General Knowledge 27

2 - General knowledge

1. “I’d rather live in his world, than be without him in mine” are lyrics from which well known classic song?

MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA
2. What is the leading cause of death in Papua New Guinea? Is it being stung by jellyfish, falling out of trees or bitten by snakes?

FALLING OUT OF TREES-(STRICTLY SPEAKING IT’S NOT THE FALLING OUT OF THE TREE THAT KILLS YOU, IT’S THE SUDDEN STOP AT THE END)

3. What was the surname of both The Bionic Woman and Buffy the Vampire Slayer?

SUMMERS

4. Which river did Julius Caesar famously cross in 49BC?

THE RUBICON
5. Most Japanese people adhere to Buddhism and which other religion?

SHINTO

6. In which country is Auschwitz?

POLAND

7. What, in Judaism, is a “Menorah”?

7 STEMMED CANDLESTICK
8. Which is bigger, an ostrich eye or an ostrich brain?

EYE

9. Which is the largest internal organ in the human body?

LIVER

10. Singapore Airlines have asked passengers occupying double suites on their new A380 aircraft to refrain from sexual activity. Is it because A. The walls are so thin that noise travels B. Heavy rocking motion can upset the aircraft’s stability C. There is a specific law against it in Singapore?
A. WALL ARE SO THIN