GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 124

[magpie in the 80's]

1 In which country is the volcano Cotopaxi?
ECUADOR
2 To a computer user, what do the letters PDF stand for?
PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT
3 What kind of person is an autodidact?
A PERSO N WHO IS SELF TAUGHT
4 At a Jewish marriage ceremony, what is a chuppah?
A CANOPY UNDER WHICH THE CEREMONY TAKES PLACE
5 Who wrote the book The Hunt for Red October?
TOM CLANCY
6 Bellatrix is the third brightest star in which constellation?
ORION
7 In which city was U.S. president Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
WASHINGTON
8 What is the name of Google's free email service?
GMAIL
9 What was the name of the pet raccoon of Laura Ingalls (Melissa Gilbert) in the television series Little House on the Prairie?
JASPER
10 What is a billet-doux?
A LOVE LETTER
11 In which European city are the Spanish Steps?
ROME
12 Which TV comedy series was set in the fictional Melbourne suburb of Fountain Lakes?
KATH AND KIM
13 Name the chief god in Norse mythology.
ODIN
14 What does the colloquial term "grey matter" mean?
BRAINS OR INTELLECT
15 Name the largest worldwide seller of personal computers.
HEWLETT PACKARD
16 Which British prime minister had the initials W.L.S.C.?
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL
17 Which pope was born Albino Luciano in 1912?
JOHN PAUL 1
18 How many lines are in a limerick?
5
19 Silicon expands when it freezes - true or false?
TRUE
20 What is the national airline of Ireland?
AER LINGUS
21 In which 2007 film does U.S. actor Dustin Hoffman play a 243-year-old toy store owner?
MR. MAGORIUM'S WONDER EMPORIUM
22 Which former Australian Test cricketer introduced a line of men's underwear last month?
SHANE WARNE
23 Name the pet dog of federal politician Peter Garrett.
WOODY
24 What is vexillology?
STUDY OF FLAGS
25 In which Australian capital city is the suburb of Woolloongabba?
BRISBANE
26 Which green vegetable features in the Indian dish of sag aloo?
SPINACH
27 Which magazine was published first - National Geographic or Reader's Digest?
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
28 Which play by William Shakespeare is set in Elsinore Castle?
HAMLET
29 An octet is a company of how many singers or players?
8
30 Who wrote the play Equus (1973)?
PETER SHAFFER
31 In which year were Balfours frog cakes created in Adelaide - 1922, 1942 or 1962?
1922
32 Who played the title character in the 2008 film The Wrestler?
MICKEY ROUKE
33 What is the Land of the Rising Sun?
JAPAN
34 What is the capital of Albania?
TIRANA
35 A heptathlon is an athletic contest comprising how many different events?
7
36 In which year was Adelaide's Festival Theatre opened?
1973
37 What is the French name for the English Channel?
LA MANCHE
38 Who wrote the words and music to the popular song White Christmas?
IRVING BERLIN
39 "Oink" is the sound made by which animal?
A PIG
40 In which country was silk first produced?
CHINA
41 In which years did North Adelaide player Barrie Robran win his three Magarey Medals?
1968-1970-1973
42 What is U.S. President Barack Obama's middle name?
HUSSEIN
43 Complete this adage: If it ain't broke, don't ...
FIX IT
44 What does the expression "ants in one's pants" mean?
TO RESTLESS OR IMPATIENT
45 What was the name of the talking car in the TV adventure series Knight Rider?
KITT
46 What is the highest class of professional motor racing?
FORMULA 1
47 Name the pet dog of the title character in the Dr Seuss children's book How The Grinch Stole Christmas!
MAX
48 How many cohorts were in a Roman legion?
10
49 Which instrument measures atmospheric pressure?
BAROMETER
50 In which year was the first successful cloning of an adult sheep achieved - 1977, 1987 or 1997?
1997

[Baron Greenback]

1. Ecuador
12. Kingswood Country
13. Odin
18. 5
25. Canberra
29. 8
32. Mickey Rourke
33. Japan
34. Tirane
35. 7
39. Pig
43. Don't fix it
45. KIT
46. F1
49. Barometer
50. 1997

[Mr Beefy]

2 Portable Document Format
8 GMail
12 Kath & Kim

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Ecuador
12. Kingswood Country
13. Odin
18. 5
25. Canberra
29. 8
32. Mickey Rourke
33. Japan
34. Tirane
35. 7
39. Pig
43. Don't fix it
45. KIT
46. F1
49. Barometer
50. 1997

all other correct or close to CN

[magpie in the 80's]

2 Portable Document Format
8 GMail
12 Kath & Kim

correct MB

[grant j]

14. Brains
16. Churchill
19. False
22. Shane Warne
25. Brisbane
27. Readers Digest
31. 1942
38. Bing Crosby

[FlyingHigh]

41/ 1968, 1970, 1973
44/ All excited or agitated about something

[Footy Chick]

42, Hussein

[Turkeywizz]

3 SELF TAUGHT
20 AER LINGUS
26 SPINACH
30 PETER SCHAFFER
38 IRVING BERLIN

[magpie in the 80's]

41/ 1968, 1970, 1973
44/ All excited or agitated about something

correct or close enough FH

[magpie in the 80's]

42, Hussein

correct FC

[magpie in the 80's]

3 SELF TAUGHT
20 AER LINGUS
26 SPINACH
30 PETER SCHAFFER
38 IRVING BERLIN

all correct TW

[HH3]

5. Tom Clancy
7. Boston
11. Rome
15. Hewitt Packard
22. Shane Warne

[magpie in the 80's]

5. Tom Clancy
7. Boston
11. Rome
15. Hewitt Packard
22. Shane Warne

others correct HH3

[FattyLumpkin]

14. Brain
25. Brisbane
36. '77??

[magpie in the 80's]

14. Brain
25. Brisbane
36. '77??

others correct FL

[magpie in the 80's]

14. Brains
16. Churchill
19. False
22. Shane Warne
25. Brisbane
27. Readers Digest
31. 1942
38. Bing Crosby

others correct grantj

[godoubleblues]

Q21 - mr magoriums wonder emporium

[fish]

10 - Double room
31 - 1922
36 - 1976

[grant j]

19. True
27. National Geographic
31. 1962