GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 152

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Grant Hackett is a famous Australian in which sport?
SWIMMING
2 Who was the Greek god of dreams?

4 Who directed the 1992 film Reservoir Dogs?
QUENTIN TARANTINO
5 Of which American state is Montgomery the capital?
ALABAMA
6 In which Adelaide suburb did the first McDonald's restaurant in South Australia open in1977?
ENFIELD
7 What is the Italian name for the city of Florence?
FIRENZE
8 What is the 20th letter of the English alphabet?
T
9 On what day of the week will Christmas Day fall in 2011?
SUNDAY
10 Who wrote the book How to Win Friends and Influence People?
DALE CARNEGIE
11 What was Walt Disney's first full-length animated feature film?
SNOW WHITE AND THE 7 DWARFS
12 In which European city is the district of Montmartre?
PARIS
13 How many degrees are in a right angle?
90
14 Who won Australian Idol in 2004?
CASEY DONOVON
15 What is a tatterdemalion - a superficial attempt to solve a social problem, a guitar chord used in rock music or a person wearing ragged or tattered clothing?
A PERSON WEARING RAGGED OR TATTERED CLOTHING
16 Which work by English poet Matthew Arnold begins: "The sea is calm tonight"?

17 What is aichmophobia?

18 What is the most common collective noun for a group of lions?
A PRIDE
19 Who won the men's singles final at the 2008 Australian Open tennis championships?
NOVAK DJOKOVIC
20 Which US surf-rock band recorded the 1966 album Pet Sounds?
THE BEACH BOYS
21 Which was the first Australian state to introduce compulsory voting?

22 In which year was John F. Kennedy elected US president?
1960
23 What is the name of the barber in Rossini's opera The Barber of Seville?
FIGARO
24 Which television family lived at 1313 Mockingbird Lane, Mockingbird Heights?
THE MUNSTERS
25 Which British fashion designer committed suicide in February, 2010?

26 Construction worker Larry Fortensky was the eighth husband of which US actor?
ELIZABETH TAYLOR
27 In which London street is the home and office of the British prime minister?
DOWNING STREET
28 Which Queensland city promotes itself as the Beef Capital of Australia?
ROCKHAMPTON
29 How many syllables are in the word "meticulous"?
4
30 For what is "carassius auratus" the scientific name?

31 How many points is the pink ball worth in snooker?
6
32 What does hexangular mean?
HAVING 6 ANGLES
33 What nationality was operatic tenor Enrico Caruso?
ITALIAN
34 How old was Mozart when he died?

35 Martin Place is a pedestrian mall in the central business district of which Australian capital city?
SYDNEY
36 In cricket, what does LBW stand for?
LEG BEFORE WICKET
37 In South Africa, what is a braai?

38 In which Australian capital city is the Burswood Entertainment Complex?
PERTH
39 What is the Spanish word for "tomorrow"?
MANANA
40 What does the expression "give the bottle a nudge" mean?
TO DRINK ALCOHOL TO EXCESS
41 Who wrote the book Howards End?

42 Which planet is fourth in order from the sun?
MARS
43 What does a cartographer produce?
MAPS
44 What is the largest artery in the human body?
THE AORTA
45 What is tintinnabulation?

46 With what name did Samuel Langhorne Clemens achieve fame as an author?

47 Lola was one of many pet dogs in which US reality television series?

48 Which scientific term comes from the Greek for "indivisible"?
ATOM
49 A Mancunian is a native or inhabitant of which British city?
MANCHESTER
50 What is the more common name of odontalgia?

[FattyLumpkin]

1 Swimming
5 Alabama?
13. 90
18 Pride
45 ringing in ears

[redandblack]

4 Tarantino
6 Enfield
7 Firenze
9 Sunday
10 Dale Carnegie
12 Paris
14 Casey Donovan
15 Ragged Clothing
20 Beach Boys
22 1960
26 Liz Taylor
27 Downing Street
28 Rockhampton
29 4
31 6
33 Italian
35 Sydney
36 Leg before wicket
39 Manana?
43 Maps
49 Manchester

[Thiele]

1. Swimming

[godoubleblues]

Q8 - T
Q38 - perth
Q42 - mars

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Swimming
5 Alabama?
13. 90
18 Pride
45 ringing in ears

OTHERS CORRECT FL

[magpie in the 80's]

4 Tarantino
6 Enfield
7 Firenze
9 Sunday
10 Dale Carnegie
12 Paris
14 Casey Donovan
15 Ragged Clothing
20 Beach Boys
22 1960
26 Liz Taylor
27 Downing Street
28 Rockhampton
29 4
31 6
33 Italian
35 Sydney
36 Leg before wicket
39 Manana?
43 Maps
49 Manchester

all correct RAB

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Swimming

[magpie in the 80's]

Q8 - T
Q38 - perth
Q42 - mars

[fish]

19 - Roger Federer

[Grahaml]

11: Snow white and the seven dwarves
19: Novak Djokovic
23: Figaro
24: The Munsters
27: Downing Street
32: Having 6 sides
34: 35
44: Aorta
48: Atom

[magpie in the 80's]

19 - Roger Federer

[magpie in the 80's]

11: Snow white and the seven dwarves
19: Novak Djokovic
23: Figaro
24: The Munsters
27: Downing Street
32: Having 6 sides close enough......having 6 angles
34: 35
44: Aorta
48: Atom

all others correct graham

[JK]

40. Likes a drink?

[magpie in the 80's]

40. Likes a drink?

[Kahuna]

46/ Mark Twain

[fish]

37 - something like a barbeque?

[Leaping Lindner]

2 Morpheus (thus Morphine)
21 Queensland
25 Alexander McQueen (thanks Mrs Lindner)
34 36
41 I say Kevin Rudd , Mrs Lindner says E.M Forster
46 Mark Twain (again Mrs Lindner)

[Hazbeen]

47. Ozzy Osbourne

[lebron]

34. 35 y.o.