General knowledge Questions Quiz 8

General knowledge  Questions Quiz 8  part 1

1 Joseph Lister - first operation antiseptic - 1867 on who His sister

2 What was Black Beauties original name Darkie

3 Who was the original Peeping Tom looking at Lady Godiva

4 What element is present in all organic compounds Carbon

5 What was Professor Moriarties first name James

6 Who was known as the Little Brown Saint Ghandi

7 Who rode a horse called Morengo Napoleon at Waterloo

8 A skulk is a group of which animals Foxes

9 Who defended World heavyweight title twice on same night in 1906 Tommy Burns – both1st Kos

10 What part of an aircraft is the empennage Tail Unit

11 We know who wrote Little Women but who wrote Little Men Lousia May Alcott

12 Who was the Goddess of the rainbow Iris

13 In European city can you be jailed for not killing furry caterpillars Brussels

14 Who was Olive Oyls boyfriend - before Popeye Ham Gravy

15 Sienna law forbids women of what name from prostitution Maria

16 What do the letters MG stand for on cars Morris Garages

17 Who was the first actor to appear on cover of Time magazine Charlie Chaplin

18 Polyphemus was the leader of which group of mythical giants Cyclops

19 What does a pluviomoter measure Rainfall

20 Which game was illegal in Elizabethan England Bowls

21 What nationality was Oddjob Korean

22 What is a Knout Russian flogging whip

23 What language has the most words English

24 Which film star used to be a circus acrobat Burt Lancaster

25 The comma bacillus causes what disease Cholera

26 Which country invented Venetian Blinds Japan

27 What is a quadriga Roman 4 horse chariot

28 What is a brickfielder Hot SE Aussie wind

29 Pupik means belly button in what language Yiddish

30 What is the main ingredient in Borsch Beetroot

31 What was the name of Dr Dolittle’s Parrot Polynesia

32 What was the name of William Tells son (the apple head boy) Walter

33 Laika was the first ever dog to do what Go into space

34 Where could you spend a Markka Finland

35 What links a bick, throat, half swage, punching hole Anvil they are parts ofit

36 The Fagus is the Latin name of what type of tree Beech

37 If you have Chlorosis what colour does the skin go Green

38 The French say Bis - what word do the English use Encore

39 Of what are Karakul, Texel, Romney Marsh types Sheep

40 What is biltong Dried meat

41 What type of fish is Scomber Scombrus Mackerel

42 What are brick, fontina, port salut, quargel types of Cheese

43 In which country did the turnip originate Greece

44 Tchaikovsky died of which disease Cholera

45 Sam Barraclough owned which film star Lassie

46 Which animals can live longest without water Rats

47 Captain Hanson Gregory Crockett created what void in 1847 Hole in Doughnuts

48 Kaka means parrot in which language Maori

49 Who wrote A Town Like Alice Nevil Shute

50 Which fruit contains the most protein Avocado

GKQuestions Quiz 6 part 2

Questions Quiz 6 Answers part 2

51 Who sold the most albums on a single day Elvis 20 million dayafter death

52 What was the last item shown on British TV before WW2 Mickey Mouse

53 What countries people had the longest life expectation Iceland

54 Who said "I like Beethoven especially the poems" Ringo Starr

55 What does the entire economy of the island of Nauru depend on Bird shit - Guano

Fertilizer

56 John Glen first USA to orbit earth was in which service US Marine Corps

57 Oedipus was named after what - literal translation Swollen feet

58 What fish can hold objects in its tail Sea Horse

59 Who is the most filmed comic strip character Zorro

60 Whose version of A View to a Kill reached 1 in USA 2 in UK Duran Duran

61 Which country grows the most potatoes Russia

62 What does a drosomoter measure Dew

63 Which English Kings armour has the biggest codpiece Henry 8

64 Which country was the first to abolish capitol punishment 1826 Russia Czar Nicholas

- Siberia instead

65 In law what is a co-parcener Joint Heir

66 Which pop group had a hit with Silence is Golden Tremaloes

67 Greek mathematician cylinder enclosed sphere carved on grave Archimedes

68 What does a psephologist study Voting – Elections

69 Where would you find line of Mars - Girdle of Venus Palm - lines inPalmistry

70 British call this bird species tits - what do Americans call them Chickadees

71 Which country owns the Hen and Chicken islands North island NewZealand

72 Who created the TV series - The man from UNCLE Ian Fleming

73 Which film director described actors as cattle Alfred Hitchcock

74 Shirley Bassey sang three Bond themes - which 3 films Goldfinger,Diamonds are

Forever, Moonraker

75 Barring rain - in which athletics event would you get wet Steeplechase

76 What colour is the flesh of the Charentais melon Orange

77 Who appeared on the first US postage stamps (both names) Washington – Franklin

78 Who was the first person elected to US swimming hall fame Johnny Weismuller

79 The guillotine was invented for chopping off what Hands

80 Which country invented the bedsprings Greeks

81 Whets the difference between fog and mist Seeing Distance under 1000yd

82 What did Spanish scientists fit to cows to increase milk yield False Teeth

83 What people founded cheese making in England Romans

84 What is the first name of Mr Toad - in Toad of Toad Hall Thaddeus

85 Atephobia is a fear of what Imperfection

86 What are Grapnel, Bruce, Danforth, Plough types of? Anchor

87 Why did Handel compose The Messiah For Cash

88 Red flags flown by French ships - Joli Rouge origin of what name Jolly Rodger

89 in which country could you spend a Kwanza Angola

90 John Henry Deutchendorf famous as who (both names) John Denver

91 Mitre Dovetail Jig and Hack are types of what Saw

92 Tracey and Hepburn first film in 1942 was what Woman of the Year

93 Antimacassars were fitted to chairs - what is macasser Hair oil

94 Jack Ketch 1663 1686 had what job Hangman

95 Nekal was the first type of what product (Germany 1917) Detergent

96 Who was the first Grand Prix driver to used a safety belt in 1967 Jackie Stuart

97 The SF award the Hugo is named after Hugo who? Gernsbeck

98 Maurice Micklewhite became famous as who Michael Caine

99 What do Ombrophobes fear Rain

100 If you had a Brassica Rapa what vegetable would you have Turnip