GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 76

[magpie in the 80's]

1 The classical piece Air on a G String by JS Bach has been used to advertise which cigar?
HAMLET
2 How was the TV character of Mark Harris otherwise known when swimming underwater?
MAN FROM ATLANTIS
3 What did Britain buy 176,602 shares of in 1875?
SUEZ CANAL
4 Which musical opens with the song Food Glorious Food?
OLIVER
5 What is the name of a) The Roman god of love b) Greek god of love
CUPID AND EROS
6 By what name is Patrick Clifton better known?
POSTMAN PAT
7 Who won a Best Director Oscar in 2006 for Brokeback Mountain?
ANG LEE
8 What would your job or hobby be if using a Queen excluder in your work?
BEEKEEPER
9 The name of which animal is derived from the Spanish for lizard?
ALLIGATOR
10 What bird is depicted on the coat of arms of Australia?
EMU
11 What piece of sporting equipment is 5 metres long and 10 centimetres wide?
GYMNASTICS BEAM
12 What do humans have 46 of, that peas have 14 of, that crayfish have 200 of?
CHROMOSOMES
13 Which disease affecting trees was first identified in Holland in the early 20th century?
DUTCH ELM DISEASE
14 How is Barbara Millicent Roberts better known?
BARBIE DOLL
15 Which word of Italian origin translates into English as “little fleas”?
PAPARAZZI
16 Whose backside is featured on the cover of the album Born in the USA?
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
17 What edible item is called an Eskimo pie in the USA?
CHOC ICE
18 Which 3 diseases are protected against with the DTP vaccine?
DIPHTHERIA - TETANUS - ?
19 In which 1989 film did Meg Ryan fake an orgasm in a restaurant?
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY
20 What are the only two elements in the periodic table beginning with the letter O?
OXYGEN AND OSMIUM

[godoubleblues]

Q10 - Emu
Q17 - ice cream
Q18 - diptheria, typhoid, polio

[Baron Greenback]

9. Alligator
12. Chromosomes
20. Oxygen and Osmium

[Footy Chick]

19. When harry met sally

[magpie in the 80's]

Q10 - Emu
Q17 - ice cream....CLOSE BUT IT HAS AN ACTUAL NAME
Q18 - diptheria, typhoid, polio...LAST 2 INCORRECT

OTHERS CORRECT GDB

[magpie in the 80's]

9. Alligator
12. Chromosomes
20. Oxygen and Osmium

CORRECT CN

[magpie in the 80's]

19. When harry met sally

CORRECT

[Grahaml]

3 What did Britain buy 176,602 shares of in 1875? Suez Canal

4 Which musical opens with the song Food Glorious Food? Oliver

5 What is the name of a) The Roman god of love b) Greek god of love Venus and Aphrodite

11 What piece of sporting equipment is 5 metres long and 10 centimetres wide? Balance beam (gymnastics)

14 How is Barbara Millicent Roberts better known? Barbie

18 Which 3 diseases are protected against with the DTP vaccine?
DIPHTHERIA - ? - ? Tetanus and Polio

[magpie in the 80's]

3 What did Britain buy 176,602 shares of in 1875? Suez Canal

4 Which musical opens with the song Food Glorious Food? Oliver

5 What is the name of a) The Roman god of love b) Greek god of love Venus and Aphrodite..INCORRECT

11 What piece of sporting equipment is 5 metres long and 10 centimetres wide? Balance beam (gymnastics)

14 How is Barbara Millicent Roberts better known? Barbie

18 Which 3 diseases are protected against with the DTP vaccine?
DIPHTHERIA - ? - ? Tetanus...CORRECT and Polio...INCORRECT

ALL OTHERS CORRECT

[JAS]

Q1 Very funny ads...Hamlet
Q2 Was it the Patrick Duffy (Dallas) thing...Man from Atlantis
Q5 Venus and Aphrodite...ooops just noticed it's god not goddess...Cupid and Eros
Q8 Beekeeping
Q13 Dutch Elm Disease

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1 Very funny ads...Hamlet
Q2 Was it the Patrick Duffy (Dallas) thing...Man from Atlantis
Q5 Venus and Aphrodite...ooops just noticed it's god not goddess...Cupid and Eros
Q8 Beekeeping
Q13 Dutch Elm Disease

Regards
JAS

ALL CORRECT JAS

[Kahuna]

16/ Springsteen

[Interceptor]

7. Ang Lee

[magpie in the 80's]

16/ Springsteen

CORRECT K

[magpie in the 80's]

7. Ang Lee

CORRECT

[Peterxtc]

17 Choc Ice

[magpie in the 80's]

17 Choc Ice

CORRECT PETE

[NokturnL OdysseY]

6 - Susan Nimm

edit - Susan "D" Nimm is probably more accurate (sue dee nimm ..... )

[Hazbeen]

6. Postman Pat

[magpie in the 80's]

6 - Susan Nimm

edit - Susan "D" Nimm is probably more accurate (sue dee nimm ..... )

INCORRECT