General knowledge Quiz 14
Some more general knowledge questions. How many can you guess? One guess per clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to 5AM tomorrow. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.
1. What is the second most common language in the United States?
2. What is the body of water that separates Tasmania from the Australian mainland?
3. According to the Bible, in which modern day country was Moses born?
4. In which borough of NYC is Coney Island situated?
5. What model of cars are affectionately called "bugs"?
6. What word means the study and practice of making maps?
7. What do the letters ROYGBIV represent?
8. What is the name of Dorothy's dog in "The Wizard of Oz"?
9. What Greek god was considered to be the same as the Roman god Jupiter?
10. Name of a low-pitched early wind instrument which resembles a slithering snake?
11. What is the largest city in Arizona?
12. In which country is the city of Ghent?
13. Which type of animal is a Hellbender – mammal, bird, fish, reptile or amphibian?
14. What sport gave birth to slang terms such as "hang loose" and "tubular"?
15. Point-a-Rally and Out Line are terms used in which sport?
16. Who is "able to leap tall buildings in a single bound"?
17. What country has been led by Benazir Bhutto and Pervez Musharraf?
18. Who wrote the story on which the movie "The Shawshank Redemption" is based?
19. During what holiday is it traditional to eat Matzo?
20. Marron is the French word for which colour?
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to 5AM tomorrow. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.
1. What is the second most common language in the United States?
2. What is the body of water that separates Tasmania from the Australian mainland?
3. According to the Bible, in which modern day country was Moses born?
4. In which borough of NYC is Coney Island situated?
5. What model of cars are affectionately called "bugs"?
6. What word means the study and practice of making maps?
7. What do the letters ROYGBIV represent?
8. What is the name of Dorothy's dog in "The Wizard of Oz"?
9. What Greek god was considered to be the same as the Roman god Jupiter?
10. Name of a low-pitched early wind instrument which resembles a slithering snake?
11. What is the largest city in Arizona?
12. In which country is the city of Ghent?
13. Which type of animal is a Hellbender – mammal, bird, fish, reptile or amphibian?
14. What sport gave birth to slang terms such as "hang loose" and "tubular"?
15. Point-a-Rally and Out Line are terms used in which sport?
16. Who is "able to leap tall buildings in a single bound"?
17. What country has been led by Benazir Bhutto and Pervez Musharraf?
18. Who wrote the story on which the movie "The Shawshank Redemption" is based?
19. During what holiday is it traditional to eat Matzo?
20. Marron is the French word for which colour?
