TheGoodGuy
26th August 2005, 23:11
Hi all...
Just a standard General Knowledge Quiz
RULES:
Just answer the questions!!
RED=SOLVED
1. Name the actors who played 'The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly'? CLINT EASTWOOD, LEE VAN CLEEF, ELI WALLACH
2. How many counters does a player start with in Backgammon? 15
3. In Germany, a motorway is called an 'autobahn'. What are they called in Italy? AUTOSTRADA
4. The Beatles' 'Penny Lane' was on one side of a Double-A. What was on the other side? STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER
5. Which is the heaviest organ in the human body? SKIN
6. What is the connection between Cary Grant and 'A Fish Called Wanda'? ANSWER: John Cleese's character is called Archie Leach which is Cary Grant's real name
7. A sesquicentennial celebrates how many years? 150
8. Between which two cities is the shortest intercontinental commercial flight? GIBRALTAR AND TANGIER
9. Elvis Presley had a hit with a Carl Perkins song. Which one? BLUE SUEDE SHOES
10. Which is the only muscle in your body that is only attached at one end? TONGUE
11. In 1979, one person starred in the two biggest grossing films of the year: "Amityville Horror" and "Superman". Who? MARGOT KIDDER
12. We are familiar with A-4 size paper. What is the area of A-0 paper? 1 SQUARE METRE
13. London's Fleet Street runs from the Strand to Ludgate Circus and is fast becoming the former home of British journalism. What is it named after? ANSWER: The River Fleet which still flows under the street in the sewers
14. The Who had an entry in the Guinness Book of Records. What for? THE LOUDEST BAND, IN LONDON ON MAY 31 1976, 120 DECIBELS AT 50 YARDS
15. What is Borborygmus? YOUR STOMACH MAKING NOISES
16. From which movie does the following line come: "Oh, but you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!" MONTY PYTHON & THE HOLY GRAIL
17. Who won the 1936 'Miss Hungary' title but had to give it up because she was under 16? ZSA ZSA GABOR
18. Cape York is the northernmost point of which country? AUSTRALIA
19. On which LP cover can we read the words: 'Welcome the Rolling Stones' and also see Snow White? SGT PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
20. What is the chemical symbol for Ozone? O3
Good Luck
Ada.
Just a standard General Knowledge Quiz
RULES:
Just answer the questions!!
RED=SOLVED
1. Name the actors who played 'The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly'? CLINT EASTWOOD, LEE VAN CLEEF, ELI WALLACH
2. How many counters does a player start with in Backgammon? 15
3. In Germany, a motorway is called an 'autobahn'. What are they called in Italy? AUTOSTRADA
4. The Beatles' 'Penny Lane' was on one side of a Double-A. What was on the other side? STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER
5. Which is the heaviest organ in the human body? SKIN
6. What is the connection between Cary Grant and 'A Fish Called Wanda'? ANSWER: John Cleese's character is called Archie Leach which is Cary Grant's real name
7. A sesquicentennial celebrates how many years? 150
8. Between which two cities is the shortest intercontinental commercial flight? GIBRALTAR AND TANGIER
9. Elvis Presley had a hit with a Carl Perkins song. Which one? BLUE SUEDE SHOES
10. Which is the only muscle in your body that is only attached at one end? TONGUE
11. In 1979, one person starred in the two biggest grossing films of the year: "Amityville Horror" and "Superman". Who? MARGOT KIDDER
12. We are familiar with A-4 size paper. What is the area of A-0 paper? 1 SQUARE METRE
13. London's Fleet Street runs from the Strand to Ludgate Circus and is fast becoming the former home of British journalism. What is it named after? ANSWER: The River Fleet which still flows under the street in the sewers
14. The Who had an entry in the Guinness Book of Records. What for? THE LOUDEST BAND, IN LONDON ON MAY 31 1976, 120 DECIBELS AT 50 YARDS
15. What is Borborygmus? YOUR STOMACH MAKING NOISES
16. From which movie does the following line come: "Oh, but you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!" MONTY PYTHON & THE HOLY GRAIL
17. Who won the 1936 'Miss Hungary' title but had to give it up because she was under 16? ZSA ZSA GABOR
18. Cape York is the northernmost point of which country? AUSTRALIA
19. On which LP cover can we read the words: 'Welcome the Rolling Stones' and also see Snow White? SGT PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
20. What is the chemical symbol for Ozone? O3
Good Luck
Ada.