General Awareness -Miscellaneous
1-Zimbabwe won its first ever Olympic gold in 1980 in what event ?- Women’s Hockey
2-What is or was the capitol of Hong Kong ?- Victoria
3- The thickness of silk is measured in what ?- Denier
4-Charcoal Sulphur Saltpetre make what ?- Gunpowder
5-The word Sofa comes from the Arabic meaning what ?- Bench
6- In 1961 Anton Geesink was the first non Japanese to do what ?- Win a Judo title
7- Where is the worlds oldest university ?- Fez Morocco –founded 859
8-Ancient Carthage is in what modern country ?- Tunisia
9-What type of creature was Salar – that Tarka would like to eat ?- Salmon
10-The capitol of Nigeria was Lagos what is it now ?- Abouga
11-Which plant gets its name from the Persian for turban ?- Tulip
12-What does GP mean on a music score when all players silent ?- General Pause
13-What celestial body gets its name from the Greek long haired ?- Comet
14- A petrologist studies what ?- Rocks history formation etc
15- What are the Roman numerals for 505 ?- DV
16-Name the river that flows through Baghdad ?- Tigris
17- How did Dr Watson’s first wife die ?- Diphtheria
18- To whom was the Eroica dedicated ?- Napoleon Bonaparte
19-Pali is the sacred language of who ?- Buddhists in India
20- What country holds the Olympic polo championship ?- Argentina last contested 1932
21- In Gulliver’s Travels name the flying island ?- Laputa
22-What city has the most canals ?- Birmingham
23-Where was Oceanus Hopkins born in 1620 ?- On the Mayflower
24- What is the world’s warmest sea ?- The Red Sea
25-Who composed the Christmas Oratorio ?- J S Bach
26-Where was pizza first invented ?- Milan
27-In what country is The Duma part of parliament ?- Russia
28- In what sport does herringboning take place ?- Skiing
29- What is a marcupium ?- A marsupials pouch
30-At epiquarian.com you would find information about what ?- Food or Restaurants
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