General Knowledge Quiz #12

General Knowledge Quiz #12

Questions

1. What is the fatty substance found naturally on sheep's wool called?
2. Haptic relates to which of the five senses?
3. Mal de Mer is the French term for which ailment?
4. Who played the original Daisy Duke in TV's Dukes Of Hazard?
5. What is the second largest island in the world?
6. How many times in succession did Bjorn Borg win the Men's Tennis Singles at Wimbledon?
7. What was the title of the 1999 album released by Madness?
8. What religious movement was founded by Mary Baker Eddy?
9. What type of animal is a Saki?
10. Who plays Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives?
11. Who would be put into a panoptican?
12. How many times in succession did Bjorn Borg win the Men's Tennis Singles at Wimbledon?
13. Who directed the 1995 film Casino?
14. The Thinker is the work of which sculptor?
15. On which river are the Victoria Falls?
16. In the UK military what does SAS stand for?
17. From which type of wood are cricket bats traditionally made?
18. On which part of the body would you wear a sabot?
19. What date of the year is St Swithin's Day?
20. What is an archer's arrow case called?
21. What is the largest planet in our solar system?
22. What type of creature is an avadavat?
23. What is the name of the prison in the British TV comedy series Porridge?
24. Who became the First Minister of Northern Ireland in 1998?
25. What is the largest city in Australia?
26. The Cenotaph is situated in which London street?
27. Which team won the 2006 Superbowl?
28. What is the title of the lowest order of the British nobility?
29. What is the plant hamamelis commonly known as?
30. What is the name of the substance used for clarifying beer or wine?
31. If a dish is 'en papillote' it is cooked or served in what?
32. Who shot and killed John Lennon in New York, 1980?
33. What was the title of the first talking film?
34. Which British disc jockey's nickname was 'Fluff'?
35. The Blue Boy is a work by which artist?
36. In which year was the MOT test introduced in UK?
37. Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
38. Who discovered the rabies vaccination?
39. How many hearts does an octopus have?
40. What is the medical term for the shoulder blade?
41. Who played Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives?
42. Whose autobiography is entitled Zero to Hero?
43. Who is the Greek god of music?
44. Who would be put into a panopticon?
45. John Glenn became which US state's first four-term senator?
46. What is the birth stone for November?
47. Who wrote the opera Madama Butterfly?
48. Which town is the administrative centre of Shetland?
49. In the TV comedy Dad's Army what is Captain Mainwaring's first name?
50. Pershore, Victoria and Washington are types of which fruit?
51. Mrs Malaprop is a character in which of Sheridan's plays?
52. What did Tim Berners Lee invent?
53. Which US city hosted the 1985 Live Aid concert?

1. What is the fatty substance found naturally on sheep's wool called?

   Lanolin
2. Haptic relates to which of the five senses?

   Haptic
3. Mal de Mer is the French term for which ailment?

   Sea-sickness
4. Who played the original Daisy Duke in TV's Dukes Of Hazard?

   Catherine Bach
5. What is the second largest island in the world?

   New Guinea
6. How many times in succession did Bjorn Borg win the Men's Tennis Singles at Wimbledon?

   5
7. What was the title of the 1999 album released by Madness?

   Wonderful
8. What religious movement was founded by Mary Baker Eddy?

   Christian Science
9. What type of animal is a Saki?

   Monkey
10. Who plays Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives?

    Eva Longoria
11. Who would be put into a panoptican?

    Prisoners
12. How many times in succession did Bjorn Borg win the Men's Tennis Singles at Wimbledon?

    Five
13. Who directed the 1995 film Casino?

    Martin Scorsese
14. The Thinker is the work of which sculptor?

    Rodin
15. On which river are the Victoria Falls?

    Zambezi
16. In the UK military what does SAS stand for?

    Special Air Service
17. From which type of wood are cricket bats traditionally made?

    Willow
18. On which part of the body would you wear a sabot?

    Foot
19. What date of the year is St Swithin's Day?

    15th July
20. What is an archer's arrow case called?

    Quiver
21. What is the largest planet in our solar system?

    Jupiter
22. What type of creature is an avadavat?

    Bird
23. What is the name of the prison in the British TV comedy series Porridge?

    Slade
24. Who became the First Minister of Northern Ireland in 1998?

    David Trimble
25. What is the largest city in Australia?

    Sydney
26. The Cenotaph is situated in which London street?

    Whitehall
27. Which team won the 2006 Superbowl?

    Pittsburgh Steelers
28. What is the title of the lowest order of the British nobility?

    Baron/Baroness
29. What is the plant hamamelis commonly known as?

    Witch hazel
30. What is the name of the substance used for clarifying beer or wine?

    Fining
31. If a dish is 'en papillote' it is cooked or served in what?

    Paper
32. Who shot and killed John Lennon in New York, 1980?

    Mark Chapman
33. What was the title of the first talking film?

    The Jazz Singer
34. Which British disc jockey's nickname was 'Fluff'?

    Alan Freeman
35. The Blue Boy is a work by which artist?

    Thomas Gainsborough
36. In which year was the MOT test introduced in UK?

    1960
37. Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?

    Harriet Beecher Stowe
38. Who discovered the rabies vaccination?

    Louis Pasteur
39. How many hearts does an octopus have?

    3
40. What is the medical term for the shoulder blade?

    Scapula
41. Who played Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives?

    Eva Longoria
42. Whose autobiography is entitled Zero to Hero?

    Frank Bruno
43. Who is the Greek god of music?

    Apollo
44. Who would be put into a panopticon?

    Prisoners
45. John Glenn became which US state's first four-term senator?

    Ohio
46. What is the birth stone for November?

    Topaz
47. Who wrote the opera Madama Butterfly?

    Puccini
48. Which town is the administrative centre of Shetland?

    Lerwick
49. In the TV comedy Dad's Army what is Captain Mainwaring's first name?

    George
50. Pershore, Victoria and Washington are types of which fruit?

    Plum
51. Mrs Malaprop is a character in which of Sheridan's plays?

    The Rivals
52. What did Tim Berners Lee invent?

    The Internet
53. Which US city hosted the 1985 Live Aid concert?

    Philadelphia