GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.137

[magpie in the 80's]

1 In classical mythology, name the three-headed dog which guarded the entrance of the underworld.
CERBERUS
2 Proverbially, what can't you teach new tricks?
AN OLD DOG
3 What is the title of Kylie Minogue's new album?
APHRODITE
4 Which character in the television situation comedy series M*A*S*H had a pet bee called Blitzen?
RADAR O'RIELLY
5 Who is South Australia's Defence Industries Minister?
KEVIN FOLEY
6 A dolpholina is a move in which sport?
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING
7 Who won the men's final at Wimbledon earlier this year?
RAFAEL NADAL
8 What is the second sign of the zodiac?
TAURUS
9 Name the five boroughs of New York City.
THE BRONX - MANHATTEN - QUEENS - BROOKLYN - STATEN ISLAND
10 Who wrote the poem The Village Blacksmith?
HENRY GOODFELLOW
11 After whom was the pavlova, a meringue cake with fruit and cream, named?
ANNA PAVLOVA THE DANCER
12 Milkies, clearies, alleys and onion skins are all what?
MARBLES
13 Who was the third wife of King Henry VIII of England?
JANE SEYMOUR
14 How many square inches are in a square foot?
144
15 In which year did Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin make the first flight in space?
1961
16 What were the given names of American-born British poet T.S. Eliot?
THOMAS STEARNS
17 What is the capital of Tunisia?
TUNIS
18 In the Bible, who was the mother-in-law of Ruth?
NAOMI
19 Who is/was Australia's Foreign Affairs Minister?
STEPHEN SMITH
20 Name the pet dog of Joe Fox (Tom Hanks) in the 1998 film You've Got Mail.
BRINKLEY
21 First Impressions was the original working title of which book by English author Jane Austen?
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
22 In which year did Tiger Woods win the British Open golf championship for the first time?
2000
23 Who is the patron saint of animals?
ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI
24 In Formula One racing, what colour flag is displayed when conditions are too unsafe to continue?
RED
25 How many sides does a nonagon have?
9
26 How many bones are in a human skull?
22
27 What is a red-letter day?
A HAPPY OCCASION
28 On which peninsula is the South Australian town of Tumby Bay?
EYRE PENINSULA
29 In which book by English author Charles Dickens do the characters John Jarndyce, Lawrence Boythorn and Richard Carstone appear?
BLEAK HOUSE
30 What is the medical term for shortsightedness?
MYOPIA
31 Who directed the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark?
STEVEN SPIELBERG
32 Who was the coach of AFL team Essendon?
MATTHEW KNIGHTS
33 According to a traditional saying, if you laugh before breakfast, you'll what before supper?
CRY
34 Who named the Pacific Ocean?
FERDINAND MAGELLAN
35 What is ranidaphobia?
FEAR OF FROGS
36 Montreal is one of the main cities of which country?
CANADA
37 Who was US president immediately before Jimmy Carter?
GERALD FORD
38 What is the highest mountain in North America?
MT. MCKINLEY
39 In which month is Mother's Day observed in Australia?
MAY
40 What is Australia's largest inland city?
CANBERRA
41 The Murder of Gonzago is a play within which Shakespeare play?
HAMLET
42 What colour is your skin if you have jaundice?
YELLOW
43 Banger is a colloquial word for what type of food?
A SAUSAGE
44 What are the Roman numerals for 1500?
MD
45 What does the German expression "Ich liebe dich" mean?
I LOVE YOU
46 What is the collective name for a group of crows?
A MURDER
47 What is a "bolt from the blue"?
A SUDDEN UNEXPECTED EVENT
48 What is America's Mile High City?
DENVER
49 On which Hawaiian island is Pearl Harbor?
OAHU
50 What is the eighth letter of the English alphabet?
H

[Media Park]

2. dog
4. radar
19. steven smith

[Footy Chick]

1 Cerberus?
4 Klinger?
12 Marbles!
19 K-Rudd
21 Pride and Prejudice?
23 Christopher?
25 9
26.22
28 Eyre? (I always get them mixed up )
32 Matthew Knights
36 Canada
39 May
40 Alice Springs?
42 Yellow
43 Sausage
46 Murder

[magpie in the 80's]

2. dog
4. radar
19. steven smith

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Cerberus?
4 Klinger?
12 Marbles!
19 K-Rudd
21 Pride and Prejudice?
23 Christopher?
25 9
26.22
28 Eyre? (I always get them mixed up )
32 Matthew Knights
36 Canada
39 May
40 Alice Springs?
42 Yellow
43 Sausage
46 Murder

all others correct FC

[Footy Chick]

Um excuse me Mr 80's but on the news today it said that K-Rudd is Australia's foreign affairs minister.. so can I have a thumbs up please?

[magpie in the 80's]

Um excuse me Mr 80's but on the news today it said that K-Rudd is Australia's foreign affairs minister.. so can I have a thumbs up please?

He became that today BUT he wasnt when i put up the quiz yesterday

[Media Park]

24 red
40 canberra
47 a shock (shocking win in horse racing, especially a come-from-behind)
50 H

[crackers]

20 berkley
31 steven spielberg
37 gerald ford
45 she loves you

[Trader]

14. 144

[magpie in the 80's]

24 red
40 canberra
47 a shock (shocking win in horse racing, especially a come-from-behind)
50 H

[magpie in the 80's]

14. 144

[magpie in the 80's]

20 berkley
31 steven spielberg
37 gerald ford
45 she loves you

others correct or close enough crackers

[FattyLumpkin]

48 Denver

[magpie in the 80's]

48 Denver

[old moz]

15---1961

[Leaping Lindner]

9 Bronx, Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Statten Island
11 Anna Pavlova - the dancer
13 Jane Seymour
17 Tunis
27 IIRC the term orginated from early holidays such as Saints days etc.
34 Magellan

[magpie in the 80's]

15---1961

[magpie in the 80's]

9 Bronx, Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Statten Island
11 Anna Pavlova - the dancer
13 Jane Seymour
17 Tunis
27 IIRC the term orginated from early holidays such as Saints days etc.
34 Magellan

Correct or close enough LL

[Media Park]

5. Was in the paper today! Noticed it and thought BAM! KEVIN FOLEY!