Odds and sods
1. What is the principal vitamin obtainable from potatoes?
Vitamin C
2 What letter do you always find on a snooker table?
D
3. What word can go before bath, shower and delight?
Turkish
4. Which turbo-jet airliner is the most common worldwide?
Boeing B-737
5. What is the most common food allergy?
Nuts
6. What material is the famous painting, Mona Lisa, painted on?
Wood
7. What color belt does an improving judo practitioner trade in for brown?
Blue
8. In which industry do NATSOPA and SOGAT operate?
Printing
9. Who said he made his fortune from what was left on the side of plates?
George Colman - Mustard
10. What color is the flag flown on a ship where disease has broken out?
Yellow
Showing posts with label General Knowledge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label General Knowledge. Show all posts
Friday, July 9, 2010
General Knowledge 51
Gen knowledge
1. If a ship has enough food to last the crew of 250 men for 6
months how long would it last a crew of 600 men?
Two and a half months
2. Which animal symbolises strength and restraint in Buddhism?
Elephant
3. Where in the human body would you find the Palantine Bones, the
ear, the nose, or the jaw?
The Jaw .
4. What ancient roman buildings name means 'place for a giant'?
Coliseum
5. What word is used to describe a male squirrel?
Buck
6. If you wrote the num 0 to 100, how many times would you write down
the number 3?
Twenty
7. Which is America's oldest soft drink brand?
Dr Pepper
8. What did Lord Admiral Nelson lose at Tenerife?
His Arm (not his luggage! Nor his anal virginity)
9. What is the Russian word for peace and also a celestial man made object?
Mir
10. Which country made it's final appearance in the Commonwealth Games in 1994?
Hong Kong
1. If a ship has enough food to last the crew of 250 men for 6
months how long would it last a crew of 600 men?
Two and a half months
2. Which animal symbolises strength and restraint in Buddhism?
Elephant
3. Where in the human body would you find the Palantine Bones, the
ear, the nose, or the jaw?
The Jaw .
4. What ancient roman buildings name means 'place for a giant'?
Coliseum
5. What word is used to describe a male squirrel?
Buck
6. If you wrote the num 0 to 100, how many times would you write down
the number 3?
Twenty
7. Which is America's oldest soft drink brand?
Dr Pepper
8. What did Lord Admiral Nelson lose at Tenerife?
His Arm (not his luggage! Nor his anal virginity)
9. What is the Russian word for peace and also a celestial man made object?
Mir
10. Which country made it's final appearance in the Commonwealth Games in 1994?
Hong Kong
General Knowledge 50
1. What colour are the double world scores on a Scrabble board?
Pink
2. In chess the opening move can be made by either a pawn or which other piece?
A Knight
3. Which Country has won the most Commonwealth Games Medals?
Australia
4. Which song contains these lyrics "The colors of the rainbow so
pretty in the sky, Are also on the faces of people going by, I see
friends shaking hands saying how do you do"?
What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
5. Which is the shortest circuit in Formula 1?
Monaco
6. What gives the drink Pernod its distinctive flavour?
Aniseed
7 What does a somnambulist do?
Sleep walks
8 In newspaper car sales advertisements, for what do the initials ESR stand?
Electric sun roof
9 What is 4 cubed minus 8 squared?
0 (nought)
10 From what expression does the word "goodbye" derive?
A God Be With You.
Pink
2. In chess the opening move can be made by either a pawn or which other piece?
A Knight
3. Which Country has won the most Commonwealth Games Medals?
Australia
4. Which song contains these lyrics "The colors of the rainbow so
pretty in the sky, Are also on the faces of people going by, I see
friends shaking hands saying how do you do"?
What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
5. Which is the shortest circuit in Formula 1?
Monaco
6. What gives the drink Pernod its distinctive flavour?
Aniseed
7 What does a somnambulist do?
Sleep walks
8 In newspaper car sales advertisements, for what do the initials ESR stand?
Electric sun roof
9 What is 4 cubed minus 8 squared?
0 (nought)
10 From what expression does the word "goodbye" derive?
A God Be With You.
General Knowledge 49
-General knowledge
1. Lexington & Concord were amongst the 1st battles of which war?
THE AMERICAN (REVOLUTION) WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
2. On what day of creation did God make the sun, the moon and the stars?
THE FOURTH (ALLEGEDLY!)
3. The blue cornflower is the French equivalent to what in England?
THE RED POPPY (REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY)
4. In Keeping up Appearances what role was played by Patricia Routledge?
HYACINTH BUCKET
5. In the song, doh is a deer. What is re (pr. "ray")?
[drop of golden sun]
6. Which term describes a victory in battle that is so costly it is of
no value to the victor?
[Pyrrhic Victory]
7. Which garment is named after an atoll in the South Pacific?
[bikini]
8. In which song are the following words: "When I get older, losing my hair"?
["When I'm 64" (Beatles)]]
9. For which newspaper did Superman work?
[Daily Planet]
10. What faded away until there was nothing left but a grin?
[Cheshire Cat]
1. Lexington & Concord were amongst the 1st battles of which war?
THE AMERICAN (REVOLUTION) WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
2. On what day of creation did God make the sun, the moon and the stars?
THE FOURTH (ALLEGEDLY!)
3. The blue cornflower is the French equivalent to what in England?
THE RED POPPY (REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY)
4. In Keeping up Appearances what role was played by Patricia Routledge?
HYACINTH BUCKET
5. In the song, doh is a deer. What is re (pr. "ray")?
[drop of golden sun]
6. Which term describes a victory in battle that is so costly it is of
no value to the victor?
[Pyrrhic Victory]
7. Which garment is named after an atoll in the South Pacific?
[bikini]
8. In which song are the following words: "When I get older, losing my hair"?
["When I'm 64" (Beatles)]]
9. For which newspaper did Superman work?
[Daily Planet]
10. What faded away until there was nothing left but a grin?
[Cheshire Cat]
General Knowledge 48
1 What was the name of the anti-missile missiles used by the Americans during the
Gulf war to shoot incoming scuds?
Patriot
2 What is the name given to a triangle where all the sides are of a different length?
A Scalene
3 What is the first word of the song "Stand by your man"
Sometimes
4 What is the French word for Sunday?
Dimanche
5. With which pastime, hobby, or habit are all the following terms associated; billiard,
bent, apple, bulldog, pot?
Pipe-smoking (they are types of pipe)
6. Is St Andrews golf course on the east or west coast of Scotland?
East
7. Where in the human body are the ossicles?
In the ears
8. In the words of the song "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart, what month is it?
September
9. In the world of horserace betting, how many horses are chosen to fulfil a "Yankee"
bet?
Four
10. How many volts in an AA battery?
One and a half
Gulf war to shoot incoming scuds?
Patriot
2 What is the name given to a triangle where all the sides are of a different length?
A Scalene
3 What is the first word of the song "Stand by your man"
Sometimes
4 What is the French word for Sunday?
Dimanche
5. With which pastime, hobby, or habit are all the following terms associated; billiard,
bent, apple, bulldog, pot?
Pipe-smoking (they are types of pipe)
6. Is St Andrews golf course on the east or west coast of Scotland?
East
7. Where in the human body are the ossicles?
In the ears
8. In the words of the song "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart, what month is it?
September
9. In the world of horserace betting, how many horses are chosen to fulfil a "Yankee"
bet?
Four
10. How many volts in an AA battery?
One and a half
General Knowledge 47
1 What was the name of the anti-missile missiles used by the Americans during the
Gulf war to shoot incoming scuds?
Patriot
2 What is the name given to a triangle where all the sides are of a different length?
A Scalene
3 What is the first word of the song "Stand by your man"
Sometimes
4 What is the French word for Sunday?
Dimanche
5. With which pastime, hobby, or habit are all the following terms associated; billiard,
bent, apple, bulldog, pot?
Pipe-smoking (they are types of pipe)
6. Is St Andrews golf course on the east or west coast of Scotland?
East
7. Where in the human body are the ossicles?
In the ears
8. In the words of the song "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart, what month is it?
September
9. In the world of horserace betting, how many horses are chosen to fulfil a "Yankee"
bet?
Four
10. How many volts in an AA battery?
One and a half
Gulf war to shoot incoming scuds?
Patriot
2 What is the name given to a triangle where all the sides are of a different length?
A Scalene
3 What is the first word of the song "Stand by your man"
Sometimes
4 What is the French word for Sunday?
Dimanche
5. With which pastime, hobby, or habit are all the following terms associated; billiard,
bent, apple, bulldog, pot?
Pipe-smoking (they are types of pipe)
6. Is St Andrews golf course on the east or west coast of Scotland?
East
7. Where in the human body are the ossicles?
In the ears
8. In the words of the song "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart, what month is it?
September
9. In the world of horserace betting, how many horses are chosen to fulfil a "Yankee"
bet?
Four
10. How many volts in an AA battery?
One and a half
General Knowledge 46
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1 Which Shakespeare play begins "If music be the food of love, play on"?
Twelfth Night
2 If you are sinistral, what are you?
Left handed
3Arch, loops and whorl's are all parts of what?
A Fingerprints
4 What colour is the black box found in commercial planes ?
A Orange
5 What were the names of the 2 families in Romeo and Juliet?
Capulets and Montagues (both names for one point)
6 How much does a litre of water weigh?
1kg
7 Which spirit is the basis of the cocktail known as a Tom Collins?
Gin
8 When the Catholic Church considers a candidate for sainthood, they appoint a
cardinal to oppose the motion. By what title is he known?
A Devil's Advocate
9 What is red wine made with that white wine isn't?
Skins of the grape
10 What name connects a Shakespearean King, a 19th century poet and painter, and a
manufacturer of jet aircraft?
A LEAR (King Lear, Edward Lear, Lear Jet)
1 Which Shakespeare play begins "If music be the food of love, play on"?
Twelfth Night
2 If you are sinistral, what are you?
Left handed
3Arch, loops and whorl's are all parts of what?
A Fingerprints
4 What colour is the black box found in commercial planes ?
A Orange
5 What were the names of the 2 families in Romeo and Juliet?
Capulets and Montagues (both names for one point)
6 How much does a litre of water weigh?
1kg
7 Which spirit is the basis of the cocktail known as a Tom Collins?
Gin
8 When the Catholic Church considers a candidate for sainthood, they appoint a
cardinal to oppose the motion. By what title is he known?
A Devil's Advocate
9 What is red wine made with that white wine isn't?
Skins of the grape
10 What name connects a Shakespearean King, a 19th century poet and painter, and a
manufacturer of jet aircraft?
A LEAR (King Lear, Edward Lear, Lear Jet)
General Knowledge 45
1 On your fingers, where are the Lanula (lan-you-luh)?
[half moons at the base of your fingernails (or equivalent)]
2. Which alchohol is the main ingredient of a Moscow Mule cocktail?
[Vodka]
3. What pet-name for a dog is taken from the Latin for "I trust"?
[Fido]
4. GLOBAL WARMING? What is the second line of the song "White Christmas"?
["Just like the ones I used to know"]
5. MEDICINE: If a condition is pulmonary, which part of the body is affected?
[lungs]
6 What is the first book of the Bible?
[Genesis]
7. Indians' revenge?: Which explorer brought tobacco to Europe?
[Sir Walter Raleigh]
8. What is the second-highest hand in poker?
[Straight Flush]
9. In the English language, what is the shortest word that begins with
a capital letter?
[ 'I' ]
10. What is the name of Germany's national airline?
[Lufthansa ]
[half moons at the base of your fingernails (or equivalent)]
2. Which alchohol is the main ingredient of a Moscow Mule cocktail?
[Vodka]
3. What pet-name for a dog is taken from the Latin for "I trust"?
[Fido]
4. GLOBAL WARMING? What is the second line of the song "White Christmas"?
["Just like the ones I used to know"]
5. MEDICINE: If a condition is pulmonary, which part of the body is affected?
[lungs]
6 What is the first book of the Bible?
[Genesis]
7. Indians' revenge?: Which explorer brought tobacco to Europe?
[Sir Walter Raleigh]
8. What is the second-highest hand in poker?
[Straight Flush]
9. In the English language, what is the shortest word that begins with
a capital letter?
[ 'I' ]
10. What is the name of Germany's national airline?
[Lufthansa ]
General knowledge 44
General knowledge
1 - What does the word aardvark mean?
Earth pig
2 - Which extinct animals name is Portuguese for stupid?
Dodo
3 - In what year did Guy Fawkes attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament?
1605
4 - What did the gunpowder plotters want?
To put a Catholic on the throne
5 - And which king were they prepared to kill in order to achieve their aims?
James I
6 - Q : WHAT WAS NAPOLEON BONAPARTE'S OFFICIAL EMBLEM?
A : BUMBLEBEE
7 -Q : WHICH CAPTAIN OF DARWIN'S SHIP HMS "BEAGLE" BECAME GOVERNOR OF NEW
ZEALAND?
A : ROBERT FITZROY
8. Which rock band has released albums called "Elegantly wasted" "
Shine Like It Does" & "Welcome to Wherever you Are"? INXS.
9. In the military what name is given to a secret store of weapons,
which takes its name from the French for 'to hide'?
CACHE
10. What is the collective name for the 9 handmaidens of Odin?
THE VALKYRIES
1 - What does the word aardvark mean?
Earth pig
2 - Which extinct animals name is Portuguese for stupid?
Dodo
3 - In what year did Guy Fawkes attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament?
1605
4 - What did the gunpowder plotters want?
To put a Catholic on the throne
5 - And which king were they prepared to kill in order to achieve their aims?
James I
6 - Q : WHAT WAS NAPOLEON BONAPARTE'S OFFICIAL EMBLEM?
A : BUMBLEBEE
7 -Q : WHICH CAPTAIN OF DARWIN'S SHIP HMS "BEAGLE" BECAME GOVERNOR OF NEW
ZEALAND?
A : ROBERT FITZROY
8. Which rock band has released albums called "Elegantly wasted" "
Shine Like It Does" & "Welcome to Wherever you Are"? INXS.
9. In the military what name is given to a secret store of weapons,
which takes its name from the French for 'to hide'?
CACHE
10. What is the collective name for the 9 handmaidens of Odin?
THE VALKYRIES
General Knowledge 43
1- In shipping what name is given to the dirty water that collects
in the hull of a ship?
Bilge
.
2 - What commercial was Michael Jackson singing for when his hair caught on fire?
Pepsi
3. What does a butcher call the streaks of fat running through a
piece of meat?
Marbling
4. In the Wizard of Oz what did Dorothy have to steal from the Wicked
Witch of the West?
Broomstick
5. Which horror film actor did the narration on Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'?
Vincent Price
6. According to the children's nursery story, who pushed the wicked
witch into the oven, was it Hansel or Gretel?
Gretel
7. Which TV series features a talking black cat called Salem?
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
8. What is the name of the Addams families hairy relation?
Cousin It
9 - What novel by Ray Bradbury was named for the temperature at which book
paper catches fire and burns?
`Fahrenheit 451`
10 - Vulcan was the Roman God of what?
Fire
in the hull of a ship?
Bilge
.
2 - What commercial was Michael Jackson singing for when his hair caught on fire?
Pepsi
3. What does a butcher call the streaks of fat running through a
piece of meat?
Marbling
4. In the Wizard of Oz what did Dorothy have to steal from the Wicked
Witch of the West?
Broomstick
5. Which horror film actor did the narration on Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'?
Vincent Price
6. According to the children's nursery story, who pushed the wicked
witch into the oven, was it Hansel or Gretel?
Gretel
7. Which TV series features a talking black cat called Salem?
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
8. What is the name of the Addams families hairy relation?
Cousin It
9 - What novel by Ray Bradbury was named for the temperature at which book
paper catches fire and burns?
`Fahrenheit 451`
10 - Vulcan was the Roman God of what?
Fire
general knowledge 42
1. What name is given to the chief electrician on a film set?
Gaffer
2. What colour is the earth wire in modern electrical wiring?
Yellow/Green
3. Which rock band is named after two types of electricity?
AC/DC
4) What is the colour of the cross on the Swedish flag
Yellow
5) Which fresh water fish shares its name with a body position in diving
Pike
6) Which of the Beatles was the shortest in height
Ringo Starr
7) Who was the lead singer with the 1990's group Pulp
Jarvis Cocker
8)What bird of prey shares its name with the middle name of the famous explorer Robert Scott of
the Antartic
Falcon
9)What was the name of the FBI agent played by Jodie Foster in The Silence Of the Lambs
Clarice Starling
10) In which comic will you see Lord Snooty and his friends
The Beano
Gaffer
2. What colour is the earth wire in modern electrical wiring?
Yellow/Green
3. Which rock band is named after two types of electricity?
AC/DC
4) What is the colour of the cross on the Swedish flag
Yellow
5) Which fresh water fish shares its name with a body position in diving
Pike
6) Which of the Beatles was the shortest in height
Ringo Starr
7) Who was the lead singer with the 1990's group Pulp
Jarvis Cocker
8)What bird of prey shares its name with the middle name of the famous explorer Robert Scott of
the Antartic
Falcon
9)What was the name of the FBI agent played by Jodie Foster in The Silence Of the Lambs
Clarice Starling
10) In which comic will you see Lord Snooty and his friends
The Beano
General Knowledge 41
1. In which US city is the Sears Tower?
Chicago
2. On what type of building would you find a tower called a Minaret?
Mosque
3. Who began his acting career under the name Duke Morrison?
John Wayne
4. On which Mediterranean island was the Duke of Edinburgh born?
Corfu
5. Which famous adventure story features "The Black Spot"?
Treasure Island
6. What Is The Name Of The Black Township, South Of Johannesburg, Where 69
Demonstrators Were Killed In 1960?
Sharpeville
7. Which French word is used to describe the rules of personal and professional behaviour?
Etiquette
8. What type of meat is used in the italian dish Osso Bucco?
Veal
9. What does a butcher call the streaks of fat running through a piece of meat?
Marbling
10. What are reputed to be Nelson's last words?
Kiss me HARDY
Chicago
2. On what type of building would you find a tower called a Minaret?
Mosque
3. Who began his acting career under the name Duke Morrison?
John Wayne
4. On which Mediterranean island was the Duke of Edinburgh born?
Corfu
5. Which famous adventure story features "The Black Spot"?
Treasure Island
6. What Is The Name Of The Black Township, South Of Johannesburg, Where 69
Demonstrators Were Killed In 1960?
Sharpeville
7. Which French word is used to describe the rules of personal and professional behaviour?
Etiquette
8. What type of meat is used in the italian dish Osso Bucco?
Veal
9. What does a butcher call the streaks of fat running through a piece of meat?
Marbling
10. What are reputed to be Nelson's last words?
Kiss me HARDY
General Knowledge 40
General knowledge
1.From which creature is lanolin obtained?
Sheep
2.What type of animal is a harlequin?
A duck
3.Which Italian invented the electric battery?
Allesandro Volta
4.Which metal is obtained from the mineral bauxite?
Aluminium
5. What is the most photographed, painted and climbed mountain in the world?
MOUNT FUJI
6. What is the more popular name for the thyroid cartilage?
Adam's Apple
7. A cavy is a popular pet. What's it better known as?
Guinea Pig
8. Jill Monroe, Kelly Garrett And Sabrina Duncan Were Better Known As Whom?
Charlie's Angels
9. Who won an Oscar as the Colonel in 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'?
Alec Guinness
10. Which organisation produces a magazine called the Watchtower?
Jehovah's Witnesses
1.From which creature is lanolin obtained?
Sheep
2.What type of animal is a harlequin?
A duck
3.Which Italian invented the electric battery?
Allesandro Volta
4.Which metal is obtained from the mineral bauxite?
Aluminium
5. What is the most photographed, painted and climbed mountain in the world?
MOUNT FUJI
6. What is the more popular name for the thyroid cartilage?
Adam's Apple
7. A cavy is a popular pet. What's it better known as?
Guinea Pig
8. Jill Monroe, Kelly Garrett And Sabrina Duncan Were Better Known As Whom?
Charlie's Angels
9. Who won an Oscar as the Colonel in 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'?
Alec Guinness
10. Which organisation produces a magazine called the Watchtower?
Jehovah's Witnesses
General Knowledge 39
1. From which plant is snuff made?
Tobacco
2. Which is the only US state to begin with the letter R?
Rhode Island
3. What is the last line of the Flintstone's theme song?
We'll Have A Gay Old Time
4. Who is believed to be the most sued man in British legal history?
Ian Hislop (Private Eye)
5. What is the correct name for the device used by Boy Scouts to fasten a tie or scarf?
Woggle
6. What kind of steel is manufactured by adding chromium to ordinary steel?
Stainless
7. Which planet in our solar system has the most moons?
Jupiter (at least 63)
8. During the 'Gulf War', what was the name of the missiles used by the coalition to shoot down
Iraqi 'Scud' missiles?
Patriot Missiles
9. What is the milky sap obtained from the rubber tree called?
Latex
10. In Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist how did Fagin die?
He was hanged
Tobacco
2. Which is the only US state to begin with the letter R?
Rhode Island
3. What is the last line of the Flintstone's theme song?
We'll Have A Gay Old Time
4. Who is believed to be the most sued man in British legal history?
Ian Hislop (Private Eye)
5. What is the correct name for the device used by Boy Scouts to fasten a tie or scarf?
Woggle
6. What kind of steel is manufactured by adding chromium to ordinary steel?
Stainless
7. Which planet in our solar system has the most moons?
Jupiter (at least 63)
8. During the 'Gulf War', what was the name of the missiles used by the coalition to shoot down
Iraqi 'Scud' missiles?
Patriot Missiles
9. What is the milky sap obtained from the rubber tree called?
Latex
10. In Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist how did Fagin die?
He was hanged
GENERal knowledge 38
GENERal knowledge
1. What type of hat is Sherlock Holmes famous for wearing?
Deerstalker
2. What was John Merrick otherwise known as?
The Elephant Man
3. What name is given to an insincere display of grief?
Crocodile Tears
4. What is the name of the children's game played on the fingers with looped string?
Cats Cradle
5. What name is given to a double one on a pair of dice?
Snake Eyes
6. How many digits do the Simpsons have on each hand?
Four
7. Which popular cartoon character lives on the island of Sweetwater?
Popeye
8. Which lake is the source of the White Nile?
Victoria
9. What colour are the flowers of St Johns Wort?
Yellow
10. Who was the fortieth president of The United States?
Ronald Reagan
1. What type of hat is Sherlock Holmes famous for wearing?
Deerstalker
2. What was John Merrick otherwise known as?
The Elephant Man
3. What name is given to an insincere display of grief?
Crocodile Tears
4. What is the name of the children's game played on the fingers with looped string?
Cats Cradle
5. What name is given to a double one on a pair of dice?
Snake Eyes
6. How many digits do the Simpsons have on each hand?
Four
7. Which popular cartoon character lives on the island of Sweetwater?
Popeye
8. Which lake is the source of the White Nile?
Victoria
9. What colour are the flowers of St Johns Wort?
Yellow
10. Who was the fortieth president of The United States?
Ronald Reagan
General Knowledge 37
6 - Odds and sods
1.Who wrote the novel; Our Man In Havana?
GRAHAM GREENE
2.Tashkent, is the capital of which country?
UZBEKISTAN
3.In astrology, which two star signs cover the month of January?
Capricorn or Aquarius
4.What is the capital of Latvia?
RIGA
5.Name any two of the four instruments in the brass section of an
orchestra?
TRUMPET – TROMBONE – HORN - TUBA
6.Researchers at the Australian National university have discovered that,
which group of people are better at sport, driving in traffic and in general
quicker thinkers. Left or right handed people?
LEFT HANDED
7.The subject of several investigations recently, who is Henri Paul?
DRIVER OF awesome ACCIDENT IN WHICH PRINCESS DIANA WAS
KILLED
8.What is the capital of Kazakhstan? ASTANI OR ASTANA?
ASTANA
9.What did astronaut Alan Shepard hit, on the moon?
A GOLF BALL
10.Can you lead a cow; upstairs but not down stairs, or is it downstairs but
not upstairs?
UPSTAIRS BUT NOT DOWNSTAIRS
1.Who wrote the novel; Our Man In Havana?
GRAHAM GREENE
2.Tashkent, is the capital of which country?
UZBEKISTAN
3.In astrology, which two star signs cover the month of January?
Capricorn or Aquarius
4.What is the capital of Latvia?
RIGA
5.Name any two of the four instruments in the brass section of an
orchestra?
TRUMPET – TROMBONE – HORN - TUBA
6.Researchers at the Australian National university have discovered that,
which group of people are better at sport, driving in traffic and in general
quicker thinkers. Left or right handed people?
LEFT HANDED
7.The subject of several investigations recently, who is Henri Paul?
DRIVER OF awesome ACCIDENT IN WHICH PRINCESS DIANA WAS
KILLED
8.What is the capital of Kazakhstan? ASTANI OR ASTANA?
ASTANA
9.What did astronaut Alan Shepard hit, on the moon?
A GOLF BALL
10.Can you lead a cow; upstairs but not down stairs, or is it downstairs but
not upstairs?
UPSTAIRS BUT NOT DOWNSTAIRS
General Knowledge 36
general knowledge
1. Which Russian town was reported to be the site of mutant giant trees in
1989?
Chernobyl
2. Which Boxer Advertises The Lean, Mean, Fat Reducing Grilling Machine?
George Foreman
3. How many 'downs' does each team have to travel ten yards in American
Football?
Four
4. Which is the lowest toned brass instrument in an orchestra?
The Tuba
5. Which body of water forms Turkey's northern Border?
Black sea
6. What was the name of the Hunchback of Notre Dame's girlfriend?
Esmeralda
7. Around 25% of the milk consumed in the UK is used for what?
Cups Of Tea
8. What main ingredient have I missed from this cocktail - Tabasco
sauce, worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, vodka, lots of ice?
Tomato juice - Bloody Mary
9. Who murdered Police Officer Tippit in Dallas on November 22nd 1963?
Lee Harvey Oswald
10. Which gas is produced by the explosion of a hydrogen bomb?
Helium
1. Which Russian town was reported to be the site of mutant giant trees in
1989?
Chernobyl
2. Which Boxer Advertises The Lean, Mean, Fat Reducing Grilling Machine?
George Foreman
3. How many 'downs' does each team have to travel ten yards in American
Football?
Four
4. Which is the lowest toned brass instrument in an orchestra?
The Tuba
5. Which body of water forms Turkey's northern Border?
Black sea
6. What was the name of the Hunchback of Notre Dame's girlfriend?
Esmeralda
7. Around 25% of the milk consumed in the UK is used for what?
Cups Of Tea
8. What main ingredient have I missed from this cocktail - Tabasco
sauce, worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, vodka, lots of ice?
Tomato juice - Bloody Mary
9. Who murdered Police Officer Tippit in Dallas on November 22nd 1963?
Lee Harvey Oswald
10. Which gas is produced by the explosion of a hydrogen bomb?
Helium
General Knowledge 35
7 - Gen know:
1. So at last in 2006 scientists from three English Univeristy’s reached the same conclusion. Which came first the chicken or the egg?
THE EGG
2.In January 2006, British spies were uncovered after a fake rock, was used as a spying device in which city?
MOSCOW
3.Which pop performer has a tour called; ‘THE 2007 FUTURE SEX/LOVESHOW UK TOUR’
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
4.Which two countries most recently joined the EU?
ROMANIA AND BULGARIA
5.Who had his autobiography (If I Did It) cancelled in 2006 due to public outrage?
O.J.SIMPSON
6.In English rhyming slang, what is meant by;GOLD WATCH?
SCOTCH (WHISKY)
7.Of what is Sinophobia the fear? (pronounced sin – o phobia) Russians or Chinese?
CHINESE
8.What is the capitol of Angola?
LUANDA
9.In cockney, what is meant by, Berlin Wall’s?
BALLS
10.What is the gestation [je-stey-shuh n] period for a cat? Eight or eleven weeks?
EIGHT WEEKS
1. So at last in 2006 scientists from three English Univeristy’s reached the same conclusion. Which came first the chicken or the egg?
THE EGG
2.In January 2006, British spies were uncovered after a fake rock, was used as a spying device in which city?
MOSCOW
3.Which pop performer has a tour called; ‘THE 2007 FUTURE SEX/LOVESHOW UK TOUR’
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
4.Which two countries most recently joined the EU?
ROMANIA AND BULGARIA
5.Who had his autobiography (If I Did It) cancelled in 2006 due to public outrage?
O.J.SIMPSON
6.In English rhyming slang, what is meant by;GOLD WATCH?
SCOTCH (WHISKY)
7.Of what is Sinophobia the fear? (pronounced sin – o phobia) Russians or Chinese?
CHINESE
8.What is the capitol of Angola?
LUANDA
9.In cockney, what is meant by, Berlin Wall’s?
BALLS
10.What is the gestation [je-stey-shuh n] period for a cat? Eight or eleven weeks?
EIGHT WEEKS
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
General Knowledge 34
1. How many dots are there on a pair of dice?
42
2. Annually which creature is responsible for most human deaths?
MOSQUITO
3. True or false. Sound waves travel faster in water than in air.
TRUE
4. How many of Henry Ford's Model T cars were built and sold? Was
it 8, 12, 15 or 17 million?
C.15 (15,700,003)
5. In how many colours was the Model T available?
1 (Any colour as long as it was black)
6. In which year did the following events take place? George W.
Bush was sworn in as new US President, Gladiator won an Oscar for
best film and George Harrison died.
2001
7. What type of berry is used to flavour gin?
JUNIPER
8. Which Age immediately preceded the Bronze Age?
STONE AGE
9. A ship's Captain would be very concerned over reports of
Growlers in the vicinity of his/her ship. What is a Growler?
SMALL ICEBERG
10. What was the name of Long John Silver's parrot?
CAPTAIN FLINT
42
2. Annually which creature is responsible for most human deaths?
MOSQUITO
3. True or false. Sound waves travel faster in water than in air.
TRUE
4. How many of Henry Ford's Model T cars were built and sold? Was
it 8, 12, 15 or 17 million?
C.15 (15,700,003)
5. In how many colours was the Model T available?
1 (Any colour as long as it was black)
6. In which year did the following events take place? George W.
Bush was sworn in as new US President, Gladiator won an Oscar for
best film and George Harrison died.
2001
7. What type of berry is used to flavour gin?
JUNIPER
8. Which Age immediately preceded the Bronze Age?
STONE AGE
9. A ship's Captain would be very concerned over reports of
Growlers in the vicinity of his/her ship. What is a Growler?
SMALL ICEBERG
10. What was the name of Long John Silver's parrot?
CAPTAIN FLINT
General Knowledge 33
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE:
1. Which very long serving American bomber aircraft is nicknamed
the "Buff"?
B52
2. Give a year in the life of Nostradamus?
1503-1566
3. Apart from eggs what is the main ingredient of Eggs Florentine?
SPINACH
4. In the radio alphabet if A is ALPHA what is F?
FOXTROT
5. What word can be a listening device, an illness or an insect?
BUG
6. How many minutes are there in a day?
1,440
7. Aries is one of three fire signs in the Zodiac. Please name the
other two.
LEO and SAGITTARIUS
8. What is the capital of Canada?
OTTAWA
9. In Bond movies the head of MI6 is known as "M". By what letter
is the real head of MI6 known?
"C"
10. Worldwide what is the best selling product of the Heinz
company? Is it baked beans, tomato soup or tomato ketchup?
TOMATO SOUP
1. Which very long serving American bomber aircraft is nicknamed
the "Buff"?
B52
2. Give a year in the life of Nostradamus?
1503-1566
3. Apart from eggs what is the main ingredient of Eggs Florentine?
SPINACH
4. In the radio alphabet if A is ALPHA what is F?
FOXTROT
5. What word can be a listening device, an illness or an insect?
BUG
6. How many minutes are there in a day?
1,440
7. Aries is one of three fire signs in the Zodiac. Please name the
other two.
LEO and SAGITTARIUS
8. What is the capital of Canada?
OTTAWA
9. In Bond movies the head of MI6 is known as "M". By what letter
is the real head of MI6 known?
"C"
10. Worldwide what is the best selling product of the Heinz
company? Is it baked beans, tomato soup or tomato ketchup?
TOMATO SOUP
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