General Knowledge LXXX Quiz

Ok, try this one for size....

1 What type of buildings did Don Quixote mistake for evil giants ? (BigTJ bonus)
2 Is Hong Kong north or south of the Equator ?
3 Jomo Kenyatta was prime minister and president of which African country ?
4 According to tradition, Mount Nebo in Jordan contains the tonb of which Biblical leader ?
5 Is the tree named in Latin Fagus Sylvatica an ash, a beech or an elm ?
6 In which country during 2000 did the Mayon volcano erupt ?
7 In the traditional nursery rhyme, where would you ride to see a fine lady with rings on her fingers and bells on her toes ?
8 In cookery, 'florentine' means served with which vegetable ?
9 In the book by Washington Irving, for how many years did Rip Van Winkle sleep ? (Lloydy bonus)
10 What were the surnames of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet ?
11 Which actress wrote the 1971 autobiography I Was Born Greek ?
12 In which country is the highest waterfall in the British Isles ?
13 Which country is larger in area: Norway or Belarus ?
14 In which country is the town of Tequila ?
15 In which year did Russia's Lunik III first send back pictures of the dark side of the moon ? (P.Floyd bonus)
16 Who was appointed Chancellor of the German Reich in 1930 ?
17 In which year of the 1960s was the Sino-Indian War ?
18 With which country did Britain engage in a cod war in 1958 ?
19 In which month of 1967 was the Six Day War between Israel and the Arab nations ?
20 Who succeeded General MacArthur in 1951 as Commander-in-Chief of UN forces in Korea ?
21 Which country was known by the romans as Caledonia ?
22 In the Bible, who was the first-born son of Isaac ?
23 Which actress starred as a Brazilian chef in the 1999 film Woman on Top ?
24 In which year did the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collide with Jupiter ?
25 Which pistol that fires a coloured flare for signalling purposes was named after a US naval ordnance officer ?
26 Name the actor who played 'Hawkeye' Pierce in M*A*S*H and Dr Gabriel Lawrence in ER.
27 What is the name of the artificial language invented by L L Zamenhof in 1887 ?
28 Galena is an ore of which metal ?
29 Which play by Shakespeare features the characters Leontes and Perdita ?
30 Which composer became artistic director of the Vienna State Opera House in 1897 ?

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

Good Luck !

[foamy]

3) Kenya
7) Banbury Cross
10) Montecutes and Capulets
14) Mexico
18) Iceland
21) Scotland
26) Alan Alda
27) Esperanto
29) A Winters Tale

[bigtj]

1) Windmills
2) South
8) Spinach

[CraigC]

1. windmills
2. north
3.Kenya
8. spinach
10. Capulet and Montague
14. Mexico
18. Iceland
21. Scotland
26. Alan Alda
27. Esparanto

[Duncan Disorderly]

2. North
3. Kenya
6. Phillipines
8. Spinnach
9. 100 Years?
13. Norway
15. 1959
18. Iceland
21. Scotland
24. 1994

[bigtj]

16 ) Adolph Hitler

[petem]

25 Very Pistol

foamy said:

3) Kenya
7) Banbury Cross
10) Montecutes and Capulets
14) Mexico
18) Iceland
21) Scotland
26) Alan Alda
27) Esperanto
29) A Winters Tale

You're getting good at these, Foamy. 9 correct answers given.
Four people answered within the hour, so I'll stagger the Speed bonuses in half-point increments. So you benefit with 2pts extra.

Leader:
[glow=red,2,300]Foamy 11pts[/glow]

bigtj said:

1) Windmills
2) South
8) Spinach

1.5pt Speed bonus for BigTJ
8) Spinach correct, 1pt
2) sorry, wrong choice !
1) absolutely correct, 1pt and a double bonus as it was a TJ bonus with Big TJ answering ! ;)

Leaderboard:
1 Foamy 11pts
2 BigTJ 5.5pts

craicc said:

1. windmills
2. north
3.Kenya
8. spinach
10. Capulet and Montague
14. Mexico
18. Iceland
21. Scotland
26. Alan Alda
27. Esparanto

1pt for Speed.
1. windmills - correct, 1pt + 1pt bonus
2. north - correct, 1pt
3. correct, 1pt
8. correct, 1pt
10. correct, 1pt
14. correct, 1pt
18. correct, 1pt
21. correct, 1pt
26. correct, 1pt
27. correct, 1pt

Leaderboard:
1 CraigC 12pts
2 Foamy 11pts
3 BigTJ 5.5pts

steve said:

2. North
3. Kenya
6. Phillipines
8. Spinnach
9. 100 Years?
13. Norway
15. 1959
18. Iceland
21. Scotland
24. 1994

Steve earns 0.5pt speed bonus
2. correct, 1pt
3. correct, 1pt
6. correct, 1pt
8. correct, 1pt
9. incorrect, he'd have woke up a skellington ! ;D
13. correct, 1pt
15. correct, 1pt + 1pt Pink Floyd bonus.
18. correct, 1pt
21. correct, 1pt
24. correct, 1pt

Leaderboard:
1 CraigC 12pts
2 Foamy 11pts
3 DuncanDisorderly 10.5pts
4 BigTJ 5.5pts

bigtj said:

16 ) Adolph Hitler

Sorry, he's not yer man, Big TJ.

petem said:

25 Very Pistol

The Verey Pistol, indeed. 1pt

Leaderboard:
1 CraigC 12pts
2 Foamy 11pts
3 DuncanDisorderly 10.5pts
4 BigTJ 5.5pts
5 PeteM 1pt

[fazza]

19 is JUNE 1967, I was taking my O-levels at the time

28 Galena is lead

[Duncan Disorderly]

9. Must be 20 years then

[foamy]

9) 20 years
12) Yorkshire (England)

[scooner]

5. Fagus sylvatica is latin for Beech, Ash is Fraxinus spp, Elm (i think) is Elmus

[fazza]

tommo said:

9. incorrect, he'd have woke up a skellington ! ;D

Well really Clive! Surely you can do better than that!

Skellington? 0/10 for spelling

fazza said:

tommo said:

9. incorrect, he'd have woke up a skellington ! ;D

Well really Clive! Surely you can do better than that!
Skellington? 0/10 for spelling

Such intolerance ! And on our nice friendly forum, too... >:(
Skellington is an old Dorset spelling of skeleton, which was a little private joke that I put in for Jill Barbet who like myself has read all the Thomas Hardy books. It's in the Mayor of Casterbridge and also in The Woodlanders, as per this quote :
“If they two come up in Wood next Midsummer Night they’ll come as one,” said Grammer, signifying Fitzpiers and Grace. “Instead of my skellington he’ll carry home her living carcass before long.

(Grammer is Grandma, by the way, for those obviously not as erudite as yourself. To explain the passage, Fitzpiers the doctor has paid Grammer a sum of money in return for her body after death for medical research. And Fitzpiers is also systematically stealing Grace away from her sweetheart Giles.)

There is also a character in fiction called Jack Skellington, who is a skeleton.

A bonus point to Jill in the circumstances. ;D

[CraigC]

19. June
30. Mahler

[davejones]

12. England – Cauldron Snout (Cumbria)

fazza said:

19 is JUNE 1967, I was taking my O-levels at the time
28 Galena is lead

Both correct, max 2pts for 19) and 1pt for 28).

Leaderboard:
1 CraigC 12pts
2 Foamy 11pts
3 DuncanDisorderly 10.5pts
4 BigTJ 5.5pts
5 PeteFarrelly 3pts
6= PeteM 1pt
6= H&J 1pt

foamy said:

9) 20 years
12) Yorkshire (England)

20 years is correct for 9) which Duncan Disorderly got as well.
You share the Lloydy van Winkle bonus - half point each.
12) is incorrect, sorry.

Leaderboard:
1 Foamy 12.5pts
2= CraigC 12pts
2= DuncanDisorderly 12pts
4 BigTJ 5.5pts
5 PeteFarrelly 3pts
6= PeteM 1pt
6= H&J 1pt

scooner said:

5. Fagus sylvatica is latin for Beech, Ash is Fraxinus spp, Elm (i think) is Elmus

Can give you the maximum 2pts for that, scooner, plus a Disorderly Beech bonus ;D

Leaderboard:
1 Foamy 12.5pts
2= CraigC 12pts
2= DuncanDisorderly 12pts
4 BigTJ 5.5pts
5= PeteFarrelly 3pts
5=Scooner 3pts
7= PeteM 1pt
7= H&J 1pt

craicc said:

19. June
30. Mahler

19 June is correct, but Pete Farrelly nailed that one first.
30. Mahler correct, good point earned.

davejones said:

12. England – Cauldron Snout (Cumbria)

The second person who has nominated England. I'm going to have to give the answer here which is Scotland. The highest waterfall in the British Isles is Eas a'Chual Aluinn in Highland which drops 658ft (200m) This dwarfs the next highest, the Falls of Glomach which are 370ft (112m). Then there are two in Wales of 240ft (73m) and four more in Scotland before we come to 9th placed Cauldron Snout. It is the highest in England, though, so Dave Jones gets half a point.

Leaderboard:
1 CraigC 13pts
2 Foamy 12.5pts
3 DuncanDisorderly 12pts
4 BigTJ 5.5pts
5= PeteFarrelly 3pts
5=Scooner 3pts
7= PeteM 1pt
7= H&J 1pt
9 DaveJones 0.5pt

These are left : 4,11,16,17,20,22, & 23

[foamy]

4) Moses
22) Esau

foamy said:

4) Moses
22) Esau

Two more to Foamy.........

Leaderboard:
1 Foamy 14.5pts
2 CraigC 13pts
3 DuncanDisorderly 12pts
4 BigTJ 5.5pts
5= PeteFarrelly 3pts
5=Scooner 3pts
7= PeteM 1pt
7= H&J 1pt
9 DaveJones 0.5pt

These are left : 11,16,17,20 & 23

[Dave Hampton]

11 Ìåëßíá Ìåñêïýñç
16 Dr. Bruning
17 1962
20 General Matthew B. Ridgway (Old Iron Tits)
23 Penelope Cruz

newcomer said:

11 Ìåëßíá Ìåñêïýñç
16 Dr. Bruning
17 1962
20 General Matthew B. Ridgway (Old Iron Tits)
23 Penelope Cruz

11 - no the answer I have is Melina Mercouri (Greek:Μελίνα Μερκούρη, born Maria Amalia Mercouri)

The other four expertly hoovered up, though (Are you Wolfman in disguise ? ;D )
Bonus for 20's nickname.
5pts for Grandmaster Hampton.

Final points:
1 Foamy 14.5pts
2 CraigC 13pts
3 DuncanDisorderly 12pts
4 BigTJ 5.5pts
5 DaveHampton 5pts
6= PeteFarrelly 3pts
6=Scooner 3pts
8= PeteM 1pt
8= H&J 1pt
10 DaveJones 0.5pt