January, 2022 - Free Quiz UK

General Knowledge 60 – freequizuk

1 ALLOWED SLIM GIANT (anagram of a British politician) -- William Gladstone
2 Which Japanese car manufacturer made the Accord -- Honda
3 Rick Wakeman worked as a backing musician on which David Bowie album -- Hunky Dory
4 In the international code of signals what does Oscar signify -- Man overboard
5 In trampolining what is any triple somersault with a twist called -- A triffus
6 Hodophobia is the irrational fear of what -- Travel
7 In computing what does OCR stand for -- Optical Character Recognition
8 Who played the piano solo on The Beatles' song In My Life -- George Martin
9 Prisoner and Escort was the pilot episode of which TV series -- Porridge
10 What year came before 99 B.C. -- One hundred BC
11 In Scotland what is meant by a teuchter -- Someone that lives in the countryside and the islands
12 What was the name of the Bond girl's character in the film Live And Let Die -- Solitaire
13 What type of transport was Geoffrey Lyons in when he set a world record of 30.4Kmh -- Hang glider
14 What fruit are the pigs that are used in American Virginia ham fed with -- Peaches
15 In British place names what does inch mean -- Island
16 Alicante, Golden Boy and Piranto are types of what fruit -- Tomatoes
17 Which British championship has two sections, conventional and reversible -- National ploughing championships
18 In what game does the New York Institute for the Investigation of Rolling Spheroids specialize -- Marbles
19 What was the first Rambo film called -- First Blood
20 On which river is the town of Keighley -- Aire

General Knowledge 59 – freequizuk

1 Why was the Noel Edmunds Late, Late, Breakfast Show cancelled -- A contestant was killed while rehearsing for the show
2 Which country and western legend died in March 2020 -- Kenny Rogers
3 Which crime writer wrote the novel By the Pricking of My Thumbs -- Agatha Christie
4 Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared, equates to what health indicator -- BMI (Body Mass Index)
5 A Black Bengal is a breed of which animal -- Goat
6 What is Brontophobia an irrational fear of -- Thunder and lightning
7 Which notorious pirate was killed off the coast of Virginia in 1718 -- Blackbeard
8 In fashion, Chelsea, Desert, Rigger and Ugg are all types of what -- Boot
9 What is the name of the man who entered the grounds of Windsor Castle armed with a crossbow in December 2021 -- Jaswant Sing Chail
10 In the world of car rallying what does ACM stand for -- Automobile Club de Monaco
11 What is the main spirit used in a Trouser Rouser cocktail -- Whisky
12 What was the name of the madame who allowed luncheon vouchers to be used in payment for sex -- Cynthia Payne
13 In the film The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover what happens at the end -- The thief eats the lover
14 Which Oasis track at the time was the longest single to reach number one in the UK playing over 9 minutes -- All Around The World
15 Who was the Greek god of Heaven -- Zeus
16 Which animator's tombstone has the epitaph That's All Folks on it -- Mel Blanc
17 In which fictitious county is Ambridge the home of The Archers -- Borsetshire
18 What's the national flower of Japan -- Cherry blossom
19 In 2012 what percentage of the UK bothered to vote for their Police and Crime Commissioners (2% either way) -- Fifteen per cent
20 A SIKH SEED LORRY (anagram of an area in England) -- Yorkshire Dales

General Knowledge 58 – freequizuk

1 SOAR DOWNHILL (anagram of a former prime minister) -- Harold Wilson
2 What are people from Paisley nicknamed -- Buddies
3 As of 2015, what is the minimum age you have to be to open a Facebook account -- Thirteen
4 Who manufactured the sports car racer the Sebring Sprite -- Austin-Healey
5 Who was dropped after the first series of Surprise Surprise -- Christopher Biggins
6 In which country is the Kopparberg brewery, famous for its flavoured ciders -- Sweden
7 Who wrote the lines, "Tyger! Tyger! burning bright, In the forests of the night" -- William Blake
8 A UK school ban of what fairy story was unsuccessful in 2017 -- Sleeping Beauty
9 The process of anodising is usually done with which metal -- Aluminium
10 Which former World Darts Champion was known by the nickname The Limestone Cowboy -- Bob Anderson
11 Which military unit are known as the Kepis Blanc -- French Foreign Legion
12 Which eye complaint is sometimes called pink eye -- Conjunctivitis
13 How many players per side are on the court in an indoor handball game -- Seven
14 Which two cities are submerged in the Dead Sea -- Sodom and Gomorrah
15 Why have Texas prisons banned death row prisoners their last cigarette -- Bad for their health
16 Regarded as the national newspaper of record in the US, which publication is nicknamed 'The Gray Lady' for its staid appearance and style -- New York Times
17 Who said always borrow money from a pessimist he won't expect to get it back -- Oscar Wilde
18 What was the last black and white film in the twentieth century to win the Best film Oscar -- The Apartment 1960 Jack Lemon
19 Associated with 'Blues' music, which instrument is nicknamed a 'Mississippi saxophone' -- Harmonica
20 According to superstition kissing which type of workman on the way to your wedding brings good luck -- Chimney sweep