General Knowledge 1

ROUND 2: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. What is the literal meaning of the cinematic term “Film Noir”

[Black Film]

2. In Shakepeare’s play, who does Othello jealously kill when he sees Cassio

in possession of her handkerchief?

[Desdemona]

3. What character does David Hyde-Pierce famously portray in TV’s Frasier?

[Niles Crane]

4. Deciduous trees grow what in spring?

[Leaves]

5. Is a barnacle considered a Mollusc or a Crustacean?

[Crustacean]

6. What is the name of the Ring Announcer who uses the catch

phrase “Ladies & Gentlemen, Lets get ready to Rumble”?

[Michael

Buffer]

7. Name of the artist and the name of the song from this Lyric “Shot through

the heart and you’re to blame”?

[Bon Jovi, You give love a bad name]

8. Who was the last team other than Manchester United on Arsenal to win

the English Premier League?

a. Blackburn

b. Leeds

c. Oldham

[a.Blackburn, 1995]

9. What is the name given to a building containing a cycle-racing track?

[Velodrome]

10. What was the nationality of the revolutionary Che Guevara?

[Argentinian]