Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2009 23:23:51 GMT
Culture & Beliefs VII
More General Knowledge really. But this one has a loose theme, Culture and Beliefs. Here then are 30 more questions to further test your knowledge.
1 In Greek mythology what did Prometheus steal from Olympus ?
2 In the language of flowers, what does rosemary represent ?
3 Which British coin has a portcullis on the reverse ?
4 What is the First Commandment ?
5 In the song, how many presents were handed over on the 12th day of Christmas ?
6 How many days after St David’s Day is St Patrick’s Day ?
7 What year would be written MCMLXXXIV in Roman numerals ?
8 The Watchtower is the magazine of which religious body ?
9 What is St Vitus the patron saint of ?
10 According to the Bible, who shall inherit the Earth ?
11 What does the phrase ‘Fiat lux’ mean ?
12 Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the Wittenburg church door in which century ?
13 How did French economist Proudhon answer his own question ‘What is property?’
14 How many different portraits of Queen Elizabeth II have appeared on British coins ?
15 In Rome, the goddess of wisdom was Minerva. Who was her Greek counterpart ?
16 What is the name of the small leather boxes worn by Jewish men during worship ?
17 What is the name of the recess in a mosque wall indicating the direction of Mecca ?
18 How would a newly-minted 2p coin differ from the original 2p coins ?
19 What is the Church festival celebrated on 6 January, Twelfth Night ?
20 What year in the Gregorian calendar is equal to 5760 in the Jewish calendar ?
21 Which architect said ‘A house is a machine for living in’ ?
22 If the most able rule in a meritocracy, who rule in a gynocracy ?
23 What pet name for a dog is Latin for ‘I trust’ ?
24 What do Americans call an apartment with two floors ?
25 Where about your person might you find a hologram of William Shakespeare ?
26 Which weekday did the Romans call ‘Dies Jouis’ or Jupiter’s Day ?
27 How many pounds does the slang term ‘a monkey’ mean ?
28 Which island parliament is composed of the Upper House and the House of Keys ?
29 What country features the chrysanthemum on its Imperial crest ?
30 Who were the opposing sides in the Battle of Naseby in 1645 ?
No more than 10 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
More General Knowledge really. But this one has a loose theme, Culture and Beliefs. Here then are 30 more questions to further test your knowledge.
1 In Greek mythology what did Prometheus steal from Olympus ?
2 In the language of flowers, what does rosemary represent ?
3 Which British coin has a portcullis on the reverse ?
4 What is the First Commandment ?
5 In the song, how many presents were handed over on the 12th day of Christmas ?
6 How many days after St David’s Day is St Patrick’s Day ?
7 What year would be written MCMLXXXIV in Roman numerals ?
8 The Watchtower is the magazine of which religious body ?
9 What is St Vitus the patron saint of ?
10 According to the Bible, who shall inherit the Earth ?
11 What does the phrase ‘Fiat lux’ mean ?
12 Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the Wittenburg church door in which century ?
13 How did French economist Proudhon answer his own question ‘What is property?’
14 How many different portraits of Queen Elizabeth II have appeared on British coins ?
15 In Rome, the goddess of wisdom was Minerva. Who was her Greek counterpart ?
16 What is the name of the small leather boxes worn by Jewish men during worship ?
17 What is the name of the recess in a mosque wall indicating the direction of Mecca ?
18 How would a newly-minted 2p coin differ from the original 2p coins ?
19 What is the Church festival celebrated on 6 January, Twelfth Night ?
20 What year in the Gregorian calendar is equal to 5760 in the Jewish calendar ?
21 Which architect said ‘A house is a machine for living in’ ?
22 If the most able rule in a meritocracy, who rule in a gynocracy ?
23 What pet name for a dog is Latin for ‘I trust’ ?
24 What do Americans call an apartment with two floors ?
25 Where about your person might you find a hologram of William Shakespeare ?
26 Which weekday did the Romans call ‘Dies Jouis’ or Jupiter’s Day ?
27 How many pounds does the slang term ‘a monkey’ mean ?
28 Which island parliament is composed of the Upper House and the House of Keys ?
29 What country features the chrysanthemum on its Imperial crest ?
30 Who were the opposing sides in the Battle of Naseby in 1645 ?
No more than 10 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
