GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 20

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1. What is the capital city of Greenland? NUUK
Q2. In the USA, who became the first 'first lady' to be elected to the Senate in her own right? HILLARY CLINTON
Q3. Who was the first actor to win two best actor Oscars? SPENCER TRACY
Q4. What is the correct romanization for the Japanese word for food? TABEMONO
Q5. What is the term given when words that sound like actual sounds are used (eg. Crash! and Bang!)? ONOMATOPOEIA
Q6. How many degrees do supplementry angles equal? 180 DEGREES
Q7. What is the general form for the double displacement reaction in chemistry?
A) ab+cd=abcd B) ab+cd=ef+gh C) ac+bd=dc+ba D) ab+cd=ad+cb
Q8. Which of these events did not occur in 1789?
A) French Revolution B) Arrival of Australia's Second Fleet C) Mutiny on the Bounty D) Washington's Inauguration
Q9. How many balls are on the table at the START of a snooker frame? 22
Q10. In which sport do players compete for the Ryder Cup? GOLF
Q11. Who has the honour of having composed the MOST music? TELEMANN
Q12. Who wrote the stories of Peter Rabbit? BEATRIX POTTER
Q13.
Q14. At what (approximate) temperature (degrees farenheit) does oxygen become a liquid? APROX. 300 DEGREES FAH.
Q15. What is the horn of a rhino made of? KERATIN (HAIR)
Q16. What is the chemical name for H2O? DIHYDROGEN OXIDE
Q17. In the T.V. series "The Simpsons", who said "Are you hungry? Sleepy? Gassy? Gassy? Is it gas? It's gas, isn't it?" HOMER
Q18. Of these, the country to first celebrate New Year's Day is...
A) Australia B) Kiribati C) New Zealand D) Samoa B) KIRIBATI
Q19. Which of these is not a British Christian festival?
A) New Wine B) Christian Friends C) Spring Harvest D) Easter People B) CHRISTIAN FRIENDS
Q20. What did the first contestant on the American 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' win? $1000
Q21. Who lived to a ripe 969 years of age? METHUSALAH
Q22. What is a surdo? TYPE OF DRUM
Q23. According to the 2002 edition of the 'Guinness Book of World Records', What Destiny's Child single spent eleven weeks at the US number 1 spot? INDEPENDENT WOMAN
Q24. Which company uses the most silver in the world? KODAK
Q25. How many cherubs are on a Trivial Pursuit Genus I board? NINETEEN

[rogernumber10]

21. Methuslah

[magpie in the 80's]

21. Methuslah

CORRECT

[Rik E Boy]

Q3. Who was the first actor to win two best actor Oscars?
Spencer Tracy
Q4. What is the correct romanization for the Japanese word for food?
Sushi
Q5. What is the term given when words that sound like actual sounds are used (eg. Crash! and Bang!)?
Damm you for making me spell this Onematapia
Q8. Which of these events did not occur in 1789?
C) Mutiny on the Bounty
Q9. How many balls are on the table at the START of a snooker frame?
12
Q10. In which sport do players compete for the Ryder Cup?
Golf
Q11. Who has the honour of having composed the MOST music?
Bethoven
Q12. Who wrote the stories of Peter Rabbit?
Beatrix Potter
Q13. How many keys are there on a clarinet?
3
Q15. What is the horn of a rhino made of?
Calcium
Q16. What is the chemical name for H2O?
Water
Q17. In the T.V. series "The Simpsons", who said "Are you hungry? Sleepy? Gassy? Gassy? Is it gas? It's gas, isn't it?"
I'll say Homer to Maggie
Q18. Of these, the country to first celebrate New Year's Day is...
B) Kiribati
Q23. According to the 2002 edition of the 'Guinness Book of World Records', What Destiny's Child single spent eleven weeks at the US number 1 spot?
Say my name
Q24. Which company uses the most silver in the world?
USA

Love these things. Just what you need to remind yourself just how dumb you really are LOL.

regards,

REB

[Leaping Lindner]

8 - B (Arrival of the 2nd Fleet)

[godoubleblues]

Q6 - 180 degrees
Q10 - golf
Q22 - large bass drum

[magpie in the 80's]

Q3. Who was the first actor to win two best actor Oscars?
Spencer Tracy......CORRECT
Q4. What is the correct romanization for the Japanese word for food?
Sushi.....INCORRECT
Q5. What is the term given when words that sound like actual sounds are used (eg. Crash! and Bang!)?
Damm you for making me spell this Onematapia...CLOSE ENOUGH ON THE SPELLING REB
Q8. Which of these events did not occur in 1789?
C) Mutiny on the Bounty .....INCORRECT
Q9. How many balls are on the table at the START of a snooker frame?
12.........INCORRECT
Q10. In which sport do players compete for the Ryder Cup?
Golf.....CORRECT
Q11. Who has the honour of having composed the MOST music?
Bethoven....INCORRECT
Q12. Who wrote the stories of Peter Rabbit?
Beatrix Potter......CORRECT..CANT IMAGINE YOU READING THIS REB
Q13. How many keys are there on a clarinet?
3 ......INCORRECT
Q15. What is the horn of a rhino made of?
Calcium.......INCORRECT
Q16. What is the chemical name for H2O?
Water......INCORRECT REB THIS IS THE COMMON NAME BUT NOT THE SO CALLED SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL NAME
Q17. In the T.V. series "The Simpsons", who said "Are you hungry? Sleepy? Gassy? Gassy? Is it gas? It's gas, isn't it?"
I'll say Homer to Maggie...CORRECT
Q18. Of these, the country to first celebrate New Year's Day is...
B) Kiribati ....CORRECT
Q23. According to the 2002 edition of the 'Guinness Book of World Records', What Destiny's Child single spent eleven weeks at the US number 1 spot?
Say my name...INCORRECT
Q24. Which company uses the most silver in the world?
USA......USA IS NOT A COMPANY REB ITS A COUNTRY

Love these things. Just what you need to remind yourself just how dumb you really are LOL.

regards,

REB

[magpie in the 80's]

8 - B (Arrival of the 2nd Fleet)

CORRECT

[magpie in the 80's]

Q6 - 180 degrees
Q10 - golf
Q22 - large bass drum

ALL CORRECT GDB

[Peanut]

Q1, Nuuk
Q15, keratin
Q17, Moe when he was babysitting Maggie?

[Dirko]

9. 22 inc the cue ball

[rogernumber10]

15 - Matted hair???

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1, Nuuk..correct
Q15, keratin...correct
Q17, Moe when he was babysitting Maggie?...incorrect

[magpie in the 80's]

9. 22 inc the cue ball

correct

[magpie in the 80's]

15 - Matted hair???

close enough roge...correct

[Dirko]

23. Survivor

[rod_rooster]

1. Nuuk
2. Hilary Clinton
9. 22
23. Say My Name

[magpie in the 80's]

23. Survivor

INCORRECT

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Nuuk......CORRECT
2. Hilary Clinton..........CORRECT
9. 22..........CORRECT
23. Say My Name........INCORRECT

[Interceptor]

16. Dihydrogen Monoxide