General Knowledge 10 Quiz Practice Holy Family BNS
1:In 1172 an english King spent Lent in Wexford for the murder of Thomas a Becket. Who was the king? Henry II
2:Who played Father Ted? Dermot Morgan.
3:Who played Father Dougal? Ardal O’Hanlon
4:Who played Father Jack? Frank Kelly.
5:Name the four Telly Tubbies? Dipsy, Tinky Winky, La La and Po.
6:Which Telly Tubby is red? Po.
7:Which poet invented a character called “Dangerous Dan McGrew”? Robert Service.
8:J.Edgar Hoover was head of which American organisation? F.B.I.
9:The Teddy Bear was named after which American President ?
Theodore Roosevelt.
10:If you were using the Beaufort Scale what would you be measuring?
The force of wind.
11:When someone is angry or afraid which hormone is secreted to make your heart go faster? Adrenaline.
12:Which cloud is more likely to give you rain: Cirrus or Cumolo-nimbus? Cumolo Nimbus. Cirrus are the very high thin clouds.
13:Litmus paper can turn red or blue when dipped into a liquid.What colour does it turn if dipped into an acid? Red.
14:When a Doctor practices paediatrics, what sort of patients does he have?
Children.
15:J.M Synge wrote “The playboy of the western World.” What does J.M. stand for? John Millington.
16:What was the plant used in the great linen industry in Ulster? Flax.
17:There is a quite common word with six letters but no vowel. It begins with RH. What is the word? Rhythm.
18:The boiling point of water is 212 Fahrenheit. What is it in Centigrade? 100 Centigrade.
19:How many furlongs make a mile? 8
20:Where do the Basque people live? In Northern Spain and in the south west of France near the Pyrenees.
21:What is the name for tropical storms in the China sea? Typhoons.
22:The Moslem people hve a period of religious fasting. What is it called? Ramadan.
23:Aer Lingus is a national airline. Who runs the airports? Aer Rianta.
24:What is the equinox? The time at which the sun crosses the equator and day and night are of equal length.