GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 149
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 1:19 pm1 Which three instruments usually comprise a string trio?
VIOLIN - VIOLA - CELLO
2 Which fruit is a cross between a tangerine and a grapefruit (or pomelo)?
A TANGELO
3 Who is Adelaide's Lord Mayor?
STEPHEN YARWOOD
4 How many days are in the last six months of the year?
184
5 Which metal is added to copper to make brass?
ZINC
6 Pi is the 16th letter of which alphabet?
GREEK
7 In 1926, which British author checked into a hotel in Harrogate, England, calling herself Mrs Teresa Neele?
AGATHA CHRISTIE
8 Which US jazz singer was nicknamed Lady Day?
BILLIE HOLLIDAY
9 What is a young oyster called?
A SPRAT
10 Which US heavyweight boxer was famous for his right-hand "Susie Q" punch?
ROCKY MARCIANO
11 On which river is the New South Wales city of Tamworth?
PEEL
12 In which London building will Kate Middleton and Prince William marry on April 29?
WESTMINSTER ABBEY
13 What is Canada's most populous city?
TORONTO
14 In which Australian state is Eggs and Bacon Bay?
TASMANIA
15 What is somniloquy?
TALKING WHILE ASLEEP
16 Eye of the Tiger, by US pop-rock group Survivor, comes from which film starring Sylvester Stallone?
ROCKY III
17 Which play by George Bernard Shaw inspired the musical My Fair Lady?
PYGMALION
18 Which instrument did Soviet musician David Oistrakh play?
THE VIOLIN
19 By area, what is the largest country in South America?
BRAZIL
20 Who composed the 1976 opera Einstein on the Beach?
PHILIP GLASS
21 What is the more common name of otalgia?
EAR ACHE
22 Who is Australia's cricket captain?
RICKY PONTING
23 Blackwater fever is a severe form of which disease?
MALARIA
24 In Greek mythology, name the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years.
CALYPSO
25 Which French food term literally means "flight in the wind"?
VOL AU VONT
26 Annie's Room is a term used in which sport?
DARTS ( THE NUMBER 1)
27 Name the tube connecting the mouth with the stomach.
THE OESOTHAGUS
28 Who won The X Factor on November 22?
ALTIYAN CHILDS
29 The song And This Is My Beloved comes from which musical?
KISMET
30 According to the UN, which continent is suffering deforestation at twice the world rate?
AFRICA
31 What does the expression "have an ear to the ground" mean?
TO BE WELL INFORMED ABOUT GOSSIP OR TRENDS
32 What nationality is golfer Ernie Els?
SOUTH AFRICAN
33 Who plays Danny Ocean in the 2007 film Ocean's Thirteen?
GEORGE CLOONEY
34 Unscramble these letters to form a word which means a large and destructive fire – GOFARICLATNON
CONFLAGRATION
35 Which ancient Greek was popularly known as the Laughing Philosopher?
DEMOCRITUS
36 What is the capital of Egypt?
CAIRO
37 Name the strait between Europe and Africa at the Atlantic entrance to the Mediterranean.
STRAIT OF GIBRALTOR
38 What is a kiang - a container fitted to a lawnmower to catch the grass clippings from the blades, a wild ass of Asian mountainous regions, or a long straight skirt worn from the hips?
A WILD ASS OF ASIAN MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS
39 In which year was Australian music commentator Molly Meldrum born - 1936, 1946 or 1956?
1946
40 Which Roman emperor had a horse called Incitatus?
CALIGULA
41 Who wrote the book A Clockwork Orange?
ANTHONY BURGESS
42 In which year were North and South Korea established?
1948
43 What were the given names of English author G. K. Chesterton?
GILBERT KEITH
44 What does crepuscule mean?
TWILIGHT - DUSK
45 What is the monetary unit of Fiji?
FIJI DOLLAR
46 Charolais cattle originated in which country?
FRANCE
47 To which section of an orchestra does the xylophone belong?
PERCUSSION
48 Niagara Falls lies between Lake Erie and which other Great Lake?
LAKE ONTARIO
49 In which Australian capital city is Moonee Valley racecourse?
MELBOURNE
50 What was the name of the Lone Ranger's horse?
SILVER
VIOLIN - VIOLA - CELLO
2 Which fruit is a cross between a tangerine and a grapefruit (or pomelo)?
A TANGELO
3 Who is Adelaide's Lord Mayor?
STEPHEN YARWOOD
4 How many days are in the last six months of the year?
184
5 Which metal is added to copper to make brass?
ZINC
6 Pi is the 16th letter of which alphabet?
GREEK
7 In 1926, which British author checked into a hotel in Harrogate, England, calling herself Mrs Teresa Neele?
AGATHA CHRISTIE
8 Which US jazz singer was nicknamed Lady Day?
BILLIE HOLLIDAY
9 What is a young oyster called?
A SPRAT
10 Which US heavyweight boxer was famous for his right-hand "Susie Q" punch?
ROCKY MARCIANO
11 On which river is the New South Wales city of Tamworth?
PEEL
12 In which London building will Kate Middleton and Prince William marry on April 29?
WESTMINSTER ABBEY
13 What is Canada's most populous city?
TORONTO
14 In which Australian state is Eggs and Bacon Bay?
TASMANIA
15 What is somniloquy?
TALKING WHILE ASLEEP
16 Eye of the Tiger, by US pop-rock group Survivor, comes from which film starring Sylvester Stallone?
ROCKY III
17 Which play by George Bernard Shaw inspired the musical My Fair Lady?
PYGMALION
18 Which instrument did Soviet musician David Oistrakh play?
THE VIOLIN
19 By area, what is the largest country in South America?
BRAZIL
20 Who composed the 1976 opera Einstein on the Beach?
PHILIP GLASS
21 What is the more common name of otalgia?
EAR ACHE
22 Who is Australia's cricket captain?
RICKY PONTING
23 Blackwater fever is a severe form of which disease?
MALARIA
24 In Greek mythology, name the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years.
CALYPSO
25 Which French food term literally means "flight in the wind"?
VOL AU VONT
26 Annie's Room is a term used in which sport?
DARTS ( THE NUMBER 1)
27 Name the tube connecting the mouth with the stomach.
THE OESOTHAGUS
28 Who won The X Factor on November 22?
ALTIYAN CHILDS
29 The song And This Is My Beloved comes from which musical?
KISMET
30 According to the UN, which continent is suffering deforestation at twice the world rate?
AFRICA
31 What does the expression "have an ear to the ground" mean?
TO BE WELL INFORMED ABOUT GOSSIP OR TRENDS
32 What nationality is golfer Ernie Els?
SOUTH AFRICAN
33 Who plays Danny Ocean in the 2007 film Ocean's Thirteen?
GEORGE CLOONEY
34 Unscramble these letters to form a word which means a large and destructive fire – GOFARICLATNON
CONFLAGRATION
35 Which ancient Greek was popularly known as the Laughing Philosopher?
DEMOCRITUS
36 What is the capital of Egypt?
CAIRO
37 Name the strait between Europe and Africa at the Atlantic entrance to the Mediterranean.
STRAIT OF GIBRALTOR
38 What is a kiang - a container fitted to a lawnmower to catch the grass clippings from the blades, a wild ass of Asian mountainous regions, or a long straight skirt worn from the hips?
A WILD ASS OF ASIAN MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS
39 In which year was Australian music commentator Molly Meldrum born - 1936, 1946 or 1956?
1946
40 Which Roman emperor had a horse called Incitatus?
CALIGULA
41 Who wrote the book A Clockwork Orange?
ANTHONY BURGESS
42 In which year were North and South Korea established?
1948
43 What were the given names of English author G. K. Chesterton?
GILBERT KEITH
44 What does crepuscule mean?
TWILIGHT - DUSK
45 What is the monetary unit of Fiji?
FIJI DOLLAR
46 Charolais cattle originated in which country?
FRANCE
47 To which section of an orchestra does the xylophone belong?
PERCUSSION
48 Niagara Falls lies between Lake Erie and which other Great Lake?
LAKE ONTARIO
49 In which Australian capital city is Moonee Valley racecourse?
MELBOURNE
50 What was the name of the Lone Ranger's horse?
SILVER
