GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 78

[magpie in the 80's]

Oh geez...they all eat it...even had some in Israel

I'll start with Egyptian then.

Regards
JAS

incorrect jas and Hb answered it

[redandblack]

10 Quebec City

[magpie in the 80's]

10 Quebec City

incorrect rab

[redandblack]

In that case it could only be Montreal or Ottawa.

Don't know which one.

[panthergurl]

20. Lee Jun-Fan?? or something similar
21. Ludwig Van Beethoven
23. A Musical Instrument

[magpie in the 80's]

In that case it could only be Montreal or Ottawa.

Don't know which one.

ottawa is correct rab

[magpie in the 80's]

20. Lee Jun-Fan?? or something similar Q21
21. Ludwig Van Beethoven Q20
23. A Musical Instrument

all correct pg

[godoubleblues]

Q11 - Nightflight to Venus

[magpie in the 80's]

Q11 - Nightflight to Venus

correct gdb

[Rik E Boy]

22. Was it Joesph Lister?

regards,

REB

[magpie in the 80's]

22. Was it Joesph Lister?

regards,

REB

incorrect reb

[magpie in the 80's]

not many Q's to go here

[Kahuna]

22/ Lister

[magpie in the 80's]

22/ Lister

INCORRECT K

[magpie in the 80's]

last days for this quiz

[Footy Chick]

14. Burgiose (spelling, sorry..) would be the ONLY thing I remembered from Modern European History if I get that one right

22. Leuwendook or someone like that... NO! Someone Hook?

[magpie in the 80's]

14. Burgiose (spelling, sorry..) would be the ONLY thing I remembered from Modern European History if I get that one right............WELL YOU DIDNT LEARN ANYTHING..INCORRECT

22. Leuwendook or someone like that... NO! Someone Hook?...........PUT THEM TOGETHER AND ITS CLOSE ENOUGH

[magpie in the 80's]

1. What is Bugs Bunny's nephew's name?
CLYDE
2. Who wrote the Pulitzer Prize winning novel, "A Confederacy of Dunces"?
JOHN KENNEDY TOOLE
3. Who is the main character in the movie "Braveheart"?
WILLAM WALLACE
4. What vitamin deficiency causes rickets?
VITAMIN D
5. In what type of restaurant might you order a falafel?
LEBANESE
6. All breeds of domestic rabbit are the same species as a wild rabbit from which continent?
EUROPE
7. What event occurred each year on April 1 in Medieval Europe?
NEW YEARS DAY
8. What was the name of the ship that took Charles Darwin on his famous voyage to the Galapagos Islands
HMS BEAGLE
9. Which actress, who later became a quasi-famous teen movie actress, was a cast member in the 1979-1980 season of the TV show "The Facts of Life"?
MOLLY RINGWALD
10. In which Canadian city would you find the Chateau Laurier?
OTTAWA
11. Which Boney M song tells the story of a trip to outer space?
NIGHT FLIGHT TO VENUS
12. What would you use if you wanted to purl a stitch?
KNITTING NEEDLES
13. What is the capital of Bangladesh?
DHAKA
14. What were French protestants in the 16th and 17th century known as?
HUGUENOTS
15. What are the largest monkeys in the world?
SAVANNAH BABOONS
16. What does the Latin term "pro bono" mean in English?
FOR GOOD
17. Who is the central character in "The Iliad?"
ACHILLES
18. Which English monarch ruled for only nine days in 1553?
LADY JANE GREY
19. Who, in Germanic mythology, lures little children to the land of death?
THE ERL KING
20. Which classical composer wrote what is commonly known as "Ode to Joy?"
BEETHOVEN
21. What was martial artist Bruce Lee's birth name?
LEE YUEN KIM
22. Who was the first scientist to observe bacteria through a lens?
ANTON VAN LEEUWENHOEK
23. What is a shawm?
A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
24. Who was the star of the 1938 movie "The Adventures of Robin Hood?"
ERROL FLYNN
25. Who wrote "the proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains?"
KARL MARX

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

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