General Knowledge
Quiz 43
1 AVENUE ROD (anagram of a TV drama series) - Endeavour
2 Name the Government Chief Whip who allegedly directed a volley of abuse at a policeman guarding Downing Street after not being allowed to cycle out of the main gates - Andrew Mitchell
3 Who in 2016 became the first singer-songwriter to be awarded a Nobel Prize for Literature - Bob Dylan
4 In the Church of England who is the Primate of All England - Archbishop of Canterbury
5 What is the Spanish version of the FA Challenge Cup - Copa Del Rey
6 Which British car maker made the Viva - Vauxhall
7 Dili is the capital of which tiny country - East Timor
8 Which commentator made this statement, There's going to be a real ding-dong when the bell goes - David Coleman
9 Which post WW2 American President was born in Abilene - Eisenhower
10 What is the name of the family who inhabit Downton Abbey - Crawley
11 Which European royal admitted in May 2006 that he loved dogs just slightly grilled or sautéed - Prince Henrik of Denmark
12 In the book Clochmerle the building of what caused ructions - A urinal
13 Who had a top ten hit in the seventies with Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 - Ian Dury and the Blockheads
14 Which shotgun has the smallest bore size 12 bore 16 bore or 28 bore - Twenty eight bore
15 What was Joseph Pujol's (stage name La Petomane) stage act - He passed wind, imitating music etc
16 What is a female gerbil called - Doe
17 According to the Beano comic strip who is Dennis the Menace's favourite TV hero - The Lone Ranger
18 In which film did Steve McQueen star as a cynical sailor on a US gunboat on the Yangtze river - The Sand Pebbles
19 Who was the first private individual to travel into space - Dennis Tito (paid 20 million dollars in 2001)
20 The modern lifestyle acronym MAMIL, which relates to the growth in fitness products and especially cycling, stands for what - Middle-Age Man In Lycra