DB's Picture General Knowledge Quiz

[Guest]

50.
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o55/DirtyBear69/General%20Knowledge/Moon.jpg

1. Is the moon slowly getting nearer of further away from the Earth?
2. What was the name of the first spacecraft to visit the moon? What year was it? What country was it from?
3. The Moon has many seas and lakes, but only one ocean. What is it called?
4. How many moons does the planet Mars have? What are they called?
5. Our moon is the ....th largest in the solar system. Where does it rank? Name the moons that are larger.
6. Name the three astronauts who first visited the moon on July 20 (21st in Britain) 1969.

 

[kendra1980]

4. 2 moons: Phobos, Deimos

 

[SecretLove69]

Never mind - let someone else try this.

 

[magicalhands]

6. Neil Armstrong, Mike Collins, and Buzz Aldrin

 

[DDgirl]

3. Oceanus Procellarum

 

[bitchgoddess3]

1. further away.

 

[Essa]

2. Apollo 11, 1969, USA



I googled this for ages and I'm still sure it's wrong

 

[Guest]

3. Oceanus Procellarum

For the first time ever (and to give people a chance to catch up... hehe) I'n not gonna award a point for someone being TOO clever.

I want the english name please folks.

Never mind - let someone else try this.

Thanks for deleting the info posted SL.. as the answer was partly wrong.

Cheers.

2. Apollo 11, 1969, USA



I googled this for ages and I'm still sure it's wrong

And yep... sorry Essa this is wrong.



So folks... #2 #3 & #5 to go.

 

[Lady Raptor]

5. Our moon is the ....th largest in the solar system. Where does it rank? Name the moons that are larger.

Our moon is the 5th largest. The larger moons are Ganymede, Titan, Callisto, and Io.

 

[Guest]

Just # 2 and #3 to go folks.

 

[hdlynnette]

2) Luna 2, 1959, Soviet Union.

 

[Razzbeary]

3. Ocean of Storms

 

[Guest]

1. Further away - bitchgoddess3 kiss: good to see you back beautiful )
2. Luna 2, 1959, Soviet Union - hdlynnette (thank god Lynn! )
3. Ocean of Storms - Razzbeary ( because she posts in English)
4. 2/Phobos & Deimos - kendra1980 ( cos it's good to see she's still around)
5. 5th largest behind Ganymede, Titan, Callisto, and Io - Lady Raptor ( do I need a reason? )
6. Neil Armstrong, Mike Collins, and Buzz Aldrin - magicalhands ( cos she's luvly and has a great av )

All kissed out... now for some chapstick.


DDgirl - 38
Razzbeary - 26
magicalhands - 22
Trombonus - 20
SecretLove69 -18
titmouse - 14
kendra1980 - 13
Essa - 11
shadowdame - 11
LittleLady 815- 10
SweetSassyVixen - 10
bitchgoddess3 - 9
NorthernPA4U - 8
MagicaPractica - 7
hdlynnette - 6
snoangel - 6
Gypsybyrd - 6
Lady raptor - 6
DLL - 6
cuzeyemwhateyem - 5
college_geek - 5
rab302 - 5
mrtnmoon - 3
jack_rabbit - 3
southerntierguy - 3
elizabeth22673 - 3
Trent 0553 - 2
Beauty1 - 2
Anaconda man - 2
tenedave - 2
MelancholyBaby - 1
TitilateMe - 1
Blondedom - 1
candiman40 - 1
sasebrats -1
clearlight30 - 1
teasing_tim - 1
Golden_Silence - 1
funny215 -1
Oralfix4cats - 1
Horns_Hold_the_Halo - 1
Vessira - 1
naxalite0906 - 1
alspals69 - 1

Instructions & rules. Please read them.

1. I will post a picture up... it could be of ANYTHING.
2. There will be up to 6 questions on each picture.... but not necessarily that many.
3. You are only allowed to answer ONE question for each picture. this is to give everyone a fair go.
4. I will try to post at random times to make it fair.
5. If someone posts and their answer is wrong.. they are frozen out until the next picture is posted
6. If someone is beaten to a correct answer they are still frozen out until the next picture.
7. If two people get an answer in exactly the same time, they each get a point.
8. If anyone answers more than one, the question will be void.
9. NO EDITING OF POSTS...... Leave typos. If something is edited your answer will be void, as you could have edited a right answer in over a wrong one for all I know.

51.
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o55/DirtyBear69/General%20Knowledge/mountain.jpg

1. Name the mountain at the back.
2. Who was it named after (English name)?
3. What was it called before that (by the English speakers)?
4. Who were the first 2 people to get to the summit? What year did they achieve this?
5. What nationality was the first woman to climb the mountain in 1975?
6. What year did an American first reach the summit? What was his name?

 

[SecretLove69]

5. What nationality was the first woman to climb the mountain in 1975?

Japanese

 

[magicalhands]

1. Mount Everst

 

[tenedave]

4..Sir Edmond Hillary and Sherpa Tensing in 1953.
Dave

 

[DDgirl]

2. Sir George Everest

 

[wistfulone]

6. 1963, Jim Whittaker

 

[Razzbeary]

3. Peak b, but then renamed to Peak XV

 

[Guest]

1. Mount Everest - magicalhands
2. Sir George Everest - DDgirl
3. Peak 15 - Razzbeary
4. Sir Edmund Hillary & Sgerpa Tensing in 1953 - tenedave
5. Japanese - SecretLove69
6. James Whittaker in 1963 - wistfulone (welcome )


DDgirl - 39
Razzbeary - 27
magicalhands - 23
Trombonus - 20
SecretLove69 -19
titmouse - 14
kendra1980 - 13
Essa - 11
shadowdame - 11
LittleLady 815- 10
SweetSassyVixen - 10
bitchgoddess3 - 9
NorthernPA4U - 8
MagicaPractica - 7
hdlynnette - 6
snoangel - 6
Gypsybyrd - 6
Lady raptor - 6
DLL - 6
cuzeyemwhateyem - 5
college_geek - 5
rab302 - 5
mrtnmoon - 3
jack_rabbit - 3
southerntierguy - 3
elizabeth22673 - 3
tenedave - 3
Trent 0553 - 2
Beauty1 - 2
Anaconda man - 2
MelancholyBaby - 1
TitilateMe - 1
Blondedom - 1
wistfulone - 1
candiman40 - 1
sasebrats -1
clearlight30 - 1
teasing_tim - 1
Golden_Silence - 1
funny215 -1
Oralfix4cats - 1
Horns_Hold_the_Halo - 1
Vessira - 1
naxalite0906 - 1
alspals69 - 1



Instructions & rules. Please read them.

1. I will post a picture up... it could be of ANYTHING.
2. There will be up to 6 questions on each picture.... but not necessarily that many.
3. You are only allowed to answer ONE question for each picture. this is to give everyone a fair go.
4. I will try to post at random times to make it fair.
5. If someone posts and their answer is wrong.. they are frozen out until the next picture is posted
6. If someone is beaten to a correct answer they are still frozen out until the next picture.
7. If two people get an answer in exactly the same time, they each get a point.
8. If anyone answers more than one, the question will be void.
9. NO EDITING OF POSTS...... Leave typos. If something is edited your answer will be void, as you could have edited a right answer in over a wrong one for all I know.


52.
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o55/DirtyBear69/General%20Knowledge/artist.jpg

1. Name the composer.
2. In what city and country was he born?
3. How old was he when he died?
4. Which composer is thought to be culpable for his death by many people, though it has never been proved, and is unlikely?
5. Which of his operas, written in 1791 festures characters The Queen of the Night, Tamino & Pamina?
6. What was the name of the Oscar winning 1984 movie about him, and who played his role in the film?

 

[SecretLove69]

6. What was the name of the Oscar winning 1984 movie about him, and who played his rol in the film?

Amadeus. Tom Hulce played him.

 

[wistfulone]

3. 35

 

[Razzbeary]

1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

 

[DLL]

2. Salzburg, Austria

 

[Lady Raptor]

5. The Magic Flute