Part 2 GK Questions Quiz 9

G K Questions Quiz 9 Part 2

51 Which writer coined the word Cyberspace in 1984 William Gibson –Neuromancer

52 Demeter was the Greek god of what (Ceres Roman) Harvest

53 What film won the 1943 Oscar as best film Casablanca

54 What do ungulate animals alone have Hooves

55 Dr Ludwig L Zamenhof invented what 1887 Poland Esperanto

56 Who wrote The Picture of Dorian Grey in 1891 Oscar Wilde

57 Who composed The Planets suit (both names) Gustav Holst

58 What links Doric, Ionic, Tuscan, Corinthian and Composite Classical Architecture

59 What is phonetic alphabet word for U Uniform

60 Why were women barred from original Olympic Games Male entries nude

61 In which USA state is Churchill Downs racetrack Louisville Kentucky

62 In 1867 Lucian B Smith invented what restraint Barbed Wire

63 In 1961 which Henry Mancini record won Grammy record of year Moon River

64 What links Willie Brant, Lech Walesa, Yasser Arafat Nobel Peace Prize

65 Which countries government spends most in social security % Uruguay

66 Archaeopteryx was the first what Bird

67 In 1810 in England Peter Durand invented what Tin can (food)

68 Who was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952 (turned down) Albert Einstein

69 What is the oldest known infectious disease Leprosy

70 A JPEG is a picture file format - what does JPEG stand for Joint Photographic

Experts Group

71 What is the worlds largest sea (in area) South China

72 Which islands wildlife is 90% unique Madagascar

73 What are truffles - highly prized as food Fungi

74 Which Game is Played 15 a side and scores 3 or 1 points Gaelic Football

75 What was invented in 1855 45 years later than it was needed Can Opener

76 What links Sissinnius, Zosimus, Liberius, Sergius V1,Victor II Popes

77 What is the world largest seed Coco-de-mare palm –

double coconut

78 Bristlemouths are the worlds most common what Fish

79 What swims at 1/8 inch an hour Sperm

80 Trypanophobia is fear of what Inoculations –Injections

81 Chogori is better know by what boring name K2

82 Colonel Jacob Schick invented what in 1928 in USA Electric Razor

83 What links Duke Wellington, Earl Derby, Marquis Salisbury UK Prime Ministers

84 In 1996 which Celine Dion album Grammy album of year Falling into You

85 What weight is the lightest in Amateur Boxing Light Flyweight

86 Which country has the worlds biggest (on land) National Park Canada – Wood

Buffalo 17300s ml

87 What language speakers were shot Russia and Germany 1930s Esperanto

88 Ronald Ross campaigned for the destruction of what Mosquitoes - stop

Malaria

89 Who won two Nobel prizes in different fields Marie Curie Physics

1903 Chemistry 1911

90 Name 3rd cent BC Greek mathematician wrote The Elements Euclid

91 Evidence of what alternative treatment found in 5300 mummy Acupuncture

92 North Fork Roe River - worlds shortest - which US state Montana

93 In 1879 James Ritty invented what Cash Register

94 Who wrote the novel Tom Jones in 1749 Henry Fielding

95 What links Millionaires, Metropolitans, Black Hawks, Silver seven Stanley Cup winners Ice Hockey

96 What country - largest earthquake of 20th cent 8.6 Richter 1906 Colombia

97 The okapi belongs to what family of animals Giraffe

98 Dimitri Mendeleyev is credited with the discover of what Periodic Table

99 What feature of a triangle makes it scalene Different side lengths

100 Taphophobia is fear of what Buried Alive