GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 9

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Light Bulbs ?? or Flowers........INCORRECT
8. Tennes.....CLOSE ENOUGH TENGE

[Psyber]

Q6. What is the uppermost region of the Earth's atmosphere called? Ionosphere?
Q1. Purple tube, fluorescent, sheepswool, red encrusting, sulphur and purple vase are all different types of what? Coral?
Q11. Where in the human body would you find papillae? Tongue

[magpie in the 80's]

Q6. What is the uppermost region of the Earth's atmosphere called? Ionosphere?.....INCORRECT
Q1. Purple tube, fluorescent, sheepswool, red encrusting, sulphur and purple vase are all different types of what? Coral?...........INCORRECT
Q11. Where in the human body would you find papillae? Tongue......CORRECT

[Psyber]

Q6. What is the uppermost region of the Earth's atmosphere called? Ionosphere?.....INCORRECT
Q1. Purple tube, fluorescent, sheepswool, red encrusting, sulphur and purple vase are all different types of what? Coral?...........INCORRECT
Q11. Where in the human body would you find papillae? Tongue......CORRECT

Ok second guessses:

Q1 Orchids
Q6 Troposphere

[magpie in the 80's]

Q6. What is the uppermost region of the Earth's atmosphere called? Ionosphere?.....INCORRECT
Q1. Purple tube, fluorescent, sheepswool, red encrusting, sulphur and purple vase are all different types of what? Coral?...........INCORRECT
Q11. Where in the human body would you find papillae? Tongue......CORRECT

Ok second guessses:

Q1 Orchids
Q6 Troposphere

both incorrect

[JAS]

Ok lets try again

Q2 January (guess where I'm going with this one )
Q10 Sounds biblical...Vatican ?
Q12 15
Q19 'highlight' suggests you can go there ie not a war zone ...South Africa
Q21 A plant

Regards
JAS

[Psyber]

Q6 Stratosphere??
Q1 Fuchsias???

[bulldogproud]

Number 6: Exosphere?

[bulldogproud]

Number 10: An oil on canvas depicting the New Testament miracle?

[magpie in the 80's]

Number 6: Exosphere?

incorrect BDP

[magpie in the 80's]

Number 10: An oil on canvas depicting the New Testament miracle?

incorrect BDP

[magpie in the 80's]

Ok lets try again

Q2 January (guess where I'm going with this one )........incorrect
Q10 Sounds biblical...Vatican ?.........incorrect
Q12 15..........incorrect
Q19 'highlight' suggests you can go there ie not a war zone ...South Africa........CORRECT
Q21 A plant........incorrect

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q6 Stratosphere??
Q1 Fuchsias???

BOTH INCORRECT PSYBER

[Psyber]

Q2. In which month was the first woman sent into space? JUNE
Q6. What is the uppermost region of the Earth's atmosphere called? Themosphere

[magpie in the 80's]

Q2. In which month was the first woman sent into space? JUNE
Q6. What is the uppermost region of the Earth's atmosphere called? The"R"mosphere

both correct psyber

[Psyber]

Q2. In which month was the first woman sent into space? JUNE
Q6. What is the uppermost region of the Earth's atmosphere called? The"R"mosphere

both correct psyber

Sorry about the typo!

[Dirko]

1. Coral
12. 25 drops
21. Bird

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Coral...........incorrect
12. 25 drops .........incorrect BUT close
21. Bird...........correct

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1. Purple tube, fluorescent, sheepswool, red encrusting, sulphur and purple vase are all different types of what? SPONGES
Q2. In which month was the first woman sent into space? JUNE
Q3. Where would you find "The Grand Palace" or "Wat Phra Kaew"? THAILAND
Q4. What is the total surface area of a cube measuring 2 cm on a side? 24CM SQUARED
Q5. Name a quadrilateral which has no axes or lines of symmetry. TRAPEZIUM
Q6. What is the uppermost region of the Earth's atmosphere called? THERMOSPHERE
Q7. What is the product of the first four numbers of the Fibonacci sequence? (Hint: The first number of the Fibonacci sequence is 1.) 1,1,2,3.=6
Q8. The currency unit of Turkmenistan is manat and ______. TENGE
Q9. Which of these is a false statement about an animal called the titi?
A) It is a small monkey B) Titis mostly live in trees and sometimes come on the ground
C) Their main diet is fruit D) It is found in Africa
Q10. What type of tapestry is the 'Miraculous Draught of Fishes'? ITALIAN TAPESTRY
Q11. Where in the human body would you find papillae? TOUNGE
Q12. In cooking measurements, a thimble is approximately equal to how many drops? 30
Q13. In surgery, what do you call the removal of a kidney? NEPHRECTOMY
Q14. On which part of the earth did the Tunguska Meteorite fall in 1908? SIBERIA
Q15. What is Eos the Greek goddess of? DAWN
Q16. How many rings does Neptune have? 6
Q17. What is the formula for sodium hydroxide? NaOH
Q18. Which of these elements is classified as a poor metal?
A) Cadmium B) Xenon C) Bismuth D) Astatine BISMUTH
Q19. In which African country would you find the highlight, "Pilgrim's Rest"? SOUTH AFRICA
Q20. Sweet potatoes contain vitamins A and ___. C
Q21. The 'hooded pitohui' is a poisonous _______. BIRD
Q22. How many tentacles does the squid have? 2
Q23. According to superstition, does rubbing a rabbit's foot foretell good luck or bad luck? GOOD LUCK
Q24. In which of these films did Marlene Dietrich (an actress) star?
A) Morocco B) Algeria C) Egypt D) Mali A) MOROCCO
Q25. Nut was an ancient Egyptian ________ goddess. SKY

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

END OF QUIZ