General Knowledge Quiz. cassell123. 2-2-2012.

HI,

General Knowledge Quiz.            Cassell123.         2-2-2012.

 

1.                   What ‘D’ is a medical condition characterized by an accumulation of fluid in the tissues or in a body cavity?            DROPSY.

2.                   In cricket, what name describes a ball bowled so that it rolls along the ground?                            DAISY CUTTER.

3.                   What name is given to an edible yellow split pea of Northern India, now much used in curry houses?       DAL. (DAHL)

4.                   Passepartout was the manservant of Verne’s novel character Phileas Fogg. What is the literal translation        of ‘passepartout’?                        THAT WHICH PASSES EVERYEHERE. (MASTER KEY)

5.                   What is the Latin term for ‘something for something’ or ‘one thing for, or in place, of another’?                   QUID PRO QUO.

6.                   Which evergreen shrub with waxy white berries was held in great veneration by the ancient Druids? They believed it held off evil spirits.              MISTLETOE.

7.                   Name the hero of E W. Horning’s novel, ‘The Amateur Cracksman’ (1899) who also shares the same surname with the British colonial founder of Singapore after which the famous hotel in Singapore is named. RAFFLES.

8.                   What name was given to the free schools for destitute English children, first established by John Pounds (1766-1839)? They rapidly died out with the introduction of national compulsory education.        RAGGED SCHOOLS.

9.                   When Americans wish defer or delay an offer they will often say, “I’ll take a rain check”. What is a rain check?        A TICKET STUB. (FOR READMISSION IN THE FUTURE TO A RAIN-CANCELLED BASEBALL MATCH)

10.               What name is given to the leader of a marching band who, through the use of a mace or baton, dictates the tempo of the music and direction of march? DRUM MAJOR.

 

 

General Knowledge Quiz. cassell123. 1-2-2012.

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General Knowledge Quiz.            Cassell123.         1-2-2012.

 

1.                   How many aeroplanes did an American aviator have to shoot down in WWI to be classified as an ace? 5.

2.                   Gads Hill Place near Rochester, England, was the residence of which author from 1857 to 1870?                       CHARLES DICKENS.

3.                   What name was given to one of a class of murderous robbers in India and Burma who acted in gangs? (not thugs)               DACOIT.

4.                   Name the rich heiress in Shakespeare’s, ‘Merchant of Venice’ who was in love with Bassanio.        PORTIA.

5.                   In competition archery, what is the maximum distance that male archers fire at the target?            90 METRES.

6.                   Name that part of a submarine designed to withstand the crushing effect of water when submerged.        PRESSURE HULL.

7.                   What was the American equivalent to the British WWII Nissen Hut?              QUONSET HUT.

8.                   Name the alloy of copper and zinc used to imitate gold in cheap jewellery and named after a London watchmaker.             PINCHBECK.

9.                   Whose paintings appeared 318 times on the cover of the American weekly publication Saturday Evening Post?        NORMAN ROCKWELL.

10.               Name the stock comic character from commedia dell’arte. He wears diamond patterned multicoloured tights and a black mask and is the lover of Columbine.                 HARLEQUIN.

 

Guess the famous voice Audio round Sunday 22nd January Quiz Conservative Club Pontarddulais

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General Knowledge Quiz. cassell123. 31-1-2012.

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General Knowledge Quiz.            Cassell123.         31-1-2012.

 

1.                   Name the type of horse developed on the open ranges of the United States, having great endurance and capable of high speed over a short distance.            QUARTER HORSE.

2.                   Up until the installation of household mains electricity, radios were powered by storage batteries. What were these batteries called?              ACCUMULATORS.

3.                   Name the square or oblong enclosure or court, especially in some English public schools, surrounded by buildings.             QUADRANGLE.

4.                   Name the French institution composed of forty outstanding men of letters whose chief function is to oversee the correct usage of the French language.           ACADEMIE FRANCAISE.

5.                   What was the name of the now defunct racecourse approximately twelve miles from London? Its principal flat races were the Victoria Cup, now transferred to Ascot and the Triumph Hurdle, transferred to Cheltenham. The last meeting being in 1962.                HURST PARK.

6.                   Name the title and hero of a novel (1823) by Sir Walter Scott. He being a young Scottish archer serving Louis XI of France.              QUENTIN DURWARD.

7.                   What name is given to the upper fortified part or citadel of a Greek city?                             ACROPOLIS.

8.                   What quantity does the letter ‘G’ signify in medieval Roman numerals?               400.

9.                   Name the woollen fabric close resembling serge but twilled on one side only.     GARBARDINE.

10.               In the New Testament, who was the herald of good tidings, declaring the coming of the Messiah?                             ARCHANGEL GABRIEL.

 

COTTAGE QUIZ 20120129

Latest Quiz attached - with grateful thanks to all Group contributors.

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Bell & Bear Quiz

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General Knowledge Quiz. cassell123. 30-1-2012.

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General Knowledge Quiz.            CASSELL123.      30-1-2012.

 

1.                   What is the name of the phase of the Moon from half to full?    GIBBOUS.

2.                   What is the word derived from the Romany language that means a spy or informer employed by the police?                         NARK.

3.                   Pudding Lane is generally acknowledged as the starting point of the Great Fire of London. Name the area it is believed the fire stopped.     PYE CORNER. (A DISTRICT NOTED FOR COOKSHOPS)

4.                   What name was given to those vessels used in WWI that were fitted out to trap and sink U Boats whilst masquerading as innocent merchant ships?   Q BOATS.

5.                   Which table game, popular in the 1920’s and 30’s, uses a hexagon shaped spinning top with instructions written on each of its six sides?                  PUT & TAKE.

6.                   Where on the body are the quadriceps muscles?             FRONT OF THE THIGHS.

7.                   What is the name of the quay in central Paris, figuratively the French Foreign Office or its policies?     QUAI D’ORSAY.

8.                   Which figure in English history was given the derisive nickname ‘Queen Dick’ in allusion to his ineffectual leadership?    RICHARD CROMWELL. (LORD PROTECTOR OF ENGLAND 1658-1659)

9.                   What is the name of the theatre in Dublin, founded in 1899, primarily for presentation of Irish dramas?                  ABBEY THEATRE.

10.               What is the name of the hymn written by Henry F. Lyte in 1847 closely associated with the Football Association Cup Finals at Wembley?              ABIDE WITH ME.

 

WEEKLY 5 2012

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NFQ Picture Round - Famous People (no.7) (280112)

Name the famous people

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New Forest Quizzes archive Q476 - 480 (280112)

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General Knowledge Quiz. cassell123. 28-1-2012.

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ.    cassell123.         28-1-2012.

 

1.                   What name is given to a combination of contradictory words in a sentence, eg, ‘beautiful tyrant’ ‘laborious idleness’?       OXYMORON.

2.                   What is the name of the thick brown, dark coloured viscid liquid that drains from sugar in the process of manufacture?           MOLASSES.

3.                   What has a mean period of 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes and 2.8 seconds?            PERIOD OF ONE NEW MOON TO THE NEXT NEW MOON. (NOT A LUNAR MONTH)

4.                   Name the accumulation of earth, stones etc carried and finally deposited by a glacier.       MORAINE.

5.                   Mrs is the shortened form of which word?         MISTRESS.

6.                   What is the name of the small piece of plain or embroidered cloth formerly placed on the back of an armchair to protect it from a gentleman’s hair oil? (Still seen today on some airline or train seats)              ANTIMACASSAR.

7.                   Mother Carey’s Chickens refers to several species of petrels, especially the storm petrel. But who is Mother Carey an epithet of?    VIRGIN MARY. (MATA CARA)

8.                   On which Sunday in Lent, eg, 1^st 2^nd 3^rd etc does Mothering Sunday occur?              4^th.

9.                   Marmalade is now made from oranges, lemons, grapefruits etc, but what was the fruit from which it was initially made?                 QUINCE.

10.               Name the common bird allied to the starlings of South East Asia prized for being able to be taught to talk and sometimes called a Grackle.               MYNAH OR MYNA.

 

Bell & Bear quiz

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Pat McGrath

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Chapel House Celebrity Picture Round

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Chapel House Audio Round

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Sunday 22nd Jan 2012

welcome to my recent quiz questions please enjoy and feel free to use

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Moggsy's Quiznite 260112

Latest Quiz Files, Picture Round and Handout Round, thanks to all for the formats, and to Pat for the Wipeout Round.

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Lindas Free Quizzes 22 January 2012

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General Knowledge Quiz. cassell123. 27-1-2012.

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General Knowledge Quiz  cassell123.      27-1-2012.

 

1.                   Pure gold is designated as 24ct. What designation is used for pure platinum?          1000pt.

2.                   During WWII, American soldiers were colloquially called GI’s. What name was given to them during WWI?              DOUGHBOYS.

3.                   What is the name for ‘Lamb of God’ in allusion to Jesus Christ? A Catholic priest would use the name three times at the end of a mass.      AGNUS DEI.

4.                   One of the finest existing specimens of Moorish architecture is the fortress palace of the Moorish kings at Grenada, Spain. What is its name?              ALHAMBRA.

5.                   Allspice, supposed to combine the flavour of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves, is made from the berry of which West Indian tree?          PIMENTO.

6.                   What name was given to an early kind of bicycle, not having pedals but being propelled with the feet along the ground?              DANDY HORSE.

7.                   In Dickens’ ‘Tale Of Two Cities’, what was the assumed name of Charles St Evremonde?                    CHARLES DARNAY.

8.                   What name is given to material such as plaster, mortar, clay or mud with straw or hay mixed and used to smear walls as a rough finish?                DAUB.

9.                   The Teamsters Union is America’s largest union. What was a ‘teamster’?                             A DRIVER OF A TEAM OF HORSES OR MULES.

10.               A knight in full armour would wear a ‘sabbaton. Where on the body does this protect?                    FOOT (ARMOURED SHOE WITH BLUNT TOES).

 

General Knowledge Quiz. cassell123. 26-1-2012.

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General Knowledge Quiz.            cassell123.         26-1-2012.

 

1.                   What does parboil mean?          TO COOK OR BOIL THOROUGHLY.

2.                   Of which of the five classic orders of architecture is the Parthenon built?                             DORIC.

3.                   What did Sir Francis Drake call that portion of the west coast of the United States on which he landed in the 16^th century?   NEW ALBION.

4.                   What is the name of the Jewish candelabrum, representing the seven days of creation?                          MENORAH.

5.                   What was the Christian name of Mr Micawber, a character in Dickens’ ‘David Copperfield’        WILKINS.

6.                   What name is given to a dictionary of place names?       GAZETTEER.

7.                   What name is given to a very small painting, especially a portrait, as on ivory or metal? MINATURE.

8.                   How is Mistletoe propagated?   THROUGH BIRD’S DROPPINGS.

9.                   To who is it attributed the first translation of the Bible into English?              JOHN WYCLIFFE.

10.               What Latin phrase is used to describe the manner or method of working? The police would use it to describe an habitual thief’s speciality.              MODUS OPERANDI.

 

 

Latchmere quiz 23rd 30th Nov 2010

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Latchmere quiz 11th 18th 25th Oct 2010

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SBC Quiz 579

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General Knowledge Quiz. cassell123. 24-1-2012.

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General Knowledge Quiz             cassell123.         24-1-2012.

 

1.                   English civil war. What name was given to the Parliamentary army when reorganised in 1645?     NEW MODEL ARMY.

2.                   What is the Latin term, used in law, to describe a person who is not of sound mind?     NON COMPOS MENTIS.

3.                   Muddy Waters (1915-1983), blues singer and composer, recorded a song called, “I’ve Got My Mojo Working”. What is a Mojo?     LUCKY CHARM OR AMULET.

4.                   Oak Apple Day celebrates which event?     RESTORATION OF THE ENGLISH MONARCHY 1660.

5.                   What is the name of the diagraph that is the Latin joining together of the two letter A and E, as in ‘encyclopaedia’ or ‘Caesar’?     DIPHTHONG.

6.                   The Cantonese pronunciation of the word that means ‘black dragon’ is also the name of which type of tea?       OOLONG.

7.                   Oslo, the capital of Norway, was formerly called what? CHRISTIANIA.

8.                   What was the name given to a saddle horse for the road or for state occasions, as distinguished from a war horse?   PALFREY.

9.                   Which was the first state to secede from the Union in 1860 thus precipitating the American Civil War?     SOUTH CAROLINA.

10.               What is the word used to describe a remedy for all diseases, a universal remedy or cure-all?        PANACEA.

 

 

NFQ Picture Round - Famous People (no.6) (240112)

Name these famous people

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New Forest Quizzes archive Q471 - 475 (240112)

Quiz has 20 questions on general knowledge,a top ten question and a tiebreaker......
do check as some questions may have to be altered as they are quite old now and do let us know if there is the odd mistake (we are all human!)

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Themed Rounds

Connected - Thanks for the Support
Around the World
China

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Famous People Out of Time

20 pics of famous people in the wrong time period. 
Answers are in white font

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COTTAGE QUIZ 20120122

Latest Quiz attached - with grateful thanks to all Group contributors. This quiz is very similar to the 3rd January quiz which was poorly attended so I re-cycled the music and picture rounds and a number of the general knowledge questions. Thankfully, the numbers are now back up to normal.

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Bell & Bear quiz

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Pat McGrath

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weekly 4 2012

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Gord's Quizzes

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Music quiz rounds from June and Rocky

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Trivia rounds from June and Rocky

With thanks to quiztime archives for some questions

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General Knowledge Quiz. cassell123. 20-1-2012.

General Knowledge Quiz.            cassell123.         20-1-2012.

 

1.                   In law, what name is given to the exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the first-born son?    PRIMOGENITURE.

2.                   Large Billed, Atlantic, Horned and Tufted all refer to which bird?                            PUFFIN.

3.                   What is the name of the official of the Crown Office who bears the Great Seal before the Lord Chancellor?             PURSE BEARER.

4.                   What name is given to a shot in pool or snooker in which the cue remains in contact with the cue-ball until the cue-ball has touched the object ball?              PUSH SHOT.

5.                   Name the nursery tale in which a cat secures a princess and a fortune for his master, a poor young miller, whom he passes off as the rich Marquis of Carabas.        PUSS-IN-BOOTS.

6.                   Name the village in Bavaria famous for its ten-yearly Passion Play, expressed in gratitude for the cessation of the Plague in the 17^th century.              OBERAMMERGAU.

7.                   Name the artistic or literary composition imitating or caricaturing the work of previous writers or painters. PASTICHE.

8.                   The Pastoral Symphony is an orchestral movement from which of Handel’s works?             MESSIAH.

9.                   What is the name for a string provided with beads used for counting repetitions of the Lord’s Prayer or a fishing line with a row of hooks and lead sinkers?     PATERNOSTER.

10.               What is the French equivalent of Britain’s Sandhurst or America’s West Point?   ST CYR.

Bell & Bear quiz

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Pat McGrath

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Alice Lisle Pub Quiz - 16.01.12

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Chapel House Picture Round 18th Jan

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Chapel House Music Round18th Jan

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Moggsy's Quiznite: Questions 190112

Thanks to Chris for his Quizerama Format and to Pat for the wipeout.

Question 6 should read:What Colour is missing From a Rubik’s Cube, White, Green, Yellow, Blue,  Brown and…? Orange

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Moggsy's Pictures No116: 190112

Picture Round 190112

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Moggsy's Quiznite, Handout 190112

Thanks to Cath Cox for the format

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Alice Lisle Pub Quiz - 09.01.12

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General Knowledge Quiz. cassell123. 18-1-2012.

General Knowledge Quiz             cassell123          18-1-2012

 

1.                   Name the food prepared by North American Indians that was lean meat strips, dried in the Sun and then pounded and mixed with fat.              PEMMICAN.

2.                   Name the character from the old Italian pantomime, a jesting person in the form of a simple valet; his face painted white and wearing a white jacket with large buttons.            PIERROT.

3.                   What term is used by an MP who wants to interrupt a fellow MP who is addressing the House of Commons at the time?                             “GIVE WAY”.

4.                   Saint Patrick’s Cabbage, a plant of the saxifrage family, is also known as what well known flower?            LONDON PRIDE.

5.                   Name the dangerous sport in which wild boars were hunted on horseback and only a spear was used to kill the boar.          PIG STICKING.

6.                   What name was given to various wild plants such as the dandelion, daisy, ox eye, etc, in allusion to their diuretic properties?         PISSABED.

7.                   If something is described as ‘post prandial’, to what is it alluding?              AFTER DINNER-FOLLOWING A BANQUET.

8.                   What term is used to describe the peaceful way in which Parliament asserted its rights over the monarchy in 1688?   GLORIOUS REVOLUTION.

9.                   Name the body of Roman soldiers, instituted by Augustus, which came to have great power, making and unmaking emperors.      PRAETORIAN GUARD.

10.               April 19^th is called Primrose Day and marked the anniversary of the death of which 19^th century British politician by his supporters, the Primrose League?              BENJAMIN DISRAELI.