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General Knowledge 62 – freequizuk




General Knowledge 62 – freequizuk

TRIPLE CHALLENGE THREE ANSWERS TO EACH QUESTION A POINT FOR EACH

1 Name the three animals mostly associated with the Stock Exchange -- Bulls, bears, and stags
2 Which three chemical elements are magnetic -- Cobalt Iron and Nickel
3 Who were the first three teams to win six FA Cup Finals -- Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa, Newcastle United
4 What were the first three bands to be labelled Heavy Metal (by Creem magazine writer Lester Bangs) -- Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath
5 What were the first names of Hyacinth Bucket's three sisters in Keeping up Appearances -- Daisy, Rose and Violet
6 What three tartans is the Queen entitled to wear -- Royal Stewart, Hunting Stewart and Balmoral
7 What are the three prizes included in a Nobel Prize -- A gold medal, a diploma and money
8 South Africa is the world's largest producer of which three metals -- Platinum, gold and chromium
9 Which three teams won the FA Cup when the final was held in Cardiff from 2001 to 2006 -- Arsenal (3 times), Liverpool (2) and Manchester United (1)
10 Which three singers with the surname Berry had hits in the sixties -- Chuck, Dave and Mike
11 What are the three terms at Oxford University called -- Trinity, Michaelmas and Hillary
12 In Physics what are the three fundamental states of matter -- Gas, solid and liquid
13 Between 1981 and 1998 who were the three tennis players who were born in Germany to have all won the Wimbledon Men's Singles -- Boris Becker, Michael Stitch and John McEnroe
14 Who were the three original presenters of BBC's Breakfast Time -- Frank Bough; Selina Scott and Nick Ross
15 What are the names of Bear Grylls three sons (bet they won’t thank him when they grow up) -- Jesse. Marmaduke and Huckleberry
16 Which three men sat in the British cabinet in both world wars -- Churchill, Lord Beaverbrook and John Simon
17 Which three planets in the solar system have a smaller diameter than Earth -- Mars, Mercury and Venus
18 In horse racing, which three racecourses stage the five English classics -- Doncaster, Epsom and Newmarket
19 Name all three Kardashian sisters, who were the focus of the TV show -- Kourtney, Kim and Khloé
20 There have been four Norman kings of England, William the Conqueror was 1 one can you name the other three -- William 11 Henry 1 and Stephen

 

General Knowledge 61 – freequizuk




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




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




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




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

Christmas Quiz 2021 FreequizUK

A CHRISTMAS CRACKER




Christmas Quiz 2021

A CHRISTMAS CRACKER

1 COORDINATES (Christmas anagram) - Decorations
2 Which British film set at Christmas stars Billy Bob Thornton as the President of the United States - Love Actually
3 In which 1988 film remake of A Christmas Carol, does Bill Murray play a cynically selfish TV executive - Scrooged
4 Gold chocolate coins are sold at Christmastime in honour of which famous person who once gave gold coins to the poor - St Nicholas
5 In The Christmas Song (Chestnuts roasting on an open fire), what are the folks dressed up like - Eskimos
6 Which duo dressed up as Batman and Robin to go to a fancy dress ball on their 1996 Christmas Day Special - Del and Rodney Trotter, (Only Fools and Horses)
7 Why is the robin often depicted on Christmas cards - Legend has it that a robin tried to ease the crown of thorns from Christ's forehead
8 Which reindeer is never mentioned in The Night Before Christmas - Rudolph
9 Who played the drums in Band Aid's 1984 Christmas hit, Do They Know It's Christmas - Phil Collins
10 Which TV show, featuring Glenda Jackson, was the most popular Christmas TV show in 1974 - Morecambe and Wise
11 In the song The Twelve Days of Christmas what ten things did my true love give to me on the tenth day - Ten lords a leaping
12 According to a poll carried out by the Telegraph newspaper what is top Christmas carol in the UK - Hark The Heralds Angels Sing
13 How would a French person wish you a Merry Christmas - Joyeux Noël
14 In what year was the Queen's Christmas message first televised - Nineteen fifty seven
15 Which famous English scientist was born on Christmas day 1642 - Sir Isaac Newton
16 Which country began the tradition of exchanging Xmas gifts - Italy
17 Which crime writer wrote the novel The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding - Agatha Christie
18 In 17th century if you got Christmas clap what have you been given - A kiss under mistletoe
19 Christmas with the Parkinsons was a 1970s episode of which TV series - Butterflies
20 Because of a clever marketing campaign in the 1970s, fried chicken is the number one Christmas dish and a reservation is required at KFC in what country - Japan

Pub Type Quizzes from a Real Quizmaster




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Pub Type Quizzes from Real Quizmasters

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General Knowledge 57 – freequizuk




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

Free Quiz 4 – One hundred FREE questions including an anagram on each page




Free Quiz 4- One hundred FREE questions including an anagram on each page

1 ALL MEN LOVE WOBBLY CHASE (sporting anagram) - Women’s Beach Volleyball
2 In cockney slang, how much is a lady worth - Five pounds – rhyming slang for Lady Godiva (fiver)
3 Who was Lisa Minelli's mother - Judy Garland
4 Who played Captain Fantastic in the children's TV series Do Not Adjust Your Set - David Jason
5 Which one hit wonder took Tongue Tied to number seventeen in 1993 - Cat
6 What animal do South Americans call El Tigre - Jaguar
7 If you want to caress a woman's vomer where would you insert your finger (This is not a rude question) - Nose
8 Which element is used to make the rod found inside an ordinary electric battery - Carbon
9 What nationality is golfer Sandy Lyle - Scottish
10 Which British motor cycle manufacturer made the Dominator in the fifties - Norton
11 What is the national bird of Mauritius - Dodo
12 In which American state is the Rockefeller University - New York
13 What is the predominant colour of New York Taxis - Yellow
14 Which sportsmen are not allowed to have beards - Jockeys
15 Which member of Scott's Antarctic expedition walked out into a blizzard in the hopes that his companions would fare better without him - Captain Oates
16 Where in England is the Bluebell Steam Railway - East and West Sussex
17 Venustraphobia is the irrational fear of what type of people - Beautiful women
18 What type of marine creature is an Argonaut - Octopus
19 In 1983 Which British politician appeared with Tracy Ullman in a Pop Video - Neil Kinnock
20 What do Liverpudlians call a stew made from left over meat - Scouse
21 What nationality was actor Raymond Burr who played Ironside and Perry Mason - Canadian
22 What is the last letter of the Greek alphabet - Omega
23 In what year did Pink Floyd release Dark Side of the Moon, Princess Anne married Captain Mark Phillips and George Foreman beat Joe Frazier in Kingston, Jamaica, to become world Heavyweight boxing champion. - 1973
24 Which comedian's autobiography was titled 'On The Way, I Lost It' Frankie Howerd
25 Which Commonwealth country celebrates its National Day on 26th January - Australia
26 If in the NATO Alphabet Alpha stands for A what word stands for T - Tango
27 In the cartoon where does Snoopy sleep - On top of his kennel
28 Which music hall star was billed as almost a gentleman - Billy Bennet
29 What is Richard Gere's girly middle name - Tiffany
30 What peppery spice shares its name with the capital of French Guiana - Cayenne
31 Which chart topping group started life as The Saxons - Bay City Rollers
32 What is the first animal mentioned in a decent dictionary - Aardvark
33 How many moons has Venus - None
34 If you shout Tsuki what sport are you practicing - Kendo
35 Which car manufacturer made the 2 CV - Citroen
36 American states all have their own state bird what is the state bird of Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas and Florida - Mockingbird
37 They were once known as the Sandwich Islands, what are they now called - Hawaii
38 What was the nickname of Prince Henry of Portugal - The Navigator
39 In which city was the sporting venue Sheah Stadium (now gone) - New York
40 On which Scottish island is Dunvegan Castle - Skye
41 What was the name of Wild Bill Hickock's brother - Lorenzo
42 What was the dachshund dog bred to hunt - Badgers
43 Who turned the cartoon strip Andy Capp into a musical - Alan Price
44 What shape is the pasta called rigatoni - Tube shaped
45 How many Mr. Olympia titles did Arnold Schwarzenegger win - Seven
46 Bob Guiccione is famous for starting which gentleman's magazine - Penthouse
47 What does the surname name Perkins mean - The Rock
48 In CB jargon what is a banana - Yellow line on the road
49 In place names such as Hawick what does wick mean - Trading settlement
50 In The New Adventures of Superman who played Lois Lane - Teri Hatcher

Intermission

 


51 We have all used laurus nobilis in stews but what is it Bay leaves
52 Who is known as the Rochdale Cowboy - Mike Harding
53 What type of animal is a wanderoo - Monkey
54 By what name is Robin Fenty better known - Rihanna
55 What is the predominant colour of the floor covering in The House of Lords - Blue
56 Of the four horsemen of the apocalypse what does the white one carry - Bow
57 Who painted a series of pictures of water lilies at his home in Giverney, France - Claude Monet
58 What is the name of the woman that Phil Spector has been found guilty of murdering - Lana Clarkson
59 Which football club was once known as Pine Villa - Oldham Athletic
60 What is the most expensive of the three blue properties on a Monopoly board after passing Go - Pentonville Road
61 What shape is a give way sign - Triangular
62 Which American city forms a metropolitan area with Dallas - Fort Worth
63 Which ancient kingdom had Prague as its capital - Bohemia
64 From which language do we get the word bandit - Italian
65 Benny the Ball appears in which cartoon series - Top Cat / accept Boss Cat
66 Which member of the Royal Family had a financial interest in a chain of hamburger restaurants called Deal - Viscount Linley
67 Who designed the famous working zipper album cover for the Rolling Stone's 1971 album Sticky Fingers - Andy Warhol
68 From which English town did Glen Miller's plane take off from on his last flight in December 1944 - RAF Twinwood Bedford
69 What type of bird is a pochard - Duck
70 What type of wood were canal lock gates usually made from - Elm
71 Who was the first Duke of Marlborough - John Churchill
72 What beer was advertised with the slogan I'm Only here For the beer - Double Diamond
73 What is Montreal University called - McGill University
74 Which invaders introduced cock fighting into Britain - Romans
75 What sport uses clowns to protect the competitors - Rodeo
76 Which British aircraft manufacturer made the Gipsy Moth - De Havilland
77 In which American state is Crater Lake National Park - Oregon
78 What is the name of the smaller currency unit that an Austrian schilling was divided into before going over to the Euro - Groschen
79 In what city is the world's largest medieval cathedral - Seville
80 What does the abbreviation B.F.P.O. stand for - British Forces Post Offices
81 Eonism is which sexual practice - Cross Dressing
82 What would a dactyologist study - Fingerprints
83 From which film is this line taken "Ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight" - Batman
84 Sb is the chemical symbol for which element - Antimony
85 What is the cheese traditionally used on a pizza base - Mozzarella
86 What nationality is singer Vicky Leandros - Greek
87 In 2007 Moira Cameron became London´s first female what - Beefeater
88 What is the ecclesiastical rank of the female head of an abbey or convent - Abbess
89 What type of creature is a water moccasin - Snake
90 Which female artist sold the most albums worldwide in 2009 - Susan Boyle
91 In which fictional town is the TV series Wire in the Blood set - Bradfield
92 What word can go before bird, bell and berry - Blue
93 What is the national air carrier of Luxembourg - Luxair
94 What would an American call doubling in a game of pool - Banking
95 What was the former name of Lake Malawi - Lake Nyasa
96 How many points are awarded in American football for a safety touch - Two
97 Where on the body would a Hoxton Fin be worn - Head
98 Snake bark and paper bark are types of which tree - Maple
99 What does the musical term adagio mean - Slowly
100 With which ventriloquist do you associate Lord Charles - Ray Alan

 


General Knowledge 56 – freequizuk




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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