General Knowledge 5

General Knowledge

Quiz 5
1 HEADLINE TOOTH (anagram of something to eat)? - Toad in the hole
2 Which country represented by Sandra Kim won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1986? - Belgium
3 Who directed Midnight Express and the film version of Evita? - Alan Parker
4 What word was coined to describe lemonade and cider beverages spiked with alcohol? - Alcopops
5 What is the largest and heaviest living lizard in the world? - Komodo dragon
6 What do the letters AOL stand for in the Internet provider? - America On Line
7 What type of car was driven by Dennis Waterman in Minder? - Ford Capri
8 What was the former name of the New Zealand city of Wellington? - Britannia
9 Who succeeded George H W Bush as President of the USA? - Bill Clinton
10 Smiley Burnette was which cowboy's sidekick? - Gene Autry
11 What is zephyr the poetic name for? - The West Wind
12 Which of DH Lawrence's books is set in Australia? - Kangaroo
13 Which musical instrument is associated with jazz musicians Barney Bigard and Buddy de Franco? - Clarinet
14 Who won an Oscar for playing Jimmy Malone in the 1987 film The Untouchables? - Sean Connery
15 The tea house Mellow Yellow opened in which European city in 1972, pioneering the legal sale of cannabis Amsterdam
16 The milk of which animal is used in the French Rocamadour cheese? - Goat
17 What is the name of the teapot in Disney's Beauty and the Beast? - Mrs Potts
18 What does the cockney rhyming slang Adam and Eve it mean? - Believe it
19 Who is credited with starting the jogging boom? - James F Fixx (he died of a heart attack while out jogging)
20 In the 2007 British TV series Hunter each episode is the song title of a song by which British band? - Orchestral Manoeuvres in The Dark

General Knowledge 4

General Knowledge

Quiz 4
1. I AM THIS NERD (anagram of someone in the art world)? - Damien Hirst
2. Which Hollywood actress played Lola Lasagne in the Batman TV series? - Ethel Merman
3. Who might use BSL? - Deaf people it stands for British Sign Language
4. With whom do we associate the phrase I wanna tell you a story? - Max Bygraves
5. In which country does the football team Airbus play its home games? - Wales
6. Which comedy crime series was a spin off from Canned Carrott? - The Detectives
7. In the poem Kublai khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge what was the name of the sacred river of Xanadu? - Alph
8. Which RAF rank is comparative with a Captain in the Royal Navy? - Group Captain
9. Bray Studios, near Windsor in Berkshire, was home to which famous brand of films? - Hammer Horror
10. What is the main diet of the white rhinoceros? - Grass
11. Who joined Bananarama on their first two hits? - Fun Boy Three
12. What colour is the triangle on the Czech republic flag? - Blue
13. Which American city is also sometimes known as Queen City? - Charlotte
14. Who won the Best Actor BAFTA in 1983 for his part in Educating Rita? - Michael Caine
15. What does a 30-year-old European male have that is on average 2.2 inches long and sticks out 1 inch? - Nose
16. What became compulsory in cars on Britain's roads in 1932? - Rear view mirrors
17. Which novel was ceremoniously burned by a thousand Muslims in 1989? - The Satanic Verses
18. On the night that ITV began broadcasting who was killed off on BBC radio? - Grace Archer
19. What was the first name of Madame Marie Curie's husband? - Pierre
20. Who had a number one in the seventies with Wandrin' Star? - Lee Marvin

General Knowledge 3

General Knowledge

Quiz 3
1. ADVANCING YEAST (anagram of a TV sitcom)? - Gavin And Stacey
2. In American law what does DA stand for? - District Attorney
3. What was the name of Raffles sidekick in the books and TV series? - Bunny Manders
4. Which country was the first to begin the car hire business? - America
5. Which future pop star played Beth Brennan in Neighbours? - Natalie Imbruglia
6. Which Ernest Hemingway novel was set in Italy during the last year of WW1? - A Farewell to Arms
7. Who is Fulchester Rovers goalkeeper in the comic Viz? - Billy The Fish
8. What is the name of Kings Lynn's speedway team? - King's Lynn Knights
9. Which insects chew wood to make their nests? - Wasps
10. In a celebrity edition of Stars In Their Eyes who did Penny Smith do? - Debbie Harry
11. In which novel or film would you find all of the following characters Wamba, Hugh de Bracy, Rowena, Cedric, Brain de Bois and Rebecca? - Ivanhoe
12. In which country was Vanessa Mae born? - Singapore
13. What animal appears on the coat of arms of the city of Madrid? - Bear
14. Chicago Pile-1 (CP-1) was the world's first what? - Nuclear reactor
15. What was the code name for the allied invasion of Sicily in WW2? - Operation Husky
16. Who played Johnny Cash in the 2005 biopic I Walk The Line? - Joaquin Phoenix
17. In American CB jargon what was A Credit Card Machine? - Narrow Two Lane Bridge
18. What nationality is author Jo Nesbo? - Norwegian
19. What did author Frederick Forsyth choose as his luxury on his 1975 appearance on Desert Island Discs? - Bow and arrows
20. Bob Marley, Eric Clapton and Warren G have all recorded which song? - I Shot the Sheriff

General Knowledge 2

General Knowledge

Quiz 2
1 RUBS IT ON (anagram of somewhere in London)? - Surbiton
2 Who painted Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe? - Vincent van Gogh
3 What would an American call a scone? - Biscuit
4 Which actor's autobiographies were titled, Blessings in Disguise, My Name Escapes Me, The Diary of a Retiring Actor and A Positively Final Appearance? - Alec Guinness
5 What was the title of Gary Rhodes' first TV series? - Rhodes Around Britain
6 What is the official language of Liechtenstein? - German
7 What is the lowest undoubled call at the beginning of a game of Bridge? - Three no trump
8 What everyday car did Daniel Craig drive in the Bond film Casino Royale? - Honda Civic
9 What is the largest species of toad? - Cane toad
10 What was the best-selling Comic Relief single? - Is This The Way to Amarillo
11 Where is the administrative Departmental Council of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône? - Marseille
12 Who won the Best Actress Oscar in 1977 for her part in Annie Hall? - Diane Keaton
13 Who was the town drunk in Tom Sawyer? - Muff Potter
14 What is the national airline of The Republic of Ireland called? - Aer Lingus
15 What is the name of the inn at which Sergeant Howie stays in the 1973 film 'The Wicker Man? - The Green Man
16 In Norse mythology, what were Odin's handmaids known as, who chose heroes to be slain in battle? - The Valkyries
17 Where in the body would you find the timpanum? - Ear
18 Which character sings As Long As He Needs Me in the musical Oliver? - Nancy
19 Which town in Sussex has held a drama festival annually since 1962? - Chichester
20 What caused a change in TV licence funding in 1967? - Colour TV

General Knowledge 1

General Knowledge

Quiz 1
1. A LAD SOLD GIANTS (anagram of a hit song)? - Against All Odds
2. Which former Rugby player won Celebrity Masterchef and was runner up in Strictly Come Dancing? - Matt Dawson
3. What is a bibliomaniac obsessed by? - Books
4. Which football team play at the Westfalenstadion? - Borussia Dortmund
5. In what year did America gain independence from Britain? - Seventeen seventy six
6. What part of the body is affected by Huntington's Disease? - Brain
7. What does a clock striking 13 supposedly foretell? - An imminent death
8. From which musical did the Nina Simone hit Ain't Got No, I Got Life come? - Hair
9. In which profession was Dame Marie Rambert involved? - Ballet
10. Who wrote Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde? - Robert Louis Stevenson
11. Which comedian used to call everybody Flower? - Charlie Williams
12. In which spoof film is Death shown playing Twister? - Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey
13. If cats are feline which creatures are porcine? - Pigs
14. What was voted in 2002 in a poll conducted by Guinness World Records as the most popular song of all time? - Bohemian Rhapsody
15. On which motorway are the Medway Services? - M2
16. Who wrote The novel on which the film The African Queen was based? - C S Forester
17. Who played the American president in 2012? - Danny Glover
18. Who wrote the soundtrack for the film Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid? - Bob Dylan
19. What nationality was painter Edgar Degas? - French
20. What is the capital of West Flanders? - Bruges

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