General Knowledge Quiz #91

General Knowledge Quiz #91

Questions

1. David Beckham was shown a red card during England's game against which national team during the 1998 FIFA World Cup?
2. In the Bible's Old Testament Book of Proverbs, what is stated to be more precious than rubies, better than silver and gold, and "...all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her..."?
3. In the game of Scrabble, how many points is a 'V' tile worth?
4. Valletta is the capital of which European country?
5. Which city, whose name means 'fortification at Eidyn', was the first to host the Commonwealth Games twice?
6. The Dettifoss Waterfalls are in which country?
7. What is the basic monetary unit of Australia?
8. Referring to a mountain range, derived from the Spanish word for saw, what word represents the letter 'S' in the NATO phonetic alphabet?
9. What is the device in a car which mixes petrol with air in correct proportions before it enters the engine?
10. Which famous concert venue is located at 881, Seventh Avenue, New York?
11. In the UK, who was elected president of the National Union of Mineworkers in 1981?
12. In tennis, what is the term for an untouchable and unreturnable legal point-scoring serve?
13. What is the medieval from of chemistry concerned with attempting to change base metals into gold?
14. Which heavy metal rock band had a UK No1 hit in 1981 with their live album 'No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith'?
15. What is the name of the small arrangement of flowers worn on the bodice of a dress or on the wrist?
16. The town of Budge Budge is in which country?
17. The bummalo fish is better known by what name?
18. Which mime artist is associated with the character Bip?
19. The laxative Gregory's Powder was made from which leafy plant?
20. English novelist Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson was better known by what name?
21. Which European airport has the code name LHR?
22. Actor and comedian, and half of a famous double-act, Arthur Stanley Jefferson was better known by which name?
23. Which US president, known commonly by his initials, was born in Stonewall, Texas in 1908?
24. The city of Astrakhan lies on which river?
25. The twisted tusk of which sea creature is said to protrude from a unicorns head?
26. What colour is the flower of the milk thistle?
27. What type of creature is a noctule?
28. Meaning 'heavenly woman', from the Greek word after which an element and planet are named, who was the Greek muse of astronomy?
29. In 1947, who was the first person to break the sound barrier?
30. In anatomy, the dorsum is better known as which part of the body?

1. David Beckham was shown a red card during England's game against which national team during the 1998 FIFA World Cup?

   Argentina
2. In the Bible's Old Testament Book of Proverbs, what is stated to be more precious than rubies, better than silver and gold, and "...all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her..."?

   Wisdom
3. In the game of Scrabble, how many points is a 'V' tile worth?

   Four
4. Valletta is the capital of which European country?

   Malta
5. Which city, whose name means 'fortification at Eidyn', was the first to host the Commonwealth Games twice?

   Edinburgh
6. The Dettifoss Waterfalls are in which country?

   Iceland 
7. What is the basic monetary unit of Australia?

   Australian Dollar
8. Referring to a mountain range, derived from the Spanish word for saw, what word represents the letter 'S' in the NATO phonetic alphabet?

   Sierra 
9. What is the device in a car which mixes petrol with air in correct proportions before it enters the engine?

   Carburettor
10. Which famous concert venue is located at 881, Seventh Avenue, New York?

    Carnegie Hall
11. In the UK, who was elected president of the National Union of Mineworkers in 1981?

    Arthur Scargill
12. In tennis, what is the term for an untouchable and unreturnable legal point-scoring serve?

    Ace 
13. What is the medieval from of chemistry concerned with attempting to change base metals into gold?

    Alchemy
14. Which heavy metal rock band had a UK No1 hit in 1981 with their live album 'No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith'?

    Motorhead
15. What is the name of the small arrangement of flowers worn on the bodice of a dress or on the wrist?

    Corsage 
16. The town of Budge Budge is in which country?

    India 
17. The bummalo fish is better known by what name?

    Bombay Duck 
18. Which mime artist is associated with the character Bip?

    Marcel Marceau
19. The laxative Gregory's Powder was made from which leafy plant?

    Rhubarb
20. English novelist Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson was better known by what name?

    Mrs Gaskell
21. Which European airport has the code name LHR?

    London Heathrow
22. Actor and comedian, and half of a famous double-act, Arthur Stanley Jefferson was better known by which name?

    Stan Laurel 
23. Which US president, known commonly by his initials, was born in Stonewall, Texas in 1908?

    Lyndon B Johnson 
24. The city of Astrakhan lies on which river?

    River Volga 
25. The twisted tusk of which sea creature is said to protrude from a unicorns head?

    Narwhal 
26. What colour is the flower of the milk thistle?

    Purple
27. What type of creature is a noctule?

    Bat
28. Meaning 'heavenly woman', from the Greek word after which an element and planet are named, who was the Greek muse of astronomy?

    Urania
29. In 1947, who was the first person to break the sound barrier?

    Chuck Yeager 
30. In anatomy, the dorsum is better known as which part of the body?

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