General Knowledge 16 Researcher: S. Farrell Fifth Class. Holy Family
1:In which county is there an area known as the Decies? Waterford.
2:If you were travelling on an aeroplane flight whose identification initials were EI, which airline would you be flying on? Aer Lingus.
3:The dauphin was the title given to the eldest son of the king of which European country? France.
4:Name the South African surgeon who performed the first heart transplant in 1967. Christian Barnard
5:In Asia, the poppy is grown as the source of which drug? Opium.
6:Which Irish soccer team plays it’s home games in Oriel Park? Dundalk.
7:From which language does the word restaurant come from? French.
8:Spell RESTAURANT.
9:What is the modern name for Persia? Iran.
10:Which chemical element is represented by the letters Zn? Zinc.
11:In which country is The Wall Street Journal published? America.
12:Name the inventor of the Braille system of reading and writing for blind people. Louis Braille.
13:The English soccer team Everton have their home in which city? Liverpool.
14: A Cockney is a native of which English city? London.
15:Lagos is the capital of which African state? Nigeria.
16:”Amigo” is Spanish for what? Friend.
17:What is the capital of Ghana? Accra.
18:Film star Richard Harris is from which Irish city? Limerick.
19:Name the capital of New Zealand.Wellington.
20:Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in which mountain range? The Alps.
21:La Paz is the capital of which South American country? Bolivia.
22:Who wrote the “Famous Five “ series of books? Enid Blyton.
23:John Wilkes Booth assassinated which American president? Abraham Lincoln.
24:Who was King of troy during the ten years of the Trojan war? Priam.
25:What is the name of the sea that seperates Alaska from Siberia?
Bering Sea.
26:Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated which American President?
John F. Kennedy.
27:Name the French author of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” “The Count of Monte Cristo” and “The Three Musketeers”? Victor Hugo.
28:Which family lived in Kilkenny castle? The Butlers. Earl of Ormonde.
29:What is the name of the fruit of the blackthorn tree? Sloes.
30:In which country did the Boxer rebellion take place? China.