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10000 General Knowledge

Questions and Answers

Part 1
No Questions Quiz 17 Answers
1 What is the main ingredient of a Maron glace Chestnuts
2 Only one woman's lifespan is given in the Bible - Who Sarah Wife Abraham
127 Genis 23
3 What causes the tangy smell at the seaside Rotting Seaweed
4 In 1976 in USA 23 people got swine fever and died from what The Treatment
5 Who said "If a lie is told in the Whitehouse Nixon gets a royalty" Richard Nixon
6 In the 1976 Olympics who were the Yellow Bananas Officials (cos of
uniform colour)
7 Amuhea Princess of Medes was the wife of who Nebuchadnezzars
8 What Roman Emperor was killed by an overdose of laxative Nero - by an aunt
9 How did folk singer Roy Harper catch Toxoplasmosis Kiss of life - to a
sheep
10 What was Louis 14th born with two of - that amazed everyone Teeth
11 The Associated Powers - the original proposed name of what The United Nations
12 Which author published 59 new books in 1955 Enid Blyton
13 If you had distrix what condition would you have Hair - split ends
14 What did the ancient Greeks use instead of soap Olive Oil
15 X only letter in alphabet that there is no name for who using The Devil
16 What country do Brazil nuts come from Bolivia
17 Why would women dislike using a West Indian Dildo Its a cactus
18 Which country invented French fried potatoes Belgium
19 In 1990 there were 99 public executions Suadi Arabia - Drugs How Beheading
20 Marion Barry - Mayor of Washington arrested for what Possession of Crack
21 What head of Government was the first to give birth in office Benazir Bhutto –
Pakistan
22 34% of Californian Male students 10% of Female lied to get what Sexual Partner
23 The sale of what counterfeit delicacy outranged the French Truffles - White dyed
Black
24 In February 1990 160 million bottles of what were withdrawn Perrier – contaminated
benzine
25 What sport was deemed to violate civil rights banned New York Dwarf Throwing –
From Aus 16 feet
26 What is Damson Cheese Thick Damson Jam
27 What was the name of the ship that brought Dracula to England Demeter
28 In Australian slang what is underground Mutton Cooked Rabbit
29 PG Woodhouse books Bertie Wooster used what London Club Drones
30 Why would a train spotter want to see number 4468 The Mallard – record
steam train
31 Samuel de Champlain founded which city Quebec
32 Tour de France what colour jersey best Hill Climber wear Red Polka dot
33 What country had an airline called Rottnest Australia
34 Fuggles and Goldings are varieties of what Hops
35 Fingal O'Flaherty Wills is better knows as who Oscar Wilde
36 Britain's call it sellotape - What's the brand name in Australia Durex
37 John Dunlop developed pneumatic tyres - what profession Vet
38 Zoisite is a semi precious stone - National stone which country Norway
39 The Thunderbirds boys were named after what theme Apollo Astronauts
40 Britain's most dangerous job used to kill one person every 3 days Trawlerman
41 In the Bible who did God appear to on Mount Horab Moses
42 What animal head appears on the badge of the RCMP Bison
43 St John the Divine wrote which book of the Bible Revelations
44 Collective nouns - A Chair of what (tradesmen) Glass Blowers
45 Distaff is the female family side - what is the male Spear
46 Who is the patron saint of Gypsies St Sarah
47 In cookery how is something julienne prepared Thin Strips
48 In Ireland what is a Gombeen Man Moneylender
49 In Australian slang what is a dishlicker Dog
50 How - two thieves convicted 1984 executed in Sudan Aug 1990 Crucified