GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 7

[magpie in the 80's]

Q8. As much as I would like to think 1 (fried rice!), it is approx 120000 - never seen it quoted more accurately than that.

approx. right smac.............7000

[magpie in the 80's]

WHICH NOW LEAVES US ONLY ONE TO ANSWER AND SH...IT ITS ONLY WENESDAY

[smac]

Q8. As much as I would like to think 1 (fried rice!), it is approx 120000 - never seen it quoted more accurately than that.

approx. right smac.............7000

This from the International Rice Research Institute (can you believe such a place exists? )

Q. How many different kinds of rice are there?
A. There are about 120,000 varieties known to exist.

Am I getting my words confused? You asked for species, I answered varieties? But thanks for giving me marks even though I was 113,000 out from your answer!

[magpie in the 80's]

Q8. As much as I would like to think 1 (fried rice!), it is approx 120000 - never seen it quoted more accurately than that.

approx. right smac.............7000

This from the International Rice Research Institute (can you believe such a place exists? )

Q. How many different kinds of rice are there?
A. There are about 120,000 varieties known to exist.

Am I getting my words confused? You asked for species, I answered varieties? But thanks for giving me marks even though I was 113,000 out from your answer!

YOUR ORIGINAL ANSWER WAS 120,000 BUT NO MENTION OF VARIETIES
AND I THOUGHT THIS Q WOULD DRAG ON TILL SATURDAY

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1. Which pontiff has canonized the most people? POPE JOHM PAUL 2
Q2. What is the longest recorded flight by a chicken? 91.4M
Q3. Who was the second American to go into space? GUS GRISSOM
Q4. In what year was the first successful transatlantic crossing made in a hot-air balloon? 1987
Q5. What is Casanova's real name? GIOVANNI JACOPO CASANOVA
Q6. The Thylacine is the scientific name for? TASMANIAN TIGER
Q7. The abbreviation A.S.I.O. stands for 'Australian ... What? AUSTRALAIN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION
Q8. How many different species of rice are there in the world? 7000
Q9. Which female singer has had the most number one hit singles in the world? MARIAH CAREY
Q10. What colour is chablis? WHITE
Q11. In what US state did the Hindenburg explode? NEW JERSEY
Q12. What is the largest gulf in the world? GULF OF MEXICO
Q13. Where does a librocubicularist read? IN BED
Q14. Who did Squeaky Fromme try to assassinate? GERALD FORD
Q15. What is the worlds southernmost national capital? WELLINGTON
Q16. What gas did Joseph Priestley discover? OXYGEN
Q17. What Italian city is home to da Vinci's 'the last supper'? MILAN
Q18. What is the main ingredient of a bouillabaisse? SEAFOOD
Q19. In what year did Bobby Riggs challenge Billie Jean King (the then number 1 womens tennis player in the world) to a match? 1973
Q20. What was the Titanic's sister ship called? OLYMPIC AND BRITANNIC
Q21. What country is the setting for Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'? SCOTLAND
Q22. What body part contains the smallest bones? THE EAR
Q23. What does a horologist measure? TIME
Q24. How many balls are used in snooker (including the cue ball)? 22
Q25. How old was Mary Shelley when she wrote 'Frankenstein'? 19

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ.