Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2013 20:00:56 GMT
General Knowledge CCXCVI Quiz
Here is another themed quiz. You will find that each set of 10 contains 10 answers that rhyme with each other ! 1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.
Part A
1 What was the title of Michael Jackson's follow-up album to Thriller ?
2 The letter F is the symbol for which unit of capacitance ?
3 Which city was renamed St Petersburg in 1991 ?
4 Which computer company was founded by Alan Sugar in 1968 ?
5 What does the letter H signify on the rooftop of a building ?
6 What is the capital of Pakistan ?
7 In which 1994 film did Ted Danson play the father of Macaulay Culkin ?
8 N'djamena is the capital city of which African country ?
9 What name did A E Houseman give to his collection of poems first published in 1896 ?
10 Which Swiss ski village is twinned with Cannes and hosts the Swiss International Tennis Open ?
Part B
11 What made world news headlines when it sank on April 14, 1912 ?
12 What is the official language of Morocco ?
13 Which jester of Shakespeare's Hamlet was played by Ken Dodd in a film directed by Kenneth Branagh ?
14 In the game of golf, what was the old name for a 9-iron club ?
15 As is the chemical symbol for which element ?
16 In Disney's A Bug's Life, what is the name of the ant hero who hires a gang of circus bugs to defend his colony against rampaging grasshoppers ?
17 By population, what is the largest city in Switzerland ?
18 Rope, revolver, lead piping, knife and spanner: Which murder weapon is missing from the board game of Cluedo ?
19 Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain is a common example of a what ? (topical bonus)
20 Who with James Watson received a 1962 Nobel Prize for the discovery of DNA ?
Part C
21 What nickname associated with a precious gem is given to Ireland ?
22 What is made by the liver, stored in the gall bladder and assists in the digestion of foods ?
23 Which British golfer won the (British) Open in 1985 ?
24 In which film based on a Stephen King story does Tom Hanks play a prison warden in charge of death-row prisoners ?
25 What 11-letter F word is the name given to a person who loves anything French or associated with France ?
26 What was the title of the 1986 film sequel to Romancing The Stone ?
27 With regard to weaponry, what do the initials ABM stand for ?
28 What reptile has species called Mugger, Marsh and Indian swamp ?
29 Who connects the films The Full Monty, Trainspotting and Angela's Ashes ?
30 What name is given to an animal's tail that has the ability to grip objects ?
No more than 6 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
Here is another themed quiz. You will find that each set of 10 contains 10 answers that rhyme with each other ! 1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.
Part A
1 What was the title of Michael Jackson's follow-up album to Thriller ?
2 The letter F is the symbol for which unit of capacitance ?
3 Which city was renamed St Petersburg in 1991 ?
4 Which computer company was founded by Alan Sugar in 1968 ?
5 What does the letter H signify on the rooftop of a building ?
6 What is the capital of Pakistan ?
7 In which 1994 film did Ted Danson play the father of Macaulay Culkin ?
8 N'djamena is the capital city of which African country ?
9 What name did A E Houseman give to his collection of poems first published in 1896 ?
10 Which Swiss ski village is twinned with Cannes and hosts the Swiss International Tennis Open ?
Part B
11 What made world news headlines when it sank on April 14, 1912 ?
12 What is the official language of Morocco ?
13 Which jester of Shakespeare's Hamlet was played by Ken Dodd in a film directed by Kenneth Branagh ?
14 In the game of golf, what was the old name for a 9-iron club ?
15 As is the chemical symbol for which element ?
16 In Disney's A Bug's Life, what is the name of the ant hero who hires a gang of circus bugs to defend his colony against rampaging grasshoppers ?
17 By population, what is the largest city in Switzerland ?
18 Rope, revolver, lead piping, knife and spanner: Which murder weapon is missing from the board game of Cluedo ?
19 Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain is a common example of a what ? (topical bonus)
20 Who with James Watson received a 1962 Nobel Prize for the discovery of DNA ?
Part C
21 What nickname associated with a precious gem is given to Ireland ?
22 What is made by the liver, stored in the gall bladder and assists in the digestion of foods ?
23 Which British golfer won the (British) Open in 1985 ?
24 In which film based on a Stephen King story does Tom Hanks play a prison warden in charge of death-row prisoners ?
25 What 11-letter F word is the name given to a person who loves anything French or associated with France ?
26 What was the title of the 1986 film sequel to Romancing The Stone ?
27 With regard to weaponry, what do the initials ABM stand for ?
28 What reptile has species called Mugger, Marsh and Indian swamp ?
29 Who connects the films The Full Monty, Trainspotting and Angela's Ashes ?
30 What name is given to an animal's tail that has the ability to grip objects ?
No more than 6 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
