GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 118

[magpie in the 80's]

1 What is the Latin word for water?
AQUA
2 The name of which international airline means "to the skies" in Hebrew?
EL AL
3 Who was the first U.S. president to wear contact lenses – Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton or George W. Bush?
RONALD REAGAN
4 What does to "see red" mean?
TO BECOME ANGRY
5 The line "brevity is the soul of wit" comes from which play by William Shakespeare?
HAMLET
6 What is the ninth month of the year?
SEPTEMBER
7 What is the penultimate letter of the English alphabet?
Y
8 The Fosbury flop is a style of what?
HIGH JUMP
9 Name the Bible often left in hotel rooms.
GIDEON BIBLE
10 Who is the only Australian author to have received the Nobel Prize for Literature (1973)?
PATRICK WHITE
11 Sticks and stones may break my bones, but what will never hurt me?
NAMES
12 Which river flows through Paris?
THE SEINE
13 In TV's The Addams Family, what was the maiden name of Morticia Addams?
FRUMP
14 The newspaper Corriere della Sera is published in which country?
ITALY
15 Which country has the largest reserves of petroleum in the world?
SAUDI ARABIA
16 What do the letters YWCA stand for?
YOUNG WOMANS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
17 How many syllables are in a monosyllabic word?
ONE
18 Name the pet dog of George Wilson in the TV series Dennis the Menace.
FREEMONT
19 Which mythical monster was killed by Theseus?
MINOTAUR
20 How many points is the black ball worth in snooker?
7
21 What is a tinker's cuss?
SOMETHING WORTHLESS
22 What is a kraken?
A MYTHICAL SEA MONSTER
23 On which hill in Athens is the ancient Parthenon temple?
THE ACROPOLIS
24 Myomancy is fortune-telling with what?
MICE
25 Who was the first current affairs host on Australian television to win a gold Logie?
MICHAEL CHARLTON
26 What does ooidal mean?
EGG SHAPED
27 Churg-Strauss syndrome is a rare complication of which respiratory disorder?
ASTHMA
28 Complete the title of this book by U.S. author J.D. Salinger – Franny and ...
ZOOEY
29 Who is the patron saint of children?
ST. NICHOLAS
30. In which Australian capital city was tennis player Lleyton Hewitt born in 1981?
ADELAIDE
31 Wolf Creek Crater Reserve, containing the fourth largest crater of meteoritic origin in the world, is in which Australian state?
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
32 Name the only king without a moustache in a deck of playing cards.
KING OF HEARTS
33 What is a muu-muu?
A LONG LOOSE BRIGHTLY COLOURED DRESS
34 What is acrophobia?
FEAR OF HIGH PLACES
35 Who wrote A Tale of Two Cities (1859)?
CHARLES DICKENS
36 What is the international telephone code for China?
86
37 What does "inter alia" mean?
AMONG OTHER THINGS
38 At which hotel do the title characters perform their first job in the 1984 film Ghostbusters?
HOTEL SEDLEWICK
39 Which mountain was the home of the ancient Greek gods?
MOUNT OLYMPUS
40 What does hexangular mean?
HAVING 6 SIDES
41 What does the Italian sign "Benvenuti a bordo" mean?
WELCOME ON BOARD
42 In which Australian capital city is the world's biggest IMAX cinema screen?
SYDNEY
43 What do the letters in the military alliance NATO stand for?
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANISATION
44 "I'm free!" was the catchphrase of which character in TV's Are You Being Served?
MR. HUMPHRIES
45 What is a match race?
A RACE BETWEEN ONLY 2 CONTESTANTS
46 Unscramble these letters to name an Adelaide suburb – EIWNDGIFL.
WINGFIELD
47 What have Granny Doodle, Drummer Bear, Barky Puppy and Tailspin Tabby in common?
ORIGINAL TOYS FROM FISHER PRICE
48 Who recorded the 1959 hit Personality?
LLOYD PRICE
49 What is the capital of California?
SACRAMENTO
50 Which planet is fourth from the sun?
MARS

[A Mum]

6) September

[A Mum]

11) Names
30) Adelaide
46) Wingfield

[Thiele]

11. Names
30. Adelaide
42. Melbourne
46. Wingfield

[fish]

2 - El Al
7 - Y
8 - High jump
12 - The Seine
15 - Saudi Arabia
17 - One
42 - Adelaide
50 - Mars

[magpie in the 80's]

6) September

[magpie in the 80's]

11) Names
30) Adelaide
46) Wingfield

[magpie in the 80's]

11. Names
30. Adelaide
42. Melbourne
46. Wingfield

all others

[magpie in the 80's]

2 - El Al
7 - Y
8 - High jump
12 - The Seine
15 - Saudi Arabia
17 - One
42 - Adelaide
50 - Mars

[redandblack]

9 Gideon
10 Patrick White
16 Young Womens Christian Assocaition
20 7
23 Acropolis
37 Among others
41 Welcome on board?
43 North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
45 Between 2 only
49 Sacramento

[magpie in the 80's]

9 Gideon
10 Patrick White
16 Young Womens Christian Assocaition
20 7
23 Acropolis
37 Among others
41 Welcome on board?
43 North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
45 Between 2 only
49 Sacramento

all correct rab

[locky801]

18. Fremont

[magpie in the 80's]

18. Fremont

[fish]

1 - Hydra

[magpie in the 80's]

1 - Hydra

[brod]

1. Aqua
4. Get angry
29 St Nicholas
31 WA
33. As worn by Homer Simpson "a fat guy dress"
40 has 6 angles

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Aqua
4. Get angry
29 St Nicholas
31 WA
33. As worn by Homer Simpson "a fat guy dress"
40 has 6 angles

brod

[old moz]

35---charles dickens
48---lloyd price

[magpie in the 80's]

35---charles dickens
48---lloyd price

[Footy Chick]

44. Can't believe no one has answered this yet... Mr Humphries.