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General Knowledge Pub Quiz... (3)

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  1. wizered

    wizered Ol' Mucker Staff Member

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    Here we go then, not a football quiz, not a Bristol City FC quiz but a general knowledge quiz.:emoticon-0103-cool:

    These are medium difficulty questions used in pub quizzes..:emoticon-0138-think

    I'll start off with 10 questions and see what interest we get, if you wish it to continue please participate.:rolleyes:

    Remember if you use google your god will know and punish you..:p

    If we have enough interest I'll create a table as usual & carry it over to the next quiz, we'll have 4 rounds. :emoticon-0126-nerd:

    Rankings..

    Name.........Points..Game

    ROD..............13.........2
    banksy..........12........2
    wings............12........2

    smh...............11.........2
    bcfcr&w........11.........2
    wiz................10........2
    supacon........08........1
    massive.........08.......2

    General Knowledge Quiz Questions (3)






      • In which city did Roger Bannister run the first sub-four-minute mile in 1954?
      • Which large animal kills more people than any other animal in Africa?
      • Which country do swallows migrate to when they leave Britain for the winter?
      • Which country has the second largest land mass in the world if water is excluded?
      • In fashion, what do the initials DKNY stand for?
      • Occurring twice yearly, what name is given to a day consisting of twelve hours of daylight and twelve hours of darkness?
      • How many X chromosomes do women have?
      • Which city is the largest port in Germany?
      • Which country is the natural habitat of the emu?
      • Where in the world does the Up Helly Aa Fire Festival take place, which culminates in the burning of a Viking long ship?
    I had 6 correct this time..



























     
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  2. bcfcredandwhite

    bcfcredandwhite Well-Known Member

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    1. In which city did Roger Bannister run the first sub-four-minute mile in 1954? Manchester(?)
    2. Which large animal kills more people than any other animal in Africa? Hippo
    3. Which country do swallows migrate to when they leave Britain for the winter? South Africa
    4. Which country has the second largest land mass in the world if water is excluded? Canada
    5. In fashion, what do the initials DKNY stand for?
    6. Occurring twice yearly, what name is given to a day consisting of twelve hours of daylight and twelve hours of darkness? Equinox
    7. How many X chromosomes do women have? 12
    8. Which city is the largest port in Germany? Rostock
    9. Which country is the natural habitat of the emu? New Zealand
    10. Where in the world does the Up Helly Aa Fire Festival take place, which culminates in the burning of a Viking long ship? Norway
    4 correct
     
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  3. wings-of-a-crow

    wings-of-a-crow Well-Known Member

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    1..oxford
    2..hippo
    3..south Africa
    4..Canada?
    5..donna karan new York
    6..equinox
    7..too many
    8..hamburg
    9..dessert
    10..Shetland

    7 corrrect
     
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  4. smhbcfc

    smhbcfc Well-Known Member

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    1. In which city did Roger Bannister run the first sub-four-minute mile in 1954? Think it was a university - Oxford?
    2. Which large animal kills more people than any other animal in Africa? Hippo
    3. Which country do swallows migrate to when they leave Britain for the winter? South Africa?
    4. Which country has the second largest land mass in the world if water is excluded? Canada
    5. In fashion, what do the initials DKNY stand for? Dont Know - No Yada
    6. Occurring twice yearly, what name is given to a day consisting of twelve hours of daylight and twelve hours of darkness? Equinox
    7. How many X chromosomes do women have? None
    8. Which city is the largest port in Germany? Hamburg
    9. Which country is the natural habitat of the emu? Australia
    10. Where in the world does the Up Helly Aa Fire Festival take place, which culminates in the burning of a Viking long ship? Norway
    6 correct
     
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  5. RedorDead

    RedorDead Well-Known Member

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    1. In which city did Roger Bannister run the first sub-four-minute mile in 1954? Oxford?
    2. Which large animal kills more people than any other animal in Africa? Hippo
    3. Which country do swallows migrate to when they leave Britain for the winter? South Africa
    4. Which country has the second largest land mass in the world if water is excluded? Canada
    5. In fashion, what do the initials DKNY stand for? Donna Karen New York (one of my wife's favorite)
    6. Occurring twice yearly, what name is given to a day consisting of twelve hours of daylight and twelve hours of darkness? Equinox
    7. How many X chromosomes do women have? 22?
    8. Which city is the largest port in Germany? Hamburg
    9. Which country is the natural habitat of the emu? Australia
    10. Where in the world does the Up Helly Aa Fire Festival take place, which culminates in the burning of a Viking long ship? Scotland
    8 correct
     
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  6. banksyisourhero

    banksyisourhero Well-Known Member

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    1. In which city did Roger Bannister run the first sub-four-minute mile in 1954? -- Oxford
    2. Which large animal kills more people than any other animal in Africa? -- Hippo
    3. Which country do swallows migrate to when they leave Britain for the winter? -- Africa
    4. Which country has the second largest land mass in the world if water is excluded? -- Russia
    5. In fashion, what do the initials DKNY stand for? -- Donna karen - New York
    6. Occurring twice yearly, what name is given to a day consisting of twelve hours of daylight and twelve hours of darkness? -- equinox
    7. How many X chromosomes do women have? -- 2
    8. Which city is the largest port in Germany? Hamburg
    9. Which country is the natural habitat of the emu? -- Australia
    10. Where in the world does the Up Helly Aa Fire Festival take place, which culminates in the burning of a Viking long ship? -- Oslo
    8 correct
     
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  7. Supcon72

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    1. In which city did Roger Bannister run the first sub-four-minute mile in 1954? Oxford
    2. Which large animal kills more people than any other animal in Africa? Hippo
    3. Which country do swallows migrate to when they leave Britain for the winter? South Africa
    4. Which country has the second largest land mass in the world if water is excluded? China
    5. In fashion, what do the initials DKNY stand for? Donna Karen New York
    6. Occurring twice yearly, what name is given to a day consisting of twelve hours of daylight and twelve hours of darkness? Equinox
    7. How many X chromosomes do women have? No idea - One???
    8. Which city is the largest port in Germany? Hamburg (great City):emoticon-0102-bigsm
    9. Which country is the natural habitat of the emu? My current homeland - Australia
    10. Where in the world does the Up Helly Aa Fire Festival take place, which culminates in the burning of a Viking long ship? Scotland
    9 correct
     
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  8. wizered

    wizered Ol' Mucker Staff Member

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    Rankings..

    Name.........Points..Game

    ROD..............21..........3
    banksy.........20.........3
    wings............19.........3

    smh...............17.........3
    bcfcr&w........15.........3
    wiz................16.........3
    supacon........17.........2
    massive.........08........2
     
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  9. RedorDead

    RedorDead Well-Known Member

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    What's the answers for this one?
     
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  10. wizered

    wizered Ol' Mucker Staff Member

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    Here they are, I have got a life..<laugh>

    Answers
    1. Oxford
    2. Hippopotamus
    3. South Africa
    4. China (Canada drops down to fourth if water is excluded)
    5. Donna Karan New York
    6. Equinox
    7. Two
    8. Hamburg
    9. Australia
    10. Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland
     
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  11. RedorDead

    RedorDead Well-Known Member

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    Cheers
     
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