Category: General Knowledge

General Knowledge 72 – freequizuk.com

1 Which American actress who died in 1989 was nominated for ten Oscars and won two -- Bette Davis
2 FROG is a NATO name for a Russian weapon what does FROG stand for -- Free Rocket Over the Ground
3 Who had a number one in the fifties with 'Yes Tonight Josephine' -- Johnny Ray
4 In Downton Abbey Lady Edith decided to help the war effort by driving a tractor for local farmer, John Drake, but why was the job short-lived -- The farmer’s wife saw them kissing
5 Which American actor accompanied Martin Bell on his 1997 Election campaign -- David Soul
6 Who were the first married couple to serve in a British Parliamentary Cabinet -- Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper
7 Which commentator said answers on a postcard please the winner will be the first one opened -- Brian Moore
8 How many times was Marilyn Monroe nominated for an academy award -- None
9 What river is spanned by Thorp Arch Bridge in West Yorkshire -- Wharfe
10 What's the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men -- Prostate cancer
11 What colour is the badge of the Open University -- Blue
12 In 1961 Granada TV prepared a TV documentary on TV censorship why was it never shown -- It was banned
13 What were 8 inches in 1971, 5¼ inches in 1976 and 3½ inches in 1983 -- Floppy disks
14 Sugar Belle is a variety of which fruit -- Tangerine or Mandarin
15 Lyrics (Name The Song): 'The Salvation Army band played and the children drank lemonade' -- Life In a Northern Town Dream Academy
16 Thomas Wall of London manufactured the first wrapped blocks of ice cream in the 1920's and sold them from tricycles in the street, what was the slogan on the front of the tricycles -- Stop Me and Buy One
17 What was the name of the first British magazine devoted wholly to motor cars, first published in 1895 and was still going strong in 2002 -- Autocar
18 In Disney`s 'The Incredible Journey' what type of dog was Badger -- Bull terrier)
19 Name the rock singer who is known as The Groover from Vancouver -- Bryan Adams
20 Who wrote 'The Night Manager' -- John le Carre

General Knowledge 71 – freequizuk.com

1 Who recorded the album American Fool in 1982 -- John Cougar Mellencamp
2 Calypso is a variety of which fruit -- Strawberry
3 Who had an eighties number one with Shaddap You Face -- Joe Dolce Music Theatre
4 What would you expect to find in a sarcophagus -- A corpse
5 In musicals which fictional professor lived at Wimpole Street -- Henry Higgins
6 Who was the fourth wife of Henry V111 -- Anne of Cleves
7 Which famous cowboy star was killed in a 1942 fire at the Coconut Grove nightclub in Boston -- Buck Jones
8 Who wrote a regular newspaper column under the alias the Wednesday Witch -- Anne Robinson
9 Which country withdrew from NATO in 1966 -- France
10 Which of the bridges over the Thames can be raised to allow shipping to pass through -- Tower Bridge
11 In Benidorm what is the name of Geoff (The Oracle) Maltby's mother who he is on holiday with -- Noreen
12 Which English artist painted A Fight in 1935 -- LS Lowry
13 What is the most popular team sport in the Philippines -- Basketball
14 What is the Scottish term for a sea estuary -- Firth
15 From which country does Cape North vodka originate -- Sweden
16 Which company advertised with the slogan: It could be you -- National Lottery
17 In which children's story did Mr and Mrs Dearly live in the outer circle of Regent's Park with Pongo and Missus -- 101 Dalmations
18 What year was the first VCR made -- Nineteen fifty six
19 The electric light was the first available electrical product what was second -- Electric oven
20 Who was the Dickie in the sixties sitcom 'A Present For Dickie', which flopped so badly it finished his career as a sitcom character and had to make a living back on the stage -- Dickie Henderson

General Knowledge 70 – freequizuk.com

1 In the latest driving test how many minor faults now means automatic failure -- Fifteen
2 What brewery makes the beer drank in The Archers -- Shires
3 Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo, in which country is Waterloo -- Belgium
4 Which Frank Sinatra song is forbidden to be heard in many US hospitals -- My Way (and now, the end is near etc)
5 In Cornish folk law what type of creature was Blunderbore -- Giant
6 What would be collected by an Aerophilatelist -- Airmail Stamps
7 In which South American country is the port of Barranquilla -- Colombia
8 From which film is this quote taken “You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know... morons” -- Blazing Saddles
9 Who starred in and sang the theme song for Hi-De-Hi -- Paul Shane
10 In Roseanne what was the home town of the Connor family -- Landford
11 What is the name of the cowboy in Toy Story -- Woody
12 Alabama Rot is an often terminal disease particularly afflicting which breed of dog -- Greyhounds
13 In which English county is Windermere -- Cumbria
14 Howard Brown fronted which bank/building society's TV adverts until 2008 -- Halifax
15 In medicine what is the name of the system that uses sound waves to form a picture of internal tissues -- Ultrasound
16 Released posthumously in 1959, which Australian actor's autobiography was titled My Wicked, Wicked Ways -- Errol Flynn
17 What was New York's magazine Broadside concerned with -- Folk Music
18 From which musical does the song What Kind of Fool Am I come -- Stop The World I Want to Get Off
19 What connects Mrs Peel, Mrs Gale and Mrs King -- The Avengers
20 JILL HOGS VERNON is an anagram of what 18th century fictional character -- Long John Silver

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General Knowledge 63 – freequizuk

1 What is the name given to the people who make sure MPs attend important votes -- Whips
2 Which English county is known as God's Own County -- Yorkshire
3 In which city is Bizet's opera Carmen set -- Seville
4 Which American president abolished slavery -- Abraham Lincoln
5 What is the name of the Metropolitan police chief who resigned last week -- Cressida Dick
6 Which actress played Nurse Sandra May in Carry On Doctor -- Barbara Windsor
7 What Broadway musical was inspired by Cervantes's Don Quixote -- Man Of La Mancha
8 Who was the first jockey to be a team captain on a Question of Sport -- Willie Carson
9 In CB talk what is meant by Crotch Rocket -- Very fast motorcycle
10 In humans traumatic auricular haematoma is the medical term for which sporting injury -- Cauliflower ear
11 What was the Swiss Family Robinson's destination when they were shipwrecked -- North America
12 In which street is London's Tin Pan Alley -- Denmark Street
13 Berlin's Take My Breath Away was featured in which film -- Top Gun
14 In which English county is the TV series Downton Abbey set -- Yorkshire
15 Which lad’s mag which was sold on Tuesdays had the campaign slogan, Women, dont expect any help on a Tuesday -- Nuts
16 As well as being called the morning what other name is given to the period of time before midday -- Forenoon
17 Before leading the Gestapo in WW2, what did Heindrich Himler do for a living -- Chicken farmer
18 Complete the proverb, Many are called -- But few are chosen
19 From which song do the following lyrics come, You placed gold on my finger, You brought love like I've never known, You gave life to our children And to me a reason to go on" -- You're My Best Friend (Queen)
20 SCRAWLER HAND (anagram of a famous historical person) -- Charles Darwin