General Knowledge: In what year was the PSOJ established in Jamaica?

1976 (March 11)

General Knowledge: What US state has the capital Trenton? New Jersey
GK: Name the vertical takeoff & landing military jet aircraft, built by Britain and launched in 1966? Harrier (jet)
General Knowledge: Who was the 1st President of the PSOJ after its official launch in 1976? Carlton Alexander
General Knowledge: What U.S. state has the capital Lincoln? Nebraska
GK: In the name of the Russian machine gun AK-47, what does the AK stand for? Automatic Kalashnikov
General Knowledge: What was the original name of the former American boxer Muhammad Ali? Cassius Clay
General Knowledge: What is the capital of the US state of Connecticut? Hartford

+GK: In what year was the first Nobel Prize for Economics given to an individual? 1969
General Knowledge: To which African nation do you associate the dictator named Mobutu? Zaire
General Knowledge: What do you call a native or inhabitant of Montenegro? Montenegrin
GK: After who is the South African city of Pretoria named? Andries Pretorius (Boer leader)
G. K.: Name the German automobile designer who designed the Volkswagen motor car in 1934? Ferdinand Porsche
General Knowledge: Which American Negro boxer was nicknamed the brown bomber? Joe Louis
GK: To what US state did the infamous U.S. senator from 1947-1957, named Joseph McCarthy, belong? Wisconsin
G. K.: Name the most populated country in the Western Hemisphere? United States of America (280 mil.)
G. K: What group of SW Pacific islands, that is also an independent state, is called Friendly Islands? Tonga
GK: Which is the largest country in the Western Hemisphere? Canada
General Knowledge: Name the 2nd most populated country in the Western Hemisphere? Brazil (170 mil)
G. K.: Name the most famous French explorer of Africa. After whom the Congo capital is named? Pierre de Brazza
GK: In which present day African country can you find the ancient city of and port of Carthage? Tunisia
G. K.: Who is the only German to have won the Nobel Peace Prize since World War II? Willy Brandt (1971)
GK: Give the nationality of the chemist who invented dynamite? Swedish (Alfred Nobel)
General Knowledge: Who is the chairman of the US Joint Chief of Staff? Richard Myers
GK: Which country in Asia has the world’s most northern desert? Mongolia
G. K: Which African country is the only one to be a former Spanish colony? Equatorial Guinea (indep. 1968)
General Knowledge: What is the largest city in New Zealand? Auckland
General Knowledge: Name the four Japanese main islands? Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, & Kyushu
GK: In what year was the free Republic of Liberia founded? 1847
General K: In which country can you find the famous town of Monte Carlo on the Mediterranean coast? Monaco
General Knowledge: Name the second largest city in the United States? Los Angeles
GK: In what year did Sierra Leone gain independence from Britain? 1961
General Knowledge: What Caribbean country was formerly known as St. Dominique? Haiti
General Knowledge: Who is the patron saint of Ireland? St. Patrick
GK: Caviar is a roe from which fish? Sturgeon
General Knowledge: Mars was named after the Roman god of what? War
What Latin word describes clouds that make rain? Nimbus
GK: The Bambuti is a tribe of pigmies living in the forests of which African country? Zaire
General K: After whom is the Eiffel Tower in France named, it was built by the said person in 1899? Gustav Eiffel
General Knowledge: In what country was South American liberator Simon Bolivar born? Venezuela
GK: In which country can you find the White Pyramid, the world’s largest pyramid? China
Gen. K.: In what year was the Central Intelligence Agency (or CIA) established in the U.S.? 1947 (FBI=1910)
General Knowledge: Who is the Patron Saint of Spain? St. James
GK: According to ancients, what are the four elements? Earth, Wind (Air), Fire, & Water
General Knowledge: what is the longest river in Asia? Yangtze River (5,526 km or 3,434 mi)
GK: What is the name of the cathedral in London where all kings of England are buried? Westminster Abbey
GK: Who invented the phonograph? Thomas Alva Edison (b. 1847-d.1931, American)
General Knowledge: What kind of poison did Socrates drink in 399 B.C.? Hemlock
General Knowledge: Give the popular name for the man Cristobal Colon? Christopher Columbus
GK: In what ship did evolutionist Charles Darwin sail on its voyage around the southern hemisphere? HMS Beagle
Knowledge: Name the largest city in Australia? Sydney
General Knowledge: In which country do you find Siberia? Russia
GK: Which city in the United States is known as The Big Apple? New York
General Knowledge: Which African country has a name meaning Land of Upright Men? Burkina Faso
General Knowledge: THC is the active ingredient in ganja, what does THC mean? Tetra-hydro-cannabinol
GK: Which is the largest country in the world? Russia
General Knowledge: What does O.J. in the famous name O.J. Simpson stand for? Orenthal James
General Knowledge: What term denoted a bacterium, virus, etc., that can cause disease? Pathogen
GK: What was the nationality of television inventor John Logie Baird? Scottish
General Knowledge: Which planet has two moons by the names Phobos and Deimos? Mars
GK.: What unit is termed the astronomical unit or a.u. by astronomers? 93 million miles (distance of Earth-Sun)
GK: Give the official name of the Mormon Church? Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Gen. Knowledge: What planet has its atmosphere composing 90% Hydrogen & 10% Helium? Jupiter
General Knowledge: What city is the capital of the German province of Bavaria? Munich
GK: In which US state can you find the city of Albuquerque? New Mexico
General Knowledge: What does NASA stand for? National Aeronautics & Space Administration
General Knowledge: Name the hot wind that reaches Italy from Africa. Sirocco
GK: What is the diameter of the Sun in miles? 864,000 miles
General Knowledge: What is the name of the largest satellite in our Solar System? Ganymede (a moon of Jupiter)
General Knowledge: How many faces does a solid cylinder have? Three (3)
GK: What physical property does the Moh’s scale measure? Hardness
General Knowledge: Which planet has a satellite by the name of Ganymede? Jupiter
General Knowledge: What is the third largest planet in our solar system? Uranus
GK: Who did Jack Ruby assassinate? Lee Harvey Oswald (the man who killed John F. Kennedy)
Gen. K: Which planet has a satellite by the name of Triton? Neptune (Different from Saturn’s moon: Titan)
Gen. K: What is the least dense of all the planets? Jupiter (its specific gravity is less than 1)
Gen. K: Whom did John Wilkes Booth assassinate? Abraham Lincoln (US president)
Gen. K: Which country is known in its native language as ‘Nippon’? Japan
Gen. K: In what year was Nelson Mandela born? 1918
Gen. K: What is the average Earth-Moon distance in miles? 239,000 miles
Gen. K: Approximately how many bones does a fully-grown human skeleton have? 200 (actually 206)
Gen. K: Which American security agency has the motto: “Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity”? the FBI
Gen K: Does a baby have over 100, 200, or 300 bones? Over 300 bones
Gen. K: What is the capital of Estonia? Tallinn
Gen. K: What is the biggest city in Nigeria? Lagos (the old capital)
Gen. K: Which planet has the fastest orbiting speed around the Sun? Mercury
Gen. K: What is the capital of Latvia? Riga
Gen. K: What is the biggest city in the U.S. state of Illinois? Chicago
Gen. K: Which planet has the slowest rotation about its axis, taking about 240 Earth days to do one rotation? Venus
Gen. K: What is the capital of Equatorial Guinea? Malabo
Gen. K: What is the deepest lake in the world? Lake Baikal (Russia)
Gen. K: How many children were born to Queen Elizabeth II? Four
GK: What is the capital of Mauritania? Nouakchott
Gen. K: What is the highest peak in Mexico, it is a volcano? Popocatepetl
Gen. K: In what year was Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip married? 1947
Gen. K: What is the capital of the Australian state of South Australia? Adelaide
Gen. K: Which US astronaut in 1962 became the first American to orbit the earth? John Glenn
Gen. K: Who was king of Egypt reigning from 1936-52? King Farouk
Gen. K: What is the capital of the Canadian Province of Northwest Territories? Yellowknife
Gen. K: Who was the first woman to head the U.S. State Department? Madeleine Albright
Gen. K: In which African country can you find the Daliol desert or dry land? Ethiopia
Gen. K: What is the capital of Mongolia? Ulan Bator
GK: Who was U.S. Secretary of Defence during the Gulf War (1991)? Dick Cheney
Gen. K: In which African country can you find the port of Benghazi? Libya
GK: What is the capital of Turkmenistan? Ashgabad
Gen. K: In which country can you find Lake Torrens or the Nullarbor Plain? Australia
Gen. K: Which Black American patented the Fire Extinguisher in 1872? Thomas J. Martin
Gen. K: What is the capital of St. Kitts & Nevis? Basse-Terre
Gen. K: In the retail oil industry what does LPG stands for? Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Gen . K: In what Mexican body of water does the Colorado River empties? Gulf of California
Gen. K: What is the capital of Eritrea? Asmara
Gen. K: In the retail oil industry what does CNG stands for? Compressed Natural Gas
Gen. K: Mount Gimie is the highest peak in what Caribbean nation? St. Lucia
Gen. K: What island in the Caribbean has the capital Codrington? Barbuda
Gen. K: In the retail oil industry what does LNG stands for? Liquefied Natural Gas
Gen. K: Mount Liamuiga the highest peak on what Island? St. Kitts
Gen. K: What US state has the capital Lansing? Michigan
Gen. K: What religion originated in the Punjab region of India in 1500 is based on teachings of ten gurus? Sikhism
G.K: What religion founded around 1000BC in Persia is based on a constant struggle between a good god, Ahura
Gen. K: In what year did the African nation of Kenya gain independence from Britain? 1963 (December, became
Gen. K: In what year did Nigeria gain independence from Britain? 1960
Gen. K: How far from the sun, in millions of miles, is the planet Mercury? 36 million miles Venus: 67 mil, Earth 93 mil
Gen. K: Which country in East Africa was formally known as French Somaliland, independence: 1977? Djibouti
Gen. K: In what year did Lesotho win independence from Britain? 1966
Gen. K: How far from the sun, in millions of miles, is the planet Mars? 142 million Jupiter = 484, Saturn = 887 mi.
Gen. K: Which country has the official name: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea? North Korea
Gen. K: Van Diemens land is the former name for what land? Tasmania
Gen. K: What is the dominant ethnic group in Burundi, comprising 85% of total population? Hutu (Bantu)
Gen. K: To which country do you associate the name Omar Bongo? Gabon
Gen. K: Which U.S. city is the centre of automobile manufacturing in the U.S.? Detroit (Michigan)
Gen. K: What is the dominant ethnic group in Burundi, comprising 85% of total population? Hutu (Bantu)
Gen. K: What symbol represents the horoscope sign of Aquarius? Water bearer
Gen. K: In what year was American rock star Elvis Presley born? 1935
Gen. K: What does ‘IQ’ stands for in intelligence tests? Intelligence Quotient
Gen. K: What term is given to a device used for transmitting the voice over long distance? telephone
Gen. K: The Boxer was a fiercely nationalistic and secret 19th-century society in what country? China (Boxer Rebellion)
Gen. K: What kind of animal is a flounder ? fish (a small flatfish)
GK: In which African country do you find Cape Fria ? Namibia
Gen. K: In which African country do you find Cape Vert ? Namibia
Gen. K: In which African country do you find Cape Lopez ? Gabon
General Knowledge: What is the capital of Uruguay? Montevideo
GK: Who invented the gas burner in 1855? Robert Bunsen (German chemist, b.1811-99, discov. rubidium & caesium
GK: Who invented the CAT-scan or CT-scan in 1973? Hounsfield (English) [Computerized Axial Tomography]
General Knowledge: What is the capital of Liechtenstein? Valduz
General Knowledge: Who invented the pendulum in 1583? Galileo Galilei
GK: Who invented the electrostatic generator in 1929? Robert Van de Graff (American physicist, 1901-67)
General Knowledge: What is the capital of the Canadian Province named New Brunswick? Fredericton
Gen K.: Who invented the telephone in 1876? Alexander Graham Bell (American, 1847-1942, Scottish-born)
GK: Who invented the Slide Rule in 1620? William Oughtred (English mathematician, 1575-1660)
Gen. K: Which U.S. state has Mt. Rushmore with the big-size rock carvings of 4 U.S. presidents? South Dakota
Gen. K: Which company is the largest motor vehicle producer in the world? General Motors
Gen. K: Who invented the mercury barometer? Evangelista Torricelli
Gen. K: Who invented the Pendulum Clock in 1656? Christaan Huygens (Dutch)
Gen. K: What [metal] is given on the 10th Wedding Anniversary? Tin
Gen. K: Name the three(3) major monotheistic religions? Judaism, Christianity, & Islam
Gen. K: What U.S. Federal holiday is celebrated on the 3 rd Monday every January? Martin Luther King Jr. day
Gen. K: In the Christian calendar, what is the first day of Lent called? Ash Wednesday
Gen. K: Which two planets have no moons? Mercury and Venus
Gen. K: Who is the 15th U.S. President? James Buchanan (r.1857-61)
Gen. K: Which U.S.-based Civil Rights body awards the Spingarn Medal to outstanding black Americans? NAACP
Gen. K: Who established the French colony of Quebec in 1609? Samuel de Champlain
Gen. K: Name the largest country belonging to the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)? Russia
Gen. K: What metal do you give on the 11th Wedding Anniversary? Steel
Gen. K: By what purchase did U.S. acquire the remainder of the state New Mexico in 1853? Gadsden Purchase
Gen. K: What term defines: ‘a company’s net profits distributed to a class of its stockholders’ ? Dividend
Gen. K: What financial term defines ‘an increase in the value of an asset’ ? Appreciation
Gen. K: What term is: “The contract by a Life Insurance company that promises to make periodic payments to the buyer of such
insurance policy.” ? Annuity
Gen. K: What term defines the set of numbers indicating quantity, known as ‘counting numbers’? Cardinal Numbers
Gen. K: What term defines the set of numbers indicating the order of rank of things (eg. 6 th, 4th)? Ordinal Numbers
Gen. K: How many furlongs make up 1 mile? eight (8)
Gen. K: What radioactive isotope is used in formulating the definition of a second? Caesium-133
Gen. K: What radioactive isotope is used in formulating the definition of a metre? Krypton-86
Gen. K: What isotope is used in the [chemical] def’n of the unit of amount of substance called ‘a mole’? Carbon-12
Gen. K: In which city is the standard-kilogram Platinum-Iridium alloy kept? Paris
Gen. K: Where in Paris is the cylinder for the 1-kilogram standard kept? Int’l Bureau of Weights & Measures
Gen. K: Which country was the first to officially embrace Christianity as its religion (about 300 AD)? Armenia
Gen. K: In what year was UNICEF founded? 1946
Gen. K: Which former Soviet nuclear physicist won the 1975 Nobel Peace Prize? Andrei Sakharov
Gen. K: What volcano destroyed the city of Pompeii in 79 A.D.? Vesuvius
Gen. K: Which group of people built the Hadrian’s Wall that marked the northern boundary of Britain? Romans
Gen. K: Name the Greek physician who established the basic principles of anatomy in 175 A.D.? Galen
Gen. K: With which country do you associate the Gupta Empire? India
Gen. K: Who was known as The Scourge of God? Attila the Hun
Gen. K: What religion was founded in the 7th century ? Islam
Gen. K: What group of Amer-Indians had their capital city as Tenochtitlan? Aztecs
Gen. K: Name the lake which encompassed the capital of the Aztec Empire? Texcoco
Gen. K: Who was the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope? Bartolomeo Diaz (Portuguese)
Gen. K: Give the former name for the Cape of Good Hope? Cape of Storms
Gen. K: Which Portuguese sailed around Africa to discover a new route to India? Vasco da Gama (Portuguese)
Gen. K: In which South American country is the city of Machu Pichu? Peru
Gen. K: Who was the first European to discover the Pacific Ocean? Vasco de Balboa
Gen. K: Who spearheaded the Scottish Reformation? John Knox
Gen. K: Which East African country has a flag comprising the two colours: Light blue and white? Somalia
Gen. K: Name the most prominent art museum in Paris? Louvre Museum
Gen. K: Who captained a ship named the ‘Golden Hind’ ? Sir Francis Drake
Gen. K: Where exactly was Sir Walter Raleigh imprisoned in England by King James I? Tower of London
Gen. K: Name the book written by explorer Sir Walter Raleigh when in prison ? The History of the World
Gen. K: Who first discovered the double circulatory nature of the blood system? Sir William Harvey
Gen. K: What country was once known as Abyssinia? Ethiopia
Gen. K: What famous structure was built by the man name Shah Jahan? The Taj Mahal
Gen. K: What was the name of Shah Jahan’s wife? Mumtaz Mahal
Gen. K: What name is given a building, especially a large stately one, used to house tombs? Mausoleum eg. Taj Mahal
Gen. K: True or False, both Galileo and Copernicus supported the Heliocentric model of planet astronomy? True
Gen. K: In which city within India is the Taj Mahal located? Agra
Gen. K: Give the former name of the only island province within the country of Australia? Van Diemen’s Land
Gen. K: Who invented the Reflecting Telescope? Isaac Newton
Gen. K: Which was the first bank in the world to offer Bank Notes? Bank of Sweden
Gen. K: In which European city was the first opera house opened? Venice
Gen. K: Between which two states does Washington D.C. lie? Maryland and Virginia
Gen. K: What is the largest city in Scotland? Glasgow
Gen. K: What country has the capital Nicosia? Cyprus
Gen. K: In which U.S. state can you find Tampa Bay? Florida
Gen. K: What is the highest peak on Antarctica? Vinson Massif
Gen. K: On which of the two main islands of New Zealand is Mt. Cook located? South Island
Gen. K: Is the speed of sound in water 680, 1280, 2280 m/s? 1280 m/s (331m/s in Air)
Gen. K: In decibels, approx. how loud (100m away) is a passenger jet Airliner taking off: 80, 100, or 120 dB? 120 dB
Gen. K: In decibels, about how loud is a pneumatic drill operating 20m away: 40, 60, or 80 dB? 80 dB
Gen. K: Which 2 brothers launched a hot-air balloon from Versailles in 1783? Joseph & Etienne Montgolfier
Gen. K: Name the first explorer to sail around the world (in 1522)? Ferdinand Magellan b.1480-1521 (Portuguese)
Gen. K: Name the ship that Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan used to sail around the world in 1522? Vittoria
Gen. K: Who composed the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ in 1814, later to be U.S. national anthem? Francis Scott Key
G K: What historical document begins: “When in the course of human events…”? U.S. Declaration of Indepenence
Gen. K: Who was the wife of second U.S. President John Adams? Abigail Adams
Gen. K: Which African country and former colony of France got independence in 1977? Djibouti
Gen. K: To what continent does Seychelles belong? Africa Seychelles won indep. 1976 from Britain
Gen. K: From which European country did Zaire win independence in 1960? Belgium
Gen. K: What disease is caused by the airborne bacterium Mycobacterium lepra? Leprosy
Gen. K: Is the acceleration due to gravity greater at the North Pole or the Equator? North Pole (smaller Radius at Poles)
Gen. K: What term denote the processes that change unconsolidated sediment into rock, including cementation of the grains?
Lithification
Gen. K: Which planet is 484 million miles from the Sun? Jupiter
Gen. K: Which planet is 886 million miles from the Sun? Saturn
Gen. K: Which planet has the most tilted axis of all the planets? Uranus; 98o
GK: Who became U.S. President in 1913? Woodrow Wilson (r.1913-21)
Gen. K: Who became French President in 1969? Georges Pompidou
Gen. K: Who became British Prime Minister in 1974? Harold Wilson (r.1964-70 & 1974-76)
Gen. K: Who became British Prime Minister in 1955? Anthony Eden (r.1955-57), resigned over Suez Crisis
Gen. K: Which U.S. state has the capital Augusta? Maine
Gen. K: Which is the fourth largest country in the world? United States of America
Gen. K: What is the nationality of steam-engine pioneer James Watt (b.1736-1819) ? Scottish
Gen. K: Who is the 33rd American President? Harry S. Truman
Gen. K: Which American psychologist coined the term ‘intelligence quotient’ (I.Q.)? Lewis Terman (b.1877-1956)
Gen. K: Give the name for an instrument for marking time in music? Metronome
Gen. K: Name the process by which plants produce food? assimilation
Gen. K: Who founded the “Society of Friends”? George Fox (b.1624-91)
Gen. K: What instrument is used for taking photographs? Camera
Gen. K: What instrument is used for measuring distance travelled by a wheeled vehicle? Hodometer
Gen. K: What instrument enables an observer in a submarine or trench to see objects above the surface? Periscope
Gen. K: Who is known as the Father of Biography? Plutarch (b.46AD - 120AD), Greek
Gen. K: Who is known as the Father of Novel Writing? Giovanni Boccaccio (b.1313-75), Italian
Gen. K: Who is known as the Father of Modern Music? Johann Sebastian Bach (b.1685-1750), German
Gen. K: Off what country's coast can you find the Gulf of Tonkin? Vietnam
Gen. K: In what Asian country (comprising of islands) is Quezon City located? Philippines
Gen. K: Name the sea bounded by the Korean Peninsula & mainland China? Yellow Sea
Gen. K: Name the trench, about 1200 km East of the Philippines, that is the deepest point on earth? Mariana Trench
Gen. K: What term is given to a collection of preserved plants? Herbarium
Gen. K: What term is given to a group of disorderly people? Mob
Gen. K: What do you call someone who hates marriage? Misogamist
Gen. K: Who is called "The Father of History"? Herodotus Greek Historian c.500 B.C.
Gen. K: Who is called "The Great Commoner"? William Pitt (the Elder)
Gen. K: Who is called "The Father of the Science of Political Economy"? Adam Smith
Gen. K: Who is called "The Maid of Orleans"? Joan of Arc
Gen. K: Name the gourd that grows on the tropical vine Lagenaria siceraria? Calabash
Gen. K: What term is the study of communication and control in machines and living organisms? Cybernetics
Gen. K: What 2-word term defines: a farming system in which small holdings are formed into a single large unit under
Gen. K: What instrument is used for enlarging or reducing maps? pantograph
Gen. K: What is the nationality of 17th-century explorer Abel Tasman? Dutch (b.1603-59)
Gen. K: For whom was Van Diemen' Land named by Tasman? Anthony van Diemen, Gov.-General of Dutch East Indies
Gen. K: Who became the 1st President of South Vietnam's Second Republic on Oct.31, 1967? Lt.-Gen. Nguyen VAN THIEU
Gen. K: Between what years did Lt.-Gen. Nguyen VAN THIEU serve as President of South Vietnam ? 1967-75
Gen. K: What country has the capital Yerevan? Armenia
Gen. K: What country has the currency Lempira ? Honduras
Gen. K: What do you call someone who is a citizen of Cyprus? Cypriot
Gen. K: What is the capital of the Federated States of Micronesia? Kolonia
Gen. K: What university was established in Washington D.C. in 1867 to educate newly freed slaves? Howard University
Gen. K: In the 1958 HOPE project in Washington DC, what does HOPE mean? Health Opportunity for People Everywhere
Gen. K: What year was the NAACP founded in New York? 1910
Gen. K: In what country can you find the Red Sea port of Massawa? Eritrea
Gen. K: On what continent is the very large Patagonia plateau (300, 000 sq.mi.)? South America (in Argentina)
Gen. K: What is the capital of the Republic of Palau? Koror
Nobel Prz: Who won the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize? Rigoberta Menchu Tum (Guatemala)
Gen. K: The Vardar River is the largest and most important river in what small eastern European country? Macedonia
Gen. K: What is the dominant ethnic group in Sri Lanka, comprising 74% of the population? Sinhalese
Nobel Prz.: Who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1992? Rudolph Marcus (U.S.)
Gen. K: What is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Sri Lanka, comprising 18% of the population? Tamil
Nobel Prz: Who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1994? George Olah (U.S.)
Gen. K: In what country was the South American freedom fighter Simon Bolivar born? Venezuela
Gen. K: What substance causes the comic hero ‘Superman’ to lose his powers? Kryptonite
Nobel Prz.: Which 2 men won the 1950 Chemistry NP for work on the organic compounds ‘-dienes’? Otto Diels & Kurt Alder
Gen. K: What is the name of the non-existent chemical once believed to be emitted when objects burned? Phlogiston
Nobel Prz: What year did the 2 Americans Glenn Seaborg & Edwin McMillan win the Chemistry NP? 1951
Gen. K: What privilege known as ‘franking’ privilege is enjoyed by widows of former U.S. Presidents? Free postage
Gen. K: One-third of all silver is consumed by which industry: computers, car-making, or photography? photography
Nobel Prz.: In what category did the Belgian Henry La Fontaine win a Nobel Prize in 1913? Peace
Gen. K: When standing watch at sea what 2-hour period is the ‘first dogwatch’? 4pm to 6pm
Nobel Prz: In what category did the Norwegian Sigrid Undset win a Nobel Prize in 1928? Literature
Gen. K: Whom did a man by the name of Sirhan Sirhan assassinate? Robert Kennedy (June 1968)
Gen. K: Who assassinated Lee Harvey Ostwald ? Jack Ruby (Nov. 1963)
Gen. K: Who is said to assassinate John F. Kennedy? Lee Harvey Ostwald (Nov.22, 1963)
Gen. K: What African country was known as Portuguese Guinea? Guinea-Bissau
Gen. K: What independent country has the capital Dili ? East Timor
Geo: In what body of water does the river Volga empty? Caspian Sea
Gen. K: What metal is produced from the ore Cassiterite? Tin
Gen. K: Which Canadian city lies on the St. Lawrence river? Quebec City
Gen. K: Which Canadian city lies at the confluence of the Ottowa river & St. Lawrence river? Montreal
Gen. K: What is the largest city in Canada, it is found in the province of Quebec? Montreal (pop. 3.1 mil)
Gen. K: What large city in southern California is just a few miles from the Mexican border? San Diego (pop. 1.1 mil)
Gen. K: What Muslim Empire in N. India (1526-1857) was founded by Babur, he invaded from Afghanistsan? Mogul Empire
Gen. K: The Magyars are a dominant people in what country? Hungary
Gen. K: What group of Pacific islands have the capital Dalap Uliga Darrit? Marshall Islands
Gen. K: Who is the first black member of the United States’ Supreme Court? Thurgood Marshall r.1967-93
Gen. K: Which African country has the capital Nouakchott? Mauritania