GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 84

[magpie in the 80's]

1. How many sides does a snowflake have?
6
2. What civilization invented the arch?
ROMANS
3. In Eskimo language what kind of animal is a nanook?
POLAR BEAR
4. What was Henry Fonda's Last Film?
ON GOLDEN POND
5. What Island is the boot of Italy kicking?
SICILY
6. What year follows 789BC?
788
7. What is ganja in Jamaica?
MARIJUANA
8. How many funnels did the Titanic have?
4
9. How many spaces are there on a Scrabble board?
225
10. Which country star was a DJ on Texan KGRI in the early 1950's?
JIM REEVES
11. What is the latin name for the coconut?
COCOS NUCIFERA
12. 1992 was the Chinese year of what?
MONKEY
13. The painting entitled 'Three Dancers' in the Tate gallery was painted by who?
PICASSO
14. Soiless agriculture is called what?
HYDROPONICS
15. In the movie 'What Women Want' what character did Mel Gibson play?
NICK MARSHALL
16. FISA is the ruling body for which sporting event?
ROWING
17. Which vitamin is a prevention of Beri Beri?
B
18. Name the robber and murderer who was freed instead of Jesus?
BARABBAS
19. Which country won the eurovision song contest in 1977?
FRANCE
20. Name the Egyptian god with the head of a Jackal who guides souls to the world beyond?
ANUBIS
21. The armour that covers the head and face in Kendo.
MEN
22. How many tentacles does a squid have?
TEN
23. What was the first book to be set in print?
GUTTENBERG BIBLE
24. What year was the Suez Canal first closed?
1967
25. Who wrote 'An Enemy of the People'?
HENRIK IBSEN
26. What is triskaidekaphobia a fear of?
NUMBER 13
27. Which century was the Taj Mahal constructed?
17TH
28. Who was the commander of the first shuttle flight?
JOHN YOUNG
29. What is the opposite of Hibernation?
AESTIVATION
30. What do you call someone who breeds silk worms?
SERICULTURIST

[Footy Chick]

1. 8
5. Sicily?
6. 788BC
7. Whoopie weed?
8. 4
9. 128?

14. Aquaculture
19. Sweden?

23. the bible
26. either friday the 13th or the no. 13
29. insomnia
30. bored

[FattyLumpkin]

14. hydroponics
20. Anubis??

[JAS]

Q1 6
Q2 Babylonians
Q3 Polar Bear
Q4 On Golden Pond

Regards
JAS

[Hazbeen]

2. Roman
5. Sicily
6. 788BC
7. Marijuana
8. 4
22. 6

[magpie in the 80's]

2. Roman
5. Sicily
6. 788BC
7. Marijuana
8. 4
22. 6............INCORRECT

OTHER CORRECT HB

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1 6
Q2 Babylonians.....INCORRECT
Q3 Polar Bear
Q4 On Golden Pond

Regards
JAS

OTHERS CORRECT JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

14. hydroponics
20. Anubis??

CORRECT FL

[magpie in the 80's]

1. 8
5. Sicily?
6. 788BC
7. Whoopie weed?
8. 4
9. 128?

14. Aquaculture
19. Sweden?

23. the bible........CLOSE ENOUGH
26. either friday the 13th or the no. 13
29. insomnia
30. bored

OTHERS CORRECT FC

[Columbo]

15. Nick Marshall
29. Loberantion Think it starts with an E but thats the best i can do...lol
30. Silkworm Farmer

[Tassie Blues]

11. cocos

16. rowing - Federation Internationale des Societes d’Aviron in franch and english i think it is International federation of rowing associaton

[magpie in the 80's]

15. Nick Marshall................CORRECT
29. Loberantion Think it starts with an E but thats the best i can do...lol
30. Silkworm Farmer

OTHER 2 INCORRECT COLUMBO

[magpie in the 80's]

11. cocos

16. rowing - Federation Internationale des Societes d’Aviron in franch and english i think it is International federation of rowing associaton

BOTH CORRECT TASSIE

[RustyCage]

9- 225

[magpie in the 80's]

9- 225

CORRECT PAFC

[magpie in the 80's]

still 14 Q's to go here

[Ian]

12 Monkey
17 Thiamine
19 France
22 10
24 1897
28 John Young
29 Aestivation
30 Bored

[Blacky]

16 barrabbas

[magpie in the 80's]

16 barrabbas

CORRECT RAB

[magpie in the 80's]

12 Monkey
17 Thiamine
19 France
22 10
24 1897
28 John Young
29 Aestivation
30 Bored

ALL OTHERS CORRECT IAN