GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.128

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.128

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri Jun 04, 2010 8:28 pm

1 When was Nelson Mandela freed?
1990
2 On which South Australian peninsula is the town of Maitland?
YORKE
3 What did the Knave of Hearts steal?
TARTS
4 What name is sometimes given to the first seven books of the Old Testament?
HEPTATEUCH
5 What is 17 in Roman numerals?
XVII
6 Jean Chretien is a former prime minister of which country?
CANADA
7 In which British city is the headquarters of the Salvation Army?
LONDON
8 What is the oldest known occupational lung disease?
SILICOSIS
9 In Tokyo, what is Mitsukoshi?
DEPARTMENT STORE
10 The Skaw is a cape at the northern tip of which country?
DENMARK
11 In which country is the real bridge on the River Kwai?
THAILAND
12 Who are commonly referred to as the Caped Crusaders?
BATMAN AND ROBIN
13 In which European country is the ski resort of St Moritz?
SWITZERLAND
14 Which US city was the setting for the situation comedy series Cheers?
BOSTON
15 Name the former International Olympic Committee president who died last month.
JUAN ANTONIO SAMARANCH
16 Name Mickey Mouse's two nephews.
MARTY AND FERDIE FIELDMOUSE
17 What is the capital of the Czech Republic?
PRAGUE
18 How many degrees are in a semicircle?
180
19 In 2006, what was officially stripped of its status as a planet?
PLUTO
20 Name the three judges in MasterChef Australia.
MATT PRESTON, GEORGE CALOMBARIS AND GARY MEHIGAN
21 Name the two American states that end in T.
VERMONT AND CONNECTICUT
22 Name the camel of the title character in the 1962 hit Ahab, the Arab, by Ray Stevens.
CLYDE
23 Who wrote the book The Caine Mutiny?
HERMAN WOUK
24 Which French tennis champion of the 1920s was nicknamed Le Crocodile?
RENE LACOSTE
25 Who was the youngest son in the television situation comedy series My Three Sons?
RICHARD DOUGLAS
26 What is the official language of Brazil?
PORTUGUESE
27 Which Australian golfer won the British Open five times between 1954 and 1965?
PETER THOMPSON
28 How many points does a snowflake have?
6
29 What is the lightest and most abundant chemical element?
HYDROGEN
30 Who were Harry Potter's parents?
JAMES AND LILY
31 In the song American Pie by Don McLean, which month makes him shiver?
FEBRUARY
32 According to The Guinness Book of Records, what is the most recognised song in the English language?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
33 What is sometimes colloquially called a "cancer stick"?
A CIGARETTE
34 Name the Swedish author who created Pippi Longstocking.
ASTRID LINDGREN
35 What nationality was painter Paul Gauguin?
FRENCH
36 What is the final event in the decathlon?
1500M
37 Which horse won the 2003 Melbourne Cup?
MAKYBE DIVA
38 Who was Germany's Iron Chancellor?
OTTO VON BISMARCK
39 Who was the first US woman in space?
SALLY KIRSTEN RIDE
40 Name the notorious gangland figure who was murdered in a Victorian jail last month.
CARL WILLIAMS
41 What colour is Babar the elephant's suit?
BRIGHT GREEN
42 Life Is Too Short was the 1991 autobiography of which diminutive US actor?
MICKET ROONEY
43 What was the name of Mother Goose's son?
JACK
44 How many bones are in the neck of a giraffe?
7
45 What is the third letter of the Greek alphabet?
GAMMA
46 Which animal symbolises the zodiac sign Capricorn?
THE GOAT
47 In 1930, who became the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia?
AMY JOHNSON
48 Dry ice is the solid form of what?
CARBON DIOXIDE
49 After Asia, which is the second largest continent in land area?
AFRICA
50 What is the world's biggest resources company?
BHP BILLITON
I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out. - Rodney Dangerfield (1921 - 2004)
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.128

Postby White Line Fever » Fri Jun 04, 2010 9:28 pm

18 - 180
19 - Pluto
33 - Cigarette
40 - Carl Williams
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.128

Postby FlyingHigh » Fri Jun 04, 2010 9:33 pm

1/ 1994
2/ Yorke
5/ XVII
7/ Manchester
12/ Batman and Robin
15/ Juan Antonio Sumaranch
31/ February
37/ Makybe Diva
45/ Gamma
48/ Liquid Nitrogen
50/ BHP Billiton
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.128

Postby fish » Fri Jun 04, 2010 11:49 pm

4 - Genesis
13 - Switzerland
21 - Connecticut and Vermont
26 - Portuguese
29 - Hydrogen
46 - Crab
48 - Carbon Dioxide
49 - Africa
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.128

Postby godoubleblues » Fri Jun 04, 2010 11:51 pm

Q44 - 7
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.128

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Jun 05, 2010 11:33 am

white line fever wrote:18 - 180
19 - Pluto
33 - Cigarette
40 - Carl Williams

:-bd WLF
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.128

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Jun 05, 2010 11:34 am

FlyingHigh wrote:1/ 1994 [-(
2/ Yorke
5/ XVII
7/ Manchester [-(
12/ Batman and Robin
15/ Juan Antonio Sumaranch
31/ February
37/ Makybe Diva
45/ Gamma
48/ Liquid Nitrogen [-(
50/ BHP Billiton

all others correct FH
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.128

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Jun 05, 2010 11:34 am

godoubleblues wrote:Q44 - 7

:-bd gdb
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.128

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Jun 05, 2010 11:35 am

fish wrote:4 - Genesis [-(
13 - Switzerland
21 - Connecticut and Vermont
26 - Portuguese
29 - Hydrogen
46 - Crab [-(
48 - Carbon Dioxide
49 - Africa

all others correct fish
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.128

Postby sherminator » Sat Jun 05, 2010 2:56 pm

1. 1991?
3. Tarts
6. Canada
11. Thailand?
14. Boston
17. Prague
20. George Colombaris, Matt preston & Gary Megson
32. Happy Birthday?
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.128

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Jun 05, 2010 3:39 pm

sherminator wrote:1. 1991?
3. Tarts
6. Canada
11. Thailand?
14. Boston
17. Prague
20. George Colombaris, Matt preston & Gary Megson
32. Happy Birthday?

correct or close enough sherm
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.128

Postby Dogwatcher » Sat Jun 05, 2010 8:44 pm

4 - The Old Testament
24 - Lacoste
27 - Thompson
36 - hurdles
45- delta
47 - amy johnson
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.128

Postby old moz » Sat Jun 05, 2010 9:44 pm

22---clyde
39---sally kirsten
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.128

Postby spell_check » Sat Jun 05, 2010 11:27 pm

41) Green
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.128

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sun Jun 06, 2010 10:58 am

Dogwatcher wrote:4 - The Old Testament
24 - Lacoste :-bd
27 - Thompson :-bd
36 - hurdles
45- delta
47 - amy johnson :-bd

others incorrect dw
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.128

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sun Jun 06, 2010 11:00 am

old moz wrote:22---clyde
39---sally kirsten

correct or close enough om
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.128

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sun Jun 06, 2010 11:00 am

spell_check wrote:41) Green

:-bd spelly
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.128

Postby Footy Chick » Sun Jun 06, 2010 11:59 am

28. 9?

36. 1500m run
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.128

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sun Jun 06, 2010 12:08 pm

Footy Chick wrote:28. 9? [-(
36. 1500m run :-bd
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Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.128

Postby custardarm » Tue Jun 08, 2010 9:40 pm

30 James potter and ?
35 french
42 gary coleman
46 goat
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