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Chat => Games => Quizzes => Topic started by: dave.m on July 25, 2008, 11:23:36 AM
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Easy ones this week. General Knowledge then multi choice.
General Knowledge.
1. Albert Nobel, the man who instigated the Nobel Prizes, was originally best known for inventing what?
2. Who is Lesley Hornby better know as?
3. Who is Dick Dastardly’s canine side kick
4. The full name of the Titanic was RMS titanic what does RMS stand for?
5. What is the Chinese city of Peking now called?
6. Which country is the home of the Nokia mobile phone company?
7. Nylon took it’s name from which two cities?
8. What was the first strange animal that Alice saw in Wonderland?
9. Which celebrity originally provided the voice for Thomas the Tank Engine?
10. What is the name of Dennis the Menace’s Dog?
Multi Choice
1. Due to superstition, what didn't Bjorn Borg do at Wimbledon?
a. shave b. wash
c. change his socks d. brush his teeth
2. Countries from which continent boycotted the 1976 summer Olympics in Montreal?
a. Europe b. Africa
c. Asia d. South America
3. What is the old name for Sri Lanka?
a. Spice Islands b. Mandalay
c. Ceylon d. East Pakistan
4. Karol Wojtyla is better known under which name? (pronounced Voy-tee-wah)
a. Pope John Paul II b. Liberace
c. Carole King d. Santa
5. What was he name of the infamous nuclear reactor in Harrisburg Penn.?
a. 1 mile island b. 3 mile island
c. 9 mile creek d. 16 mile creek
6. Anna Pavlova excelled in which of the following?
a. ballet b. chess
c. painting d. tennis
7. Which three letters replaced CQD?
a. SOS b. KGB
c. TNT d. FYI
8. The crown of which New York City landmark was originally built as an airship dock?
a. Chrysler Building b. Empire State Building
c. Statue of Liberty d. Trump Tower
9. The Agony and the Ecstasy was a book and film about which man?
a. Churchill b. Jesus
c. Michaelangelo d. Marquis de Sade
10. What was the number of the last Apollo mission?
a. 13 b. 14
c. 17 d. 22
dave
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1. Albert Nobel, the man who instigated the Nobel Prizes, was originally best known for inventing what? Dynamite
2. Who is Lesley Hornby better know as? Twiggy
3. Who is Dick Dastardly’s canine side kick Mutly
4. The full name of the Titanic was RMS titanic what does RMS stand for? Royal Mail Ship
5. What is the Chinese city of Peking now called? Bejing
6. Which country is the home of the Nokia mobile phone company? Finland
7. Nylon took it’s name from which two cities? New York and LONdon
8. What was the first strange animal that Alice saw in Wonderland ? White Rabbit
9. Which celebrity originally provided the voice for Thomas the Tank Engine? Ringo Starr
10. What is the name of Dennis the Menace’s Dog? Basher ?
1. Due to superstition, what didn't Bjorn Borg do at Wimbledon?
a. shave b. wash
c. change his socks d. brush his teeth Shave
2. Countries from which continent boycotted the 1976 summer Olympics in Montreal?
a. Europe b. Africa
c. Asia d. South America Africa
3. What is the old name for Sri Lanka?
a. Spice Islands b. Mandalay Ceylon
c. Ceylon d. East Pakistan
4. Karol Wojtyla is better known under which name? (pronounced Voy-tee-wah)
a. Pope John Paul II b. Liberace Pope Jean- Paul II
c. Carole King d. Santa
5. What was he name of the infamous nuclear reactor in Harrisburg Penn.?
a. 1 mile island b. 3 mile island
c. 9 mile creek d. 16 mile creek Three Mile Island
6. Anna Pavlova excelled in which of the following?
a. ballet b. chess Ballet
c. painting d. tennis
7. Which three letters replaced CQD?
a. SOS b. KGB SOS
c. TNT d. FYI
8. The crown of which New York City landmark was originally built as an airship dock?
a. Chrysler Building b. Empire State Building Empire State Building
c. Statue of Liberty d. Trump Tower
9. The Agony and the Ecstasy was a book and film about which man?
a. Churchill b. Jesus
c. Michaelangelo d. Marquis de Sade Michaelangelo
10. What was the number of the last Apollo mission?
a. 13 b. 14 Pass
c. 17 d. 22
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Well done, Kate. you were top scorer this week. :lol:
G.K. June
1. Albert Nobel, the man who instigated the Nobel Prizes, was originally best known for inventing what?
Dynamite
2. Who is Lesley Hornby better know as?
Twiggy
3. Who is Dick Dastardly’s canine side kick
Mutley
4. The full name of the Titanic was RMS titanic what does RMS stand for?
Royal mail Ship
5. What is the Chinese city of Peking now called?
Beijing
6. Which country is the home of the Nokia mobile phone company?
Finland
7. Nylon took it’s name from which two cities?
New York & London
8. What was the first strange animal that Alice saw in Wonderland?
White Rabbit
9. Which celebrity originally provided the voice for Thomas the Tank Engine?
Ringo Starr
10. What is the name of Dennis the Menace’s Dog?
Gnasher
Multi Choice
1. Due to superstition, what didn't Bjorn Borg do at Wimbledon?
a. shave
2. Countries from which continent boycotted the 1976 summer Olympics in Montreal?
b. Africa
3. What is the old name for Sri Lanka?
c. Ceylon
4. Karol Wojtyla is better known under which name? (pronounced Voy-tee-wah)
a. Pope John Paul II
5. What was he name of the infamous nuclear reactor in Harrisburg Penn.?
b. 3 mile island
6. Anna Pavlova excelled in which of the following?
a. ballet
7. Which three letters replaced CQD?
a. SOS
8. The crown of which New York City landmark was originally built as an airship dock?
b. Empire State Building
9. The Agony and the Ecstasy was a book and film about which man?
c. Michaelangelo
10. What was the number of the last Apollo mission?
c. 17
I think it may be with the summer months and people going away but with so few taking part at the moment, I will be having a break from doing the quiz for a while.
dave