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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