Category: General Knowledge

General Knowledge

Quiz 21
1 MERRY WARDROBE (anagram of an actress) - Drew Barrymore
2 In the language of flowers, what flower stands for amiability - Jasmine
3 What is circling the actual golden globe on the Golden Globe statuette - A strip of film
4 Which now-dead comedian famously called Prince Charles a little grovelling bastard at the 1994 British Comedy Awards - Spike Milligan
5 What Olympic first occurred at the 1968 men’s 100 metres final - First all-black final
6 Who is the new head of the UN in place of Ban Ki-Moon - Antonio Guterres
7 What would your job or profession be if you had SCM - after your name Midwife
8 Which tanker was responsible for the first major oil spillage in the English Channel in 1967 - Torrey Canyon
9 What colour shoes are worn by the Pope - Red
10 Who was the Greek equivalent of the Roman god Saturn - Cronus
11 Who was the first man to appear in an advert for Polly Peck tights while wearing them - Paul O'Grady
12 Mal de mer is the French term for which ailment in humans - Seasickness
13 What You See is What You Get is the autobiography of which British businessman - Alan Sugar
14 What type of food is the Spanish morcilla - Black pudding
15 In the US, where would a busboy work - Restaurant
16 What do the following have in common, Ostrich, Toucan, Kangaroo, Bear, Seal, Pelican, Tortoise, Lion and Kinkajou - All have advertised Guinness
17 Who had the first UK number one instrumental hit - Mantovani
18 What did the Sun ban from page three during 1998 - Topless models with enhanced breasts
19 Which Japanese car manufacturer made the Laurel - Datsun (Accept Nissan)
20 Which city has been known as the Toyshop of Europe - Birmingham

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Quiz 20 - Pen and Ink
This quiz is called Pen and Ink the word pen or ink will be found somewhere in the answer.

1 In Eastenders who did Angie Watts have a brief fling with while Den was in Spain - Tony Carpenter
2 Which building has the largest telephone switchboard in the world - The Pentagon
3 What is the one word motto of IBM - Think
4 What was the world's first antibiotic - Penicillin
5 What is the capital of Finland - Helsinki
6 Which group had a top ten hit in 1971 with Banner Man - Blue Mink
7 Which murderer did Donald Pleasance play in a 1963 film - Crippen
8 In the Wallace and Gromit cartoons what has Wallace's favourite cheese Wensleydale been replaced by - Stinking Bishop
9 What is the name given to the long staff used by people walking in hills and mountains often in Switzerland - Alpenstock
10 Who was the American who was World Speedway Champion in 1982 - Bruce Penhall
11 What are the serrated shears that would be used by a dressmaker called - Pinking shears
12 In Australia a Tim Tam is a biscuit closely resembling which popular UK biscuit - Penguin
13 What is a herd of twelve or more cows called A - flink
14 What village was the setting for Noel's House Party - Crinkley Bottom
15 What is the name of the prospector in the 1999 animated film Toy Story 2 - Stinky Pete
16 What is a Blackwing 602 - Pencil
17 What do retailers call losses of goods due to shoplifting, staff pilfering or mistakes -Shrinkage
18 Name the lead singer with Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes who died in 2010 - Teddy Pendergrass
19 What game would you be playing if you were using a squidger - Tiddleywinks
20 Which French politician formed the National Front in 1972 - Jean-Marie Le Pen

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Quiz 19
THE BLUES

1 Who composed Rhapsody In Blue - George Gershwin
2 At which chain of holiday camps were the staff known as Bluecoats - Pontins
3 What was the Norwegian Blue pining for in the dead parrot sketch in Monty Python - The fjords
4 What does the Blue Cross Charity founded in 1897 provide aid for - Animals
5 Which London borough boasts the most blue plaques - Westminster
6 In the original Blues Brothers which legendary recording artist played the owner of a music store - Ray Charles
7 The Lusitania's sister ship held the Blue Riband from 1907 until 1927. What was her name - The Mauretania
8 How many blue triangles are there on a Union Flag - Eight
9 Which blues singer was portrayed by Diana Ross in The Lady Sings The Blues - Billie Holiday
10 Which London police station had a white lamp over the door rather than the traditional blue (Because Queen Victoria complained) - Bow Street
11 On a UK Ordnance Survey map what is shown by a blue star - Major shopping centre
12 Who was the actor who shot George Dixon in the film The Blue Lamp - Dirk Bogarde
13 Where in England is the Bluebell Steam Railway - East and West Sussex
14 After what product did Maddie Hayes call her Blue Moon Detective agency - Shampoo
15 What was Operation Bluebook conducted by the American Air Force in the sixties concerned with - Unidentified Flying Objects
16 What common item is made from Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene and covered with 100% blue wool - Policeman's helmet
17 What was the name given to the blue whale whose skeleton was unveiled in 2017 at the Natural History Museum - Hope
18 In which English county is the famous "Blue John Cavern" - Derbyshire
19 Which element would you find providing a nice blue on an artist's palette - Cobalt
20 The poem Funeral Blues by W H Auden is popularly known by what name - Stop All the Clocks

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Quiz 16
1. EIGHTY BABE THRONG (anagram of a TV series) – The Big Bang Theory
2. Who had a UK number one in 2016 with Pillowtalk – Zayn
3. In which Irish county is Old Bushmills Distillery – Antrim
4. The Crab and Lobster Pot pub features in which TV comedy drama – Doc Martin
5. Scotch, Siberian and Heirloom are varieties of which vegetable – Kale
6. In golf what slang refers to a free extra stroke sometimes allowed informally after a poor shot, typically off the first tee – Mulligan
7. How many stars are there in the constellation known as The Plough – Seven
8. In the sixties children’s TV show where did Twizzle live – Stray Town
9. What was originally called olive oil water – Vaseline
10. What star sign are people born on 25 August – Virgo
11. In which country is the world Heritage Site of the Alto Douro Wine Region – Portugal
12. What instruments were used on the huge hit Sleepwalk by Santo and Johnny – Hawaiian guitars
13. The music Crimond is usually used to sing which Psalm – Psalm 23
14. Who was Sharon Tate married to when she was murdered – Roman Polanski
15. How many years must a driver supervising a learner have held a full British driving licence – Three
16. Which dinosaur had a huge sharp claw on its foot – Velociraptor
17. Who played Gene Hackman’s police partner in the film the French Connection – Roy Scheider
18. What links the words run, high and air – Way
19. Why was the pop TV show 6-5 Special so called – Started at five past six
20. What is the name for the written instructions sent by a solicitor to a barrister before a court hearing – A brief

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Quiz 15 
1. NULL EROTICA (anagram of a form of transport) - Renault Clio
2. What is the hottest planet in the solar system Venus - (not Mercury because Venus has an atmosphere Mercury doesn't
3. Which car safety feature was invented by Daimler Benz in 1981 - Airbag
4. Which American soap was set in Pine Valley - All My Children
5. Golden Knob and Gascoynes Scarlet are varieties of which fruit - Apples
6. What is the only stringed instrument in an orchestra that is not played with a bow - Harp
7. In the original Happy Families card game what was the name of the Gardener - Spade
8. Who was the voice of Jim Moriarty in The Goon Show - Spike Milligan
9. What type of drink is bohea - Tea
10. How many points of the compass are there - Thirty two
11. Who played Adolf Hitler in the Bunker - Anthony Hopkins
12. What is the largest house in Yorkshire - Castle Howard
13. Who scored England's only try in the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final - Jason Robinson
14. Who had a UK number one in 2015 with Writing's On The Wall - Sam Smith
15. On which island did Paul Gaugin paint some of his best works - Tahiti
16. The pigment sepia is obtained from which sea creature - Cuttlefish
17. In which capital city is the famous Crazy Horse Saloon that was famous for its Apache dancers - Paris
18. In which area of London was The TV comedy drama Budgie set - Soho
19. Which bird's name of four letters long can be put after "bit" to produce another bird's name - Tern
20. What is Enterology - The art of getting into confined spaces

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Quiz 14
1. HEAR ARSENAL(anagram of a sportsman) - Alan Shearer
2. On a Monopoly board what colour is Leicester Square - Yellow
3. What is the road system called that links 17 capitals in South America - Pan American Highway
4. Which blood group can receive blood from any other - AB
5. Who starred as Paul "Wrecking" Crewe in the film The Longest Yard - Burt Reynolds
6. In which country did doughnuts originate - Netherlands
7. Who said Give us the tools and we will finish the job (February 1941) - Sir Winston Churchill
8. What sport did Clive Everton commentate on - Snooker
9. Which three words complete the proverb, The nearer the bone the - Sweeter the meat
10. Which soap village is situated in the Valley of the river Am - Ambridge
11. What is singer Neil Young's home town - Toronto
12. What were great danes originally bred for - Boar and bear hunting
13. Whose fourth novel featuring Robert Langdon, is a mystery thriller called Inferno - Dan Brown
14. What word links these: chestnut, chicken, pot - Roast
15. Who had a UK number one in 2015 with Are You With Me - Lost Frequencies
16. Where in 1972 did John Young set a speed record of 11.2 mph - The Moon
17. How many masts has a carrack - Three
18. What does the French culinary term dore mean - Brushed with egg yolk
19. What town has been known as the Toyshop of Europe - Birmingham
20. What was Sir Robin Day's job before he became a full time TV interviewer and presenter - Barrister

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Quiz 13
1. FLEE HIM WILDCAT (anagram of a TV series) - Call The Midwife
2. Where is Trafalgar - Off the southern coast of Spain
3. For her part in which 1951 film did Vivian Leigh win the Oscar for Best Actress - A Streetcar Named Desire
4. Which website, particularly popular in the Noughties, was born from an idea invented by Steve and Julie Pankhurst from Barnet, North London - Friends Reunited
5. Who created the Detective Maigret - Georges Simenon
6. Who is actor Arthur White's more famous actor brother - David Jason
7. What prevents a spider from sticking to its own web - Oil on its body
8. Who was the biggest person in the twentieth century to have a UK number one - Demis Roussos
9. Which football league side was once known as West Herts - Watford
10. What was the sequel to Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - Smiley's People
11. If you asked for white steak in Israel what would you be given - Pork (seemingly it is very popular and certainly not kosher)
12. Which Antiques Roadshow expert helped to reunite owners with their stolen property on Crimewatch UK - Eric Knowles
13. If you portage a canoe, what are you doing - Carrying it
14. Cobweb, Moth, and Mustard Seed are all characters in which Shakespeare play - A Midsummer Night's Dream
15. In heraldry what term is given to a sun with a face on surrounded by rays - A splendour
16. What type of food is taleggio - Cheese
17. With whom was the music hall song My Old Man Said Follow The Van associated - Marie Lloyd
18. What word links these: basket, lunch, site - Picnic
19. What is a twelfth wedding anniversary known as - Silk/linen
20. The Aga cooker originated in which country - Sweden