GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 91

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Which actor played James Bond in the movie Octopussy?
ROGER MOORE
2. What was the name of Tintins dog?
SNOWY
3. What is the name of the light sensitive part of the eye?
RETINA
4. What birthstone covers the month of January?
GARNET
5. What is the name of Japanese pilots who performed suicide mission from the air in WW2?
KAMIKAZE
6. Alopecia is the loss of what?
HAIR
7. Sulphur was once known as what kind of stone?
BRIMSTONE
8. What was the full name of baseball player Babe Ruth?
GEORGE HERMAN RUTH
9. What is the Latin name for the common weed Dandelion?
TARAXACUM OFFICINALE
10. In what year was the Great Fire of London?
1666
11. What is the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet?
EPSILON
12. Who directed the 1987 movie 'Empire of the Sun'?
STEVEN SPIELBERG
13. What was the name of Dick Dastardly's dog?
MUTTLEY
14. What acid forms in muscles during excercise?
LACTIC
15. What does the word Karate mean?
EMPTY HAND
16. What is the maximum break possible in Snooker?
147
17. What is 'Marge Simpsons' Maiden Name?
BOUVIER
18. Clark Kent reports for which newspaper?
THE DAILY PLANET
19. What is 90 in Roman Numerals?
XC
20. In which sport would you use a 'foil'?
FENCING
21. What Color is Chlorophyll?
GREEN
22. How many players are there in a Polo team?
4
23. Beethoven initially dedicated his 'Eroica Symphony' to which historical figure?
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
24. In what year was the first test tube baby born?
1978
25. What year saw the downfall of the Berlin Wall?
1989
26. How many points do you get for a conversion in Rugby Union?
2
27. Which fever is caused by the bacterium 'Salmonella Typhi'?
TYPHOID
28. Who changed his name to Yusef Islam?
CAT STEVENS
29. How many hours are there in a week?
168
30. Who wrote the book 'War and Peace'?
LEO TOLSTOY
31. In the Bible who murdered Abel?
CAIN
32. Who directed the 1992 movie 'Hook'?
STEVEN SPIELBERG
33. In golf how many strokes under par is an eagle?
2
34. Which breed of Goat do we get mohair from?
ANGORA
35. Which is the only even Prime Number?
2
36. What is the Cube Root of 27?
3
37. Mars was the Roman god of what?
WAR
38. How many legs does a lobster have?
8
39. What instrument would you use to measure Humidity?
HYGROMETER
40. In which year was CND launched?
1958

[MightyEagles]

19. XC
20. Fencing
26. 2

[Interceptor]

1. Which actor played James Bond in the movie Octopussy? Roger Moore
3. What is the name of the light sensitive part of the eye? retina
5. What is the name of Japanese pilots who performed suicide mission from the air in WW2? Kamikazi
10. In what year was the Great Fire of London? 1666
14. What acid forms in muscles during excercise? Lactic
16. What is the maximum break possible in Snooker? 147
18. Clark Kent reports for which newspaper? Daily Planet
19. What is 90 in Roman Numerals? XC
21. What Color is Chlorophyll? green
25. What year saw the downfall of the Berlin Wall? 1989
28. Who changed his name to Yusef Islam? Cat Stevens
29. How many hours are there in a week? 168
33. In golf how many strokes under par is an eagle? 2
35. Which is the only even Prime Number? 2
36. What is the Cube Root of 27? 3
37. Mars was the Roman god of what? war

[godoubleblues]

Q2 - Snowy
Q6 - hair
Q17 - Bouvier

[Pseudo]

Q2 - Snowy

Or Milou, in the original French-language versions

[Pseudo]

7 - brimstone
11 - epsilon
13 - Muttley
14 - uric ?
15 - empty hand
30 - Leo Tolstoy
31 - Cain
34 - angora
35 - 2
36 - 3
37 - sphygmamometer (I have no idea if I spelled that correctly)

[the big bang]

8. George Herman Ruth (thankyou sandlot kids!)
22. 7?
15. hand as weapon?
26.3

[FattyLumpkin]

27 Typhoid
39 hydrometer ? or is it hygrometer

[magpie in the 80's]

19. XC
20. Fencing
26. 2

CORRECT ME

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Which actor played James Bond in the movie Octopussy? Roger Moore
3. What is the name of the light sensitive part of the eye? retina
5. What is the name of Japanese pilots who performed suicide mission from the air in WW2? Kamikazi
10. In what year was the Great Fire of London? 1666
14. What acid forms in muscles during excercise? Lactic
16. What is the maximum break possible in Snooker? 147
18. Clark Kent reports for which newspaper? Daily Planet
19. What is 90 in Roman Numerals? XC
21. What Color is Chlorophyll? green
25. What year saw the downfall of the Berlin Wall? 1989
28. Who changed his name to Yusef Islam? Cat Stevens
29. How many hours are there in a week? 168
33. In golf how many strokes under par is an eagle? 2
35. Which is the only even Prime Number? 2
36. What is the Cube Root of 27? 3
37. Mars was the Roman god of what? war

CORRECT INTER

[magpie in the 80's]

Q2 - Snowy
Q6 - hair
Q17 - Bouvier

CORRECT GDB

[magpie in the 80's]

Q2 - Snowy

Or Milou, in the original French-language versions

CORRECT PSEUDO

[magpie in the 80's]

7 - brimstone
11 - epsilon
13 - Muttley
14 - uric ?....INCORRECT
15 - empty hand
30 - Leo Tolstoy
31 - Cain
34 - angora
35 - 2
36 - 3
37 - sphygmamometer (I have no idea if I spelled that correctly) .....YES YOU HAVE NO IDEA BUT CLOSE ENOUGH

ALL CORRECT PSEUDO

[magpie in the 80's]

8. George Herman Ruth (thankyou sandlot kids!)
22. 7?......INCORRECT
15. hand as weapon?
26.3....INCORRECT

OTHER 2 CORRECT TBB

[magpie in the 80's]

27 Typhoid
39 hydrometer ? or is it hygrometer

CORRECT FL

[Footy Chick]

12. Speilberg - One of my favourite movies
]
22. Not many.. 3 or 4?

24. In what year was the first test tube baby born?
32. Speilberg again...
38. 10?
40. Im guessing 1997 or 1998 from memory

[magpie in the 80's]

12. Speilberg - One of my favourite movies
]
22. Not many.. 3 or 4?

24. In what year was the first test tube baby born?
32. Speilberg again...
38. 10?
40. Im guessing 1997 or 1998 from memory

ALL OTHERS CORRECT FC

[Thiele]

4. Garnet

[magpie in the 80's]

4. Garnet

CORRECT JT

[mickey]

9. Taraxacum

24. 1979 ?