Month: December 2020

General Knowledge 9

General Knowledge

Quiz 9
1 STURDY ROYAL GRAPHIC (anagram of a TV show) - Play Your Cards Right
2 In which group did Angus Young wear short trousers - AC/DC
3 The island of Feurteventura lies in which body of water - Atlantic Ocean
4 Who played Rafe McCawley in Pearl Harbour - Ben Affleck
5 Henry Longfellow wrote a famous poem about which Red Indian - Hiawatha
6 What name is given to a film site away from the studio - Location
7 What colour and type of car was Lady Penelope driven round in in Thunderbirds - Pink Rolls Royce
8 For which county does/or did cricketer Joe Root play - Yorkshire
9 Who hosted Hit, Miss or Maybe in the nineties - Zoe Ball
10 What two words complete the proverb "If you can kiss the mistress never kiss - The maid
11 Barbary, Ring, Rock, Collared, Turtle and Stock are all which type of birds - Doves
12 The opening credits of which TV series showed a snake slithering over a mosaic paving - I Claudius
13 In which sea is Venice - Adriatic
14 Which footballer's autobiography was entitled 'Le Magnifique' - David Ginola
15 Which one of Elizabeth Taylor's husbands was killed in an aeroplane crash - Mike Todd
16 Who wrote The Exorcist - William Peter Blatty
17 In which British film was the line 'I don't believe this, will everyone stop gettin' shot' used - Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
18 Which British aircraft manufacturer made the Hawk Moth - De Havilland
19 Who succeeded George H W Bush as President of the USA - Bill Clinton
20 What type of computer file is a FLAC file: image, audio or text - Audio (Free Lossless Audio Codec)

General Knowledge 8

General Knowledge

Quiz 8
1 RANDOM ADVICE (anagram of a former politician) - David Cameron
2 What type of creature was the Muppet called Harold - Woodpecker
3 What's the world's widest river - Amazon
4 Who played Tarzan in the 1997 film Tarzan and the Lost City - Caspar Van Dien
5 From which part of a pig do we get ham - Upper back legs
6 Which British sixties group were formerly known as Freddie Heath and the Nutters - Johnny Kidd And The Pirates
7 What does the theatrical expression when the ghost walks, mean - Everyone gets paid
8 What herb is used when making the salmon dish gravadlax - Dill
9 What make of car did Mr Wolf drive in Pulp Fiction - Acura
10 Which member of the Monty Python team died in 1989 - Graham Chapman
11 It is called Gustave and is rumoured to have claimed as many as 300 victims from the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Africa and inspired the 2007 movie Primeval - What is it Nile crocodile
12 With which Scottish club did Alan Hansen begin his professional football career - Partick Thistle
13 What is the most popular pizza topping in South Korea - Tuna
14 Which TV presenter was the mother of former Blue Peter presenter Caron Keating - Gloria Hunniford
15 What type of animal was on the sleeve of the album The Fat of the Land - Cat
16 Which film was advertised by the tag line, Eight legs, two fangs and an attitude - Arachnophobia
17 What is the collective noun for Barracudas - Battery
18 In motor advertising what does E/M stand for - Electric mirrors
19 American art collector Henry Huntingdon bought the painting The Blue Boy, but what did he complain about after he bought it - It wasn't blue enough
20 Hg is the chemical symbol for which element - Mercury

General Knowledge 7

General Knowledge

Quiz 7
From which English county do we get Delabole slate - Cornwall
On a British Ordnance Survey map what does SB stand for - Signal box
Which character did James Stewart play in the 1952 film, The Greatest Show On Earth - Buttons the Clown
Who, in 1968, became the first footballer to be sent off while playing for England - Alan Mullery
Vegetarians do what more than carnivores and omnivores - Fart, pass wind etc
Which former Leader of the Conservative Party won the Spectator Parliamentarian of the year award in 1998 - William Hague
What is the distance between the thread ridges of a screw or bolts called - The pitch
What is the only one of the seven wonders of the modern world in England - Stonehenge
Which entertainer's daughter composed the 1988 UK Eurovision song contest entry - Bruce Forsyth
Who said all political careers end in failure - Enoch Powell
What would a hobophilist collect - Garden gnomes
In The film Blazing Saddles, what is the surname of everybody in the town of Rock Ridge - Johnson
What's round in London and Paris but square in New York - Underground railway tunnels
The Saltire has been flown from all government buildings in Scotland since 2002 following a change to regulations. Why is the Union flag still flown from Edinburgh Castle - It is still an official British Army flag flying station
Who sang Song For Bob Dylan - David Bowie
What colour jackets did the staff wear in Pontin’s holiday camps - Blue
According to English law what is the maximum sentence for shortening a shotgun - Five years
How many guns are fired in salute on Prince Philip's birthday - Sixty two
In motor advertising what does PAS stand for - Power assisted steering
The Royal Mint brought out a set of 26 ten pence pieces in 2018 each depicting something beginning with each letter of the alphabet, what is shown on the coin designated M - Mackintosh

General Knowledge 6

General Knowledge

Quiz 6
1. FIRE NEAR CARS (anagram of a North American actor)? - Frasier Crane
2. In which fictional town is Murder She Wrote set? - Cabot Cove
3. What Biblical expression literally means Praise the Lord? - Hallelujah
4. What was the Spanish title of Goodbye Mr Chips? - Adios Mister Chips
5. What would you be served in a Japanese restaurant if you asked for takenoko? - Bamboo shoots
6. In which event did Stephen Redgrave win his first Olympic gold medal? - Coxed fours
7. What does the acronym of the organization ASH stand for? - Action on Smoking and Health
8. In which film it is said, Some dreams come true, some don’t. Keep on dreaming? - Pretty Woman
9. Which poet laureate edited the Shell Guides? - John Betjeman
10. What is the name of the high level road along the French Riviera between Nice and Menton? - Grande Corniche
11. Which writer created the characters Alex Cross, John Sampson and Brianna Stone? - James Patterson
12. What was the TV sitcom The Good Life called in America? - Good Neighbours
13. What type of wine comes from the area bordered by Rheims, Epernay and Chalons sur Marne? - Champagne
14. What is the name of the police constable in the children's TV series Balamorey? - PC Plum
15. Rheostats and potentiometers are examples of which electrical components? - Resistors
16. Who played the part of Captain Billy Tyne in the year 2000 film The Perfect Storm? - George Clooney
17. Which comedian made a record called Me Bruvver? - Terry Scott
18. The Japanese condiment wasabi is produced from what part of the wasabi plant? - Roots
19. Who directed the 2002 film Spiderman? - Sam Raimi
20. Who was the sister of Peter in the musical duo Peter and Gordon? - Jane Asher

General Knowledge 5

General Knowledge

Quiz 5
1 HEADLINE TOOTH (anagram of something to eat)? - Toad in the hole
2 Which country represented by Sandra Kim won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1986? - Belgium
3 Who directed Midnight Express and the film version of Evita? - Alan Parker
4 What word was coined to describe lemonade and cider beverages spiked with alcohol? - Alcopops
5 What is the largest and heaviest living lizard in the world? - Komodo dragon
6 What do the letters AOL stand for in the Internet provider? - America On Line
7 What type of car was driven by Dennis Waterman in Minder? - Ford Capri
8 What was the former name of the New Zealand city of Wellington? - Britannia
9 Who succeeded George H W Bush as President of the USA? - Bill Clinton
10 Smiley Burnette was which cowboy's sidekick? - Gene Autry
11 What is zephyr the poetic name for? - The West Wind
12 Which of DH Lawrence's books is set in Australia? - Kangaroo
13 Which musical instrument is associated with jazz musicians Barney Bigard and Buddy de Franco? - Clarinet
14 Who won an Oscar for playing Jimmy Malone in the 1987 film The Untouchables? - Sean Connery
15 The tea house Mellow Yellow opened in which European city in 1972, pioneering the legal sale of cannabis Amsterdam
16 The milk of which animal is used in the French Rocamadour cheese? - Goat
17 What is the name of the teapot in Disney's Beauty and the Beast? - Mrs Potts
18 What does the cockney rhyming slang Adam and Eve it mean? - Believe it
19 Who is credited with starting the jogging boom? - James F Fixx (he died of a heart attack while out jogging)
20 In the 2007 British TV series Hunter each episode is the song title of a song by which British band? - Orchestral Manoeuvres in The Dark

General Knowledge 4

General Knowledge

Quiz 4
1. I AM THIS NERD (anagram of someone in the art world)? - Damien Hirst
2. Which Hollywood actress played Lola Lasagne in the Batman TV series? - Ethel Merman
3. Who might use BSL? - Deaf people it stands for British Sign Language
4. With whom do we associate the phrase I wanna tell you a story? - Max Bygraves
5. In which country does the football team Airbus play its home games? - Wales
6. Which comedy crime series was a spin off from Canned Carrott? - The Detectives
7. In the poem Kublai khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge what was the name of the sacred river of Xanadu? - Alph
8. Which RAF rank is comparative with a Captain in the Royal Navy? - Group Captain
9. Bray Studios, near Windsor in Berkshire, was home to which famous brand of films? - Hammer Horror
10. What is the main diet of the white rhinoceros? - Grass
11. Who joined Bananarama on their first two hits? - Fun Boy Three
12. What colour is the triangle on the Czech republic flag? - Blue
13. Which American city is also sometimes known as Queen City? - Charlotte
14. Who won the Best Actor BAFTA in 1983 for his part in Educating Rita? - Michael Caine
15. What does a 30-year-old European male have that is on average 2.2 inches long and sticks out 1 inch? - Nose
16. What became compulsory in cars on Britain's roads in 1932? - Rear view mirrors
17. Which novel was ceremoniously burned by a thousand Muslims in 1989? - The Satanic Verses
18. On the night that ITV began broadcasting who was killed off on BBC radio? - Grace Archer
19. What was the first name of Madame Marie Curie's husband? - Pierre
20. Who had a number one in the seventies with Wandrin' Star? - Lee Marvin

General Knowledge 3

General Knowledge

Quiz 3
1. ADVANCING YEAST (anagram of a TV sitcom)? - Gavin And Stacey
2. In American law what does DA stand for? - District Attorney
3. What was the name of Raffles sidekick in the books and TV series? - Bunny Manders
4. Which country was the first to begin the car hire business? - America
5. Which future pop star played Beth Brennan in Neighbours? - Natalie Imbruglia
6. Which Ernest Hemingway novel was set in Italy during the last year of WW1? - A Farewell to Arms
7. Who is Fulchester Rovers goalkeeper in the comic Viz? - Billy The Fish
8. What is the name of Kings Lynn's speedway team? - King's Lynn Knights
9. Which insects chew wood to make their nests? - Wasps
10. In a celebrity edition of Stars In Their Eyes who did Penny Smith do? - Debbie Harry
11. In which novel or film would you find all of the following characters Wamba, Hugh de Bracy, Rowena, Cedric, Brain de Bois and Rebecca? - Ivanhoe
12. In which country was Vanessa Mae born? - Singapore
13. What animal appears on the coat of arms of the city of Madrid? - Bear
14. Chicago Pile-1 (CP-1) was the world's first what? - Nuclear reactor
15. What was the code name for the allied invasion of Sicily in WW2? - Operation Husky
16. Who played Johnny Cash in the 2005 biopic I Walk The Line? - Joaquin Phoenix
17. In American CB jargon what was A Credit Card Machine? - Narrow Two Lane Bridge
18. What nationality is author Jo Nesbo? - Norwegian
19. What did author Frederick Forsyth choose as his luxury on his 1975 appearance on Desert Island Discs? - Bow and arrows
20. Bob Marley, Eric Clapton and Warren G have all recorded which song? - I Shot the Sheriff

General Knowledge 2

General Knowledge

Quiz 2
1 RUBS IT ON (anagram of somewhere in London)? - Surbiton
2 Who painted Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe? - Vincent van Gogh
3 What would an American call a scone? - Biscuit
4 Which actor's autobiographies were titled, Blessings in Disguise, My Name Escapes Me, The Diary of a Retiring Actor and A Positively Final Appearance? - Alec Guinness
5 What was the title of Gary Rhodes' first TV series? - Rhodes Around Britain
6 What is the official language of Liechtenstein? - German
7 What is the lowest undoubled call at the beginning of a game of Bridge? - Three no trump
8 What everyday car did Daniel Craig drive in the Bond film Casino Royale? - Honda Civic
9 What is the largest species of toad? - Cane toad
10 What was the best-selling Comic Relief single? - Is This The Way to Amarillo
11 Where is the administrative Departmental Council of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône? - Marseille
12 Who won the Best Actress Oscar in 1977 for her part in Annie Hall? - Diane Keaton
13 Who was the town drunk in Tom Sawyer? - Muff Potter
14 What is the national airline of The Republic of Ireland called? - Aer Lingus
15 What is the name of the inn at which Sergeant Howie stays in the 1973 film 'The Wicker Man? - The Green Man
16 In Norse mythology, what were Odin's handmaids known as, who chose heroes to be slain in battle? - The Valkyries
17 Where in the body would you find the timpanum? - Ear
18 Which character sings As Long As He Needs Me in the musical Oliver? - Nancy
19 Which town in Sussex has held a drama festival annually since 1962? - Chichester
20 What caused a change in TV licence funding in 1967? - Colour TV

General Knowledge 1

General Knowledge

Quiz 1
1. A LAD SOLD GIANTS (anagram of a hit song)? - Against All Odds
2. Which former Rugby player won Celebrity Masterchef and was runner up in Strictly Come Dancing? - Matt Dawson
3. What is a bibliomaniac obsessed by? - Books
4. Which football team play at the Westfalenstadion? - Borussia Dortmund
5. In what year did America gain independence from Britain? - Seventeen seventy six
6. What part of the body is affected by Huntington's Disease? - Brain
7. What does a clock striking 13 supposedly foretell? - An imminent death
8. From which musical did the Nina Simone hit Ain't Got No, I Got Life come? - Hair
9. In which profession was Dame Marie Rambert involved? - Ballet
10. Who wrote Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde? - Robert Louis Stevenson
11. Which comedian used to call everybody Flower? - Charlie Williams
12. In which spoof film is Death shown playing Twister? - Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey
13. If cats are feline which creatures are porcine? - Pigs
14. What was voted in 2002 in a poll conducted by Guinness World Records as the most popular song of all time? - Bohemian Rhapsody
15. On which motorway are the Medway Services? - M2
16. Who wrote The novel on which the film The African Queen was based? - C S Forester
17. Who played the American president in 2012? - Danny Glover
18. Who wrote the soundtrack for the film Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid? - Bob Dylan
19. What nationality was painter Edgar Degas? - French
20. What is the capital of West Flanders? - Bruges

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