Category: General Knowledge

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

General Knowledge 61 – freequizuk

1 MICRO SUET (is an anagram of an actor) -- Tom Cruise
2 Often served with chicken what is the name given to a sauce made from white wine mushrooms and shallotts or onions -- Chasseur
3 What magical word is said based on the powers of Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury -- Shazam
4 What part of Thomas Wedder's body was seven and a half inches long -- Nose
5 What is the common name for the larvae of the furniture beetle -- Woodworm
6 Who was the first deceased artist to top the album charts -- Otis Redding
7 In cricket how many runs are added for fielding the ball with your cap -- Five
8 What was on offer at Mop Fairs -- Services of farm hands and servants
9 What was the name of the British trawler that was actually a spy-ship that sank in the Bond film For Your Eyes Only -- St Georges
10 Which part of an egg is the vitelus -- Yolk
11 Which TV host flew back from a Barbados holiday in 2019 in First Class, but would only fork out for an economy seat for his new girlfriend -- Jeremy Kyle
12 Which car manufacturer made the Dyane 6 -- Citroen
13 Who was The Beatles manager when they became famous -- Brian Epstein
14 Whose last words were allegedly, oh I am so bored with it all -- Sir Winston Churchill
15 What is the subject of the weekly magazine Kerrang -- Rock music
16 Which English county used to be divided into Ridings -- Yorkshire
17 In the Beatrix Potter stories what type of animal is Mr Pricklepin -- Porcupine
18 Who had an American number one in 1980 with Sailing -- Christopher Cross
19 What does the skateboarding term fakie mean -- Going backwards
20 What letter did the Romans use for a thousand -- M

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

General Knowledge 57 – freequizuk

1. FLEW FONDANT FIR (anagram of a sportsman) - Andrew Flintoff
2. Who was American president at the turn of the 21st century - Bill Clinton (1993-2001)
3. Which football league side were once known as New Brompton and Excelsior - Gillingham
4. Whose songs were the subject of Jeff Beck's Crazy Legs album - Gene Vincent
5. The C47 was the military version of which American aircraft - DC3 or Dakota
6. The inhabitants of which English town hanged a monkey during the Napoleonic wars - Hartlepool
7. Which British comedian said "My definition of an intellectual is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture without thinking of The Lone Ranger - Billy Connolly
8. Which order of monks were known as the Black Monks - Benedictines
9. Which Paralympic sport is also known as Murderball - Wheelchair rugby
10. What was the first Michael Jackson music video to air on MTV - Billie Jean
11. In which Welsh town did a young Prince Charles learn Welsh - Aberystwyth
12. After losing his seat in the 2010 general election, Nick Palmer became the first former MP to do what - Go on the dole
13. According to superstition what would be cured by sleeping on stones - Baldness
14. In maths, what is the more common name for a regular hexahedron - A cube
15 .Which member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band had a starring role in the TV series 'The Sopranos' - Steven Van Zandt
16. Which country was the first to make catalytic converters compulsory on cars - Switzerland
17. Clomipramine, an anti-depressant, had which unusual and notable side effect - Orgasm when yawning
18. Who was nicknamed Acid Raine - Countess Spencer (Diana’s stepmother)
19. When Henry Fonda played Wyatt Earp in My Darling Clementine who played Doc Holiday - Victor Mature
20. Dragon Whiskers is a type of tea from which country - China

General Knowledge 56 - freequizuk

1 SOD DIARY (anagram of an American actress and singer) - Doris Day
2 Which district of London gave its name to the Prime Meridian - Greenwich
3 What type of card game is Klondike Bob - Poker
4 Which American singer said, "I knew that with a mouth like mine I just had to be a star or something" - Barbra Streisand
5 What was the Norse god Thor's hammer made from - Stone
6 What is the more common name for the rifle designated AR-18 - Armalite
7 Who recorded an album titled Whoa Nelly - Nelly Furtado
8 What are the two ingredients of the drink that Mexicans call a submarino - Beer and Tequila
9 What is the collective noun for chamois (European mountain goat_ - Herd
10 In which TV sitcom did the character Tony Smart appear - Men Behaving Badly
11 What is the hawse hole in the side of a ship for - Anchor chain
12 Complete the proverb, never test the depth of the water - With both feet
13 Who had a hit in the two thousands with Jenny from the Block - Jennifer Lopez
14 Who was the third man to walk on the Moon - Charles Peter Conrad
15 Who insisted that Gary Cooper play Alvin York in the film Sergeant York - Alvin York
16 To which instrument does an orchestra normally tune - Oboe
17 What did the band The Coventry Automatics become - The Specials
18 What is the name of the scarecrow at Lords cricket ground - Old Jem
19 What is the only bird that can see blue - Owl
20 Which Scots actor is known in the tabloid papers such as the Daily Record as Big Tam - Sean Connery

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Quiz 55

1 CRY WITH COIN (is an anagram of an English football team) - Norwich City
2 Which fictional Fleet Street barber allegedly turned some of his customers into veal pies - Sweeney Todd
3 Complete the proverb "There's no smoke" - Without fire
4 What was Carry On Jack called in the USA - Carry on Venus
5 In which English town is Benedictine made - Blackburn
6 Which vegetable has varieties called Granada, Latham and Loretta - Celery
7 What dangerous substance was used to give the appearance of snow in the film The Wizard Of Oz - Asbestos
8 According to Men's Health magazine, what does the average man do 12 to 20 times a day - Break wind
9 The pop duo 2 Unlimited are from which country - Netherlands
10 What was Marvin Gaye's last UK hit before his tragic death - Sexual Healing
11 The coco de mer double coconut grows only on which group of islands - Seychelles
12 What is the penalty in golf for lifting your balls out of casual water - No penalty
13 In the card game of Texas hold 'em what are pocket rockets - Pair of aces
14 In American CB jargon what was a Grizzly Bear - A police officer
15 What short word prefixes these to make three new words: Ring; On; Mit. - Her
16 What gas is predominantly used in gas cigarette lighters - Butane
17 What does an Australian mean by jumbuck - Sheep
18 Who was the antique expert who presented the TV series Heirloom - John Bly
19 Who played the Duchess of Duke Street - Gemma Jones
20 Which Wakefield based High street retailer has gone into administration - Bon Marche