GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1. Who invented the jet engine in 1930? FRANK WHITTLE
Q2. Which two countries are connected by the Simplon Pass?SWITZERLAND AND ITALY
Q3. What is the US state capital of Mississippi?JACKSON
Q4. What is Earth's atmospheric region of charged particles connecting the stratosphere, mesosphere and thermosphere? IONOSPHERE
Q5. 'The Absinthe Drinker' is a work by which painter? MANET
Q6. What was Manfred von Richtofen's nickname?THE RED BARON
Q7. What does a vexillogist study? FLAGS
Q8. Which is the largest of the Channel Islands? JERSEY
Q9. Who wrote 'Far From The Madding Crowd'? THOMAS HARDY
Q10. Who plays Grace in the US sitcom 'Will and Grace'?DEBRA MESSING
Q11. At which golf course does the US Masters take place? AUGUSTA GEORGIA
Q12. What does NATO stand for?NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANISATION
Q13. Which is the largest Castle in England? WINDSOR CASTLE
Q14. In which month of the year is All Saints Day?NOVEMBER
Q15. In which English cathedral is the Bell Harry Tower? CANTERBURY
Q16. In which country was exiled Russian leader Leon Trotsky killed in 1940? MEXICO
Q17. Who played Simon Templar in the 1997 film 'The Saint'?VAL KILMER
Q18. Which European country had the Roman name Helvetia? SWITZERLAND
Q19. Which fashion items does Jimmy Choo design? SHOES
Q20. What is a blini? A PANCAKE
Q21. If a dish is 'a la crecy' with what is it garnished?CARROTS
Q22. Which country has the international car registration ET? EGYPT
Q23. What is the currency of Albania? THE LEK
Q24. Which 1950's singer was originally names Charles Hardin?BUDDY HOLLY
Q25. Which London station was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott?ST.PANCRAS
Q26. Which bird was named after engraver Sir Thomas Bewick?THE BEWICK SWAN
Q27. What is the number 3.142 more usually known as? PI
Q28. Who scored England's first goal in the 1998 World Cup Final tournament?ALAN SHEARER
Q29. Which is the largest of the Great Lakes? LAKE SUPERIOR
Q30. Which British prime minister had a bag named after him?GLADSTONE
Q31. Majestic, Romano and Arran Victory are types of which vegetable? POTATO
Q32. A firkin of beer holds how many gallons? 9
Q33. What is the title of the film about a Scottish village that awakens once every 100 years?BRIGADOON
Q34. In which year did Roger Bannister break the four-minute mile? 1954
Q35. In 1960 Dr Thomas Creighton was the first person to receive what punishment? A PARKING TICKET
Q36. In which country was actor Mel Gibson born? USA
Q37. Whose autobiography is entitled 'Take It Like A Man?BOY GEORGE
Q38. What is the lightest metal?LITHIUM
Q39. What is the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet? IOTA
Q40. What did the Warren Commission investigate in the US in the 1960's?ASSASSINATION OF JFK
Q41. What is the Fahrenheit boiling point of water? 212 DEGREES
Q42. How many sides does a rhombus have? 4
Q43. Which is the smallest bone in the body? THE STIRRUP BONE....(INSIDE THE EAR)
Q44. What is Adam's Ale commonly known as? WATER
Q45. How many syllables are in a Haiku (a type of Japanese verse)? 17
Q46. Who served the longest time in office as Poet Laureate? TENNYSON
Q47. Which is the oldest football (soccer) club in London? FULHAM
Q48. What are the two ingredients in Bellini cocktail?CHAMPAGNE AND PEACH JUICE
Q49. Which playwright wrote 'The Crucible'? ARTHUR MILLER
Q50.What do algophobics fear? PAIN

[Kahuna]

Yay another quiz!

Q1 Frank Whittle
Q3 Jackson
Q4 Ionosphere
Q6 Red Baron
Q12 North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
Q13 Carnarvon
Q14 November
Q20 Biscuit thingy
Q26 Tit
Q29 Superior
Q30 Gladstone
Q32 18
Q40 Assassination of JFK
Q41 212
Q42 4
Q44 Water

[magpie in the 80's]

KAHUNA

ALL CORRECT EXCEPT Q 13, 20, 26, 32.

[JAS]

Ooooh another one...goodie
Some guesses but what the heck

Q2. Switzerland and Italy
Q9. Thomas Hardy
Q17. Val Kilmer
Q19. Shoes/footwear
Q20. A small Russian pancake used to eat caviar
Q26. Bewick swan
Q33. Brigadoon
Q36. New Zealand
Q49. Mr Marilyn Munroe...aka Arthur Miller

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

JAS

ALL CORRECT EXCEPT FOR Q36

[Interceptor]

Q11 Augusta
Q17 Val Kilmer?
Q27 Pi
Q36 USA
Q38 Lithium
Q49 Arthur Miller

[magpie in the 80's]

INTERCEPTOR

ALL CORRECT

[heater31]

Q5. Van Gough was big on Absinthe. It was the stuff that made him cut his ear lobe off
Q10. Debra Messing

[magpie in the 80's]

Q5. Van Gough was big on Absinthe. It was the stuff that made him cut his ear lobe off
Q10. Debra Messing

HEATER

Q5 INCORRECT
Q10 CORRECT

[heater31]

Q5. Van Gough was big on Absinthe. It was the stuff that made him cut his ear lobe off
Q10. Debra Messing

HEATER

Q5 INCORRECT

Will also add that he wasn't the only one that hit the stuff hard

[JAS]

Now for the wild guesses

Q5. Tolousse Latrec (oh god spelling again)
Q8. Jersey
Q13. Windsor
Q18. Switzerland (from childhood stamp collecting )
Q22. Ethiopia
Q31. Potato
Q34. 1956
Q46. Tennyson

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Now for the wild guesses

Q5. Tolousse Latrec (oh god spelling again)....INCORRECT
Q8. Jersey...CORRECT
Q13. Windsor....CORRECT
Q18. Switzerland (from childhood stamp collecting )....CORRECT
Q22. Ethiopia...INCORRECT
Q31. Potato....CORRECT
Q34. 1956....INCORRECT
Q46. Tennyson.....CORRECT

Regards
JAS

[spell_check]

34 - 1958
39 - Theta (?)
43 - It's a bone in the ear, the name escapes me.

[magpie in the 80's]

34 - 1958...INCORRECT
39 - Theta (?)....INCORRECT
43 - It's a bone in the ear, the name escapes me.....GIVE IT YAH SPELLY.....STIRRUP

[Psyber]

Q39. What is the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet? iota
Q34. In which year did Roger Bannister break the four-minute mile? 1958 [or 1957 if not 58.]
Q5. 'The Absinthe Drinker' is a work by which painter? van Gogh - at a guess!
Q22. Which country has the international car registration ET? - as a guess - Estonia.

[magpie in the 80's]

Q39. What is the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet? iota...CORRECT
Q34. In which year did Roger Bannister break the four-minute mile? 1958 [or 1957 if not 58.]....INCORRECT
Q5. 'The Absinthe Drinker' is a work by which painter? van Gogh - at a guess!....INCORRECT
Q22. Which country has the international car registration ET? - as a guess - Estonia.....INCORRECT

[am Bays]

Q34 1954

[magpie in the 80's]

Q34 1954

CORRECT TASSIE

[Psyber]

Q5. 'The Absinthe Drinker' is a work by which painter? Lautrec?
Edit: Oh JAS got it already.

Q22. Which country has the international car registration ET? - as a guess - Estonia.....INCORRECT
OK not Estonia - Eritrea ??

[magpie in the 80's]

Q5. 'The Absinthe Drinker' is a work by which painter? Lautrec?
Edit: Oh JAS got it already.... and its INCORRECT

Q22. Which country has the international car registration ET? - as a guess - Estonia.....INCORRECT
OK not Estonia - Eritrea ??....INCORRECT