GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.135
Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 9:45 pm1 In which country was paper invented?
CHINA
2 Which English soccer team is nicknamed the Red Devils?
MANCHESTER UNITED
3 What did French fashion designer Louis Reard introduce on July 5, 1946?
THE BIKINI
4 Who is No 32 for the Crows?
PATRICK DANGERFIELD
5 Who was the first Australian to swim the English Channel?
LINDA MCGILL
6 In which Australian state is Baw Baw National Park?
VICTORIA
7 What surname was shared by the second and sixth US presidents?
ADAMS
8 What is heliotherapy?
TREATMENT OF SICKNESS BY SUNLIGHT
9 Which British guitarist is nicknamed Slowhand?
ERIC CLAPTON
10 What is the largest island in the Philippines?
LUZON
11 What does the musical direction ritardando mean?
GRADUALLY MORE SLOWLY
12 What is the literal meaning of the word "Islam"?
SUBMISSION ( TO THE WILL OF GOD)
13 The Rusty Barnacle is a seafood restaurant in which animated television series?
THE SIMPSONS
14 A leveret is a young what?
HARE
15 What was the name of Australia's first cloned sheep?
MATILDA
16 Which is the only American state spelt with all odd-numbered letters of the alphabet?
IOWA
17 Who wrote the book Lord Jim?
JOSEPH CONRAD
18 What is the French word for July?
JUILLET
19 Who composed the orchestral work Standing Stone (1997)?
PAUL MC CARTNEY
20 Unscramble these letters to name an Adelaide suburb - RPSIKADE.
PARKSIDE
21 Who was nicknamed the Scourge of God?
ATTILA THE HUN
22 Which medal is awarded annually to Australia's most successful cricketer over a 12-month period?
ALLAN BORDER MEDAL
23 What was the nickname of notorious English pirate Edward Teach?
BLACKBEARD
24 The Hume Highway connects which two Australian cities?
SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE
25 In which musical does the song A Wonderful Guy include the lyrics: "I'm as trite and as gay as a daisy in May"?
SOUTH PACIFIC
26 In which Adelaide street was the Majestic Theatre?
KING WILLIAM STREET
27 Which country is known as Norge in its native tongue?
NORWAY
28 What is the capital of New York State?
ALBANY
29 Who played the female lead in the 2005 film Bewitched?
NICOLE KIDMAN
30 Whom did Malcolm Turnbull replace to become federal Opposition leader in 2008?
BRENDAN NELSON
31 Who seized power in Uganda in 1971?
IDI AMIN
32 Board members of which Australian company died in a plane crash in Africa last month?
SUNDANCE
33 Who wrote The Cat in the Hat?
DR. SEUSS
34 On which river is the South Australian town of Mannum?
MURRAY
35 Water is a compound of which two elements?
HYDROGEN AND WATER
36 Halvard Solness is the title character in which play by Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen?
THE MASTER BUILDER
37 Headingley cricket ground is in which English city?
LEEDS
38 Who became the first chancellor of a reunified Germany in 1990?
HELMUT KOHL
39 Proverbially, actions speak louder than what?
WORDS
40 By area, which is the largest of the United Arab Emirates?
ADU DHABI
41 Pakistan and which other country are connected by the Khyber Pass?
AFGHANISTAN
42 Name the bird friend of Snoopy in the comic strip Peanuts.
WOODSTOCK
43 What does the expression "home on the pig's back" mean?
SUCCESSFUL BY AN EASY MARGIN
44 What is orography?
THE STUDY OF MOUNTAINS
45 Who plays Edward Cullen in the film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse?
ROBERT PATTINSON
46 How is the letter O formed in morse code?
DASH DASH DASH
47 What is the name for a ship's kitchen?
GALLEY
48 Which city is the setting for the musical Oliver!?
LONDON
49 Which Australian television compere had a role in the 1980 film Fatty Finn?
BERT NEWTON
50 What is the capital of Finland?
HELSINKI
CHINA
2 Which English soccer team is nicknamed the Red Devils?
MANCHESTER UNITED
3 What did French fashion designer Louis Reard introduce on July 5, 1946?
THE BIKINI
4 Who is No 32 for the Crows?
PATRICK DANGERFIELD
5 Who was the first Australian to swim the English Channel?
LINDA MCGILL
6 In which Australian state is Baw Baw National Park?
VICTORIA
7 What surname was shared by the second and sixth US presidents?
ADAMS
8 What is heliotherapy?
TREATMENT OF SICKNESS BY SUNLIGHT
9 Which British guitarist is nicknamed Slowhand?
ERIC CLAPTON
10 What is the largest island in the Philippines?
LUZON
11 What does the musical direction ritardando mean?
GRADUALLY MORE SLOWLY
12 What is the literal meaning of the word "Islam"?
SUBMISSION ( TO THE WILL OF GOD)
13 The Rusty Barnacle is a seafood restaurant in which animated television series?
THE SIMPSONS
14 A leveret is a young what?
HARE
15 What was the name of Australia's first cloned sheep?
MATILDA
16 Which is the only American state spelt with all odd-numbered letters of the alphabet?
IOWA
17 Who wrote the book Lord Jim?
JOSEPH CONRAD
18 What is the French word for July?
JUILLET
19 Who composed the orchestral work Standing Stone (1997)?
PAUL MC CARTNEY
20 Unscramble these letters to name an Adelaide suburb - RPSIKADE.
PARKSIDE
21 Who was nicknamed the Scourge of God?
ATTILA THE HUN
22 Which medal is awarded annually to Australia's most successful cricketer over a 12-month period?
ALLAN BORDER MEDAL
23 What was the nickname of notorious English pirate Edward Teach?
BLACKBEARD
24 The Hume Highway connects which two Australian cities?
SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE
25 In which musical does the song A Wonderful Guy include the lyrics: "I'm as trite and as gay as a daisy in May"?
SOUTH PACIFIC
26 In which Adelaide street was the Majestic Theatre?
KING WILLIAM STREET
27 Which country is known as Norge in its native tongue?
NORWAY
28 What is the capital of New York State?
ALBANY
29 Who played the female lead in the 2005 film Bewitched?
NICOLE KIDMAN
30 Whom did Malcolm Turnbull replace to become federal Opposition leader in 2008?
BRENDAN NELSON
31 Who seized power in Uganda in 1971?
IDI AMIN
32 Board members of which Australian company died in a plane crash in Africa last month?
SUNDANCE
33 Who wrote The Cat in the Hat?
DR. SEUSS
34 On which river is the South Australian town of Mannum?
MURRAY
35 Water is a compound of which two elements?
HYDROGEN AND WATER
36 Halvard Solness is the title character in which play by Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen?
THE MASTER BUILDER
37 Headingley cricket ground is in which English city?
LEEDS
38 Who became the first chancellor of a reunified Germany in 1990?
HELMUT KOHL
39 Proverbially, actions speak louder than what?
WORDS
40 By area, which is the largest of the United Arab Emirates?
ADU DHABI
41 Pakistan and which other country are connected by the Khyber Pass?
AFGHANISTAN
42 Name the bird friend of Snoopy in the comic strip Peanuts.
WOODSTOCK
43 What does the expression "home on the pig's back" mean?
SUCCESSFUL BY AN EASY MARGIN
44 What is orography?
THE STUDY OF MOUNTAINS
45 Who plays Edward Cullen in the film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse?
ROBERT PATTINSON
46 How is the letter O formed in morse code?
DASH DASH DASH
47 What is the name for a ship's kitchen?
GALLEY
48 Which city is the setting for the musical Oliver!?
LONDON
49 Which Australian television compere had a role in the 1980 film Fatty Finn?
BERT NEWTON
50 What is the capital of Finland?
HELSINKI
MP