium
24 Who played James Bond in the 1981 film For Your Eyes Only? Roger Moore
25 What sport is featured in the 1977 film Slap Shot? ice hockey
26 To which section of an orchestra do the cymbals belong? percussian
28 Who directed the 1954 film Rear Window? Hitchcock
31 What is a sombrero? hat
33 Proverbially, a bird in the hand is worth how many in the bush? two
37 In which European city are the ruins of the Colosseum? Rome
50 In which country was the atom bomb invented? USA

[FlyingHigh]

23/ Kingston
42/ Peach

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1 - rice
Q5 - elvis presley
Q7 - christchurch
Q9 - south adelaide
Q10 - cabbage
Q15 - netball
Q17 - false
Q19 - johnny cash
Q21 - croydon

all correct gdb

[magpie in the 80's]

23/ Kingston
42/ Peach

correct FH

[magpie in the 80's]

2 Turkey enforces compulsory voting – true or false? false
3 What does "the bee's knees" mean? the best
6 In which month each year is the US Masters golf tournament played? April
14 "Mince pies" is cockney rhyming slang for what part of the body? eyes?
20 Alphabetically, what is the last element? Zirconium
24 Who played James Bond in the 1981 film For Your Eyes Only? Roger Moore
25 What sport is featured in the 1977 film Slap Shot? ice hockey
26 To which section of an orchestra do the cymbals belong? percussian
28 Who directed the 1954 film Rear Window? Hitchcock
31 What is a sombrero? hat
33 Proverbially, a bird in the hand is worth how many in the bush? two
37 In which European city are the ruins of the Colosseum? Rome
50 In which country was the atom bomb invented? USA

all others correct INTER

[grant j]

2. True

[FattyLumpkin]

12. Medical specialty treating cancer
39 Victor Hugo
36. Sally Field

[magpie in the 80's]

2. True

[magpie in the 80's]

12. Medical specialty treating cancer
39 Victor Hugo

correct / close enough

[brod]

27 Delaware

[Moe]

4. Means to keep your cool (in laymans terms)

And yes, great to see you back Mags, even tho you do make me feel like an idiot trying to answer these things.

[Moe]

11. Mediterranian
18. Danube?

[magpie in the 80's]

27 Delaware

brod

[magpie in the 80's]

4. Means to keep your cool (in laymans terms)

And yes, great to see you back Mags, even tho you do make me feel like an idiot trying to answer these things.

correct moe and thanks

[magpie in the 80's]

11. Mediterranian
18. Danube?

[custardarm]

41 huit

[HH3]

18: thames? (only european river i know)

[magpie in the 80's]

41 huit

correct CA