GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 4

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1. What was the name of the old wolf in Jungle Book? AKELA
Q2. Which city suffered the most casualties in World War II due to aerial bombardment? TOYKO
Q3. In which countries would you find the following cultural sites protected by UNESCO? 5 ANSWERS REOUIRED.
a: Ruins of Carthage TUNISIA
b: Abu Simbel temple EGYPT
c: Timbuktu MALI
d: the fortress Cartagena COLUMBIA
e: Potosi,the richest city in South America in the 16th and 17th centuriesBOLIVIA
Q4. Define the phenomenon known as "Dermo Optic". WHEN ONE CAN SEE WITHOUT EYES.....BY TOUCHING
Q5. How many litres of saliva does a cow produce each day? 54 LITRE'S
Q6. Picasso went through two periods named after colors. Name them BLUE AND PINK
Q7. The oldest Christian country in the world is a little country that lies between Europe and Asia. Name the country. ARMENIA
Q8. What does a gluon do? HOLDS QUARKS TOGETHER
Q9. "Childhood living is easy to do" are the first words to which Stones song? WILD HORSES
Q10. Name the two longest poisonous snakes in the world. KING COBRA AND BLACK MAMBA]
Q11. What is the Mandarin expression for wind and water? FENG SHUI
Q12. What was Thor Heyerdahl's sailing ship RA II constructed from ? PAPYRUS
Q13. In which films would you find the following characters? 4 ANSWERS REQUIRED
a: Tiger Lilli PETER PAN
b: Regan MacNeil THE EXOCIST
c: John Coffey THE GREEN MILE
d: Miss Gulch WIZARD OF OZ
Q14. How many differant sexual positions are there according to the Marquis de Sade? 600
Q15. What is the name of the sea strait in which most of the pirate boardings take place. Seven letters, Three "A"s. MALACCA
Q16. Which rock 'n' roll star intoduced the "duck walk"? CHUCK BERRY
Q17. What is the only country outside of Europe in the top 10 list for beer consumption? (Measured in litres per person) AUSTRALIA
Q18. What was the largest pre industrial city in the world with an area of 1,000 sq. km.? (900-1500AD) ANGKOR WAT
Q19. Which kind of creature in Hebrew legend is made from clay? Five letters GOLEM
Q20. When was the first test tube baby born? And can you name the baby? 1978 LOUISE BROWN
Q21. What is the name of the test with ink blots on a piece of paper that annoys so many characters in films? RORSCHACH
Q22. The Canadian Arthur Roy Brown was responsible for the death of which very famous German? THE RED BARON
Q23. What is a Big Mac called in Russia? BOLSHOI MAK
Q24. How many shells were fired by both sides on the battle fields of Europe in World War I?
a: 8,000,000 b: 80,000,000 c: 800,000,000 d: 8,000,000,000 C) 800,000,000
Q25. The eleven most expensive paintings sold at an auction. Name the seven artists in this list.
1. VINCENT VAN GOGH
2. PICASSO
3. JACKSON POLLOCK
4. RENIOR
5. RUBENS
6. GUSTAV KLIMT
7. CEZANNE
Q26. A gold plated album of which musical was left on the moon by Apollo astronauts because it was JFK's favorrite. Name the musical. CAMELOT
Q27. Which of Gandhi's nicknames meant:[/b] a: great soul MAHATMA and b: father? BAPU] 2 ANSWERS REQUIRED
Q28. In literature, who did Kala rescue? TARZAN
Q29. Military blunders. Who paid a very high price in loss of lives (who lost) in the following battles? 5 ANSWERS REQUIRED
a: Battle of Stirling Bridge 1297 THE ENGLISH
b: Battle of Adwana 1896 THE ITALIANS
c: Tsushima 1905 THE RUSSIANS
d: Dieppe 1942 THE ALLIES
e: Dien Bien Phu 1954THE FRENCH
Q30. Who sang "War" "what is it good for"? EDWIN STARR

[heater31]

Q.17 its us isnt it???? Australia

[magpie in the 80's]

Q.17 its us isnt it???? Australia

correct heater

[Leaping Lindner]

Q2. Berlin or Tokyo - I'll go Berlin (?)
Q6.Blue and Rose
Q9. Wild Horses
Q16. Chuck Berry
Q22. No one - it's been proved that ground fire from the Australian trenches killed The Red Baron
Q24. d: 8,000,000,000 (?)
Q29. e: Dien Bien Phu 1954 (there is no exact figure on Vietnamese casualities)
Q30. Edwin Starr

[magpie in the 80's]

Q2. Berlin or Tokyo - I'll go Berlin (?)....INCORRECT...IT IS TOKYO
Q6.Blue and Rose....CORRECT ON BLUE
Q9. Wild Horses...........CORRECT
Q16. Chuck Berry........CORRECT
Q22. No one - it's been proved that ground fire from the Australian trenches killed The Red Baron ....HA HA CORRECT
Q24. d: 8,000,000,000 (?).........INCORRECT
Q29. e: Dien Bien Phu 1954 (there is no exact figure on Vietnamese casualities)...INCORRECT
Q30. Edwin Starr..........CORRECT

[JAS]

Q2. Hiroshima
Q3. a: Tunisia b: Egypt c: Mali d: Spain e: no idea
Q6. I think one was blue
Q12 Reeds
Q13 d: Wizard of Oz
Q15 Malacca
Q19 Golem
Q20 Louise Brown...would have been late 1970's but no idea when
Q25 Van Gogh...Monet


Thats it for now through my tears of defeat have to think about the rest.

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q2. Hiroshima.....INCORRECT
Q3. a: Tunisia...CORRECT b: Egypt..CORRECT c: Mali...CORRECT d: Spain....INCORRECT e: no idea
Q6. I think one was blue.....CORRECT
Q12 Reeds......INCORECT
Q13 d: Wizard of Oz........CORRECT
Q15 Malacca.....CORRECT
Q19 Golem......CORREECT
Q20 Louise Brown...would have been late 1970's but no idea when.....CORRECT.....1978
Q25 Van Gogh...Monet.......CORRECT ON VAN GOGH BUT INCORRECT ON MONET


Thats it for now through my tears of defeat have to think about the rest.

Regards
JAS

[JAS]

Q3 d: does that mean it's the other Cartegena...in Columbia I think
Q25 Picasso...Degas...DaVinci


Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q3 d: does that mean it's the other Cartegena...in Columbia I think........CORRECT
Q25 Picasso...Degas...DaVinci........PICASSO..CORRECT.....THE OTHER 2 INCORRECT


Regards
JAS

[Psyber]

Q3. In which countries would you find the following cultural sites protected by UNESCO? 5 ANSWERS REOUIRED.
e: Potosi,the richest city in South America in the 16th and 17th centuries PERU?

Q6. Picasso went through two periods named after colors. Name them BLUE AND? PINK

Q7. The oldest Christian country in the world is a little country that lies between Europe and Asia. Name the country. ARMENIA? [Mamonite Christians in Lebanon and Coptics in Egypt were also very early.]

Q8. What does a gluon do? HOLDS QARKS TOGETHER

Q10. Name the two longest poisonous snakes in the world. KING BROWN? RATLLESNAKE?

Q12. What was Thor Heyerdahl's sailing ship RA II constructed from ? REEDS

Q18. What was the largest pre industrial city in the world with an area of 1,000 sq. km.? (900-1500AD) Machu Pichu?

Q21. What is the name of the test with ink blots on a piece of paper that annoys so many characters in films? RORSCHACH

Q29. Military blunders. Who paid a very high price in loss of lives (who lost) in the following battles? 5 ANSWERS REQUIRED
a: Battle of Stirling Bridge 1297 The Scots?
b: Battle of Adwana 1896 British
c: Tsushima 1905 Japan
d: Dieppe 1942 ALLIES [British and Canadian forces]
e: Dien Bien Phu 1954 French

[magpie in the 80's]

Q3. In which countries would you find the following cultural sites protected by UNESCO? 5 ANSWERS REOUIRED.
e: Potosi,the richest city in South America in the 16th and 17th centuries PERU?....INCORRECT

Q6. Picasso went through two periods named after colors. Name them BLUE AND? PINK....CORRECT

Q7. The oldest Christian country in the world is a little country that lies between Europe and Asia. Name the country. ARMENIA? [Mamonite Christians in Lebanon and Coptics in Egypt were also very early.]..........CORRECT

Q8. What does a gluon do? HOLDS QARKS TOGETHER..........CORRECT

Q10. Name the two longest poisonous snakes in the world. KING BROWN? RATLLESNAKE?...........INCORRECT

Q12. What was Thor Heyerdahl's sailing ship RA II constructed from ? REEDS........INCORRECT

Q18. What was the largest pre industrial city in the world with an area of 1,000 sq. km.? (900-1500AD) Machu Pichu?.....INCORRECT

Q21. What is the name of the test with ink blots on a piece of paper that annoys so many characters in films? RORSCHACH........CORRECT

Q29. Military blunders. Who paid a very high price in loss of lives (who lost) in the following battles? 5 ANSWERS REQUIRED
a: Battle of Stirling Bridge 1297 The Scots?.....INCORRECT
b: Battle of Adwana 1896 British........INCORRECT
c: Tsushima 1905 Japan.........INCORRECT
d: Dieppe 1942 ALLIES [British and Canadian forces].........CORRECT
e: Dien Bien Phu 1954 French.......CORRECT

[JAS]

Q29 a: That'll be the English then

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q29 a: That'll be the English then

Regards
JAS

correct

[JAS]

Q12. Grass
Q13. doh! a: Peter Pan
b: Only film I know with a char called Regan is The Exorsist but don't know if thats her surname
Q27. I assume that one is Mahatma

I think thats it for me without resorting to google
Regards
JAS

[Kahuna]

10 King Cobra
12 Balsa logs
13c Green Mile

[magpie in the 80's]

Q12. Grass........incorrect
Q13. doh! a: Peter Pan........correct
b: Only film I know with a char called Regan is The Exorsist but don't know if thats her surname......correct
Q27. I assume that one is Mahatma........correct

I think thats it for me without resorting to google
Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

10 King Cobra........CORRECT
12 Balsa logs......INCORRECT
13c Green Mile........CORRECT

[brod]

1. Father Wolf
25. Renoir, Pollock, Rubens

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Father Wolf........incorrect
25. Renoir, Pollock, Rubens........correct on all 3

[Psyber]

b: Battle of Adwana 1896 BOERS?
c: Tsushima 1905 RUSSIANS

e: Potosi,the richest city in South America in the 16th and 17th centuries Mexico?