Geography
1. What is the official language of Lebanon?
Arabic
2 Which battle took place in the centre of San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
in March 1836?
Battle of the Alamo
3. Which country has the longest border with Sweden?
Norway
4. At what age can you officially marry in France?
Fifteen
5. Which European country has 482 islands?
Denmark
6. Name the native Australian rainforest nut now exported around the world?
Macadamia
7. Which country has mounted the most challenges for the America's Cup?
Great Britian
8. If you landed at Benito Juarez International Airport, what city would you be in?
Mexico City
9. In The House Of The Rising Sun in which city was the house located?
New Orleans
10. What was the nationality of Hans Geiger, who invented the Geiger counter to
measure radioactivity?
German
Friday, July 9, 2010
Animated movies 1
Animated movies:
1 -Which of the 7 dwarves had the longest name?
BASHFUL
2 - Who created Wallace and Grommit?
NICK PARK
3 -Which film takes place in Pepperland?
YELLOW SUBMARINE
4 -Who wrote the song lyrics for Aladdin?
TIM RICE
5Which character did Kathleen Turner voice-over in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
JESSICA
6 -In which Disney film does the song ‘When You Wish Upon A Star appear?
PINOCCHIO
7 -What is Simba’s uncle called in The Lion King?
SCAR
8 -What animal is King Louie in The Jungle Book?
ORANG-UTAN
9 -What is the Princess called in Aladdin?
JASMINE
Who were the parents of the 101 Dalmatians?
PONGO AND PERDITA
1 -Which of the 7 dwarves had the longest name?
BASHFUL
2 - Who created Wallace and Grommit?
NICK PARK
3 -Which film takes place in Pepperland?
YELLOW SUBMARINE
4 -Who wrote the song lyrics for Aladdin?
TIM RICE
5Which character did Kathleen Turner voice-over in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
JESSICA
6 -In which Disney film does the song ‘When You Wish Upon A Star appear?
PINOCCHIO
7 -What is Simba’s uncle called in The Lion King?
SCAR
8 -What animal is King Louie in The Jungle Book?
ORANG-UTAN
9 -What is the Princess called in Aladdin?
JASMINE
Who were the parents of the 101 Dalmatians?
PONGO AND PERDITA
People 8
1. Which politician coined the phrase 'The Iron Curtain' meaning the
division between the communist East and Western Europe in the
mid-1940s?
Winston Churchill
2. Who played the President of the USA in the 1997 movie Airforce One?
Harrison Ford
3. Which Shania Twain song includes the lyrics "Okay, so you're Brad Pitt"?
That Don't Impress Me Much
4. Who starred as 007 in 'The World Is Not Enough'?
Pierce Brosnan
5. Who was described by Churchill as "seditious" and "half-naked"?
[Ghandi
6. Who wrote the novel The Godfather ?
[Mario Puzo]
7. Who, according to Forbes magazine is the richest woman in entertainment?
Oprah Winfrey
8. Songwriter Robert Zimmerman was far better known by what name?
[Bob Dylan]
9. What was the first Christian name of Field Marshal Montgomery, the wartime army
commander; Benjamin, Bernard, Bruce, or Byron?
Bernard
10. A famous female film star-from the 1930's made her last film appearance in a film
called 'Sextette' in 1978. Who is she?
Mae West
division between the communist East and Western Europe in the
mid-1940s?
Winston Churchill
2. Who played the President of the USA in the 1997 movie Airforce One?
Harrison Ford
3. Which Shania Twain song includes the lyrics "Okay, so you're Brad Pitt"?
That Don't Impress Me Much
4. Who starred as 007 in 'The World Is Not Enough'?
Pierce Brosnan
5. Who was described by Churchill as "seditious" and "half-naked"?
[Ghandi
6. Who wrote the novel The Godfather ?
[Mario Puzo]
7. Who, according to Forbes magazine is the richest woman in entertainment?
Oprah Winfrey
8. Songwriter Robert Zimmerman was far better known by what name?
[Bob Dylan]
9. What was the first Christian name of Field Marshal Montgomery, the wartime army
commander; Benjamin, Bernard, Bruce, or Byron?
Bernard
10. A famous female film star-from the 1930's made her last film appearance in a film
called 'Sextette' in 1978. Who is she?
Mae West
creatures
- CREATURES
1. The toucan is native to which part of the world?
SOUTH AMERICA
2. Which creatures do students at Hogwarts use to communicate with the
outside world?
TRAINED OWLS
3. What is the strange small toe above a dog's front paws called?
THE DEWCLAW
4. What are the young of squirrels called?
KITTENS
5. What are the units of masurement for the height of a horse?
[hands]
6. What was the name of the Hunchback of Notre Dame?
[Quasimodo]
7 What is a rhinoceros' horn made of?
A Hair
Q8 Which sea creature sometimes eats itself if it becomes unduly stressed?
A Octopus
9. What animals are used to find Truffles?
Pigs
10. Whom Did The Mad Hatter And The March Hare Push Into The Teapot?
The Dormouse
1. The toucan is native to which part of the world?
SOUTH AMERICA
2. Which creatures do students at Hogwarts use to communicate with the
outside world?
TRAINED OWLS
3. What is the strange small toe above a dog's front paws called?
THE DEWCLAW
4. What are the young of squirrels called?
KITTENS
5. What are the units of masurement for the height of a horse?
[hands]
6. What was the name of the Hunchback of Notre Dame?
[Quasimodo]
7 What is a rhinoceros' horn made of?
A Hair
Q8 Which sea creature sometimes eats itself if it becomes unduly stressed?
A Octopus
9. What animals are used to find Truffles?
Pigs
10. Whom Did The Mad Hatter And The March Hare Push Into The Teapot?
The Dormouse
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
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