GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 102

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Where in the human body would you find the tibia?
THE LEG
2 Where were the first Modern Olympic Games held?
ATHENS
3 Which game sounds as if it should be played in water?
POOL
4 Who played Eliza Doolittle in the film "My Fair Lady?"
AUDREY HEPBURN
5 Christopher Cockerill is famous for what invention?
THE HOVERCRAFT
6 Which sculptors work includes a piece called "The Kiss?"
RODIN
7 Who was the first President of the USA?
GEORGE WASHINGTON
8 In which European country would you find Brugges?
BELGIUN
9 Which winter sport is divided into Nordic and Alpine?
SKIING
10 Where would you find Yogi Bear and Boo Boo?
JELLYSTONE PARK
11 Which British novelist wrote "The Cruel Sea?"
NICHOLAS MONSERRAT
12 For what are Aberdeen Angus cattle bred?
BEEF
13 What sort of numbers are 4, 9, 16 and 25?
SQUARE
14 How many furlongs make a mile?
8
15 Entymology is the study of what?
INSECTS
16 In which country was the Klondike goldrush?
CANADA
17 Who had a top hit in 1988 with "One Moment in Time?"
WHITNEY HOUSTON
18 In the "Jungle Book" what sort of creature was Baloo?
BEAR
19 What does the word "Petrified" literally mean?
TURNED TO STONE
20 Which "Merchant of Venice" wanted his pound of flesh?
SHYLOCK
21 In a calendar year, how many months have 30 days?
4
22 What sort of creature is a Percheron?
HORSE
23 Which country was home tp the Aztecs?
MEXICO
24 Which is the most recorded Beatles song?
YESTERDAY
25 How many sides has a heptagon?
7
26 From which alphabet do the letters zeta and delta come?
GREEK
27 What are insulin and testosterone?
HORMONES
28 Who wrote "The Importance of being Earnest?"
OSCAR WILDE
29 To what did Elton John say "Goodbye?"
YELLOW BRICK ROAD
30 What is the value of the Roman symbol C?
100
31 In which mountain range are Annapurna and K2?
HIMALAYAS
32 How is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane better known?
DDT
33 Which country is home to the duck billed platypus?
AUSTRALIA
34 In how many gods does a monotheist believe?
ONE
35 In which city did Ann Frank write her diary?
AMSTERDAM
36 Which constellations name means "The Water Carrier?"
AQUARIUS
37 Who ruled Spain from 1939 to 1975?
GENERAL FRANCO
38 Which UK royal was born on April 21st, 1926?
THE QUEEN
39 Which building houses the US Defence Department?
THE PENTAGON
40 Which country hosted the 2006 Football World Cup?
GERMANY

[Bully]

#1 in the shin bone. For sure tibia is another word for shinbone
#39 PENTAGON

[Bully]

#7 GEORGE WASHINGTON

[old moz]

29 --yellow brick road

[Peterxtc]

2. Athens
8. Belgum
9. Sking
10. Yellowstone
16. Canada?
18. Bear
21. 4
24. Yesterday?
28. Oscar Wilde
30. 100
31. Himalayas
35. Amsterdam
37. Franco
38. Queen

[magpie in the 80's]

2. Athens
8. Belgum
9. Sking
10. Yellowstone....INCORRECT
16. Canada?
18. Bear
21. 4
24. Yesterday?
28. Oscar Wilde
30. 100
31. Himalayas
35. Amsterdam
37. Franco
38. Queen

ALL OTHERS CORRECT PETE

[magpie in the 80's]

29 --yellow brick road

CORRECT OM

[magpie in the 80's]

#7 GEORGE WASHINGTON

CORRECT BD

[magpie in the 80's]

#1 in the shin bone. For sure tibia is another word for shinbone
#39 PENTAGON

CORRECT BD

[FattyLumpkin]

14 8??
15 Insects
25. 7
26 Greek
27 Hormones

[magpie in the 80's]

14 8??
15 Insects
25. 7
26 Greek
27 Hormones

CORRECT FL

[spell_check]

10) A cartoon?
13) Square

[magpie in the 80's]

10) A cartoon? ... but not correct
13) Square...correct

[custardarm]

10 jellystone
19 scared shitless lol
32 DDT
33 australia
34 1 i have a monobrow and thats just 1
36 aquarius
40 netherlands

[old moz]

33--australia

[magpie in the 80's]

33--australia

correct OM

[magpie in the 80's]

10 jellystone
19 scared shitless lol... agh incorrect
32 DDT
33 australia
34 1 i have a monobrow and thats just 1
36 aquarius
40 netherlands....incorrect

all others correct CA

[custardarm]

40 germany

[magpie in the 80's]

40 germany

CORRECT CA

[spell_check]

Well, for 19, there are petrified rocks, so I'll say frozen?