GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 4
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:55 pmQ1. 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
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
Wizard of Oz