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10000 General Knowledge

Questions and Answers

Part 1
No Questions Quiz 10 Answers
1 In the Chinese New Year what year follows Rat Ox
2 Genuphobia is the fear of what Knees
3 Percy LeBaron Spencer invented what in 1945 in USA Microwave Oven
4 St Peter was the first Pope - Who was second St Linus
5 What 1945 film won best picture, actor, director Oscars The Lost Weekend
6 What is the literal translation of pot-pouri Putrid Pot
7 Who did James Bond marry - character - (both names) Theresa Draco
8 What is studied in the science of somatology The Body
9 What was Hugh Hefner's jet plane called Big Bunny
10 What profession did Handel originally study The Law
11 What European nation was the first to drink tea The Dutch
12 Beaufort - the wind scale man - had what job Sailor (Admiral)
13 What bird is the symbol of Penguin books (children's section) Puffin
14 Diane Leather was the first woman to do what Sub 5 minute mile
15 What is Admiral Sir Miles Messervy usually known as M (Bond films)
16 Which part of the body is most sensitive to radiation The Blood
17 What film made 58 times - cartoon, porrno, operatic, ballet Cinderella
18 Mr Chips said goodbye from Brookfield school - What subject Latin
19 In which American city can you get doctorate in hambugerology Hamburger College –
Chicago
20 Which author created The Saint (both names) Leslie Charteris
21 What is sericulture Growing Silkworms
22 What was Edison’s first practical invention Tick a Tape for
stockmarket
23 Frigophobia fear of what Being Cold
24 Which company invented the transistor radio in 1952 Sony
25 Who is the only solo performer to win Euro song twice Johnny Logan 1980 –
1987
26 Franz Liszt was the farther in law of what composer Richard Wagner
27 In what town was Leonardo Da Vinci born Vinci
28 Who directed the Halloween series of films John Carpenter
29 What metal impurity makes rubies red and emeralds green Chromium
30 Helen Mitchell became famous as what soprano Nellie Melba
31 Robert Whithead invented what weapon in 1866 Torpedo
32 Zymase and Glucose combine to form what drug Alcohol
33 Translated literally what does television mean Far Seeing
34 Not as soups what have gazpacho - vichyssoise in common Served Cold
35 Who was the Greek goddess of retribution Nemesis
36 47 people worked on a committee to produce what work Authorised version of
Bible
37 What book was made into the first feature length British cartoon Animal Farm in 1954
38 Who first said "Publish and be Damned" Wellington re Harriot
Wilson mistress
39 Edwin Drake sank the first of them in 1859 - what were they Oil Wells
40 Calico cloth was invented in which country India
41 What is dittology Double meaning
42 Who played Pink in the movie The Wall Bob Geldorf
43 Rhabdophobia fear of what Being Beaten
44 Dr C W Long was the first to use what (anaesthetic) in 1842 Ether
45 Hey Big Spender comes from what musical Sweet Charity
46 Jamie Farr played what role in MASH Corporal Clinger
47 Whets the correct name for golf club called Texas Wedge Putter
48 Whose nickname was slowhand (both names) Eric Clapton
49 Which country invented the mariners compass China
50 What countries international car registration letters are DZ Algeria