GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.131
Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 6:38 pm1 In Greek mythology, which serpent-like water beast had nine heads?
HYDRA
2 What is Charlie's surname in Roald Dahl's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
BUCKET
3 What is codswallop?
NONSENSE / RUBBISH
4 Name the Israeli Prime Minister.
BEJAMIN NETANYAHU
5 On which day of the week will July begin this year?
THURSDAY
6 Who played the title role in the 1973 film Serpico?
AL PACINO
7 What is doraphobia?
THE FEAR OF FUR
8 What is the only bird that can fly backwards?
THE HUMMINGBIRD
9 What is the largest island in the Caribbean?
CUBA
10 What is the chief port of the Netherlands?
ROTTERDAM
11 What is the name of the newspaper in the Superman stories?
THE DAILY PLANET
12 Which Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera is set in the Tower of London?
THE YEOMAN OF THE GUARD
13 Who wrote the Mary Poppins stories?
P L TRAVERS
14 What is the highest male singing voice?
COUNTER TENOR
15 In morse code, which letter is two dots?
I
16 What is a polo stick called?
A MALLET
17 The works of which English poet include Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard?
THOMAS GRAY
18 Who directed the film Avatar?
JAMES CAMERON
19 What type of animal is a sambar?
A DEER
20 Which berries are used for flavouring gin?
JUNIPER
21 In The Muppet Show, what was Miss Piggy's surname?
LEE
22 A cinquain is a short poem of how many lines?
5
23 Which is the largest organ in the human body?
THE SKIN
24 How many picture cards are in a standard 52-card deck?
12
25 Starting with B, what is another name for a campanile?
BELLTOWER
26 Kristina Keneally is the premier of which Australian state?
NEW SOUTH WALES
27 Who performed the theme song of the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker?
SHIRLEY BASSEY
28 "That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" comes from which play by William Shakespeare?
ROMEO AND JUILET
29 Name the spaceship of the title character (Jane Fonda) in the 1968 film Barbarella.
ALPHA 7
30 What is the chemical symbol for potassium?
K
31 Which Tom Cruise film was set in the fictional town of Ampipe, Pennsylvania?
ALL THE RIGHT MOVES
32 In which year did Barbie doll make her debut?
1959
33 What is ciabatta?
AN ITALIAN WHITE BREAD
34 Who composed the opera Carmen?
GEORGE BIZET
35 In which continent are the Atlas Mountains?
AFRICA
36 Brass is an alloy of which two metals?
COPPER AND ?
37 What does "turn a blind eye" mean?
IGNORE
38 Which vegetable is fermented to make sauerkraut?
CABBAGE
39 Who wrote the 1950 short-story collection The Martian Chronicles?
RAY BRADBURY
40 Name the President of Venezuela.
HUGO CHAVEZ
41 Colonel Warden was the Allied codename for which British leader during World War II?
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL
42 Who was the founder of ABC Learning centres?
EDDY GROVES
43 What is the most abundant mineral in the human body?
CALCIUM
44 From which language does the word "chutney" come?
HINDI
45 Greek vocalist Nana Mouskouri sang for which country in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest – Greece, Luxembourg or Switzerland?
LUXEMBOURG
46 The song Big Spender comes from which musical?
SWEET CHARITY
47 Who played Dorrie Evans in the Australian television series Number 96?
PAT MCDONALD
48 Who was the world's first test-tube baby?
LOUISE BROWN
49 Satsuma pottery comes from which country?
JAPAN
50 How many yards are in a mile?
1760
HYDRA
2 What is Charlie's surname in Roald Dahl's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
BUCKET
3 What is codswallop?
NONSENSE / RUBBISH
4 Name the Israeli Prime Minister.
BEJAMIN NETANYAHU
5 On which day of the week will July begin this year?
THURSDAY
6 Who played the title role in the 1973 film Serpico?
AL PACINO
7 What is doraphobia?
THE FEAR OF FUR
8 What is the only bird that can fly backwards?
THE HUMMINGBIRD
9 What is the largest island in the Caribbean?
CUBA
10 What is the chief port of the Netherlands?
ROTTERDAM
11 What is the name of the newspaper in the Superman stories?
THE DAILY PLANET
12 Which Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera is set in the Tower of London?
THE YEOMAN OF THE GUARD
13 Who wrote the Mary Poppins stories?
P L TRAVERS
14 What is the highest male singing voice?
COUNTER TENOR
15 In morse code, which letter is two dots?
I
16 What is a polo stick called?
A MALLET
17 The works of which English poet include Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard?
THOMAS GRAY
18 Who directed the film Avatar?
JAMES CAMERON
19 What type of animal is a sambar?
A DEER
20 Which berries are used for flavouring gin?
JUNIPER
21 In The Muppet Show, what was Miss Piggy's surname?
LEE
22 A cinquain is a short poem of how many lines?
5
23 Which is the largest organ in the human body?
THE SKIN
24 How many picture cards are in a standard 52-card deck?
12
25 Starting with B, what is another name for a campanile?
BELLTOWER
26 Kristina Keneally is the premier of which Australian state?
NEW SOUTH WALES
27 Who performed the theme song of the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker?
SHIRLEY BASSEY
28 "That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" comes from which play by William Shakespeare?
ROMEO AND JUILET
29 Name the spaceship of the title character (Jane Fonda) in the 1968 film Barbarella.
ALPHA 7
30 What is the chemical symbol for potassium?
K
31 Which Tom Cruise film was set in the fictional town of Ampipe, Pennsylvania?
ALL THE RIGHT MOVES
32 In which year did Barbie doll make her debut?
1959
33 What is ciabatta?
AN ITALIAN WHITE BREAD
34 Who composed the opera Carmen?
GEORGE BIZET
35 In which continent are the Atlas Mountains?
AFRICA
36 Brass is an alloy of which two metals?
COPPER AND ?
37 What does "turn a blind eye" mean?
IGNORE
38 Which vegetable is fermented to make sauerkraut?
CABBAGE
39 Who wrote the 1950 short-story collection The Martian Chronicles?
RAY BRADBURY
40 Name the President of Venezuela.
HUGO CHAVEZ
41 Colonel Warden was the Allied codename for which British leader during World War II?
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL
42 Who was the founder of ABC Learning centres?
EDDY GROVES
43 What is the most abundant mineral in the human body?
CALCIUM
44 From which language does the word "chutney" come?
HINDI
45 Greek vocalist Nana Mouskouri sang for which country in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest – Greece, Luxembourg or Switzerland?
LUXEMBOURG
46 The song Big Spender comes from which musical?
SWEET CHARITY
47 Who played Dorrie Evans in the Australian television series Number 96?
PAT MCDONALD
48 Who was the world's first test-tube baby?
LOUISE BROWN
49 Satsuma pottery comes from which country?
JAPAN
50 How many yards are in a mile?
1760
BROD