GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 97

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2. Rocco

CORRECT HB

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17. pewter
26. ante meridian
30. catch 22

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17. pewter
26. ante meridian
30. catch 22...incorrect the 1st line of Catch-22 by Joseph Heller is "It was love at first sight."

others correct rwabb

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Q12 - Quito
Q44 - Chrome
Q48 - Beirut

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Q12 - Quito
Q44 - Chrome
Q48 - Beirut

correct gdb

[LMA]

15. 1999
25. Sapphire
27. Mexico

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15. 1999
25. Sapphire
27. Mexico

CORRECT LMA

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1. How may carats is pure Gold?
24
2. What did Madonna name her second child?
ROCCO
3. How many legs would a decapod have?
10
4. How many tiles are there in a standard Mah-Jong set?
144
5. What star sign would you be if you were born on 13th September?
VIRGO
6. Who wrote the opera Fidelio?
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
7. What is the young of the Zebra called?
FOAL
8. In which year was Napolean Bonaparte crowned emporer of France?
1804
9. From which english port did the Titanic set sail on her maiden voyage?
SOUTHAMPTON
10. Which Chinese dynasty ruled between 1368-1644?
MING
11. Who sung 'That'll be the day' in 1957?
BUDDY HOLLY
12. What is the capital city of Ecuador?
QUITO
13. In the 'Jungle Book' what type of creature was Bagheera?
PANTHER
14. What is the name of Liza Minnelli's mother?
JUDY GARLAND
15. The German tennis player Steffi Graf retired in which year?
1999
16. What is the term used for a single dot on a computer screen?
PIXEL
17. What P is an alloy of Lead and Tin?
PEWTER
18. Which bird feature in the Australian coat of arms?
EMU
19. Which composer composed the music for 'The Love For Three Oranges'?
PROKOFIEV
20. St Louis is the largest city in which US state?
MISSOURI
21. From which musical is the song 'There is Nothin' Like a Dame'?
SOUTH PACIFIC
22. In which year were the Rolling Stones Formed?
1962
23. What is the square root of 64?
8
24. What is the chemical symbol for tin?
Sn
25. What precious gemstone is associated with the 45th wedding anniversary?
SAPPHIRE
26. Meaning 'before noon', what does the abbreviation a.m. stand for?
ANTE MERIDIAN
27. In which country were the 1970 football World Cup finals held?
MEXICO
28. Who starred in the films "Some Like It Hot", "Bus Stop" and "The Seven Year Itch"?
MARILYN MONROE
29. What does the Italian word "Paparazzi" mean?
LITTLE FLEAS
30. What book starts with the words ""Smell that air," said Major Mann. "?
CATCH A FALLING STAR
31. What film was Bruce Lee making when he died?
ENTER THE DRAGON
32. Who wrote 'The Jungle Book'?
RUDYARD KIPLING
33. Which dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous period has a name meaning 'Iguana Tooth'?
IGUANODON
34. Which human organ stores and concentrates the bile produced in your liver?
GALL BLADDER
35. How many minutes are in a game of rugby?
80
36. Who wrote the book 'Robinson Crusoe'?
DANIEL DEFOE
37. How many points do you need in chess to become a Grand Master?
2500
38. In a game of Scrabble what does the letter 'B' score?
3
39. Which colour light has the longest wavelength?
BLUE
40. Ailuophobia is a fear of what?
CATS
41. Who invented the vacuum flask?
JAMES DEWAR
42. Which is the worlds fastest moving land animal.
CHEETAH
43. In which country would you find the River Fraser?
CANADA
44. What metal is added to steel to make it stainless?
CHROMIUM
45. Which is the largest planet in our Solar System?
JUPITER
46. Which is Scotlands largest lake?
LOCH LOMOND
47. Who played the title role in the movie "Edward Scissorhands"?
JOHNNY DEPP
48. What is the capital of Lebanon?
BEIRUT
49. Who composed The Planets?
GUSTAV HOLST
50. What year did Frank Sinatra die?
1998

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

END OF QUIZ