General Knowledge LXXVII Quiz

Ok, try this one for size....

1 In Russia in the 19th and early 20th centuries, how was Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov better known ?
2 Which bird is the nearest relative of the cassowary ?
3 Quicklime is an alkaline powder obtained by strongly heating which other material ?
4 What type of creature is a blue beveren ?
5 Which French king (who reigned from 1643-1715) professed to hold his power from God and is supposed to have said "I am the state"?
6 The story of the Pied Piper took place in which German town ?
7 What is the name of the three-headed dog that in classical mythology guards the entrance to Hades ?
8 Kathmandu is the capital of which country ?
9 Which is the largest island in Canada and the fifth largest in the world ?
10 The aurora borealis are the northern lights: what name is given to the southern lights ?
11 Which was the first jet-propelled commercial airliner ?
12 In computer language, what do the initials ISDN stand for ?
13 Which 3rd century Greek mathematician wrote Elements of Geometry ? (Nigel bonus)
14 Which German physicist devised a temperature scale with a boiling point of 212 degrees ?
15 What does a baroscope measure ?
16 Which British leader of an Antarctic expedition died in 1912 while returning from the South Pole ?
17 In what type of engine is fuel ignited by compression ?
18 Who first succeeded in transmitting a radio signal across the Atlantic Ocean ?
19 What word means 'the bending of light' when passing through a lens ?
20 Which medical apparatus was invented by French doctor Rene Laennec in 1816 ?
21 Which is the highest mountain in Japan ?
22 What is the name given to an angle of less than 90 degrees ?
23 In which year did England win the Football World Cup ?
24 Which Montreal poet/novelist turned singer/songwriter composed the enduring ballad Suzanne ?
25 How many English kings have been called Henry ?
26 Which British institution is known as the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street ?
27 How was frontierswoman Martha Jane Burke better known ?
28 Which Spanish city holds an annual festival in which bulls are driven through the streets ?
29 In which Middle Eastern city is the Dome of the Rock ?
30 What name is given to the vocal organ of birds ?

1pt for each except where stated. No more than 10 answers per person per 4 hour session please.

Good Luck !

[WolfLord]

1.Lenin
4.rabbit
5.The Sun King, Louis XIV
6.Hamelin
7.Cerberus (Spot to his friends)
8.the capital of Nepal
20.stethoscope
23.1966
25.8
26.Bank of England

[Duncan Disorderly]

22. Acute
21. Cook mountain
18 Marconi
17. Combustion?
16. Scott?
14. Farienheit
9. Baffin

[petem]

11 De Haviland Comet
19 Refraction
27 Calamity Jane

[fazza]

2. the KIWI?
10. Aurora Australis
13. could be Pythagoras, the one with the theorem about the square on the hypotenuse being equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides
28. Pamplona
30. the tweety box (well it could be)

[WolfLord]

2.Rhea
3.calcium oxide
12.Integrated Services Digital Network
15.changes in the weather
24.Leonard Cohen
29.Temple Mount in Jerusalem
30.Syrinx

[NigelS]

13) Is Euclid - we discussed this in a previous quiz!
21) I am going for Mount Fuji as my guess

[davejones]

12. When I was in the printing industry we had one of the first installation of ISDN and then it stood for "It Still Does Nothing"!

wolfman said:

1.Lenin
4.rabbit
5.The Sun King, Louis XIV
6.Hamelin
7.Cerberus (Spot to his friends)
8.the capital of Nepal
20.stethoscope
23.1966
25.8
26.Bank of England

What are you doing up at 2.28am, Wolfman, it's not a full moon, it's quite a newish one. ;D 1.5pts for dedication.
All ten correct, half-point extra for 5 and 7.
23 1966 - yes indeed, now almost 42 years of hurt !

Leader:
[glow=red,2,300]Wolfman 12.5pts[/glow]

steve said:

22. Acute
21. Cook mountain
18 Marconi
17. Combustion?
16. Scott?
14. Farienheit
9. Baffin

22,18,16,14 & 9 are correct.
17 strangely not.
21 - I think that's in New Zealand, not Japan.

Leaderboard:
1 Wolfman 12.5pts
2 DuncanDisorderly 5pts

petem said:

11 De Haviland Comet
19 Refraction
27 Calamity Jane

Well done Pete M, all three correct.

Leaderboard:
1 Wolfman 12.5pts
2 DuncanDisorderly 5pts
3 Petem 3pts

[WolfLord]

My daughter was up most of the night ill, so i thought i would see what was happening on here as i was up. Have needed the matchsticks to keep theeyes open today!!!!!

fazza said:

2. the KIWI?
10. Aurora Australis
13. could be Pythagoras, the one with the theorem about the square on the hypotenuse being equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides
28. Pamplona
30. the tweety box (well it could be)

Interesting answers. You would no more 'google' than resort to purchasing your own table for practice at home ! ;D

2. incorrect
10. correct, 1pt
13. could be Pythagoras, the one with the theorem about the square on the hypotenuse being equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides Not the right answer, but I'll give you a point anyway as I admire Pythagoras and his theory as it has many practical applications for measuring long distances etc.
Unlike stupid theorums like Einstein's which are impossible to prove and to dis-prove, so we just have to take his word for it. >:(
28. correct, 1pt.
30. the tweety box (well it could be) not the correct answer, but clever (woofers and tweeters, etc) so 1pt nonetheless. So a dog's vocal organ would be a woofy box !
4pts to Pete.

Leaderboard:
1 Wolfman 12.5pts
2 DuncanDisorderly 5pts
3 Pete Farrelly 4pts
4 Petem 3pts

wolfman said:

2.Rhea
3.calcium oxide
12.Integrated Services Digital Network
15.changes in the weather
24.Leonard Cohen
29.Temple Mount in Jerusalem
30.Syrinx

2.Rhea - not the one I have on my answer sheet, but more similar than Pete's Kiwi, so just 0.5pt
3.calcium oxide - calcium oxide is in fact the chemical formula for quicklime, so can't be the correct answer. There is a simpler-named substance which is the correct answer.
12.correct, 1pt
15.changes in the weather - well, atmospheric pressure, same thing really., 1pt
24.correct, 1pt
29.correct, 1pt
30.correct, 1pt
Boosts your tally by 5.5pts

Leaderboard:
1 Wolfman 18pts
2 DuncanDisorderly 5pts
3 Pete Farrelly 4pts
4 Petem 3pts

nigels said:

13) Is Euclid - we discussed this in a previous quiz!
21) I am going for Mount Fuji as my guess

Thought you'd spot the Euclid question, Nigel, so that's a double bonus as it was a 'Nigel' bonus with Nigel answering it. 3pts
21) Is Fujiyami, also known by its shorter name so correct for 1pt.

davejones said:

12. When I was in the printing industry we had one of the first installation of ISDN and then it stood for "It Still Does Nothing"!

That's a good one, Dave, worth a point for amusement value.

Leaderboard:
1 Wolfman 18pts
2 DuncanDisorderly 5pts
3= Pete Farrelly 4pts
3=NigelS 4pts
5 Petem 3pts
6 DaveJones 1pt

3 questions remain: 2,3 & 17

[petem]

17 Diesel
Not sure how I missed that one first time round!!!

[foamy]

2) Emu?

petem said:

17 Diesel
Not sure how I missed that one first time round!!!

Correct, Pete. One down, and two to go.

foamy said:

2) Emu?

Not correct, but 1pt for allowing me the opportunity above !

Leaderboard:
1 Wolfman 18pts
2 DuncanDisorderly 5pts
3= Pete Farrelly 4pts
3=NigelS 4pts
3= Petem 4pts
6= DaveJones 1pt
6= Foamy 1pt

Questions remaining: 2 & 3.

[Dave Hampton]

2 There are three types of Cassowaries -
1. Casuarius Casuarius Double-Wattled Cassowary
2. Casuarius Unappendiculatus One-Wattled Cassowary
3. Casuarius Bennetti Dwarf Cassowary
They are all closely related to the Emu

3 Limestone

newcomer said:

2 There are three types of Cassowaries -
1. Casuarius Casuarius Double-Wattled Cassowary
2. Casuarius Unappendiculatus One-Wattled Cassowary
3. Casuarius Bennetti Dwarf Cassowary
They are all closely related to the Emu
3 Limestone

2. Well, I would have said the Cassowary was more closely related to the Ostrich than anything else. Disregarding the number of wattles it sports for a couple of moments, it can jump 6ft into the air and run at 30mph. Michael Parkinson would have stood no chance against it whatsoever ! ;D
However, Cassowary, Emu, Rhea, Ostrich and Kiwi are all from the same Ratite group family, so I am going to go back and aply points where denied earlier for those particular answers.
So 1pt to Pete Farrelly, 0.5 to Wolfman and 1pt to Foamy. Dave Hampton gets 3pts for his answer, which matches the number of wattles mentioned if we add two of the varieties together. ;)

3 Again, an educated answer, Limestone (or chalk, being a form of limestone) being correct. Here is an explanation of the process. Limeburning of course used to be a career a couple of centuries ago, to which the number of disused quarries down south bears witness.

www.wealddown.co.uk/Magazine/Spring%202000/magazine%20march%2000%20dry%20hydrate.htm

Final points:
1 Wolfman 18.5pts
2= DuncanDisorderly 5pts
2= Pete Farrelly 5pts
4=NigelS 4pts
4= Petem 4pts
4= DaveHampton 4pts
7 Foamy 2pts
8 DaveJones 1pt