GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ (WHILE THE SITE IS IN LIMBO)

[magpie in the 80's]

JAS

Q16, 22, 40. ALL CORRECT

[Dissident]

I did!
Reaffirmed thje crap I'd read/heard before.

PETA - People for the ethical treatment of animals.

(And god I hate them)
(and no not because of their love for animals!)

Disso, did you see the Penn and Teller Bullshit that theydid about PETA?

[magpie in the 80's]

SOMETHING TO WRAP YOUR TEETH AROUND WHILE THE SITE IS IN LIMBO


Q1. Agadir is a port in which North African country?MOROCCO
Q2. Which acid is produced in the muscles during strenuous exercise? LACTIC
Q3. What is the sloping part of a horse's foot between the fetlock and the hoof?PASTERN
Q4. What is the name of the cement mixer in the children's TV series Bob the Builder?DIZZY
Q5. Cereology is the study of what?CROP CIRCLES
Q6. What one of the seven continents stretches from the Northern Temperate to the Southern Temperate zones?AFRICA
Q7. Arboreal describes a creature which commonly lives in what? TREES
Q8. The secret ingredient of which product is code-named 'merchandise 7X'?COCA-COLA
Q9. Which actor appeared in every episode of the TV series M*A*S*H?ALAN ALDA
Q10. According to official records how many people died in the Great Fire of London of 1666? 6
Q11. The World Health Organization is an agency of which larger body?THE UNITED NATIONS
Q12. What is the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet? KAPPA (K)
Q13. Ergophobia is a fear of what? WORK
Q14. In what country is the Valley of the Kings? EGYPT
Q15. Pauline Matthews duetted on a big 1970's hit record under what better known name? KIKI DEE
Q16. Who founded the UK's Today newspaper in 1986?EDDIE SHAH
Q17. Where in the body are the olfactory nerves?NOSE
Q18.What is the emblem of Canada?MAPLE LEAF
Q19. In the Bible what is the third book of the Old Testament? LEVITICUS
Q20. How many points does a converted try score in Rugby Union? 7
Q21. What do the initials of animal rights organization PETA stand for? PEOPLE for the ETHICAL TREATMENT of ANIMALS
Q22. Who in Greek mythology was murdered by his wife Clytemnestra?AGAMEMNON
Q23. What was Doris Day's only UK number one hit record?SECRET LOVE
Q24. Which country produces Jarlsberg cheese? NORWAY
Q25. Shisha, nargile, argeela and ghalyan are all names relating to what hugely popular and culturally significant custom? WATER PIPE OR SMOKING PIPE OR HUBBLE PIPE
Q26. How many lines are in a limerick? 5
Q27. Which infamous Englishman's prison number was FF8282?JEFFERY ARCHER
Q28. In which decade was Sidney Harbour Bridge opened? 1930's (1932 EXACTLY)
Q29. Who is seventh in line to the British throne (as at May 2007)?PRINCE EDWARD
Q30. What was the name of the world's first nuclear submarine? USS NAUTILUS
Q31. Who captained Germany's soccer team in the 1966 World Cup Final? UWE SEELER
Q32. What colour dye is tatrazine? YELLOW
Q33. The restrictive medical condition epicondylitis is commonly known as what?TENNIS ELBOW
Q34. What is the name of the cap worn by Roman Catholic clergymen?BIRETTA
Q35. Aside from Russia what is the largest country in Europe? UKRAINE
Q36. American explorer Robert Peary is generally regarded as the first to reach where in 1909? THE NORTH POLE
Q37. Which planet has the Great Red Spot in its atmosphere? JUPITER
Q38. Trinitrotoluene is better known as what?TNT
Q39. A gift of china is traditionally given to celebrate how many years of marriage in the UK and USA? 20
Q40. Who wrote the opera Tristan and Isolde?RICHARD WAGNER
Q41. In which country is the carved (that's carved, not caved) city of Petra?JORDAN
Q42. The pistil is the reproductive organ of what? FLOWER
Q43. Geoffrey Palmer was the prime minister of which country 1989-90?NEW ZEALAND
Q44. Discovery, Gillyflower and Rome Beauty are types of which fruit?APPLE
Q45. What are the Sandwich Islands now called?HAWAII
Q46. Who wrote The Divine Comedy?DANTE ALIGHIERI
Q47.What was controversially legalised on a voluntary basis in Australia's Northern territory in 1995?EUTHANASIA
Q48. Amsterdam lies on which river?AMSTEL
Q49. How many bones are in the human hand? 27
Q50. What animal is Friar Tuck in the Disney animated version of Robin Hood?BADGER

END OF QUIZ