Wednesday, December 11, 2013

D Unit Exam General Knowledge

No Questions Quiz 9
1 What was James Shalto Douglas claim to sporting fame Marquis of
Queensbury - Boxing
2 What is philography Autograph collecting
3 What symbol did 87 year old Arthur Eisenmenger design The Euro note graphic
4 In which book of the Bible did Moses die Deuteronomy
5 Who died in 1821 from arsenic poisoning from the wallpaper Napoleon Bonaparte
6 PY are the international car registration letters of which country Paraguay
7 In old English what is a Bellibone - From French Belle Bonne Fair Maiden
8 What is a male guinea pig called Boar
9 A Blue Imperial or a New Zealand white types of what Rabbits
10 In science it can be up down strange top or bottom what can Quark
11 What was the surname of the family in The Grapes of Wrath Joad
12 Name vegetable banned different times causing leprosy rickets Potato
13 What sport do you compete for Currie cup and Ranfurly Shield Rugby Union
14 A belemnoid is what sort of shape in zoological terms Dart shaped
15 Who does the Beatles song The fool on the Hill refer too Galileo
16 Where could you find The round window and The oval window In the human ear
17 The Roman province Maxima Ceasariensis was in what country England
18 Which British poet was also a Jesuit priest Gerald Manley
Hopkins
19 The mandylion is another name for which contentious object The Turin Shroud
20 What is the more common name for serigraphy Silk screen printing
21 In the UK what was the first product advertised on TV in colour Birds Eye Peas
22 What would you do with a drupe Eat it - it’s a fruit
23 What was King George VI first name Albert - but Victoria
said no king Albert
24 What colour is the purple finch Crimson
25 Which is the oldest walled city in the world Jericho
26 What spice comes from the curcuma plant Turmeric
27 Which film star was described as "A vacuum with nipples" Marilyn Munroe
28 Harrods was the first UK store to install what An escalator
29 A golfer can only do it for five minutes - what Look for his lost balls
30 What is used to thicken gazpacho Breadcrumbs
31 What was the first country to have a public monorail system Japan
32 Slip, square and surgeon all types of what Knot
33 What would you do with or what is a millers thumb Eat it - type of fish
34 Who first wrote about the myth of Atlantis Plato
35 Which cartoon character has a girlfriend named Petunia Porky Pig
36 Who was the Phoenician Goddess of love Astarte
37 Lucus Dominitus Ahenobarbus was better known as who Nero
38 The Nuer people come from which country Sudan
39 Which is Shakespeare's shortest play The Comedy of Errors
40 Manutius's Virgil printed 1501 was the first time what was used Italic letters
41 Pulque is a beer based on what Cactus
42 Tiede Peak is a volcano on which island Tenerife
43 What is the SI unit of capacitance Farad
44 Who owned the yacht Lady Ghislane Robert Maxwell
45 What colours are on a pollution free beach flag Blue - gold stars
46 On a pencil what do the initials HB stand for Hard Black
47 Where is a sumo wrestling tournament held A Basho
48 Name Hong Kong Phooey's cat Spot
49 On an ordinance survey map which symbol shows a battlefield Crossed swords
50 On which circuit is the Portuguese grand prix held Estoril

51 Harp, Elephant and Leopard all types of what Seal
52 Name the producer of Starsky & Hutch and Beverly Hills 91210 Aaron Sperling
53 Name the Greek national airline Olympic Airways
54 Bilrubin is produced by what part of the body Liver
55 We know what Mardi Gras is but what's its literal translation Fat Tuesday
56 To nearest 1000 in 1800 how many wild turkeys were in Turkey None it’s a native US bird
57 What is Burgoo Meat stew
58 In The Simpsons name the cat Snowball
59 What can be dipole, loop or helical Aerials
60 What do you do with a hassock Kneel on it in church
61 What was the capitol of England before London also a US gun Winchester
62 An elephant is called a pachyderm what does it literally mean Thick Skinned
63 BCG vaccine is used against which infectious disease Tuberculosis
64 Apart from a caber by rule what is compulsory in caber tossing Wearing a kilt
65 Little Eva introduced which dance in 1962 The Locomotion
66 Who composed Appalachian Spring Aaron Copeland
67 First Defence, In Home or Second Attack positions what sport Lacrosse
68 If you were given some marlite what would you do with it Dig into soil it’s a
clay lime mulch
69 Brandy, decoy and landscape all come from which language Dutch
70 Chiuhauha dogs were originally bred for what Tasty meat
71 Aulophobia is a fear of what Flutes
72 What is a wumph Deep thud or noise
73 In Morse code what letter is represented by .- Dot Dash Letter A
74 Which British car was the first to sell over 1 million models Morris Minor
75 If you were given a pot of vermicide what would you use it for Killing worms
76 What creature, when drunk, always falls on its right side An Ant
77 What countries flag has two bars white top red bottom Poland
78 A giraffes long tongue is what colour Blue, blue black really
79 Mary Ann Nichols was the first - the first what Victim of Jack the
Ripper
80 Alberto Tomba is a name associated with which sport Skiing
81 What is a moab Type of hat
82 What is Belgium's national Airline Sabina
83 What creature can be Indian, white or broad lipped Rhinoceros
84 What is the technical difference between rowing and sculling Rowing means using a
single oar
85 The Aztecs reckoned it was the food of the gods what was Chocolate
86 Which gas is used in a refrigerator Freon
87 What is Ronald Reagan's middle name Wilson
88 Oil can Henry is the enemy of which cartoon character Mighty Mouse
89 Fragrant Harbour is the translation of which cities name Hong Kong
90 Geniophobia is the fear of what Chins
91 Semiotics is the study of what Signs or symbols
92 Which city was built in the design of a union flag Khartoum
93 The Bank of Italy changed its name to what The Bank of America
94 The Saffir-Simpson scale measures the intensity of what Hurricanes
95 What is the state fish of Hawaii - in Hawaiian Humunuku Apua'a
96 What was the first country to use TV as a mass info media Germany
97 Eric Claudin is better known by which eponymous title The Phantom of the
Opera
98 African American Garrett A Morgan invented what The Traffic Signal
99 What ingredient is always found in a carciofo sauce Artichokes
100 If you were given a sitooterie what would you do with it Sit out in it
gazebo/summerhouse

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