GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.128
Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 8:28 pm1 When was Nelson Mandela freed?
1990
2 On which South Australian peninsula is the town of Maitland?
YORKE
3 What did the Knave of Hearts steal?
TARTS
4 What name is sometimes given to the first seven books of the Old Testament?
HEPTATEUCH
5 What is 17 in Roman numerals?
XVII
6 Jean Chretien is a former prime minister of which country?
CANADA
7 In which British city is the headquarters of the Salvation Army?
LONDON
8 What is the oldest known occupational lung disease?
SILICOSIS
9 In Tokyo, what is Mitsukoshi?
DEPARTMENT STORE
10 The Skaw is a cape at the northern tip of which country?
DENMARK
11 In which country is the real bridge on the River Kwai?
THAILAND
12 Who are commonly referred to as the Caped Crusaders?
BATMAN AND ROBIN
13 In which European country is the ski resort of St Moritz?
SWITZERLAND
14 Which US city was the setting for the situation comedy series Cheers?
BOSTON
15 Name the former International Olympic Committee president who died last month.
JUAN ANTONIO SAMARANCH
16 Name Mickey Mouse's two nephews.
MARTY AND FERDIE FIELDMOUSE
17 What is the capital of the Czech Republic?
PRAGUE
18 How many degrees are in a semicircle?
180
19 In 2006, what was officially stripped of its status as a planet?
PLUTO
20 Name the three judges in MasterChef Australia.
MATT PRESTON, GEORGE CALOMBARIS AND GARY MEHIGAN
21 Name the two American states that end in T.
VERMONT AND CONNECTICUT
22 Name the camel of the title character in the 1962 hit Ahab, the Arab, by Ray Stevens.
CLYDE
23 Who wrote the book The Caine Mutiny?
HERMAN WOUK
24 Which French tennis champion of the 1920s was nicknamed Le Crocodile?
RENE LACOSTE
25 Who was the youngest son in the television situation comedy series My Three Sons?
RICHARD DOUGLAS
26 What is the official language of Brazil?
PORTUGUESE
27 Which Australian golfer won the British Open five times between 1954 and 1965?
PETER THOMPSON
28 How many points does a snowflake have?
6
29 What is the lightest and most abundant chemical element?
HYDROGEN
30 Who were Harry Potter's parents?
JAMES AND LILY
31 In the song American Pie by Don McLean, which month makes him shiver?
FEBRUARY
32 According to The Guinness Book of Records, what is the most recognised song in the English language?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
33 What is sometimes colloquially called a "cancer stick"?
A CIGARETTE
34 Name the Swedish author who created Pippi Longstocking.
ASTRID LINDGREN
35 What nationality was painter Paul Gauguin?
FRENCH
36 What is the final event in the decathlon?
1500M
37 Which horse won the 2003 Melbourne Cup?
MAKYBE DIVA
38 Who was Germany's Iron Chancellor?
OTTO VON BISMARCK
39 Who was the first US woman in space?
SALLY KIRSTEN RIDE
40 Name the notorious gangland figure who was murdered in a Victorian jail last month.
CARL WILLIAMS
41 What colour is Babar the elephant's suit?
BRIGHT GREEN
42 Life Is Too Short was the 1991 autobiography of which diminutive US actor?
MICKET ROONEY
43 What was the name of Mother Goose's son?
JACK
44 How many bones are in the neck of a giraffe?
7
45 What is the third letter of the Greek alphabet?
GAMMA
46 Which animal symbolises the zodiac sign Capricorn?
THE GOAT
47 In 1930, who became the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia?
AMY JOHNSON
48 Dry ice is the solid form of what?
CARBON DIOXIDE
49 After Asia, which is the second largest continent in land area?
AFRICA
50 What is the world's biggest resources company?
BHP BILLITON
1990
2 On which South Australian peninsula is the town of Maitland?
YORKE
3 What did the Knave of Hearts steal?
TARTS
4 What name is sometimes given to the first seven books of the Old Testament?
HEPTATEUCH
5 What is 17 in Roman numerals?
XVII
6 Jean Chretien is a former prime minister of which country?
CANADA
7 In which British city is the headquarters of the Salvation Army?
LONDON
8 What is the oldest known occupational lung disease?
SILICOSIS
9 In Tokyo, what is Mitsukoshi?
DEPARTMENT STORE
10 The Skaw is a cape at the northern tip of which country?
DENMARK
11 In which country is the real bridge on the River Kwai?
THAILAND
12 Who are commonly referred to as the Caped Crusaders?
BATMAN AND ROBIN
13 In which European country is the ski resort of St Moritz?
SWITZERLAND
14 Which US city was the setting for the situation comedy series Cheers?
BOSTON
15 Name the former International Olympic Committee president who died last month.
JUAN ANTONIO SAMARANCH
16 Name Mickey Mouse's two nephews.
MARTY AND FERDIE FIELDMOUSE
17 What is the capital of the Czech Republic?
PRAGUE
18 How many degrees are in a semicircle?
180
19 In 2006, what was officially stripped of its status as a planet?
PLUTO
20 Name the three judges in MasterChef Australia.
MATT PRESTON, GEORGE CALOMBARIS AND GARY MEHIGAN
21 Name the two American states that end in T.
VERMONT AND CONNECTICUT
22 Name the camel of the title character in the 1962 hit Ahab, the Arab, by Ray Stevens.
CLYDE
23 Who wrote the book The Caine Mutiny?
HERMAN WOUK
24 Which French tennis champion of the 1920s was nicknamed Le Crocodile?
RENE LACOSTE
25 Who was the youngest son in the television situation comedy series My Three Sons?
RICHARD DOUGLAS
26 What is the official language of Brazil?
PORTUGUESE
27 Which Australian golfer won the British Open five times between 1954 and 1965?
PETER THOMPSON
28 How many points does a snowflake have?
6
29 What is the lightest and most abundant chemical element?
HYDROGEN
30 Who were Harry Potter's parents?
JAMES AND LILY
31 In the song American Pie by Don McLean, which month makes him shiver?
FEBRUARY
32 According to The Guinness Book of Records, what is the most recognised song in the English language?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
33 What is sometimes colloquially called a "cancer stick"?
A CIGARETTE
34 Name the Swedish author who created Pippi Longstocking.
ASTRID LINDGREN
35 What nationality was painter Paul Gauguin?
FRENCH
36 What is the final event in the decathlon?
1500M
37 Which horse won the 2003 Melbourne Cup?
MAKYBE DIVA
38 Who was Germany's Iron Chancellor?
OTTO VON BISMARCK
39 Who was the first US woman in space?
SALLY KIRSTEN RIDE
40 Name the notorious gangland figure who was murdered in a Victorian jail last month.
CARL WILLIAMS
41 What colour is Babar the elephant's suit?
BRIGHT GREEN
42 Life Is Too Short was the 1991 autobiography of which diminutive US actor?
MICKET ROONEY
43 What was the name of Mother Goose's son?
JACK
44 How many bones are in the neck of a giraffe?
7
45 What is the third letter of the Greek alphabet?
GAMMA
46 Which animal symbolises the zodiac sign Capricorn?
THE GOAT
47 In 1930, who became the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia?
AMY JOHNSON
48 Dry ice is the solid form of what?
CARBON DIOXIDE
49 After Asia, which is the second largest continent in land area?
AFRICA
50 What is the world's biggest resources company?
BHP BILLITON
WLF