GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 147
Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 1:48 pm1 What is the collective noun for a group of geese in flight?
A SKEIN
2 What is the largest four-digit number with increasing digits?
6789
3 Where in Adelaide is the Eleanor Harrald Building?
ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL
4 For how many years did Rip Van Winkle sleep?
20
5 Which Scandinavian capital city was formerly called Christiania?
OSLO
6 Who directed the 1999 film American Beauty?
SAM MENDES
7 Who founded The Body Shop?
ANITA RODDICK
8 What is the name of the vertical groove between the upper lip and the nose?
THE PHILTRUM
9 In heraldry, which word means black?
SABLE
10 Which airline uses the abbreviation BA?
BRITISH AIRWAYS
11 What does the musical direction "rinforzando" mean?
SUDDENLY MAKE LOUDLY
12 In the sentence "The growing boy eats all his vegetables," which word is a present participle?
GROWING
13 Jean Chretien was the 20th prime minister of which country?
CANADA
14 How many letters are in the Hawaiian alphabet?
12
15 In ancient Greece, what kind of person was a hoplite?
A HEAVILY ARMOURED FOOT SOLDIER
16 Into which bay does the Ganges River flow?
BAY OF BENGAL
17 What is the Latin word for five?
QUINQUE
18 What were the given names of British author A. A. Milne?
ALAN ALEXANDER
19 What is the hardest mineral?
DIAMOND
20 Which English poet had a dog called Flush? 21 Which book of the Old Testament contains the destruction of the Wall of Jericho?
ELIZBETH BARRETT BROWNING
22 Which capital city is closest to the equator?
QUITO (ECUADOR)
23 Who wrote the book Empire of the Sun?
J.G. BALLARD
24 What does the expression "all that glitters is not gold" mean?
LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING
25 Which Spanish painter said: "Give me a museum and I will fill it"?
PABLO PICASSO
26 In Scandinavian mythology, where were the souls of heroes slain in battle received?
VALHALLA
27 Cirrhosis is a disease of which organ?
THE LIVER
28 Ikebana, a form of flower arrangement, comes from which country?
JAPAN
29 Who wrote the play The Merchant of Venice?
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
30 In which Australian capital city is the suburb of Elsternwick?
MELBOURNE
31 Who wrote the poem Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College?
THOMAS GRAY
32 What is the capital of the Arab emirate of Qatar?
DOHA
33 Lard is produced from which animal?
THE PIG
34 What is the value of the black ball in snooker?
7 POINTS
35 The Tipitaka is the fundamental scripture of which religion?
BUDDHISM
36 Which moon of Jupiter is the largest satellite in the solar system?
GANYMEDE
37 Which country was formerly known as Siam?
THAILAND
38 What was the nickname of Nanny's old car in the television situation comedy series Nanny and the Professor?
ARABELLA
39 Who won Junior MasterChef on November 15?
ISABELLA
40 What does the expression "have two left feet" mean?
TO BE CLUMSY
41 Retired swimmer Ian Thorpe had a childhood obsession with vampires – true or false?
TRUE
42 A quadrennium is a period of how many years?
4
43 How old is Prince William's fiancee Kate Middleton?
28
44 On which street in Manhattan is the New York Stock Exchange?
WALL STREET
45 Which world heavyweight champion boxer was nicknamed the Brown Bomber?
JOE LOUIS
46 Which US author and radio personality created Lake Wobegon, Minnesota?
GARRISON KEILLER
47 In a standard pack of playing cards, which is the only king without a moustache?
KING OF HEARTS
48 What is malarky?
NONSENSE - MEANINGLESS TALK
49 Name the pet dog of Billy Peltzer (Zach Galligan) in the 1984 film Gremlins.
BARNEY
50 The Sicilian port of Messina is the setting for which Shakespeare play?
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
A SKEIN
2 What is the largest four-digit number with increasing digits?
6789
3 Where in Adelaide is the Eleanor Harrald Building?
ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL
4 For how many years did Rip Van Winkle sleep?
20
5 Which Scandinavian capital city was formerly called Christiania?
OSLO
6 Who directed the 1999 film American Beauty?
SAM MENDES
7 Who founded The Body Shop?
ANITA RODDICK
8 What is the name of the vertical groove between the upper lip and the nose?
THE PHILTRUM
9 In heraldry, which word means black?
SABLE
10 Which airline uses the abbreviation BA?
BRITISH AIRWAYS
11 What does the musical direction "rinforzando" mean?
SUDDENLY MAKE LOUDLY
12 In the sentence "The growing boy eats all his vegetables," which word is a present participle?
GROWING
13 Jean Chretien was the 20th prime minister of which country?
CANADA
14 How many letters are in the Hawaiian alphabet?
12
15 In ancient Greece, what kind of person was a hoplite?
A HEAVILY ARMOURED FOOT SOLDIER
16 Into which bay does the Ganges River flow?
BAY OF BENGAL
17 What is the Latin word for five?
QUINQUE
18 What were the given names of British author A. A. Milne?
ALAN ALEXANDER
19 What is the hardest mineral?
DIAMOND
20 Which English poet had a dog called Flush? 21 Which book of the Old Testament contains the destruction of the Wall of Jericho?
ELIZBETH BARRETT BROWNING
22 Which capital city is closest to the equator?
QUITO (ECUADOR)
23 Who wrote the book Empire of the Sun?
J.G. BALLARD
24 What does the expression "all that glitters is not gold" mean?
LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING
25 Which Spanish painter said: "Give me a museum and I will fill it"?
PABLO PICASSO
26 In Scandinavian mythology, where were the souls of heroes slain in battle received?
VALHALLA
27 Cirrhosis is a disease of which organ?
THE LIVER
28 Ikebana, a form of flower arrangement, comes from which country?
JAPAN
29 Who wrote the play The Merchant of Venice?
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
30 In which Australian capital city is the suburb of Elsternwick?
MELBOURNE
31 Who wrote the poem Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College?
THOMAS GRAY
32 What is the capital of the Arab emirate of Qatar?
DOHA
33 Lard is produced from which animal?
THE PIG
34 What is the value of the black ball in snooker?
7 POINTS
35 The Tipitaka is the fundamental scripture of which religion?
BUDDHISM
36 Which moon of Jupiter is the largest satellite in the solar system?
GANYMEDE
37 Which country was formerly known as Siam?
THAILAND
38 What was the nickname of Nanny's old car in the television situation comedy series Nanny and the Professor?
ARABELLA
39 Who won Junior MasterChef on November 15?
ISABELLA
40 What does the expression "have two left feet" mean?
TO BE CLUMSY
41 Retired swimmer Ian Thorpe had a childhood obsession with vampires – true or false?
TRUE
42 A quadrennium is a period of how many years?
4
43 How old is Prince William's fiancee Kate Middleton?
28
44 On which street in Manhattan is the New York Stock Exchange?
WALL STREET
45 Which world heavyweight champion boxer was nicknamed the Brown Bomber?
JOE LOUIS
46 Which US author and radio personality created Lake Wobegon, Minnesota?
GARRISON KEILLER
47 In a standard pack of playing cards, which is the only king without a moustache?
KING OF HEARTS
48 What is malarky?
NONSENSE - MEANINGLESS TALK
49 Name the pet dog of Billy Peltzer (Zach Galligan) in the 1984 film Gremlins.
BARNEY
50 The Sicilian port of Messina is the setting for which Shakespeare play?
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
