GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO 127
Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 2:35 pm1 Who directed the 1998 film Saving Private Ryan?
STEVEN SPIELBERG
2 Name the legendary king who had the power of turning into gold whatever he touched.
MIDAS
3 In which American state is Las Vegas?
NEVADA
4 Name the Governor-General of Australia.
QUENTIN BRYCE
5 What was the surname of the title character in the Kingsley Amis book Lucky Jim?
DIXON
6 What is the German word for the number one?
EINS
7 How many strings are on a standard guitar?
6
8 What was the middle name of Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball) in the television situation comedy series I Love Lucy - Ethel, Eva, Esmeralda or Edith?
ESMERALDA
9 How many faces does a decahedron have?
10
10 What kind of food is erbo?
A CHEESE
11 What kind of person is a hop-o'-my-thumb?
A TINY PERSON
12 What is the capital of Ecuador?
QUITO
13 Who wrote the book The Day of the Triffids?
JOHN WYNDHAM
14 Who will be the headline attraction at the 10th Adelaide Cabaret Festival in June?
NATALIE COLE
15 The book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, by US science-fiction author Philip K. Dick, was the basis of which 1982 film?
BLADE RUNNER
16 How many equal angles are in an isosceles triangle?
2
17 What is the national flower of Turkey?
THE TULIP
18 What is the largest lake entirely within Canada?
GREAT DEAR LAKE
19 What was the first Carry On film?
CARRY ON SERGEANT
20 What nationality was composer Claude Debussy?
FRENCH
21 What type of animal is a kudu?
AN ANTELOPE
22 Which Australian author wrote the book Blue Fin?
COLIN THIELE
23 In the Bible, who was the elder twin brother of Jacob?
ESAU
24 Who is Australia's Finance and Deregulation Minister?
LINDSAY TANNER
25 What does "mardi gras" mean in French?
FAT TUESDAY
26 Which American city was the setting for the television situation comedy series Happy Days?
MILWAUKEE
27 Which dog in Tom and Jerry cartoons was also known as Killer?
SPIKE
28 What are Pathi Harn and Luk Chai?
BABY ELEPHANTS
29 What does the expression "have egg on one's face" mean?
TO BE EXPOSED IN EMBARESSMENT
30 What have the following actors in common - Johnny Weissmuller, Gordon Scott, Lex Barker and Jock Mahoney?
ALL PLAYED TARZAN
31 How many colours are in a rainbow?
7
32 The president of which country was killed in a plane crash earlier this month?
POLAND
33 What are "odds and sods"?
A MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS OF THINGS
34 Flora, Fauna and Merryweather were the three good fairies in which 1959 animated Disney film?
SLEEPING BEAUTY
35 How many US presidents have resigned from office?
1 - RICHARD NIXON
36 What is the second largest city in Tasmania?
LAUNCESTON
37 In which city were the 1970 Commonwealth Games held?
EDINBURGH
38 On what date each year is Remembrance Day?
NOVEMBER 11TH
39 A duet is a musical composition for how many voices or performers?
2
40 In which year was The Robe, the first film in CinemaScope, released?
1953
41 In which city is the Wailing Wall?
JERUSALEM
42 Who recorded the 1983 hit Billie Jean?
MICHAEL JACKSON
43 Lent always begins on which day of the week?
WEDNESDAY
44 Which African country was formerly called French Sudan?
MALI
45 Which world heavyweight boxing champion was nicknamed the Manassa Mauler?
JACK DEMPSEY
46 What kind of creature is a painted lady?
A BRIGHTLY COLOURED BUTTERFLY
47 Who wrote the play The Cherry Orchard?
ANTON CHEKHOV
48 Female aphids can become pregnant even before they are born - true or false?
TRUE
49 What is eau de vie?
BRANDY
50 How did US singer Otis Redding die in 1967?
PLANE CRASH
STEVEN SPIELBERG
2 Name the legendary king who had the power of turning into gold whatever he touched.
MIDAS
3 In which American state is Las Vegas?
NEVADA
4 Name the Governor-General of Australia.
QUENTIN BRYCE
5 What was the surname of the title character in the Kingsley Amis book Lucky Jim?
DIXON
6 What is the German word for the number one?
EINS
7 How many strings are on a standard guitar?
6
8 What was the middle name of Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball) in the television situation comedy series I Love Lucy - Ethel, Eva, Esmeralda or Edith?
ESMERALDA
9 How many faces does a decahedron have?
10
10 What kind of food is erbo?
A CHEESE
11 What kind of person is a hop-o'-my-thumb?
A TINY PERSON
12 What is the capital of Ecuador?
QUITO
13 Who wrote the book The Day of the Triffids?
JOHN WYNDHAM
14 Who will be the headline attraction at the 10th Adelaide Cabaret Festival in June?
NATALIE COLE
15 The book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, by US science-fiction author Philip K. Dick, was the basis of which 1982 film?
BLADE RUNNER
16 How many equal angles are in an isosceles triangle?
2
17 What is the national flower of Turkey?
THE TULIP
18 What is the largest lake entirely within Canada?
GREAT DEAR LAKE
19 What was the first Carry On film?
CARRY ON SERGEANT
20 What nationality was composer Claude Debussy?
FRENCH
21 What type of animal is a kudu?
AN ANTELOPE
22 Which Australian author wrote the book Blue Fin?
COLIN THIELE
23 In the Bible, who was the elder twin brother of Jacob?
ESAU
24 Who is Australia's Finance and Deregulation Minister?
LINDSAY TANNER
25 What does "mardi gras" mean in French?
FAT TUESDAY
26 Which American city was the setting for the television situation comedy series Happy Days?
MILWAUKEE
27 Which dog in Tom and Jerry cartoons was also known as Killer?
SPIKE
28 What are Pathi Harn and Luk Chai?
BABY ELEPHANTS
29 What does the expression "have egg on one's face" mean?
TO BE EXPOSED IN EMBARESSMENT
30 What have the following actors in common - Johnny Weissmuller, Gordon Scott, Lex Barker and Jock Mahoney?
ALL PLAYED TARZAN
31 How many colours are in a rainbow?
7
32 The president of which country was killed in a plane crash earlier this month?
POLAND
33 What are "odds and sods"?
A MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS OF THINGS
34 Flora, Fauna and Merryweather were the three good fairies in which 1959 animated Disney film?
SLEEPING BEAUTY
35 How many US presidents have resigned from office?
1 - RICHARD NIXON
36 What is the second largest city in Tasmania?
LAUNCESTON
37 In which city were the 1970 Commonwealth Games held?
EDINBURGH
38 On what date each year is Remembrance Day?
NOVEMBER 11TH
39 A duet is a musical composition for how many voices or performers?
2
40 In which year was The Robe, the first film in CinemaScope, released?
1953
41 In which city is the Wailing Wall?
JERUSALEM
42 Who recorded the 1983 hit Billie Jean?
MICHAEL JACKSON
43 Lent always begins on which day of the week?
WEDNESDAY
44 Which African country was formerly called French Sudan?
MALI
45 Which world heavyweight boxing champion was nicknamed the Manassa Mauler?
JACK DEMPSEY
46 What kind of creature is a painted lady?
A BRIGHTLY COLOURED BUTTERFLY
47 Who wrote the play The Cherry Orchard?
ANTON CHEKHOV
48 Female aphids can become pregnant even before they are born - true or false?
TRUE
49 What is eau de vie?
BRANDY
50 How did US singer Otis Redding die in 1967?
PLANE CRASH
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