Odds and sods
1. What is the principal vitamin obtainable from potatoes?
Vitamin C
2 What letter do you always find on a snooker table?
D
3. What word can go before bath, shower and delight?
Turkish
4. Which turbo-jet airliner is the most common worldwide?
Boeing B-737
5. What is the most common food allergy?
Nuts
6. What material is the famous painting, Mona Lisa, painted on?
Wood
7. What color belt does an improving judo practitioner trade in for brown?
Blue
8. In which industry do NATSOPA and SOGAT operate?
Printing
9. Who said he made his fortune from what was left on the side of plates?
George Colman - Mustard
10. What color is the flag flown on a ship where disease has broken out?
Yellow
Friday, July 9, 2010
on screen
On screen
1 - Who wrote the TV shows: "The Young ones" "The Thin Blue Line" & "Blackadder"?
Ben Elton
2. Who died of smallpox in 1617 and became the subject of a Disney
film in 1995?
Pocohontas
3 = Name who won 2 of the 4 main acting Oscars at the 2006 ceremony?
Philip Seymour-Hoffman, Reese Witherspoon, George Clooney and Rachel Weisz
4. In which cult TV programme would you hear the catch-phrase "I love
it when a plan comes together"
A-Team
5. What was the name of the character played by David Hasselhoff in
'Baywatch'?
Lt./Capt. Mitch Buchannon – full name obvs
6. In the world of film, whose prime directives were to "Serve the
Public Trust", "Protect the Innocent" and "Uphold the Law" as well as
a fourth "Classified" directive?
Robocop's
7. Which James Bond theme was covered by Guns and Roses?
Live and Let Die
8. Which book, made into a film, opens "Renowned curator Jacques Sauniere staggered
through the vaulted archway of the museum's Grand Gallery. He lunged
for the nearest painting he could see, a Caravaggio.
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
9 Who is the only female character in the "Winnie the Pooh" stories?
Kanga
10. Which brand of cosmetic cream gets it's name from the Latin for
Snow White?
Nivea
1 - Who wrote the TV shows: "The Young ones" "The Thin Blue Line" & "Blackadder"?
Ben Elton
2. Who died of smallpox in 1617 and became the subject of a Disney
film in 1995?
Pocohontas
3 = Name who won 2 of the 4 main acting Oscars at the 2006 ceremony?
Philip Seymour-Hoffman, Reese Witherspoon, George Clooney and Rachel Weisz
4. In which cult TV programme would you hear the catch-phrase "I love
it when a plan comes together"
A-Team
5. What was the name of the character played by David Hasselhoff in
'Baywatch'?
Lt./Capt. Mitch Buchannon – full name obvs
6. In the world of film, whose prime directives were to "Serve the
Public Trust", "Protect the Innocent" and "Uphold the Law" as well as
a fourth "Classified" directive?
Robocop's
7. Which James Bond theme was covered by Guns and Roses?
Live and Let Die
8. Which book, made into a film, opens "Renowned curator Jacques Sauniere staggered
through the vaulted archway of the museum's Grand Gallery. He lunged
for the nearest painting he could see, a Caravaggio.
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
9 Who is the only female character in the "Winnie the Pooh" stories?
Kanga
10. Which brand of cosmetic cream gets it's name from the Latin for
Snow White?
Nivea
History 3
Historical happenings
1. Which former leading American politician was mocked for his public inability to spell the word potatoes?
Dan Quayle
2. Which of Hitler's associates is paraphrased as saying, in a 1936 broadcast: "Guns will make us powerful; butter will only make us fat"?
Goering
3. Which was the first woman to be shot and killed by the American agency the FBI?
Bonney Parker
4. What was the first condom made of, a)Leather, b)Linen, c)Goat Skin or d)Tree Bark
Linen
5. Which hotel had Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed just left when they were involved in the fatal car crash?
The Ritz
6. Which of Henry VIII's wives gave him the male heir he wanted?
Jane Seymour
7. Which Sioux Indian was killed in 1877 after surrendering to American troops?
Crazy Horse
8. Who is said to have been the first to bring potatoes back to England in 1588?
Sir Walter Raleigh
9. Which is the only dead language that has been totally resurrected for every day use?
Hebrew - dead for 2,300 years
10. During the Second World War, who were said to be "Overpaid,
oversexed and over here"?
American troops
1. Which former leading American politician was mocked for his public inability to spell the word potatoes?
Dan Quayle
2. Which of Hitler's associates is paraphrased as saying, in a 1936 broadcast: "Guns will make us powerful; butter will only make us fat"?
Goering
3. Which was the first woman to be shot and killed by the American agency the FBI?
Bonney Parker
4. What was the first condom made of, a)Leather, b)Linen, c)Goat Skin or d)Tree Bark
Linen
5. Which hotel had Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed just left when they were involved in the fatal car crash?
The Ritz
6. Which of Henry VIII's wives gave him the male heir he wanted?
Jane Seymour
7. Which Sioux Indian was killed in 1877 after surrendering to American troops?
Crazy Horse
8. Who is said to have been the first to bring potatoes back to England in 1588?
Sir Walter Raleigh
9. Which is the only dead language that has been totally resurrected for every day use?
Hebrew - dead for 2,300 years
10. During the Second World War, who were said to be "Overpaid,
oversexed and over here"?
American troops
Geography 11
Geography
1. The correct response to which Irish greeting, is 'the rest of the
day to yourself'?
Top of the morning to you
2. Which Arab nation shares borders with Israel, Sudan and Libya?
Egypt
3 -Name three of the five largest islands in the
Mediterranean Sea?
Cyprus, Sardinia, Sicily, Crete, Corsica
4. Which town in Central Spain is famous for it's swords and knives?
Toledo
5. What is the national cheese of Greece?
Feta
6. Trinidad lies off the coast of which South American country?
Venezuela
7. Which Mediterranean Island is divided by the 'Green Line'?
Cyprus
8. True or False - Japanese chop sticks are longer than Chinese chopsticks?
False - other way around
9. What is the correct term for a native of Sardinia?
Sard (not sardine!)
10. Of which country is Nicosia the capital?
Cyprus
1. The correct response to which Irish greeting, is 'the rest of the
day to yourself'?
Top of the morning to you
2. Which Arab nation shares borders with Israel, Sudan and Libya?
Egypt
3 -Name three of the five largest islands in the
Mediterranean Sea?
Cyprus, Sardinia, Sicily, Crete, Corsica
4. Which town in Central Spain is famous for it's swords and knives?
Toledo
5. What is the national cheese of Greece?
Feta
6. Trinidad lies off the coast of which South American country?
Venezuela
7. Which Mediterranean Island is divided by the 'Green Line'?
Cyprus
8. True or False - Japanese chop sticks are longer than Chinese chopsticks?
False - other way around
9. What is the correct term for a native of Sardinia?
Sard (not sardine!)
10. Of which country is Nicosia the capital?
Cyprus
General Knowledge 51
Gen knowledge
1. If a ship has enough food to last the crew of 250 men for 6
months how long would it last a crew of 600 men?
Two and a half months
2. Which animal symbolises strength and restraint in Buddhism?
Elephant
3. Where in the human body would you find the Palantine Bones, the
ear, the nose, or the jaw?
The Jaw .
4. What ancient roman buildings name means 'place for a giant'?
Coliseum
5. What word is used to describe a male squirrel?
Buck
6. If you wrote the num 0 to 100, how many times would you write down
the number 3?
Twenty
7. Which is America's oldest soft drink brand?
Dr Pepper
8. What did Lord Admiral Nelson lose at Tenerife?
His Arm (not his luggage! Nor his anal virginity)
9. What is the Russian word for peace and also a celestial man made object?
Mir
10. Which country made it's final appearance in the Commonwealth Games in 1994?
Hong Kong
1. If a ship has enough food to last the crew of 250 men for 6
months how long would it last a crew of 600 men?
Two and a half months
2. Which animal symbolises strength and restraint in Buddhism?
Elephant
3. Where in the human body would you find the Palantine Bones, the
ear, the nose, or the jaw?
The Jaw .
4. What ancient roman buildings name means 'place for a giant'?
Coliseum
5. What word is used to describe a male squirrel?
Buck
6. If you wrote the num 0 to 100, how many times would you write down
the number 3?
Twenty
7. Which is America's oldest soft drink brand?
Dr Pepper
8. What did Lord Admiral Nelson lose at Tenerife?
His Arm (not his luggage! Nor his anal virginity)
9. What is the Russian word for peace and also a celestial man made object?
Mir
10. Which country made it's final appearance in the Commonwealth Games in 1994?
Hong Kong
Sports 1
sports – cause you love it
1. What is the name given to the area where horses are paraded in
front of the public before a race?
Paddock
2. In which sport does the biggest jerk win?
Weightlifting
3. Whose current garden - which is 24 acres - contains a full-size
football pitch, golf course, Buddhist shrine, rugby posts, swimming
pool, replica ruined castle, playground and trampoline?
David Beckham
4. On what colour square does a white king begin a game of chess?
Black
5. The Ancient Olympics were held in honour of which god?
Zeus
6. One point each - Name the six nations that have competed in every
Commonwealth Games? Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland
and Wales
7. What should be awarded in football if a goal is scored directly
from an indirect free kick? Goal kick
8 - what is WADA?
The World Anti-Doping Agency
9. What game of chance is physically the most demanding for the loser?
Russian Roulette
10. In which sport are you not allowed to wear white?
Table tennis
1. What is the name given to the area where horses are paraded in
front of the public before a race?
Paddock
2. In which sport does the biggest jerk win?
Weightlifting
3. Whose current garden - which is 24 acres - contains a full-size
football pitch, golf course, Buddhist shrine, rugby posts, swimming
pool, replica ruined castle, playground and trampoline?
David Beckham
4. On what colour square does a white king begin a game of chess?
Black
5. The Ancient Olympics were held in honour of which god?
Zeus
6. One point each - Name the six nations that have competed in every
Commonwealth Games? Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland
and Wales
7. What should be awarded in football if a goal is scored directly
from an indirect free kick? Goal kick
8 - what is WADA?
The World Anti-Doping Agency
9. What game of chance is physically the most demanding for the loser?
Russian Roulette
10. In which sport are you not allowed to wear white?
Table tennis
General Knowledge 50
1. What colour are the double world scores on a Scrabble board?
Pink
2. In chess the opening move can be made by either a pawn or which other piece?
A Knight
3. Which Country has won the most Commonwealth Games Medals?
Australia
4. Which song contains these lyrics "The colors of the rainbow so
pretty in the sky, Are also on the faces of people going by, I see
friends shaking hands saying how do you do"?
What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
5. Which is the shortest circuit in Formula 1?
Monaco
6. What gives the drink Pernod its distinctive flavour?
Aniseed
7 What does a somnambulist do?
Sleep walks
8 In newspaper car sales advertisements, for what do the initials ESR stand?
Electric sun roof
9 What is 4 cubed minus 8 squared?
0 (nought)
10 From what expression does the word "goodbye" derive?
A God Be With You.
Pink
2. In chess the opening move can be made by either a pawn or which other piece?
A Knight
3. Which Country has won the most Commonwealth Games Medals?
Australia
4. Which song contains these lyrics "The colors of the rainbow so
pretty in the sky, Are also on the faces of people going by, I see
friends shaking hands saying how do you do"?
What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
5. Which is the shortest circuit in Formula 1?
Monaco
6. What gives the drink Pernod its distinctive flavour?
Aniseed
7 What does a somnambulist do?
Sleep walks
8 In newspaper car sales advertisements, for what do the initials ESR stand?
Electric sun roof
9 What is 4 cubed minus 8 squared?
0 (nought)
10 From what expression does the word "goodbye" derive?
A God Be With You.
Geography 10
Geography
1. What is the official language of Lebanon?
Arabic
2 Which battle took place in the centre of San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
in March 1836?
Battle of the Alamo
3. Which country has the longest border with Sweden?
Norway
4. At what age can you officially marry in France?
Fifteen
5. Which European country has 482 islands?
Denmark
6. Name the native Australian rainforest nut now exported around the world?
Macadamia
7. Which country has mounted the most challenges for the America's Cup?
Great Britian
8. If you landed at Benito Juarez International Airport, what city would you be in?
Mexico City
9. In The House Of The Rising Sun in which city was the house located?
New Orleans
10. What was the nationality of Hans Geiger, who invented the Geiger counter to
measure radioactivity?
German
1. What is the official language of Lebanon?
Arabic
2 Which battle took place in the centre of San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
in March 1836?
Battle of the Alamo
3. Which country has the longest border with Sweden?
Norway
4. At what age can you officially marry in France?
Fifteen
5. Which European country has 482 islands?
Denmark
6. Name the native Australian rainforest nut now exported around the world?
Macadamia
7. Which country has mounted the most challenges for the America's Cup?
Great Britian
8. If you landed at Benito Juarez International Airport, what city would you be in?
Mexico City
9. In The House Of The Rising Sun in which city was the house located?
New Orleans
10. What was the nationality of Hans Geiger, who invented the Geiger counter to
measure radioactivity?
German
Animated movies 1
Animated movies:
1 -Which of the 7 dwarves had the longest name?
BASHFUL
2 - Who created Wallace and Grommit?
NICK PARK
3 -Which film takes place in Pepperland?
YELLOW SUBMARINE
4 -Who wrote the song lyrics for Aladdin?
TIM RICE
5Which character did Kathleen Turner voice-over in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
JESSICA
6 -In which Disney film does the song ‘When You Wish Upon A Star appear?
PINOCCHIO
7 -What is Simba’s uncle called in The Lion King?
SCAR
8 -What animal is King Louie in The Jungle Book?
ORANG-UTAN
9 -What is the Princess called in Aladdin?
JASMINE
Who were the parents of the 101 Dalmatians?
PONGO AND PERDITA
1 -Which of the 7 dwarves had the longest name?
BASHFUL
2 - Who created Wallace and Grommit?
NICK PARK
3 -Which film takes place in Pepperland?
YELLOW SUBMARINE
4 -Who wrote the song lyrics for Aladdin?
TIM RICE
5Which character did Kathleen Turner voice-over in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
JESSICA
6 -In which Disney film does the song ‘When You Wish Upon A Star appear?
PINOCCHIO
7 -What is Simba’s uncle called in The Lion King?
SCAR
8 -What animal is King Louie in The Jungle Book?
ORANG-UTAN
9 -What is the Princess called in Aladdin?
JASMINE
Who were the parents of the 101 Dalmatians?
PONGO AND PERDITA
People 8
1. Which politician coined the phrase 'The Iron Curtain' meaning the
division between the communist East and Western Europe in the
mid-1940s?
Winston Churchill
2. Who played the President of the USA in the 1997 movie Airforce One?
Harrison Ford
3. Which Shania Twain song includes the lyrics "Okay, so you're Brad Pitt"?
That Don't Impress Me Much
4. Who starred as 007 in 'The World Is Not Enough'?
Pierce Brosnan
5. Who was described by Churchill as "seditious" and "half-naked"?
[Ghandi
6. Who wrote the novel The Godfather ?
[Mario Puzo]
7. Who, according to Forbes magazine is the richest woman in entertainment?
Oprah Winfrey
8. Songwriter Robert Zimmerman was far better known by what name?
[Bob Dylan]
9. What was the first Christian name of Field Marshal Montgomery, the wartime army
commander; Benjamin, Bernard, Bruce, or Byron?
Bernard
10. A famous female film star-from the 1930's made her last film appearance in a film
called 'Sextette' in 1978. Who is she?
Mae West
division between the communist East and Western Europe in the
mid-1940s?
Winston Churchill
2. Who played the President of the USA in the 1997 movie Airforce One?
Harrison Ford
3. Which Shania Twain song includes the lyrics "Okay, so you're Brad Pitt"?
That Don't Impress Me Much
4. Who starred as 007 in 'The World Is Not Enough'?
Pierce Brosnan
5. Who was described by Churchill as "seditious" and "half-naked"?
[Ghandi
6. Who wrote the novel The Godfather ?
[Mario Puzo]
7. Who, according to Forbes magazine is the richest woman in entertainment?
Oprah Winfrey
8. Songwriter Robert Zimmerman was far better known by what name?
[Bob Dylan]
9. What was the first Christian name of Field Marshal Montgomery, the wartime army
commander; Benjamin, Bernard, Bruce, or Byron?
Bernard
10. A famous female film star-from the 1930's made her last film appearance in a film
called 'Sextette' in 1978. Who is she?
Mae West
creatures
- CREATURES
1. The toucan is native to which part of the world?
SOUTH AMERICA
2. Which creatures do students at Hogwarts use to communicate with the
outside world?
TRAINED OWLS
3. What is the strange small toe above a dog's front paws called?
THE DEWCLAW
4. What are the young of squirrels called?
KITTENS
5. What are the units of masurement for the height of a horse?
[hands]
6. What was the name of the Hunchback of Notre Dame?
[Quasimodo]
7 What is a rhinoceros' horn made of?
A Hair
Q8 Which sea creature sometimes eats itself if it becomes unduly stressed?
A Octopus
9. What animals are used to find Truffles?
Pigs
10. Whom Did The Mad Hatter And The March Hare Push Into The Teapot?
The Dormouse
1. The toucan is native to which part of the world?
SOUTH AMERICA
2. Which creatures do students at Hogwarts use to communicate with the
outside world?
TRAINED OWLS
3. What is the strange small toe above a dog's front paws called?
THE DEWCLAW
4. What are the young of squirrels called?
KITTENS
5. What are the units of masurement for the height of a horse?
[hands]
6. What was the name of the Hunchback of Notre Dame?
[Quasimodo]
7 What is a rhinoceros' horn made of?
A Hair
Q8 Which sea creature sometimes eats itself if it becomes unduly stressed?
A Octopus
9. What animals are used to find Truffles?
Pigs
10. Whom Did The Mad Hatter And The March Hare Push Into The Teapot?
The Dormouse
General Knowledge 49
-General knowledge
1. Lexington & Concord were amongst the 1st battles of which war?
THE AMERICAN (REVOLUTION) WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
2. On what day of creation did God make the sun, the moon and the stars?
THE FOURTH (ALLEGEDLY!)
3. The blue cornflower is the French equivalent to what in England?
THE RED POPPY (REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY)
4. In Keeping up Appearances what role was played by Patricia Routledge?
HYACINTH BUCKET
5. In the song, doh is a deer. What is re (pr. "ray")?
[drop of golden sun]
6. Which term describes a victory in battle that is so costly it is of
no value to the victor?
[Pyrrhic Victory]
7. Which garment is named after an atoll in the South Pacific?
[bikini]
8. In which song are the following words: "When I get older, losing my hair"?
["When I'm 64" (Beatles)]]
9. For which newspaper did Superman work?
[Daily Planet]
10. What faded away until there was nothing left but a grin?
[Cheshire Cat]
1. Lexington & Concord were amongst the 1st battles of which war?
THE AMERICAN (REVOLUTION) WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
2. On what day of creation did God make the sun, the moon and the stars?
THE FOURTH (ALLEGEDLY!)
3. The blue cornflower is the French equivalent to what in England?
THE RED POPPY (REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY)
4. In Keeping up Appearances what role was played by Patricia Routledge?
HYACINTH BUCKET
5. In the song, doh is a deer. What is re (pr. "ray")?
[drop of golden sun]
6. Which term describes a victory in battle that is so costly it is of
no value to the victor?
[Pyrrhic Victory]
7. Which garment is named after an atoll in the South Pacific?
[bikini]
8. In which song are the following words: "When I get older, losing my hair"?
["When I'm 64" (Beatles)]]
9. For which newspaper did Superman work?
[Daily Planet]
10. What faded away until there was nothing left but a grin?
[Cheshire Cat]
General Knowledge 48
1 What was the name of the anti-missile missiles used by the Americans during the
Gulf war to shoot incoming scuds?
Patriot
2 What is the name given to a triangle where all the sides are of a different length?
A Scalene
3 What is the first word of the song "Stand by your man"
Sometimes
4 What is the French word for Sunday?
Dimanche
5. With which pastime, hobby, or habit are all the following terms associated; billiard,
bent, apple, bulldog, pot?
Pipe-smoking (they are types of pipe)
6. Is St Andrews golf course on the east or west coast of Scotland?
East
7. Where in the human body are the ossicles?
In the ears
8. In the words of the song "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart, what month is it?
September
9. In the world of horserace betting, how many horses are chosen to fulfil a "Yankee"
bet?
Four
10. How many volts in an AA battery?
One and a half
Gulf war to shoot incoming scuds?
Patriot
2 What is the name given to a triangle where all the sides are of a different length?
A Scalene
3 What is the first word of the song "Stand by your man"
Sometimes
4 What is the French word for Sunday?
Dimanche
5. With which pastime, hobby, or habit are all the following terms associated; billiard,
bent, apple, bulldog, pot?
Pipe-smoking (they are types of pipe)
6. Is St Andrews golf course on the east or west coast of Scotland?
East
7. Where in the human body are the ossicles?
In the ears
8. In the words of the song "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart, what month is it?
September
9. In the world of horserace betting, how many horses are chosen to fulfil a "Yankee"
bet?
Four
10. How many volts in an AA battery?
One and a half
General Knowledge 47
1 What was the name of the anti-missile missiles used by the Americans during the
Gulf war to shoot incoming scuds?
Patriot
2 What is the name given to a triangle where all the sides are of a different length?
A Scalene
3 What is the first word of the song "Stand by your man"
Sometimes
4 What is the French word for Sunday?
Dimanche
5. With which pastime, hobby, or habit are all the following terms associated; billiard,
bent, apple, bulldog, pot?
Pipe-smoking (they are types of pipe)
6. Is St Andrews golf course on the east or west coast of Scotland?
East
7. Where in the human body are the ossicles?
In the ears
8. In the words of the song "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart, what month is it?
September
9. In the world of horserace betting, how many horses are chosen to fulfil a "Yankee"
bet?
Four
10. How many volts in an AA battery?
One and a half
Gulf war to shoot incoming scuds?
Patriot
2 What is the name given to a triangle where all the sides are of a different length?
A Scalene
3 What is the first word of the song "Stand by your man"
Sometimes
4 What is the French word for Sunday?
Dimanche
5. With which pastime, hobby, or habit are all the following terms associated; billiard,
bent, apple, bulldog, pot?
Pipe-smoking (they are types of pipe)
6. Is St Andrews golf course on the east or west coast of Scotland?
East
7. Where in the human body are the ossicles?
In the ears
8. In the words of the song "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart, what month is it?
September
9. In the world of horserace betting, how many horses are chosen to fulfil a "Yankee"
bet?
Four
10. How many volts in an AA battery?
One and a half
Animated movies
Animated movies
1 -What was Thumper in Bambi?
A Rabbit
2 - What was the first major release from Disney after Walt Disney died?
The Jungle Book
3 -Who was Disney’s Great Mouse Detective?
Basil
4 -Which film contains the magic words ‘Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo’?
Cinderella
5 - Name Donald Duck’s 3 nephews
Huey, Louie & Dewey
6 - What was the sequel to Aladdin?
The Return Of Jafar
7 - Which 90s film starred Bugs Bunny with Michael Jordan?
Space Jam
8 - In which decade was Snow White & The 7 Dwarfs first released?
1930s
9 - Which birds take part in a ballet in Fantasia?
Ostriches
10 - What breed is Lady in Lady & The Tramp?
Spaniel
1 -What was Thumper in Bambi?
A Rabbit
2 - What was the first major release from Disney after Walt Disney died?
The Jungle Book
3 -Who was Disney’s Great Mouse Detective?
Basil
4 -Which film contains the magic words ‘Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo’?
Cinderella
5 - Name Donald Duck’s 3 nephews
Huey, Louie & Dewey
6 - What was the sequel to Aladdin?
The Return Of Jafar
7 - Which 90s film starred Bugs Bunny with Michael Jordan?
Space Jam
8 - In which decade was Snow White & The 7 Dwarfs first released?
1930s
9 - Which birds take part in a ballet in Fantasia?
Ostriches
10 - What breed is Lady in Lady & The Tramp?
Spaniel
Sports
Sports and diversions
1. The Olympic motto "Citius, Altius, Fortius" means what?
Faster, Higher, Stronger
2. An Olympic swimming team medley relay starts with which stroke?
Backstroke
3. What is considered to be the worlds fastest team Game?
Ice Hockey
4. What term is used to describe a reddish- brown racehorse?
Bay
5. Which nine times Olympic gold medalist was voted athlete of the last century?
Carl Lewis
6. Which soccer team became the first team of the 20th century to do the league and
FA Cup double?
Tottenham Hotspur - 1961
7. In guns, what word is used to define the internal diameter of the barrel?
Calibre
8. In speedway, what is the maximum number of gears allowed on a motorcycle?
One
9. Which is the only Olympic event in which the competitors have to wear a top hat?
Dressage
10. In which sport would you use a do, a kote and a hakama?
Kendo
1. The Olympic motto "Citius, Altius, Fortius" means what?
Faster, Higher, Stronger
2. An Olympic swimming team medley relay starts with which stroke?
Backstroke
3. What is considered to be the worlds fastest team Game?
Ice Hockey
4. What term is used to describe a reddish- brown racehorse?
Bay
5. Which nine times Olympic gold medalist was voted athlete of the last century?
Carl Lewis
6. Which soccer team became the first team of the 20th century to do the league and
FA Cup double?
Tottenham Hotspur - 1961
7. In guns, what word is used to define the internal diameter of the barrel?
Calibre
8. In speedway, what is the maximum number of gears allowed on a motorcycle?
One
9. Which is the only Olympic event in which the competitors have to wear a top hat?
Dressage
10. In which sport would you use a do, a kote and a hakama?
Kendo
Made Up things 4
1. In Dancing Queen how old is the dancing queen?
Seventeen
2. In The Leader Of The Pack, what is the name of the leader?
Jimmy
3. Which two puppets were friendly with a panda called Sue?
Sooty and SWEEP
4. Other than Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, and Obi-Wan Kenobi, name
the only person in the original trilogy to be seen using a light saber?
Han Solo
5. In Greek legend, which Nymph faded away until only her voice remained?
Echo
6. According to a folk tale, Whose "queer long coat from heel to head was half of
yellow and half of red"?
Pied Piper
7. In Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, what was Gulliver's job aboard ship before
he was shipwrecked?
Surgeon
8. In the Bible, who cut off Samson's hair?
A Soldier acting under orders from Delilah
9. Which Sci-fi TV series featured Apollo and Starbuck?
Battlestar Galactica
10. What does the expression 'The Old Woman Is Plucking Her Goose' mean?
It's Snowing!
Seventeen
2. In The Leader Of The Pack, what is the name of the leader?
Jimmy
3. Which two puppets were friendly with a panda called Sue?
Sooty and SWEEP
4. Other than Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, and Obi-Wan Kenobi, name
the only person in the original trilogy to be seen using a light saber?
Han Solo
5. In Greek legend, which Nymph faded away until only her voice remained?
Echo
6. According to a folk tale, Whose "queer long coat from heel to head was half of
yellow and half of red"?
Pied Piper
7. In Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, what was Gulliver's job aboard ship before
he was shipwrecked?
Surgeon
8. In the Bible, who cut off Samson's hair?
A Soldier acting under orders from Delilah
9. Which Sci-fi TV series featured Apollo and Starbuck?
Battlestar Galactica
10. What does the expression 'The Old Woman Is Plucking Her Goose' mean?
It's Snowing!
Human Body 3
HUMAN BODY
1 - Q : WHERE IN THE HUMAN BODY IS THE ILEUM?
A : SMALL INTESTINE
2 - Q : WHAT IS CHRISTMAS DISEASE?
A : MILD HAEMOPHILIA
3 - Q : WHAT IS THE MOST MOBILE JOINT IN THE HUMAN BODY?
A : THE SHOULDER
4 - Q : WHAT IS THE COMMON NAME FOR THE MEDICAL CONDITION
CANDIDA?
A : THRUSH
5 - Q : THE RENAL ARTERY CARRIES BLOOD TO WHICH ORGAN OF THE
HUMAN BODY?
A : KIDNEY
6 - Q : WHICH PART OF THE BODY IS ATTACKED BY CHOLERA?
A : THE INTESTINE
7 - Q : LIPASE AND TRIPSIN ARE TYPES OF WHAT ? USED TO REGULATE
METABOLIC REACTION?
A : ENZYMES
8. In the human body, how is the soft substance called myeloid tissue better known?
Bone marrow
9. What name is given to the veins which drain blood from the head?
Jugular veins
10. What is the name of the membranous sac enclosing the heart?
Pericardium
1 - Q : WHERE IN THE HUMAN BODY IS THE ILEUM?
A : SMALL INTESTINE
2 - Q : WHAT IS CHRISTMAS DISEASE?
A : MILD HAEMOPHILIA
3 - Q : WHAT IS THE MOST MOBILE JOINT IN THE HUMAN BODY?
A : THE SHOULDER
4 - Q : WHAT IS THE COMMON NAME FOR THE MEDICAL CONDITION
CANDIDA?
A : THRUSH
5 - Q : THE RENAL ARTERY CARRIES BLOOD TO WHICH ORGAN OF THE
HUMAN BODY?
A : KIDNEY
6 - Q : WHICH PART OF THE BODY IS ATTACKED BY CHOLERA?
A : THE INTESTINE
7 - Q : LIPASE AND TRIPSIN ARE TYPES OF WHAT ? USED TO REGULATE
METABOLIC REACTION?
A : ENZYMES
8. In the human body, how is the soft substance called myeloid tissue better known?
Bone marrow
9. What name is given to the veins which drain blood from the head?
Jugular veins
10. What is the name of the membranous sac enclosing the heart?
Pericardium
General Knowledge 46
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1 Which Shakespeare play begins "If music be the food of love, play on"?
Twelfth Night
2 If you are sinistral, what are you?
Left handed
3Arch, loops and whorl's are all parts of what?
A Fingerprints
4 What colour is the black box found in commercial planes ?
A Orange
5 What were the names of the 2 families in Romeo and Juliet?
Capulets and Montagues (both names for one point)
6 How much does a litre of water weigh?
1kg
7 Which spirit is the basis of the cocktail known as a Tom Collins?
Gin
8 When the Catholic Church considers a candidate for sainthood, they appoint a
cardinal to oppose the motion. By what title is he known?
A Devil's Advocate
9 What is red wine made with that white wine isn't?
Skins of the grape
10 What name connects a Shakespearean King, a 19th century poet and painter, and a
manufacturer of jet aircraft?
A LEAR (King Lear, Edward Lear, Lear Jet)
1 Which Shakespeare play begins "If music be the food of love, play on"?
Twelfth Night
2 If you are sinistral, what are you?
Left handed
3Arch, loops and whorl's are all parts of what?
A Fingerprints
4 What colour is the black box found in commercial planes ?
A Orange
5 What were the names of the 2 families in Romeo and Juliet?
Capulets and Montagues (both names for one point)
6 How much does a litre of water weigh?
1kg
7 Which spirit is the basis of the cocktail known as a Tom Collins?
Gin
8 When the Catholic Church considers a candidate for sainthood, they appoint a
cardinal to oppose the motion. By what title is he known?
A Devil's Advocate
9 What is red wine made with that white wine isn't?
Skins of the grape
10 What name connects a Shakespearean King, a 19th century poet and painter, and a
manufacturer of jet aircraft?
A LEAR (King Lear, Edward Lear, Lear Jet)
Made Up things 3
-fictional things
1. Jenny Lorrey, Bumble-arina, and Carbuckety are characters in which
long-running musical?
[Cats ]
2. Which rock group wrote and first recorded the song Nights in White Satin ?
[Moody Blues, or Justin Hayward]
3. In the song, "California Dreamin', "All the leaves are _____"
[brown]
4. Which Hollywood actor was 'The Duke'?
[John Wayne]
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5. In Oscar Wilde's novel, whose portrait changes in a mystical way?
[Dorian Gray]
6. Which cartoon character wears a flying helmet and takes on the Red Baron?
[Snoopy]
7. In the Beatles, which instrument did Paul play?
[bass]
8. Who produced and directed the movie The Color Purple ?
[Steven Spielberg]
9. Who did the voice of Mickey Mouse?
[Walt Disney himself]
10. Who wrote the book A Clockwork Orange ?
[Anthony Burgess]
1. Jenny Lorrey, Bumble-arina, and Carbuckety are characters in which
long-running musical?
[Cats ]
2. Which rock group wrote and first recorded the song Nights in White Satin ?
[Moody Blues, or Justin Hayward]
3. In the song, "California Dreamin', "All the leaves are _____"
[brown]
4. Which Hollywood actor was 'The Duke'?
[John Wayne]
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5. In Oscar Wilde's novel, whose portrait changes in a mystical way?
[Dorian Gray]
6. Which cartoon character wears a flying helmet and takes on the Red Baron?
[Snoopy]
7. In the Beatles, which instrument did Paul play?
[bass]
8. Who produced and directed the movie The Color Purple ?
[Steven Spielberg]
9. Who did the voice of Mickey Mouse?
[Walt Disney himself]
10. Who wrote the book A Clockwork Orange ?
[Anthony Burgess]
General Knowledge 45
1 On your fingers, where are the Lanula (lan-you-luh)?
[half moons at the base of your fingernails (or equivalent)]
2. Which alchohol is the main ingredient of a Moscow Mule cocktail?
[Vodka]
3. What pet-name for a dog is taken from the Latin for "I trust"?
[Fido]
4. GLOBAL WARMING? What is the second line of the song "White Christmas"?
["Just like the ones I used to know"]
5. MEDICINE: If a condition is pulmonary, which part of the body is affected?
[lungs]
6 What is the first book of the Bible?
[Genesis]
7. Indians' revenge?: Which explorer brought tobacco to Europe?
[Sir Walter Raleigh]
8. What is the second-highest hand in poker?
[Straight Flush]
9. In the English language, what is the shortest word that begins with
a capital letter?
[ 'I' ]
10. What is the name of Germany's national airline?
[Lufthansa ]
[half moons at the base of your fingernails (or equivalent)]
2. Which alchohol is the main ingredient of a Moscow Mule cocktail?
[Vodka]
3. What pet-name for a dog is taken from the Latin for "I trust"?
[Fido]
4. GLOBAL WARMING? What is the second line of the song "White Christmas"?
["Just like the ones I used to know"]
5. MEDICINE: If a condition is pulmonary, which part of the body is affected?
[lungs]
6 What is the first book of the Bible?
[Genesis]
7. Indians' revenge?: Which explorer brought tobacco to Europe?
[Sir Walter Raleigh]
8. What is the second-highest hand in poker?
[Straight Flush]
9. In the English language, what is the shortest word that begins with
a capital letter?
[ 'I' ]
10. What is the name of Germany's national airline?
[Lufthansa ]
people 7
PEOPLE POSERS
1 What is the connection between Larry, Mike, Conrad, Eddie, Michael,
Richard and John?
The names of the husbands of Liz Taylor
2 Who wrote the novel Fever Pitch?
Nick Hornby
3 In 1968 who became leader of the PLO?
Yasser Arafat
4 In which Italian city was Christopher Columbus born?
Genoa
5 - . What color is the book of Mao Tse Tung's writings?
[Red]
6 Which of the knights in Arthurian legend found the Holy Grail?
Sir Galahad
7 What did the Queen Mother have replaced in December 1995?
Her hip
8 Who in 1985 became the first member of the royal family to donate
blood?
Prince Charles
9 Who was the first ever author to send his publisher a type written
manuscript?
Mark Twain
10. Which artist was famous for his blue period?
[Picasso]
1 What is the connection between Larry, Mike, Conrad, Eddie, Michael,
Richard and John?
The names of the husbands of Liz Taylor
2 Who wrote the novel Fever Pitch?
Nick Hornby
3 In 1968 who became leader of the PLO?
Yasser Arafat
4 In which Italian city was Christopher Columbus born?
Genoa
5 - . What color is the book of Mao Tse Tung's writings?
[Red]
6 Which of the knights in Arthurian legend found the Holy Grail?
Sir Galahad
7 What did the Queen Mother have replaced in December 1995?
Her hip
8 Who in 1985 became the first member of the royal family to donate
blood?
Prince Charles
9 Who was the first ever author to send his publisher a type written
manuscript?
Mark Twain
10. Which artist was famous for his blue period?
[Picasso]
Food 7
FOOD & DRINK
1. In Cyprus, what is Commandaria - a starter, a type of wine or a goat stew?
TYPE OF WINE
2. In Denmark it is called Vienna Bread, what is it called elsewhere?
DANISH PASTRY
3. Which country does the wine Blue Nun come from?
GERMANY
4. What is the name of the Scandinavian alcoholic spirit made from potatoes?
AQUAVIT
5. Riboflavin and niacin are found in what complex vitamin?
VITAMIN B
6. What type of very common foodstuff are these varieties of -
Charlotte, Russet and Desirée?
POTATOES
7. In Spain, what is a wine cellar or wine shop called?
BODEGA
8. What is the main alcoholic ingredient in a Horse's Neck?
BRANDY
9. What type of foodstuff is the Italian product Pecorino?
EWE'S CHEESE
10. Following a recent scientific study, what was said to be the best
biscuit for dunking in tea?
THE GINGER NUT
1. In Cyprus, what is Commandaria - a starter, a type of wine or a goat stew?
TYPE OF WINE
2. In Denmark it is called Vienna Bread, what is it called elsewhere?
DANISH PASTRY
3. Which country does the wine Blue Nun come from?
GERMANY
4. What is the name of the Scandinavian alcoholic spirit made from potatoes?
AQUAVIT
5. Riboflavin and niacin are found in what complex vitamin?
VITAMIN B
6. What type of very common foodstuff are these varieties of -
Charlotte, Russet and Desirée?
POTATOES
7. In Spain, what is a wine cellar or wine shop called?
BODEGA
8. What is the main alcoholic ingredient in a Horse's Neck?
BRANDY
9. What type of foodstuff is the Italian product Pecorino?
EWE'S CHEESE
10. Following a recent scientific study, what was said to be the best
biscuit for dunking in tea?
THE GINGER NUT
Geography 9
geography
1 - HILL ON WHICH JERUSALEM STANDS
ZION
2 : IN WHICH COUNTRY IS THE WORLD'S LONGEST CANAL?
A: CHINA
3 -Q : IN WHICH GROUP OF ISLANDS IS GUADALCANAL?
A : THE SOLOMONS
4 - Q : WHICH COUNTRY IS THE MOST WESTERLY POINT OF SOUTH AMERICA?
A : PERU
5 - Q : VENICE STANDS ON WHAT RIVER?
A : THE ARNO
6 - COUNTRY WILL YOU FIND THE EUCUMBENE DAM?
A : AUSTRALIA
7 : WHICH STRAIT SEPARATES THE CHUKCHI AND SEWARD PENINSULAS?
A : BERING
8 -Q : IN WHICH SOVIET HOLIDAY RESORT IN THE CRIMEA DID THE ALLIED
LEADERS ROOSEVELT, CHURCHILL, AND STALIN MEET IN 1945?
A : YALTA
9. What does the Spanish phrase 'vino de casa' mean?
HOUSE WINE
10. What colour are Post Boxes in Spain?
Yellow
1 - HILL ON WHICH JERUSALEM STANDS
ZION
2 : IN WHICH COUNTRY IS THE WORLD'S LONGEST CANAL?
A: CHINA
3 -Q : IN WHICH GROUP OF ISLANDS IS GUADALCANAL?
A : THE SOLOMONS
4 - Q : WHICH COUNTRY IS THE MOST WESTERLY POINT OF SOUTH AMERICA?
A : PERU
5 - Q : VENICE STANDS ON WHAT RIVER?
A : THE ARNO
6 - COUNTRY WILL YOU FIND THE EUCUMBENE DAM?
A : AUSTRALIA
7 : WHICH STRAIT SEPARATES THE CHUKCHI AND SEWARD PENINSULAS?
A : BERING
8 -Q : IN WHICH SOVIET HOLIDAY RESORT IN THE CRIMEA DID THE ALLIED
LEADERS ROOSEVELT, CHURCHILL, AND STALIN MEET IN 1945?
A : YALTA
9. What does the Spanish phrase 'vino de casa' mean?
HOUSE WINE
10. What colour are Post Boxes in Spain?
Yellow
General knowledge 44
General knowledge
1 - What does the word aardvark mean?
Earth pig
2 - Which extinct animals name is Portuguese for stupid?
Dodo
3 - In what year did Guy Fawkes attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament?
1605
4 - What did the gunpowder plotters want?
To put a Catholic on the throne
5 - And which king were they prepared to kill in order to achieve their aims?
James I
6 - Q : WHAT WAS NAPOLEON BONAPARTE'S OFFICIAL EMBLEM?
A : BUMBLEBEE
7 -Q : WHICH CAPTAIN OF DARWIN'S SHIP HMS "BEAGLE" BECAME GOVERNOR OF NEW
ZEALAND?
A : ROBERT FITZROY
8. Which rock band has released albums called "Elegantly wasted" "
Shine Like It Does" & "Welcome to Wherever you Are"? INXS.
9. In the military what name is given to a secret store of weapons,
which takes its name from the French for 'to hide'?
CACHE
10. What is the collective name for the 9 handmaidens of Odin?
THE VALKYRIES
1 - What does the word aardvark mean?
Earth pig
2 - Which extinct animals name is Portuguese for stupid?
Dodo
3 - In what year did Guy Fawkes attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament?
1605
4 - What did the gunpowder plotters want?
To put a Catholic on the throne
5 - And which king were they prepared to kill in order to achieve their aims?
James I
6 - Q : WHAT WAS NAPOLEON BONAPARTE'S OFFICIAL EMBLEM?
A : BUMBLEBEE
7 -Q : WHICH CAPTAIN OF DARWIN'S SHIP HMS "BEAGLE" BECAME GOVERNOR OF NEW
ZEALAND?
A : ROBERT FITZROY
8. Which rock band has released albums called "Elegantly wasted" "
Shine Like It Does" & "Welcome to Wherever you Are"? INXS.
9. In the military what name is given to a secret store of weapons,
which takes its name from the French for 'to hide'?
CACHE
10. What is the collective name for the 9 handmaidens of Odin?
THE VALKYRIES
80s movies
80s movies
1 - What special talent did Molly Ringwald have in The Breakfast Club?
She could apply lipstick with her breasts.
2 - Name the actress who played the pretty blond girl Elliot danced
with in E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial?
Erika Eleniak
3 - What was the license number on the Ghostbusters' car?
ECTO-1
4 - What is Indiana Jones main weapon?
His whip.
5 - In the movie "Rainman", what was the only airline that Raymond
said had never crashed?
Qantas.
6. In which city is Dirty Harry set?
San Francisco
7. Who starred opposite Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing?
Jennifer Gray
8. Who Was The Cowardly Assistant Of Dangermouse?
Penfold
9. Who Was Dr Bunsen Honeydew's Accident-Prone Muppet Show Assistant?
Beaker
10. In which film was the character Cruella de Vil?
[101 Dalmations
1 - What special talent did Molly Ringwald have in The Breakfast Club?
She could apply lipstick with her breasts.
2 - Name the actress who played the pretty blond girl Elliot danced
with in E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial?
Erika Eleniak
3 - What was the license number on the Ghostbusters' car?
ECTO-1
4 - What is Indiana Jones main weapon?
His whip.
5 - In the movie "Rainman", what was the only airline that Raymond
said had never crashed?
Qantas.
6. In which city is Dirty Harry set?
San Francisco
7. Who starred opposite Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing?
Jennifer Gray
8. Who Was The Cowardly Assistant Of Dangermouse?
Penfold
9. Who Was Dr Bunsen Honeydew's Accident-Prone Muppet Show Assistant?
Beaker
10. In which film was the character Cruella de Vil?
[101 Dalmations
Animals 1
ANIMAL
1 Which type of animals share its name with an archbishop?
Primate
2The llama is native to which continent?
South America
3 How do anacondas victims die?
Suffocation
4 What is the badgers system of burrows called?
Sett
5 What part of a Basset Hound is particularly long?
Ears
6 What is the skin on a deer's antlers called?
Velvet
7 - Which creature provides a mole's main source of food?
Worm
8 -What are ossicles?
Bones
9 - What is the North American equivalent to the reindeer?
Caribou
10 - Which animal's home is called a drey?
Squirrel
1 Which type of animals share its name with an archbishop?
Primate
2The llama is native to which continent?
South America
3 How do anacondas victims die?
Suffocation
4 What is the badgers system of burrows called?
Sett
5 What part of a Basset Hound is particularly long?
Ears
6 What is the skin on a deer's antlers called?
Velvet
7 - Which creature provides a mole's main source of food?
Worm
8 -What are ossicles?
Bones
9 - What is the North American equivalent to the reindeer?
Caribou
10 - Which animal's home is called a drey?
Squirrel
General Knowledge 43
1- In shipping what name is given to the dirty water that collects
in the hull of a ship?
Bilge
.
2 - What commercial was Michael Jackson singing for when his hair caught on fire?
Pepsi
3. What does a butcher call the streaks of fat running through a
piece of meat?
Marbling
4. In the Wizard of Oz what did Dorothy have to steal from the Wicked
Witch of the West?
Broomstick
5. Which horror film actor did the narration on Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'?
Vincent Price
6. According to the children's nursery story, who pushed the wicked
witch into the oven, was it Hansel or Gretel?
Gretel
7. Which TV series features a talking black cat called Salem?
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
8. What is the name of the Addams families hairy relation?
Cousin It
9 - What novel by Ray Bradbury was named for the temperature at which book
paper catches fire and burns?
`Fahrenheit 451`
10 - Vulcan was the Roman God of what?
Fire
in the hull of a ship?
Bilge
.
2 - What commercial was Michael Jackson singing for when his hair caught on fire?
Pepsi
3. What does a butcher call the streaks of fat running through a
piece of meat?
Marbling
4. In the Wizard of Oz what did Dorothy have to steal from the Wicked
Witch of the West?
Broomstick
5. Which horror film actor did the narration on Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'?
Vincent Price
6. According to the children's nursery story, who pushed the wicked
witch into the oven, was it Hansel or Gretel?
Gretel
7. Which TV series features a talking black cat called Salem?
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
8. What is the name of the Addams families hairy relation?
Cousin It
9 - What novel by Ray Bradbury was named for the temperature at which book
paper catches fire and burns?
`Fahrenheit 451`
10 - Vulcan was the Roman God of what?
Fire
Arts
Arts
1 - What is Leonardo da Vinci's 'La Gioconda' also known as?
Mona Lisa
2 - Whose Progress did William Hogarth paint?
The Rake's
3 Which Egyptian sculpture is more than 73 metres long?
Sphinx
4 - What is paint applied to in a fresco?
Wet Plaster
5 - Which sculpture did Auguste Bartholdi give to the United States?
Statue Of Liberty
6 -Of which school of painting was Claude Monet a leading exponent?
Impressionist
7 - For which art style is David Hockney famous?
Pop Art
8 - Where would you find the art treasure Venus de Milo?
The Louvre
9 -Which famous Spaniard painted the picture "The Persistence of Memory"?
Salvador Dali
10 - In a stained glass window, which metal is traditionally used to
separate the different pieces of glass?
Lead
1 - What is Leonardo da Vinci's 'La Gioconda' also known as?
Mona Lisa
2 - Whose Progress did William Hogarth paint?
The Rake's
3 Which Egyptian sculpture is more than 73 metres long?
Sphinx
4 - What is paint applied to in a fresco?
Wet Plaster
5 - Which sculpture did Auguste Bartholdi give to the United States?
Statue Of Liberty
6 -Of which school of painting was Claude Monet a leading exponent?
Impressionist
7 - For which art style is David Hockney famous?
Pop Art
8 - Where would you find the art treasure Venus de Milo?
The Louvre
9 -Which famous Spaniard painted the picture "The Persistence of Memory"?
Salvador Dali
10 - In a stained glass window, which metal is traditionally used to
separate the different pieces of glass?
Lead
general knowledge 42
1. What name is given to the chief electrician on a film set?
Gaffer
2. What colour is the earth wire in modern electrical wiring?
Yellow/Green
3. Which rock band is named after two types of electricity?
AC/DC
4) What is the colour of the cross on the Swedish flag
Yellow
5) Which fresh water fish shares its name with a body position in diving
Pike
6) Which of the Beatles was the shortest in height
Ringo Starr
7) Who was the lead singer with the 1990's group Pulp
Jarvis Cocker
8)What bird of prey shares its name with the middle name of the famous explorer Robert Scott of
the Antartic
Falcon
9)What was the name of the FBI agent played by Jodie Foster in The Silence Of the Lambs
Clarice Starling
10) In which comic will you see Lord Snooty and his friends
The Beano
Gaffer
2. What colour is the earth wire in modern electrical wiring?
Yellow/Green
3. Which rock band is named after two types of electricity?
AC/DC
4) What is the colour of the cross on the Swedish flag
Yellow
5) Which fresh water fish shares its name with a body position in diving
Pike
6) Which of the Beatles was the shortest in height
Ringo Starr
7) Who was the lead singer with the 1990's group Pulp
Jarvis Cocker
8)What bird of prey shares its name with the middle name of the famous explorer Robert Scott of
the Antartic
Falcon
9)What was the name of the FBI agent played by Jodie Foster in The Silence Of the Lambs
Clarice Starling
10) In which comic will you see Lord Snooty and his friends
The Beano
Geography 8
Geography
1. What colour does the bride wear in China?
RED
2. What does a Sinophobis Russian fear?
CHINA
3. What country's capital is Lagos?
NIGERIA
4. What is the capital of Majorca?
PALMA
5. What country would you visit to see the ruins of Troy?
TURKEY
6. What country is Angel Falls in?
VENEZUELA
7. What country is 'klutz' an insult in?
YIDDISH
8. What country lies 45 miles from th U.S mainland?
RUSSIA
9. Where's the bar on a river?
AT THE MOUTH
10 What two countries are linked by the Simplon Pass?
SWITZERLAND & ITALY
1. What colour does the bride wear in China?
RED
2. What does a Sinophobis Russian fear?
CHINA
3. What country's capital is Lagos?
NIGERIA
4. What is the capital of Majorca?
PALMA
5. What country would you visit to see the ruins of Troy?
TURKEY
6. What country is Angel Falls in?
VENEZUELA
7. What country is 'klutz' an insult in?
YIDDISH
8. What country lies 45 miles from th U.S mainland?
RUSSIA
9. Where's the bar on a river?
AT THE MOUTH
10 What two countries are linked by the Simplon Pass?
SWITZERLAND & ITALY
General Knowledge 41
1. In which US city is the Sears Tower?
Chicago
2. On what type of building would you find a tower called a Minaret?
Mosque
3. Who began his acting career under the name Duke Morrison?
John Wayne
4. On which Mediterranean island was the Duke of Edinburgh born?
Corfu
5. Which famous adventure story features "The Black Spot"?
Treasure Island
6. What Is The Name Of The Black Township, South Of Johannesburg, Where 69
Demonstrators Were Killed In 1960?
Sharpeville
7. Which French word is used to describe the rules of personal and professional behaviour?
Etiquette
8. What type of meat is used in the italian dish Osso Bucco?
Veal
9. What does a butcher call the streaks of fat running through a piece of meat?
Marbling
10. What are reputed to be Nelson's last words?
Kiss me HARDY
Chicago
2. On what type of building would you find a tower called a Minaret?
Mosque
3. Who began his acting career under the name Duke Morrison?
John Wayne
4. On which Mediterranean island was the Duke of Edinburgh born?
Corfu
5. Which famous adventure story features "The Black Spot"?
Treasure Island
6. What Is The Name Of The Black Township, South Of Johannesburg, Where 69
Demonstrators Were Killed In 1960?
Sharpeville
7. Which French word is used to describe the rules of personal and professional behaviour?
Etiquette
8. What type of meat is used in the italian dish Osso Bucco?
Veal
9. What does a butcher call the streaks of fat running through a piece of meat?
Marbling
10. What are reputed to be Nelson's last words?
Kiss me HARDY
Science and Nature 5
Science
1.What is the common name for sodium hydroxide?
Caustic soda
2.What are the three primary colours?
Blue, red and yellow
3.What is the boiling point of water on the Fahrenheit scale?
212
4.Which part of the body is affected by Bright's disease?
The kidney
5.Which metal is the best conductor of electricity?
Silver
6.What is the chemical name of aqua fortis?
Nitric acid
7.What type of animal is a fritillary?
A moth
8.Which element forms the most compounds?
Carbon
9.Which gas has the chemical formula NH3?
Ammonia
10.Which rock can float?
Pumice
1.What is the common name for sodium hydroxide?
Caustic soda
2.What are the three primary colours?
Blue, red and yellow
3.What is the boiling point of water on the Fahrenheit scale?
212
4.Which part of the body is affected by Bright's disease?
The kidney
5.Which metal is the best conductor of electricity?
Silver
6.What is the chemical name of aqua fortis?
Nitric acid
7.What type of animal is a fritillary?
A moth
8.Which element forms the most compounds?
Carbon
9.Which gas has the chemical formula NH3?
Ammonia
10.Which rock can float?
Pumice
Where in the world?
Where in the world would you find….
1 -Battle of El Alamein (1942)?
egypt
2 - The Birthplace of John McEnroe?
Germany
3 - The Hanging gardens of Babylon?
Iraq
4 - The first modern Olympic games?
Greece
5 - Battle of Dien Bien Phu (1952)?
Vietnam
6 - The birthplace of Adolph Hitler?
Austria
7 - The World’s largest monolith?
Australia
8 - The world’s largest Pyramid
Tunisia
9 - The Kalahari Desert?
Botswana
10 - The birthplace of Mohammed
Saudi Arabia
1 -Battle of El Alamein (1942)?
egypt
2 - The Birthplace of John McEnroe?
Germany
3 - The Hanging gardens of Babylon?
Iraq
4 - The first modern Olympic games?
Greece
5 - Battle of Dien Bien Phu (1952)?
Vietnam
6 - The birthplace of Adolph Hitler?
Austria
7 - The World’s largest monolith?
Australia
8 - The world’s largest Pyramid
Tunisia
9 - The Kalahari Desert?
Botswana
10 - The birthplace of Mohammed
Saudi Arabia
General Knowledge 40
General knowledge
1.From which creature is lanolin obtained?
Sheep
2.What type of animal is a harlequin?
A duck
3.Which Italian invented the electric battery?
Allesandro Volta
4.Which metal is obtained from the mineral bauxite?
Aluminium
5. What is the most photographed, painted and climbed mountain in the world?
MOUNT FUJI
6. What is the more popular name for the thyroid cartilage?
Adam's Apple
7. A cavy is a popular pet. What's it better known as?
Guinea Pig
8. Jill Monroe, Kelly Garrett And Sabrina Duncan Were Better Known As Whom?
Charlie's Angels
9. Who won an Oscar as the Colonel in 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'?
Alec Guinness
10. Which organisation produces a magazine called the Watchtower?
Jehovah's Witnesses
1.From which creature is lanolin obtained?
Sheep
2.What type of animal is a harlequin?
A duck
3.Which Italian invented the electric battery?
Allesandro Volta
4.Which metal is obtained from the mineral bauxite?
Aluminium
5. What is the most photographed, painted and climbed mountain in the world?
MOUNT FUJI
6. What is the more popular name for the thyroid cartilage?
Adam's Apple
7. A cavy is a popular pet. What's it better known as?
Guinea Pig
8. Jill Monroe, Kelly Garrett And Sabrina Duncan Were Better Known As Whom?
Charlie's Angels
9. Who won an Oscar as the Colonel in 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'?
Alec Guinness
10. Which organisation produces a magazine called the Watchtower?
Jehovah's Witnesses
terrible films
terrible films
1 - Where is Macaulay Culkin separated from his parents in 'Home Alone 2'?
New York
2 - Who was the baby's voice in 'Look Who's Talking'?
Bruce Willis
3 - What was the subtitle of 'Police Academy 6'?
City Under Siege
4 - Which film was about the activities of unemployed parapsychologists in New York?
Ghostbusters
5 - Who co-starred with Robert Redford in 'The Sting'?
Paul Newman
6 - In which area of New York is 'Crocodile Dundee' set?
Manhattan
7 - Which movie with Warren Beatty was based on a strip cartoon?
Dick Tracy
8 - Which English actor starred in 'The Muppet Christmas Carol'?
Michael Caine
9 - What was the profession of the Patrick Swayze character in 'Ghost'?
Stockbroker
10 - What was the sequel to 'Three Men and a Baby'?
Three Men and a Little Lady
1 - Where is Macaulay Culkin separated from his parents in 'Home Alone 2'?
New York
2 - Who was the baby's voice in 'Look Who's Talking'?
Bruce Willis
3 - What was the subtitle of 'Police Academy 6'?
City Under Siege
4 - Which film was about the activities of unemployed parapsychologists in New York?
Ghostbusters
5 - Who co-starred with Robert Redford in 'The Sting'?
Paul Newman
6 - In which area of New York is 'Crocodile Dundee' set?
Manhattan
7 - Which movie with Warren Beatty was based on a strip cartoon?
Dick Tracy
8 - Which English actor starred in 'The Muppet Christmas Carol'?
Michael Caine
9 - What was the profession of the Patrick Swayze character in 'Ghost'?
Stockbroker
10 - What was the sequel to 'Three Men and a Baby'?
Three Men and a Little Lady
Insects 2
- Insects
1. What type of insect is a Whirligig?
Water beetle
2. The daddy-longlegs is the popular name for which insect?
Crane fly
3. An insect’s body is divided into three main parts, the head, the abdomen and which other?
Thorax
4. What is the most commonly consumed insect in the world?
Grasshopper
5. According to the nursery rhyme, which insect is advised urgently to ‘fly away home’?
Ladybird, Ladybird, Fly away home
6. Which insect is the symbol of female potency?
The Honey Bee
7. What insect has a king as well as a queen?
Termites
8. An aggregation of any insect is usually referred to as what?
A Colony
9. What insect can live up to nine days without its head?
Cockroach
10. What is the only insect that can turn its head?
Praying Mantis
1. What type of insect is a Whirligig?
Water beetle
2. The daddy-longlegs is the popular name for which insect?
Crane fly
3. An insect’s body is divided into three main parts, the head, the abdomen and which other?
Thorax
4. What is the most commonly consumed insect in the world?
Grasshopper
5. According to the nursery rhyme, which insect is advised urgently to ‘fly away home’?
Ladybird, Ladybird, Fly away home
6. Which insect is the symbol of female potency?
The Honey Bee
7. What insect has a king as well as a queen?
Termites
8. An aggregation of any insect is usually referred to as what?
A Colony
9. What insect can live up to nine days without its head?
Cockroach
10. What is the only insect that can turn its head?
Praying Mantis
General Knowledge 39
1. From which plant is snuff made?
Tobacco
2. Which is the only US state to begin with the letter R?
Rhode Island
3. What is the last line of the Flintstone's theme song?
We'll Have A Gay Old Time
4. Who is believed to be the most sued man in British legal history?
Ian Hislop (Private Eye)
5. What is the correct name for the device used by Boy Scouts to fasten a tie or scarf?
Woggle
6. What kind of steel is manufactured by adding chromium to ordinary steel?
Stainless
7. Which planet in our solar system has the most moons?
Jupiter (at least 63)
8. During the 'Gulf War', what was the name of the missiles used by the coalition to shoot down
Iraqi 'Scud' missiles?
Patriot Missiles
9. What is the milky sap obtained from the rubber tree called?
Latex
10. In Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist how did Fagin die?
He was hanged
Tobacco
2. Which is the only US state to begin with the letter R?
Rhode Island
3. What is the last line of the Flintstone's theme song?
We'll Have A Gay Old Time
4. Who is believed to be the most sued man in British legal history?
Ian Hislop (Private Eye)
5. What is the correct name for the device used by Boy Scouts to fasten a tie or scarf?
Woggle
6. What kind of steel is manufactured by adding chromium to ordinary steel?
Stainless
7. Which planet in our solar system has the most moons?
Jupiter (at least 63)
8. During the 'Gulf War', what was the name of the missiles used by the coalition to shoot down
Iraqi 'Scud' missiles?
Patriot Missiles
9. What is the milky sap obtained from the rubber tree called?
Latex
10. In Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist how did Fagin die?
He was hanged
Insects
Insects
1. In the insect world, what are brimstones, small coppers and commas?
Butterflies
2. Which common garden insect gets its scientific name from the latin for ‘little scissors’?
Earwig – (forficula)
3. What insect can also be known as the devil's darning needle?
Dragonfly
4. What do female mosquitoes feed on?
Blood
5. What name is given to a male non-working bee?
Drone
6. The Bombyx Mori produces in its cocoon a fine, lustrous fibre used to make a certain high
quality cloth. Which cloth?
Silk – The Bombyx Mori is the silkworm
7. By what common name are headlice known?
Nits
8. What is the worlds longest insect?
Borneo stick insect
9. 'Garden Tiger' and 'Hornet Clearwing' are species of which insect?
Moth
10. The female of which insect frequently bites off the head of the male during reproduction?
Praying Mantis 6 -
1. In the insect world, what are brimstones, small coppers and commas?
Butterflies
2. Which common garden insect gets its scientific name from the latin for ‘little scissors’?
Earwig – (forficula)
3. What insect can also be known as the devil's darning needle?
Dragonfly
4. What do female mosquitoes feed on?
Blood
5. What name is given to a male non-working bee?
Drone
6. The Bombyx Mori produces in its cocoon a fine, lustrous fibre used to make a certain high
quality cloth. Which cloth?
Silk – The Bombyx Mori is the silkworm
7. By what common name are headlice known?
Nits
8. What is the worlds longest insect?
Borneo stick insect
9. 'Garden Tiger' and 'Hornet Clearwing' are species of which insect?
Moth
10. The female of which insect frequently bites off the head of the male during reproduction?
Praying Mantis 6 -
GENERal knowledge 38
GENERal knowledge
1. What type of hat is Sherlock Holmes famous for wearing?
Deerstalker
2. What was John Merrick otherwise known as?
The Elephant Man
3. What name is given to an insincere display of grief?
Crocodile Tears
4. What is the name of the children's game played on the fingers with looped string?
Cats Cradle
5. What name is given to a double one on a pair of dice?
Snake Eyes
6. How many digits do the Simpsons have on each hand?
Four
7. Which popular cartoon character lives on the island of Sweetwater?
Popeye
8. Which lake is the source of the White Nile?
Victoria
9. What colour are the flowers of St Johns Wort?
Yellow
10. Who was the fortieth president of The United States?
Ronald Reagan
1. What type of hat is Sherlock Holmes famous for wearing?
Deerstalker
2. What was John Merrick otherwise known as?
The Elephant Man
3. What name is given to an insincere display of grief?
Crocodile Tears
4. What is the name of the children's game played on the fingers with looped string?
Cats Cradle
5. What name is given to a double one on a pair of dice?
Snake Eyes
6. How many digits do the Simpsons have on each hand?
Four
7. Which popular cartoon character lives on the island of Sweetwater?
Popeye
8. Which lake is the source of the White Nile?
Victoria
9. What colour are the flowers of St Johns Wort?
Yellow
10. Who was the fortieth president of The United States?
Ronald Reagan
Money Money Money
MONEY MONEY MONEY
1 - What do you call the process of imprinting a blank coin with a design?
Minting
2 -In what country would you be able to spend a Zloty?
Poland
3 -In the US, how many cents is a dime worth?
Ten
4 - What is the basic unit of currency in Morocco?
Dirham
5 -The Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey use a different currency from the UK. True or
False?
TrUe
6 -What is the name of the famous gambling centre situated on the Mediterranean coast?
Monte Carlo
7 - What is the name of the study or collection of money?
Numismatics
8 - What material was a sovereign made from?
Gold
9 -Prior to decimalization, how many old pennies was an English Shilling worth?
Twelve
10What is the basic unit of currency in Hungary?
Forint
1 - What do you call the process of imprinting a blank coin with a design?
Minting
2 -In what country would you be able to spend a Zloty?
Poland
3 -In the US, how many cents is a dime worth?
Ten
4 - What is the basic unit of currency in Morocco?
Dirham
5 -The Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey use a different currency from the UK. True or
False?
TrUe
6 -What is the name of the famous gambling centre situated on the Mediterranean coast?
Monte Carlo
7 - What is the name of the study or collection of money?
Numismatics
8 - What material was a sovereign made from?
Gold
9 -Prior to decimalization, how many old pennies was an English Shilling worth?
Twelve
10What is the basic unit of currency in Hungary?
Forint
80S AND 90S HISTORY
1 Who was found not guilty of the murders of Ronald and Nicole in 1995?
1 OJ Simpson
2 What was Washington National Airport renamed in February 1998?
2 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
3 In which country did Abdullah II inherit the throne of King Hussein in 1999?
3 Jordan
4 Who was defeated by a computer called Deep Blue?
4 Gary Kasparov
5 In 1997, who became the first female Secretary of State for the USA?
5 Madeline Allbright
6 On which island did Oliver Reed die in 1999?
6 Malta
7 In 1990, who became the first female President of Ireland?
7 Mary Robinson
8 In 1986, what became the first city in the world to be completely evacuated?
8 Chernobyl
9 In 1986, who became the first black leader of the Anglican Church in South
9 Desmond Tutu
Africa?
10 Who was elected as Pakistan's first female Prime Minister in 1988?
10 Benazir Bhutto
1 OJ Simpson
2 What was Washington National Airport renamed in February 1998?
2 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
3 In which country did Abdullah II inherit the throne of King Hussein in 1999?
3 Jordan
4 Who was defeated by a computer called Deep Blue?
4 Gary Kasparov
5 In 1997, who became the first female Secretary of State for the USA?
5 Madeline Allbright
6 On which island did Oliver Reed die in 1999?
6 Malta
7 In 1990, who became the first female President of Ireland?
7 Mary Robinson
8 In 1986, what became the first city in the world to be completely evacuated?
8 Chernobyl
9 In 1986, who became the first black leader of the Anglican Church in South
9 Desmond Tutu
Africa?
10 Who was elected as Pakistan's first female Prime Minister in 1988?
10 Benazir Bhutto
Human Body 2
2 - HUMAN BODY:
1 Q : THE COMMA BACILLUS CAUSES WHAT DISEASE?
A : CHOLERA
2 - Q : IN ANATOMY, WHAT NAME, DERIVED FROM LATIN MEANING 'HAIR', IS GIVEN TO
THE FINEST BLOOD VESSELS?
A : CAPILLARIES
3 - Q : WHAT TYPES CAN BE SADDLE, PLANE OR PIVOTAL?
A : BODY JOINTS
4 - Q : IN WHICH PART OF THE BODY IS THERE A BONE CALLED THE COCHLEA?
A : IN THE EAR
5 - Q : WHAT WOULD BE HAPPENING IF YOU SUFFERED FROM CANITIS?
A : GREYING HAIR
6 - Q : WHAT IS THE TECHNICAL NAME FOR A SQUINT?
A : STRABISMUS
7 - Q : IF YOU SUFFERED FROM OZOSTOMIA WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?
A : BAD BREATH (HALITOSIS)
8 - Q : WHERE WOULD YOU FIND THE PYRAMIDS OF MALPIGHI?
A : IN YOUR KIDNEYS
9 -Q : WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE OPIATE-LIKE SUBSTANCES PRODUCED IN THE
BRAIN BY PITUARY GLANDS?
A : ENDORPHINS
10 Q : WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR THE GULLET?
A : OESOPHAGUS
1 Q : THE COMMA BACILLUS CAUSES WHAT DISEASE?
A : CHOLERA
2 - Q : IN ANATOMY, WHAT NAME, DERIVED FROM LATIN MEANING 'HAIR', IS GIVEN TO
THE FINEST BLOOD VESSELS?
A : CAPILLARIES
3 - Q : WHAT TYPES CAN BE SADDLE, PLANE OR PIVOTAL?
A : BODY JOINTS
4 - Q : IN WHICH PART OF THE BODY IS THERE A BONE CALLED THE COCHLEA?
A : IN THE EAR
5 - Q : WHAT WOULD BE HAPPENING IF YOU SUFFERED FROM CANITIS?
A : GREYING HAIR
6 - Q : WHAT IS THE TECHNICAL NAME FOR A SQUINT?
A : STRABISMUS
7 - Q : IF YOU SUFFERED FROM OZOSTOMIA WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?
A : BAD BREATH (HALITOSIS)
8 - Q : WHERE WOULD YOU FIND THE PYRAMIDS OF MALPIGHI?
A : IN YOUR KIDNEYS
9 -Q : WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE OPIATE-LIKE SUBSTANCES PRODUCED IN THE
BRAIN BY PITUARY GLANDS?
A : ENDORPHINS
10 Q : WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR THE GULLET?
A : OESOPHAGUS
Films and Entertainment
1.Jack Ryan, is the name of the character played by Ben Afflek, in; The
Sum of all fears, but which other actor played the same character in a
different film?
HARRISON FORD
2.In which television series did Katie Holmes star, between 1998 and
2003?
DAWSON’S CREEK
3.Who directed The Da Vinci code?
RON HOWARD
4. In which television soap would you find the character, Sally Webster?
CORONATION STREET
5.Who directed Platoon?
OLIVER STONE
6.In which 90s group? would you have found singer Richard Ashcroft?
THE VERVE
7.Which television detective series starred Cybil Shepard and Bruce
Willis?
MOONLIGHTING
8.Which 1978 Vietnam war film ends with the surviving cast sitting around
the table singing America the Beautiful?
THE DEERHUNTER
9.In the 1997 L.A. Confidential, who played the role of officer Wendell Bud
White?
RUSSELL CROWE
10.How many episodes of Fawlty Towers were made in total?
TWELVE
Sum of all fears, but which other actor played the same character in a
different film?
HARRISON FORD
2.In which television series did Katie Holmes star, between 1998 and
2003?
DAWSON’S CREEK
3.Who directed The Da Vinci code?
RON HOWARD
4. In which television soap would you find the character, Sally Webster?
CORONATION STREET
5.Who directed Platoon?
OLIVER STONE
6.In which 90s group? would you have found singer Richard Ashcroft?
THE VERVE
7.Which television detective series starred Cybil Shepard and Bruce
Willis?
MOONLIGHTING
8.Which 1978 Vietnam war film ends with the surviving cast sitting around
the table singing America the Beautiful?
THE DEERHUNTER
9.In the 1997 L.A. Confidential, who played the role of officer Wendell Bud
White?
RUSSELL CROWE
10.How many episodes of Fawlty Towers were made in total?
TWELVE
General Knowledge 37
6 - Odds and sods
1.Who wrote the novel; Our Man In Havana?
GRAHAM GREENE
2.Tashkent, is the capital of which country?
UZBEKISTAN
3.In astrology, which two star signs cover the month of January?
Capricorn or Aquarius
4.What is the capital of Latvia?
RIGA
5.Name any two of the four instruments in the brass section of an
orchestra?
TRUMPET – TROMBONE – HORN - TUBA
6.Researchers at the Australian National university have discovered that,
which group of people are better at sport, driving in traffic and in general
quicker thinkers. Left or right handed people?
LEFT HANDED
7.The subject of several investigations recently, who is Henri Paul?
DRIVER OF awesome ACCIDENT IN WHICH PRINCESS DIANA WAS
KILLED
8.What is the capital of Kazakhstan? ASTANI OR ASTANA?
ASTANA
9.What did astronaut Alan Shepard hit, on the moon?
A GOLF BALL
10.Can you lead a cow; upstairs but not down stairs, or is it downstairs but
not upstairs?
UPSTAIRS BUT NOT DOWNSTAIRS
1.Who wrote the novel; Our Man In Havana?
GRAHAM GREENE
2.Tashkent, is the capital of which country?
UZBEKISTAN
3.In astrology, which two star signs cover the month of January?
Capricorn or Aquarius
4.What is the capital of Latvia?
RIGA
5.Name any two of the four instruments in the brass section of an
orchestra?
TRUMPET – TROMBONE – HORN - TUBA
6.Researchers at the Australian National university have discovered that,
which group of people are better at sport, driving in traffic and in general
quicker thinkers. Left or right handed people?
LEFT HANDED
7.The subject of several investigations recently, who is Henri Paul?
DRIVER OF awesome ACCIDENT IN WHICH PRINCESS DIANA WAS
KILLED
8.What is the capital of Kazakhstan? ASTANI OR ASTANA?
ASTANA
9.What did astronaut Alan Shepard hit, on the moon?
A GOLF BALL
10.Can you lead a cow; upstairs but not down stairs, or is it downstairs but
not upstairs?
UPSTAIRS BUT NOT DOWNSTAIRS
General Knowledge 36
general knowledge
1. Which Russian town was reported to be the site of mutant giant trees in
1989?
Chernobyl
2. Which Boxer Advertises The Lean, Mean, Fat Reducing Grilling Machine?
George Foreman
3. How many 'downs' does each team have to travel ten yards in American
Football?
Four
4. Which is the lowest toned brass instrument in an orchestra?
The Tuba
5. Which body of water forms Turkey's northern Border?
Black sea
6. What was the name of the Hunchback of Notre Dame's girlfriend?
Esmeralda
7. Around 25% of the milk consumed in the UK is used for what?
Cups Of Tea
8. What main ingredient have I missed from this cocktail - Tabasco
sauce, worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, vodka, lots of ice?
Tomato juice - Bloody Mary
9. Who murdered Police Officer Tippit in Dallas on November 22nd 1963?
Lee Harvey Oswald
10. Which gas is produced by the explosion of a hydrogen bomb?
Helium
1. Which Russian town was reported to be the site of mutant giant trees in
1989?
Chernobyl
2. Which Boxer Advertises The Lean, Mean, Fat Reducing Grilling Machine?
George Foreman
3. How many 'downs' does each team have to travel ten yards in American
Football?
Four
4. Which is the lowest toned brass instrument in an orchestra?
The Tuba
5. Which body of water forms Turkey's northern Border?
Black sea
6. What was the name of the Hunchback of Notre Dame's girlfriend?
Esmeralda
7. Around 25% of the milk consumed in the UK is used for what?
Cups Of Tea
8. What main ingredient have I missed from this cocktail - Tabasco
sauce, worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, vodka, lots of ice?
Tomato juice - Bloody Mary
9. Who murdered Police Officer Tippit in Dallas on November 22nd 1963?
Lee Harvey Oswald
10. Which gas is produced by the explosion of a hydrogen bomb?
Helium
People 6
4 - people
1. What did Samuel Colt invent?
† †The colt revolver
†
†
†
2.††Who claimed to "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee?"
† †Muhammad Ali
†
†
3.††Who said, "Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?"
† †
†Mae West
†
4.††Who was the jazz saxophonist whose improvisations were known
as "sheets of sound"?
†
†John Coltrane
†
†
5.††What group showed their ultimate coolness with the phrase, "ring a ding
ding"?
† †
†Frank Sinatra's Rat Pack
†
6.††Eva Braun was:
† ††Hitler's girlfriend
†
7.††Who called himself "the Godfather of soul" and "the hardest working man
in show business"?
† †James Brown
†
†
8.††How did gangster Al Capone die?
† ††Syphilis
†
†
†
9.††Who is the namesake of teddy bears?
† †
†Theodore Roosevelt
†
†
10. How did Marvin Gaye die?
† †He was murdered by his father
†
†
1. What did Samuel Colt invent?
† †The colt revolver
†
†
†
2.††Who claimed to "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee?"
† †Muhammad Ali
†
†
3.††Who said, "Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?"
† †
†Mae West
†
4.††Who was the jazz saxophonist whose improvisations were known
as "sheets of sound"?
†
†John Coltrane
†
†
5.††What group showed their ultimate coolness with the phrase, "ring a ding
ding"?
† †
†Frank Sinatra's Rat Pack
†
6.††Eva Braun was:
† ††Hitler's girlfriend
†
7.††Who called himself "the Godfather of soul" and "the hardest working man
in show business"?
† †James Brown
†
†
8.††How did gangster Al Capone die?
† ††Syphilis
†
†
†
9.††Who is the namesake of teddy bears?
† †
†Theodore Roosevelt
†
†
10. How did Marvin Gaye die?
† †He was murdered by his father
†
†
places 7
PLACES
1. From which country does the lager Grolsch originate?
NETHERLANDS
2. One of the world's worst environmental disasters, killing 20,000
people, occurred in Bhopal on 23.12.1984. In which country is Bhopal?
INDIA
3. In which city were the 1980 Summer Olympics held?
MOSCOW
4. Which European country is the home of Stella Artois?
BELGIUM
5. Which city hosted the 2004 Summer Olympic Games?
ATHENS
6. In which ocean are the Maldives?
INDIAN
7. I am the coldest, windiest, driest and highest continent on earth.
What is my name?
ANTARCTICA
8. If a citizen of The Netherlands is called Dutch, what would a citizen
of Jupiter be called?
A JOVIAN
9. In terms of population which is the largest state in the USA?
CALIFORNIA
10. Please give the next letter in the following sequence. M, V, E, M, ?
J (Jupiter)
1. From which country does the lager Grolsch originate?
NETHERLANDS
2. One of the world's worst environmental disasters, killing 20,000
people, occurred in Bhopal on 23.12.1984. In which country is Bhopal?
INDIA
3. In which city were the 1980 Summer Olympics held?
MOSCOW
4. Which European country is the home of Stella Artois?
BELGIUM
5. Which city hosted the 2004 Summer Olympic Games?
ATHENS
6. In which ocean are the Maldives?
INDIAN
7. I am the coldest, windiest, driest and highest continent on earth.
What is my name?
ANTARCTICA
8. If a citizen of The Netherlands is called Dutch, what would a citizen
of Jupiter be called?
A JOVIAN
9. In terms of population which is the largest state in the USA?
CALIFORNIA
10. Please give the next letter in the following sequence. M, V, E, M, ?
J (Jupiter)
Arts
- ARTS
1. How long did it take the Beatles to record their first album - 12
hours, 12 days or 12 months?
(Twelve Hours)
2. Who is the author of the books ‘Digital Fortress’ ‘Deception Point’
and ‘Angels & Demons’?
(Dan Brown - author of The Da Vinci Code)
3 Which US TV series ended after 275 episodes with the words, "Sorry
we're closed"?
(CHEERS)
4 Who did Dr Banner turn into when he got angry?
(THE INCREDIBLE HULK)
5 Which TV duo drove a Ford Torino?
(STARSKY & HUTCH)
6 With regard to the record label what do the initials RCA stand for?
(RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA)
7 In which city was Motown Records founded?
(DETROIT)
8 Which pop group took their name from an unemployment benefit
form?
(UB 40)
9. 3.In the 1993 film, This Boy’s Life, who starred alongside Robert De
Neiro and Ellen Barkin?
LEONARDO DE CAPRIO
10. A film by Clint Eastwood; Flags Of Our Fathers, tells the story of a
second world war battle that resulted in the loss of 46 thousand lives and
centres on the raising of the Stars and stripes flag by six soldiers. But on
which pacific Island did the battle take place?
IWO JIMA
1. How long did it take the Beatles to record their first album - 12
hours, 12 days or 12 months?
(Twelve Hours)
2. Who is the author of the books ‘Digital Fortress’ ‘Deception Point’
and ‘Angels & Demons’?
(Dan Brown - author of The Da Vinci Code)
3 Which US TV series ended after 275 episodes with the words, "Sorry
we're closed"?
(CHEERS)
4 Who did Dr Banner turn into when he got angry?
(THE INCREDIBLE HULK)
5 Which TV duo drove a Ford Torino?
(STARSKY & HUTCH)
6 With regard to the record label what do the initials RCA stand for?
(RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA)
7 In which city was Motown Records founded?
(DETROIT)
8 Which pop group took their name from an unemployment benefit
form?
(UB 40)
9. 3.In the 1993 film, This Boy’s Life, who starred alongside Robert De
Neiro and Ellen Barkin?
LEONARDO DE CAPRIO
10. A film by Clint Eastwood; Flags Of Our Fathers, tells the story of a
second world war battle that resulted in the loss of 46 thousand lives and
centres on the raising of the Stars and stripes flag by six soldiers. But on
which pacific Island did the battle take place?
IWO JIMA
General Knowledge 35
7 - Gen know:
1. So at last in 2006 scientists from three English Univeristy’s reached the same conclusion. Which came first the chicken or the egg?
THE EGG
2.In January 2006, British spies were uncovered after a fake rock, was used as a spying device in which city?
MOSCOW
3.Which pop performer has a tour called; ‘THE 2007 FUTURE SEX/LOVESHOW UK TOUR’
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
4.Which two countries most recently joined the EU?
ROMANIA AND BULGARIA
5.Who had his autobiography (If I Did It) cancelled in 2006 due to public outrage?
O.J.SIMPSON
6.In English rhyming slang, what is meant by;GOLD WATCH?
SCOTCH (WHISKY)
7.Of what is Sinophobia the fear? (pronounced sin – o phobia) Russians or Chinese?
CHINESE
8.What is the capitol of Angola?
LUANDA
9.In cockney, what is meant by, Berlin Wall’s?
BALLS
10.What is the gestation [je-stey-shuh n] period for a cat? Eight or eleven weeks?
EIGHT WEEKS
1. So at last in 2006 scientists from three English Univeristy’s reached the same conclusion. Which came first the chicken or the egg?
THE EGG
2.In January 2006, British spies were uncovered after a fake rock, was used as a spying device in which city?
MOSCOW
3.Which pop performer has a tour called; ‘THE 2007 FUTURE SEX/LOVESHOW UK TOUR’
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
4.Which two countries most recently joined the EU?
ROMANIA AND BULGARIA
5.Who had his autobiography (If I Did It) cancelled in 2006 due to public outrage?
O.J.SIMPSON
6.In English rhyming slang, what is meant by;GOLD WATCH?
SCOTCH (WHISKY)
7.Of what is Sinophobia the fear? (pronounced sin – o phobia) Russians or Chinese?
CHINESE
8.What is the capitol of Angola?
LUANDA
9.In cockney, what is meant by, Berlin Wall’s?
BALLS
10.What is the gestation [je-stey-shuh n] period for a cat? Eight or eleven weeks?
EIGHT WEEKS
History 2
6 - History
1 -
Named after a French minister of the 20th century, what effort is considered one of the great failures of military history, and is now used as a metaphor for something that is confidently relied upon but which ended up being ineffective?
Answer
The Maginot Line
The Maginot Line named after French minister of defence André Maginot was a line of concrete fortifications, tank obstacles, machine gun posts and other defenses which France constructed along its borders with Germany and with Italy, in the light of experience from World War I, and in the run-up to World War II. However, the fortification system utterly failed to contain the invading German forces in World War II, who largely manuevered around it.
2.
The name of which symbol means 'well-being' in Sanskrit, though it became associated with men of dubious repute in history?
Answer
The Swastika (from Sanskrit 'svasti')
The use of the swastika was associated by Nazi theorists with their conjecture of Aryan cultural descent of the German people. Following the Nordicist version of the Aryan invasion theory, the Nazis claimed that the early Aryans of India, from whose Vedic tradition the swastika sprang, were the prototypical white invaders.
3 - The current queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom belongs to which royal house?
Answer
The House of Windsor
The name of the house was originally the House of Wettin but in 1917, during World War I, anti-German feeling among the people resulted in the Royal Family exchanging use of all of their German titles and house names for English-sounding versions.
4 -.
If 'Little Boy-Enola Gay' is to Hiroshima, what is to Nagasaki?
Answer
Fatman - Bockscar
An implosion-type weapon with a plutonium core, 'Fat Man' was detonated at an altitude of about 1,800 feet (550 m) over the city, and was dropped from a B-29 bomber Bockscar, piloted by Major Charles Sweeney. Because of Nagasaki's hilly terrain, the damage was somewhat less extensive than that in relatively flat Hiroshima. An estimated 40,000 people were killed outright by the bombing ,and about 25,000 were injured. Many thousands more would die later from related injuries, and radiation sickness from nuclear fallout.
5 - One of the mottos of which lethal 20th century regime was "To keep you is no benefit. To destroy you is no loss." in reference to civilian Cambodians?
Answer
Khmer Rouge
It was the ruling political party of Cambodia -- which it renamed to Democratic Kampuchea -- from 1975 to 1979. The Khmer regime is remembered mainly for the deaths of an estimated 1.5 million people (estimates range from 850,000 to 3 million) under its regime, through execution, starvation and forced labor.
6.
Julius Caesar crossed this river in 49 BC as an act of war where he supposedly said "the die is cast", giving rise to a popular idiom. Which river?
Answer
The Rubicon
"Crossing the Rubicon" is a popular idiom meaning to go past a point of no return because it was an ancient boundary between Gaul and Italy. The river is notable as Roman law forbade any general from crossing it with an army.
.
7 After hearing what news did Winston Churchill write "Being saturated and satiated with emotion and sensation, I went to bed and slept the sleep of the saved and thankful."?
Answer
Attack on Pearl Harbor drawing the US into WWII
This battle has had history-altering consequences. It only had a small strategic military effect because the Japanese Navy failed to sink U.S. aircraft carriers or destroy the Submarine Base, but even if this had been achieved, it would not have helped Japan in the long term. The attack firmly drew the United States and its massive industrial and service economy into World War II.
8.
What name was given to the man-portable anti-tank rocket launcher which saw widespread use during World War II?
Answer
Bazooka
It was nicknamed "bazooka" from a vague resemblance to the musical instrument of the same name invented and used by Bob Burns. The word "bazooka" is often incorrectly used to refer to any shoulder-launched missile weapon.
9.
Which city in central Spain was renowned throughout the middle ages as an important center for the production of swords and other bladed instruments?
Answer
Toledo
10 - The transfer of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China in 1997 from Great Britian is well-known. But at around the same time (in 1999), which country relinquished its claim on Macau and handed it over to China?
Answer
Portugal
Portugal and China agreed in 1979 to regard Macau as "a Chinese territory under (temporary) Portuguese administration". Negotiations between the Chinese and Portuguese governments on the question of Macau started in June 1986. In 1987, an international treaty, known as the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration, was signed to make Macau a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The Chinese government assumed sovereignty over Macau on December 20, 1999, ending 329 years of Portuguese rule.
1 -
Named after a French minister of the 20th century, what effort is considered one of the great failures of military history, and is now used as a metaphor for something that is confidently relied upon but which ended up being ineffective?
Answer
The Maginot Line
The Maginot Line named after French minister of defence André Maginot was a line of concrete fortifications, tank obstacles, machine gun posts and other defenses which France constructed along its borders with Germany and with Italy, in the light of experience from World War I, and in the run-up to World War II. However, the fortification system utterly failed to contain the invading German forces in World War II, who largely manuevered around it.
2.
The name of which symbol means 'well-being' in Sanskrit, though it became associated with men of dubious repute in history?
Answer
The Swastika (from Sanskrit 'svasti')
The use of the swastika was associated by Nazi theorists with their conjecture of Aryan cultural descent of the German people. Following the Nordicist version of the Aryan invasion theory, the Nazis claimed that the early Aryans of India, from whose Vedic tradition the swastika sprang, were the prototypical white invaders.
3 - The current queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom belongs to which royal house?
Answer
The House of Windsor
The name of the house was originally the House of Wettin but in 1917, during World War I, anti-German feeling among the people resulted in the Royal Family exchanging use of all of their German titles and house names for English-sounding versions.
4 -.
If 'Little Boy-Enola Gay' is to Hiroshima, what is to Nagasaki?
Answer
Fatman - Bockscar
An implosion-type weapon with a plutonium core, 'Fat Man' was detonated at an altitude of about 1,800 feet (550 m) over the city, and was dropped from a B-29 bomber Bockscar, piloted by Major Charles Sweeney. Because of Nagasaki's hilly terrain, the damage was somewhat less extensive than that in relatively flat Hiroshima. An estimated 40,000 people were killed outright by the bombing ,and about 25,000 were injured. Many thousands more would die later from related injuries, and radiation sickness from nuclear fallout.
5 - One of the mottos of which lethal 20th century regime was "To keep you is no benefit. To destroy you is no loss." in reference to civilian Cambodians?
Answer
Khmer Rouge
It was the ruling political party of Cambodia -- which it renamed to Democratic Kampuchea -- from 1975 to 1979. The Khmer regime is remembered mainly for the deaths of an estimated 1.5 million people (estimates range from 850,000 to 3 million) under its regime, through execution, starvation and forced labor.
6.
Julius Caesar crossed this river in 49 BC as an act of war where he supposedly said "the die is cast", giving rise to a popular idiom. Which river?
Answer
The Rubicon
"Crossing the Rubicon" is a popular idiom meaning to go past a point of no return because it was an ancient boundary between Gaul and Italy. The river is notable as Roman law forbade any general from crossing it with an army.
.
7 After hearing what news did Winston Churchill write "Being saturated and satiated with emotion and sensation, I went to bed and slept the sleep of the saved and thankful."?
Answer
Attack on Pearl Harbor drawing the US into WWII
This battle has had history-altering consequences. It only had a small strategic military effect because the Japanese Navy failed to sink U.S. aircraft carriers or destroy the Submarine Base, but even if this had been achieved, it would not have helped Japan in the long term. The attack firmly drew the United States and its massive industrial and service economy into World War II.
8.
What name was given to the man-portable anti-tank rocket launcher which saw widespread use during World War II?
Answer
Bazooka
It was nicknamed "bazooka" from a vague resemblance to the musical instrument of the same name invented and used by Bob Burns. The word "bazooka" is often incorrectly used to refer to any shoulder-launched missile weapon.
9.
Which city in central Spain was renowned throughout the middle ages as an important center for the production of swords and other bladed instruments?
Answer
Toledo
10 - The transfer of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China in 1997 from Great Britian is well-known. But at around the same time (in 1999), which country relinquished its claim on Macau and handed it over to China?
Answer
Portugal
Portugal and China agreed in 1979 to regard Macau as "a Chinese territory under (temporary) Portuguese administration". Negotiations between the Chinese and Portuguese governments on the question of Macau started in June 1986. In 1987, an international treaty, known as the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration, was signed to make Macau a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The Chinese government assumed sovereignty over Macau on December 20, 1999, ending 329 years of Portuguese rule.
Crash
5 - Crash
1) What artist, famed for splattering paint across canvases, was splattered across the pavement when he crashed his car in 1956?
2) “Crash” is the collective noun for what large land mammal found in Africa and Asia?
3) A beloved princess was killed in a car crash 25 years ago this month. Who was she?
4) In 2006, Crash won the Oscar for Best Picture instead of critical favorite Brokeback Mountain. Who won Best Director that same year?
5) In 2004 Jason Allen Alexander spent 55 memorable hours married to whom?
6) In 1993, the band Crash Test Dummies had a hit with what song that didn’t actually feature any vowels in its title?
7) In Total Recall, Arnold Schwarzenegger snarls “Consider that a divorce” after he shoots who in the head?
8) The original Crash Bandicoot was released in 1996 exclusively on what video game platform?
9) “When I watch you eat. When I see you asleep. When I look at you lately, I just want to smash your face in,” says Kathleen Turner to Michael Douglas in what 1989 film?
10) “Crash into Me,” the biggest hit for the Dave Matthews Band, was released on what 1996 album?
Answers:
1) Jackson Pollock
2) rhinoceros
3) Grace Kelly/Princess Grace
4) Ang Lee, for Brokeback Mountain
5- Britney spears
6) “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm”
7) Sharon Stone
8) Sony PlayStation
9) The War of the Roses
10) Crash
1) What artist, famed for splattering paint across canvases, was splattered across the pavement when he crashed his car in 1956?
2) “Crash” is the collective noun for what large land mammal found in Africa and Asia?
3) A beloved princess was killed in a car crash 25 years ago this month. Who was she?
4) In 2006, Crash won the Oscar for Best Picture instead of critical favorite Brokeback Mountain. Who won Best Director that same year?
5) In 2004 Jason Allen Alexander spent 55 memorable hours married to whom?
6) In 1993, the band Crash Test Dummies had a hit with what song that didn’t actually feature any vowels in its title?
7) In Total Recall, Arnold Schwarzenegger snarls “Consider that a divorce” after he shoots who in the head?
8) The original Crash Bandicoot was released in 1996 exclusively on what video game platform?
9) “When I watch you eat. When I see you asleep. When I look at you lately, I just want to smash your face in,” says Kathleen Turner to Michael Douglas in what 1989 film?
10) “Crash into Me,” the biggest hit for the Dave Matthews Band, was released on what 1996 album?
Answers:
1) Jackson Pollock
2) rhinoceros
3) Grace Kelly/Princess Grace
4) Ang Lee, for Brokeback Mountain
5- Britney spears
6) “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm”
7) Sharon Stone
8) Sony PlayStation
9) The War of the Roses
10) Crash
Stinking Rich
4 - Filthy Stinking Rich
1) John D. Rockefeller, by most measures the richest man in American history, earned his money in what industry?
2) What slang term based on sound effects from dental commercials was popularized in the late 1990s by hip-hop artists like the Cash Money Millionaires, Lil Wayne, and B.G.?
3) Who’s been the only African American listed on the Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans every year since 1995?
4) According to Forbes magazine, who is the wealthiest: the richest person in Canada, Japan, Mexico, or Russia?
5) What fictional character’s wealth was once calculated as “one multiplujillion, nine obsquatumatillion, six hundred twenty-three dollars and sixty-two cents”?
6) What 1987 movie paraphrases a speech made by Ivan Boesky before he was jailed for insider trading?
7) At the end of every episode of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, Robin Leach wished the viewer “champagne wishes” and what kind of dreams?
8) In 2004, Bill Rancic became the first person to win what television show?
9) Republican pollster Fred Luntz popularized what alternate name for the estate tax?
10) According to Forbes magazine, what British archaeologist is the wealthiest fictional woman in the world?
Answers:
1) oil / petroleum
2) bling-bling (or just bling)
3) Oprah Winfrey
4) Mexico
5) Scrooge McDuck
6) Wall Street (”Greed is good.”)
7) caviar
8) The Apprentice
9) the death tax
10) Lara Croft
1) John D. Rockefeller, by most measures the richest man in American history, earned his money in what industry?
2) What slang term based on sound effects from dental commercials was popularized in the late 1990s by hip-hop artists like the Cash Money Millionaires, Lil Wayne, and B.G.?
3) Who’s been the only African American listed on the Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans every year since 1995?
4) According to Forbes magazine, who is the wealthiest: the richest person in Canada, Japan, Mexico, or Russia?
5) What fictional character’s wealth was once calculated as “one multiplujillion, nine obsquatumatillion, six hundred twenty-three dollars and sixty-two cents”?
6) What 1987 movie paraphrases a speech made by Ivan Boesky before he was jailed for insider trading?
7) At the end of every episode of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, Robin Leach wished the viewer “champagne wishes” and what kind of dreams?
8) In 2004, Bill Rancic became the first person to win what television show?
9) Republican pollster Fred Luntz popularized what alternate name for the estate tax?
10) According to Forbes magazine, what British archaeologist is the wealthiest fictional woman in the world?
Answers:
1) oil / petroleum
2) bling-bling (or just bling)
3) Oprah Winfrey
4) Mexico
5) Scrooge McDuck
6) Wall Street (”Greed is good.”)
7) caviar
8) The Apprentice
9) the death tax
10) Lara Croft
Triangulation
Triangulation
example: a Roman goddess, a Canadian music award, and one of this year’s Best Picture nominees = Juno
1) something you might find on a map, part of a telegraph, and a Florida island
2) a fictional duck, a program used in computer networking, and a noise your car’s engine might make
3) something that can kill an unprepared hiker, magicians’ slang for revealing secrets to non-magicians, and something to keep in mind when you’re taking a picture
4) a symbol for heat, a James Bond character, and the fictional avenue where Gary Coleman lives
5) a shade of black, a musical gang member, and a hit song by Wings
6) a briefcase, Condé Nast’s business magazine, and a collection of your best work
7) a secret agent on TV, a Michael Jackson role, and an iconic local retail store
8) a John Coltrane tune, part of the NATO phonetic alphabet, and a country
9) a film studio mascot, a zodiac sign, and any of 13 popes
10) an Italian motorcycle, an R.E.M. album, and a common last name on Sesame Street
Answers:
1) key
2) ping
3) exposure
4) Q
5) jet
6) portfolio
7) scarecrow
8) India
9) Leo
10) monster
example: a Roman goddess, a Canadian music award, and one of this year’s Best Picture nominees = Juno
1) something you might find on a map, part of a telegraph, and a Florida island
2) a fictional duck, a program used in computer networking, and a noise your car’s engine might make
3) something that can kill an unprepared hiker, magicians’ slang for revealing secrets to non-magicians, and something to keep in mind when you’re taking a picture
4) a symbol for heat, a James Bond character, and the fictional avenue where Gary Coleman lives
5) a shade of black, a musical gang member, and a hit song by Wings
6) a briefcase, Condé Nast’s business magazine, and a collection of your best work
7) a secret agent on TV, a Michael Jackson role, and an iconic local retail store
8) a John Coltrane tune, part of the NATO phonetic alphabet, and a country
9) a film studio mascot, a zodiac sign, and any of 13 popes
10) an Italian motorcycle, an R.E.M. album, and a common last name on Sesame Street
Answers:
1) key
2) ping
3) exposure
4) Q
5) jet
6) portfolio
7) scarecrow
8) India
9) Leo
10) monster
movies 2
2 -movies
1) What 1997 comedy, which shares its name with a fast food restaurant, includes an Academy Awards ceremony where the Best Actor nominees include Paul Newman in “Coot”, Clint Eastwood in “Codger”, Michael Douglas in “Primary Urges” and Steven Seagal in “Snowball in Hell”?
2) In Ocean’s Twelve, Topher Grace says he “totally phoned in that Dennis Quaid movie.” What 2004 movie is he talking about?
?
3) What 2001 comedy was adapted into a musical starring Laura Bell Bundy, which debuted last year in San Francisco before opening at the Palace Theater on Broadway?
4) What 2002 Cameron Diaz comedy, which shares its name with a U2 song, did film critic Charles Taylor declare “one of the flattest, stupidest, unfunniest sex comedies — as well as one of the worst all-round pictures — I’ve ever seen”?
5) What 2004 film based on a comic book character did Guillermo del Toro direct between Blade II and Pan’s Labyrinth?
6) Who appeared in all 5 of these movies?
7) What 1998 indie film about a romantic kidnapping begins with the main character desperately searching for a place to pee?
Answers:
8) In 1977, Pauline Kael wrote: “The film is enjoyable in its own terms, but it’s exhausting, too: like taking a pack of kids to the circus. There’s no breather in the picture, no lyricism; the only attempt at beauty is in the image of a double sunset.” What film was she dissecting?
9 What grape variety is favoured by the main character in 'Sideways'?
10 Which fictional character played by Gene Hackman, Kevin Spacey, and John Shea among many others supposedly owns Beethoven's 10th Symphony, the Venus de Milo's arms, Gainsborough's 'Yellow Boy' and a full-body portrait of the Mona Lisa?
1) In & Out
2) In Good Company
3 Legally Blonde
4) The Sweetest Thing
5) Hellboy
6) Selma Blair
7 – buffalo 66
8 – Star Wars
9 Pinot Noir
10 Lex Luthor
1) What 1997 comedy, which shares its name with a fast food restaurant, includes an Academy Awards ceremony where the Best Actor nominees include Paul Newman in “Coot”, Clint Eastwood in “Codger”, Michael Douglas in “Primary Urges” and Steven Seagal in “Snowball in Hell”?
2) In Ocean’s Twelve, Topher Grace says he “totally phoned in that Dennis Quaid movie.” What 2004 movie is he talking about?
?
3) What 2001 comedy was adapted into a musical starring Laura Bell Bundy, which debuted last year in San Francisco before opening at the Palace Theater on Broadway?
4) What 2002 Cameron Diaz comedy, which shares its name with a U2 song, did film critic Charles Taylor declare “one of the flattest, stupidest, unfunniest sex comedies — as well as one of the worst all-round pictures — I’ve ever seen”?
5) What 2004 film based on a comic book character did Guillermo del Toro direct between Blade II and Pan’s Labyrinth?
6) Who appeared in all 5 of these movies?
7) What 1998 indie film about a romantic kidnapping begins with the main character desperately searching for a place to pee?
Answers:
8) In 1977, Pauline Kael wrote: “The film is enjoyable in its own terms, but it’s exhausting, too: like taking a pack of kids to the circus. There’s no breather in the picture, no lyricism; the only attempt at beauty is in the image of a double sunset.” What film was she dissecting?
9 What grape variety is favoured by the main character in 'Sideways'?
10 Which fictional character played by Gene Hackman, Kevin Spacey, and John Shea among many others supposedly owns Beethoven's 10th Symphony, the Venus de Milo's arms, Gainsborough's 'Yellow Boy' and a full-body portrait of the Mona Lisa?
1) In & Out
2) In Good Company
3 Legally Blonde
4) The Sweetest Thing
5) Hellboy
6) Selma Blair
7 – buffalo 66
8 – Star Wars
9 Pinot Noir
10 Lex Luthor
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
General Knowledge 34
1. How many dots are there on a pair of dice?
42
2. Annually which creature is responsible for most human deaths?
MOSQUITO
3. True or false. Sound waves travel faster in water than in air.
TRUE
4. How many of Henry Ford's Model T cars were built and sold? Was
it 8, 12, 15 or 17 million?
C.15 (15,700,003)
5. In how many colours was the Model T available?
1 (Any colour as long as it was black)
6. In which year did the following events take place? George W.
Bush was sworn in as new US President, Gladiator won an Oscar for
best film and George Harrison died.
2001
7. What type of berry is used to flavour gin?
JUNIPER
8. Which Age immediately preceded the Bronze Age?
STONE AGE
9. A ship's Captain would be very concerned over reports of
Growlers in the vicinity of his/her ship. What is a Growler?
SMALL ICEBERG
10. What was the name of Long John Silver's parrot?
CAPTAIN FLINT
42
2. Annually which creature is responsible for most human deaths?
MOSQUITO
3. True or false. Sound waves travel faster in water than in air.
TRUE
4. How many of Henry Ford's Model T cars were built and sold? Was
it 8, 12, 15 or 17 million?
C.15 (15,700,003)
5. In how many colours was the Model T available?
1 (Any colour as long as it was black)
6. In which year did the following events take place? George W.
Bush was sworn in as new US President, Gladiator won an Oscar for
best film and George Harrison died.
2001
7. What type of berry is used to flavour gin?
JUNIPER
8. Which Age immediately preceded the Bronze Age?
STONE AGE
9. A ship's Captain would be very concerned over reports of
Growlers in the vicinity of his/her ship. What is a Growler?
SMALL ICEBERG
10. What was the name of Long John Silver's parrot?
CAPTAIN FLINT
Geography 7
Geography
1) What U.S. city shares a border with Tijuana, Mexico?
2) Six states make up New England. Name TWO of them.
3) What German city, home of BMW, was selected as the most livable
in the world by Monocle magazine?
4) The area known as Kurdistan includes small parts of Syria and
Armenia, plus large parts of three other countries. Name two of those
countries.
5) What US state first applied for admission to the union in 1849 under
the name Deseret?
6) Sure, Patagonia is a clothing company, but it’s also a region of South
America covering parts of two countries. Name one of them.
7) The Erie Canal connects Lake Erie to what river in New York?
8) The world’s largest producers of silver are Mexico and what South
American country, which has produced silver for European consumption
since the 1500s?
9) There’s a Moxy Fruvous song that claims the US’s lowest
highest point is in Delaware, but they’re wrong. Which state actually
has that distinction, peaking at a mere 345 feet above sea level?
10) The Golden Shield Project is a government-sponsored
effort to control all Internet traffic into and out of what country?
Answers:
1) San Diego, CA
2) Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut,
Rhode Island
3) Munich
4) Iran, Iraq, Turkey
5) Utah
6) Argentina and Chile
7) Hudson River
8) Peru
9) Florida
10) People’s Republic of China (China is fine
1) What U.S. city shares a border with Tijuana, Mexico?
2) Six states make up New England. Name TWO of them.
3) What German city, home of BMW, was selected as the most livable
in the world by Monocle magazine?
4) The area known as Kurdistan includes small parts of Syria and
Armenia, plus large parts of three other countries. Name two of those
countries.
5) What US state first applied for admission to the union in 1849 under
the name Deseret?
6) Sure, Patagonia is a clothing company, but it’s also a region of South
America covering parts of two countries. Name one of them.
7) The Erie Canal connects Lake Erie to what river in New York?
8) The world’s largest producers of silver are Mexico and what South
American country, which has produced silver for European consumption
since the 1500s?
9) There’s a Moxy Fruvous song that claims the US’s lowest
highest point is in Delaware, but they’re wrong. Which state actually
has that distinction, peaking at a mere 345 feet above sea level?
10) The Golden Shield Project is a government-sponsored
effort to control all Internet traffic into and out of what country?
Answers:
1) San Diego, CA
2) Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut,
Rhode Island
3) Munich
4) Iran, Iraq, Turkey
5) Utah
6) Argentina and Chile
7) Hudson River
8) Peru
9) Florida
10) People’s Republic of China (China is fine
Food 6
FOOD AND DRINK
1.
If you have a sensitive stomach, then you must be well-versed
with 'The Scoville scale'. What does it measure?
Answer
"Hotness", or more correctly, piquancy, of a chili pepper.
The number of Scoville heat units (SHU) indicates the amount of
capsaicin present. Many hot sauces use their Scoville rating in
advertising as a selling point. The scale is named after its creator,
American chemist Wilbur Scoville. Pure capsaicin is rated highest at 15-
16 million units while the bell pepper is at 0.
2.
Depending on the cultural context, it may be considered as waste
material that is thrown away, or as a delicacy that commands a high
price. It refers to the entrails and internal organs of a butchered animal.
What is it?
Answer
Offal
3.
Because of its unusual taste and gray appearance, which food
item is an acquired taste and not a favorite and has given rise to the
popular Jewish-American expression "What am I, X?", signifying
frustration or anger at being ignored on a social level?
Answer
Chopped Liver
Chopped liver is a common menu item in Kosher delicatessens in the
U.S. and Canada. Chopped liver is often served with rye bread as
sandwiches. An alternate explanation for the etymology of the "What
am I, chopped liver ?" expression is that chopped liver was traditionally
served as a side dish rather than a main course. The phrase, therefore
may have originally meant to express a feeling of being overlooked, as
a "side dish."
4.
The Treaty of Madrid (1891) is the first agreement to give France
legal protection of which word that is also synonymous with celebration?
Answer
The word "Champagne"
This right was reaffirmed in the Treaty of Versailles following World War
I.
5.
Which drink, made from mint, bourbon, sugar and water, is
traditionally served at the Kentucky derby?
Answer
Mint Julep
During the event, more than 80,000 juleps are served at Churchill
Downs. For over 18 years, the Early Times Mint Julep Cocktail has
been the designated "official mint julep of the Kentucky Derby".
6
Which food item of Chinese origin is made by coagulating soy
milk, and then pressing the resulting curds into blocks?New!
Answer
Tofu or Bean curd
The making of tofu from soy milk is similar to the technique of making
cheese from milk. Wheat gluten, or seitan, in its steamed and fried
forms, is often mistakenly called "tofu" in Asian or vegetarian dishes.
7.
What are the prongs on a fork called?
Answer
Tines
8
Because it is lethally poisonous if prepared incorrectly, which
Japanese dish prepared from the meat of pufferfish has become one of
the most well-known items of Japanese cuisine?
Answer
Fugu
Pufferfish contains lethal amounts of the poison tetrodotoxin in the
internal organs, especially the liver and gonads, and also the skin.
Therefore, only specially licensed chefs are allowed to prepare and
sell fugu to the public, and the consumption of the liver and ovaries
is forbidden. But because small amounts of the poison give a special
desired sensation on the tongue, these parts are considered the most
delicious by some gourmets. Every year, a number of people die
because they underestimate the amount of poison in the consumed fish
parts.
9.
In the 18th century, the British East India Company in India
introduced tonic water into the diet of the soldiers to prevent malaria, as
contains it quinine. Because the tonic water was extremely bitter, what
else was added to it to make it more palatable?
Answer
Gin
This is the origin of the cocktail 'Gin and tonic'.
10.
What is the fourth largest food crop in the world in terms of fresh
produce — after rice, wheat, and maize ('corn')?
Answer
Potato
The potato was first domesticated in southern Peru and spread from
South America to Spain and from there to the rest of the world after
European colonization in the late 1400s and early 1500s. It is also
strongly associated with Idaho (USA), Prince Edward Island (Canada),
Ireland and Russia because of its large role in the agricultural economy
and/or history of these regions.
1.
If you have a sensitive stomach, then you must be well-versed
with 'The Scoville scale'. What does it measure?
Answer
"Hotness", or more correctly, piquancy, of a chili pepper.
The number of Scoville heat units (SHU) indicates the amount of
capsaicin present. Many hot sauces use their Scoville rating in
advertising as a selling point. The scale is named after its creator,
American chemist Wilbur Scoville. Pure capsaicin is rated highest at 15-
16 million units while the bell pepper is at 0.
2.
Depending on the cultural context, it may be considered as waste
material that is thrown away, or as a delicacy that commands a high
price. It refers to the entrails and internal organs of a butchered animal.
What is it?
Answer
Offal
3.
Because of its unusual taste and gray appearance, which food
item is an acquired taste and not a favorite and has given rise to the
popular Jewish-American expression "What am I, X?", signifying
frustration or anger at being ignored on a social level?
Answer
Chopped Liver
Chopped liver is a common menu item in Kosher delicatessens in the
U.S. and Canada. Chopped liver is often served with rye bread as
sandwiches. An alternate explanation for the etymology of the "What
am I, chopped liver ?" expression is that chopped liver was traditionally
served as a side dish rather than a main course. The phrase, therefore
may have originally meant to express a feeling of being overlooked, as
a "side dish."
4.
The Treaty of Madrid (1891) is the first agreement to give France
legal protection of which word that is also synonymous with celebration?
Answer
The word "Champagne"
This right was reaffirmed in the Treaty of Versailles following World War
I.
5.
Which drink, made from mint, bourbon, sugar and water, is
traditionally served at the Kentucky derby?
Answer
Mint Julep
During the event, more than 80,000 juleps are served at Churchill
Downs. For over 18 years, the Early Times Mint Julep Cocktail has
been the designated "official mint julep of the Kentucky Derby".
6
Which food item of Chinese origin is made by coagulating soy
milk, and then pressing the resulting curds into blocks?New!
Answer
Tofu or Bean curd
The making of tofu from soy milk is similar to the technique of making
cheese from milk. Wheat gluten, or seitan, in its steamed and fried
forms, is often mistakenly called "tofu" in Asian or vegetarian dishes.
7.
What are the prongs on a fork called?
Answer
Tines
8
Because it is lethally poisonous if prepared incorrectly, which
Japanese dish prepared from the meat of pufferfish has become one of
the most well-known items of Japanese cuisine?
Answer
Fugu
Pufferfish contains lethal amounts of the poison tetrodotoxin in the
internal organs, especially the liver and gonads, and also the skin.
Therefore, only specially licensed chefs are allowed to prepare and
sell fugu to the public, and the consumption of the liver and ovaries
is forbidden. But because small amounts of the poison give a special
desired sensation on the tongue, these parts are considered the most
delicious by some gourmets. Every year, a number of people die
because they underestimate the amount of poison in the consumed fish
parts.
9.
In the 18th century, the British East India Company in India
introduced tonic water into the diet of the soldiers to prevent malaria, as
contains it quinine. Because the tonic water was extremely bitter, what
else was added to it to make it more palatable?
Answer
Gin
This is the origin of the cocktail 'Gin and tonic'.
10.
What is the fourth largest food crop in the world in terms of fresh
produce — after rice, wheat, and maize ('corn')?
Answer
Potato
The potato was first domesticated in southern Peru and spread from
South America to Spain and from there to the rest of the world after
European colonization in the late 1400s and early 1500s. It is also
strongly associated with Idaho (USA), Prince Edward Island (Canada),
Ireland and Russia because of its large role in the agricultural economy
and/or history of these regions.
Disambiguation
DISAMBIGUATION
Identify the word or term that fits all thE definitions given. Example: a
Canadian music award, a Roman goddess, and Roger Ebert’s best film
of 2007: Juno
1) a British railway station, an ABBA song, and a Belgian municipality
2) a Mariah Carey song, a Jessica Alba movie, and an agricultural
product
3) a city in Illinois, a Marvel comics superhero, and a Disney princess
4) a Biblical queen AND a Bette Davis movie,
5) an ice shelf, and a Friend
6) an educational philosophy, a salad, and a Muppet
7) a supporting character in Peanuts, an Israeli anti-tank missile, and
volleyball lingo
8) a principle of good design, a candy, and an Andy Warhol film
9) an Angstrom, one of Winnie the Pooh’s friends, and a sex toy
10) a book by Lemony Snicket, AND a song by the Doors
Answers:
1) Waterloo
2) Honey
3) Aurora
4) Jezebel
5) Ross
6) Waldorf
7) Spike
8) Kiss
9) Rabbit
10) The End
Identify the word or term that fits all thE definitions given. Example: a
Canadian music award, a Roman goddess, and Roger Ebert’s best film
of 2007: Juno
1) a British railway station, an ABBA song, and a Belgian municipality
2) a Mariah Carey song, a Jessica Alba movie, and an agricultural
product
3) a city in Illinois, a Marvel comics superhero, and a Disney princess
4) a Biblical queen AND a Bette Davis movie,
5) an ice shelf, and a Friend
6) an educational philosophy, a salad, and a Muppet
7) a supporting character in Peanuts, an Israeli anti-tank missile, and
volleyball lingo
8) a principle of good design, a candy, and an Andy Warhol film
9) an Angstrom, one of Winnie the Pooh’s friends, and a sex toy
10) a book by Lemony Snicket, AND a song by the Doors
Answers:
1) Waterloo
2) Honey
3) Aurora
4) Jezebel
5) Ross
6) Waldorf
7) Spike
8) Kiss
9) Rabbit
10) The End
Movie Lines
Title Lines
Each of the dialog snippets below features the title of the movie in it,
which we've conveniently removed. See if you can put them back.
1.
"Who are you?"
"You know who I am."
"I do?"
"Your friendly, neighborhood ____________."
SPIDER MAN
2
"I was with the project when it was still with NASA, before it was
sold to DBA. I was trained in physics. I was sent here to assess the
economic potential of ____________, whether or not it was a viable
commercial property or possible energy source. I was still compiling
data when this shit started happening.'"
"Did you run any tests on the ship?"
SOLARIS
3.
"Whatever your position, you are of my house, and that means
you will serve the King of Jerusalem."
"What could a king ask of a man like me?"
"A better world than has ever been seen. A kingdom of
conscience. A ____________. There is peace between Christian and
Muslim. We live together."
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
4.
"So here's the drill. I'm your history teacher from now on. We will
discuss current events. We will call this class ____________. We meet
once a day. Alright, your first assignment is to prepare for me a new
paper due tomorrow."
"Oh come on, Sweeney, it took me a week to read 'Mein Kampf.'
That isn't fair. Well, what do you want me to do it on?"
"Your brother."
AMERICAN HISTROY X
5.
"It's called a ____________."
"What?"
"A safe room. A castle keep in medieval times."
"I've read about these."
"They're quite in vogue in high-end construction right now. One
really can't be too careful about home invasion."
PANIC ROOM
6
"Seems like bailing you out of trouble's becoming a lifetime job for
me."
"There wouldn't be no trouble except for that king-shit cop. All I
wanted was something to eat. But the man kept pushing, sir."
"Well, you did some pushing of your own, John."
"They drew ____________, not me."
"Look, Johnny, let me come in and get you the hell out of there."
"They drew ____________."
FIRST BLOOD – (RAMBO)
7.
"If the answer is yes, then don't wait another minute. Pick up the
phone and call the professionals."
"____________."
"Our courteous and efficient staff is on call 24 hours a day to
serve all your supernatural eliimination needs."
"We're ready to believe you!"
GHOSTBUSTERS
8.
"I don't think there's ever been a ____________ to match you. As
for this young man, he insists you are Hector reborn. Or was it Hercules?
Why doesn't the hero reveal himself and tell us all your real name? You
do have a name?"
"My name is ____________."
"How dare you show your back to me. Slave! You will remove
your helmet and tell me your name."
GLADIATOR
9.
"Hey buddy, I'm not paying you to hear your thoughts on life. I'm
paying you to sing."
"Well, I have a microphone and you don't. So you will listen to
every damn word I have to say!! You know, it's funny. Some of us will
never, ever find true love. Like, take for instance, me. And I'm pretty
sure that guy, right there. And that lady with the sideburns. And
basically everbody at table nine. But the worst thing is that me, fatty,
sideburns lady, and the mutants over at table nine will never, ever find a
way to better the situation. Because apparently, we have absolutely
nothing to offer the opposite sex."
"You are the worst ____________ in the world, buddy!"
"Sir, one more outburst, I will strangle you with my microphone
wire, you understand me? Now let's cut the stupid cake, cuz I know the
fat guy's gonna have a heart attack if we don't eat again soon. And
while we do that, here's a little mood music for you."
WEDDING SINGER
10.
"Was I trying to say 'Raymond' and it came out '____________'?"
"Yeah. Funny ____________."
"You? You're the ____________?"
RAIN MAN
Each of the dialog snippets below features the title of the movie in it,
which we've conveniently removed. See if you can put them back.
1.
"Who are you?"
"You know who I am."
"I do?"
"Your friendly, neighborhood ____________."
SPIDER MAN
2
"I was with the project when it was still with NASA, before it was
sold to DBA. I was trained in physics. I was sent here to assess the
economic potential of ____________, whether or not it was a viable
commercial property or possible energy source. I was still compiling
data when this shit started happening.'"
"Did you run any tests on the ship?"
SOLARIS
3.
"Whatever your position, you are of my house, and that means
you will serve the King of Jerusalem."
"What could a king ask of a man like me?"
"A better world than has ever been seen. A kingdom of
conscience. A ____________. There is peace between Christian and
Muslim. We live together."
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
4.
"So here's the drill. I'm your history teacher from now on. We will
discuss current events. We will call this class ____________. We meet
once a day. Alright, your first assignment is to prepare for me a new
paper due tomorrow."
"Oh come on, Sweeney, it took me a week to read 'Mein Kampf.'
That isn't fair. Well, what do you want me to do it on?"
"Your brother."
AMERICAN HISTROY X
5.
"It's called a ____________."
"What?"
"A safe room. A castle keep in medieval times."
"I've read about these."
"They're quite in vogue in high-end construction right now. One
really can't be too careful about home invasion."
PANIC ROOM
6
"Seems like bailing you out of trouble's becoming a lifetime job for
me."
"There wouldn't be no trouble except for that king-shit cop. All I
wanted was something to eat. But the man kept pushing, sir."
"Well, you did some pushing of your own, John."
"They drew ____________, not me."
"Look, Johnny, let me come in and get you the hell out of there."
"They drew ____________."
FIRST BLOOD – (RAMBO)
7.
"If the answer is yes, then don't wait another minute. Pick up the
phone and call the professionals."
"____________."
"Our courteous and efficient staff is on call 24 hours a day to
serve all your supernatural eliimination needs."
"We're ready to believe you!"
GHOSTBUSTERS
8.
"I don't think there's ever been a ____________ to match you. As
for this young man, he insists you are Hector reborn. Or was it Hercules?
Why doesn't the hero reveal himself and tell us all your real name? You
do have a name?"
"My name is ____________."
"How dare you show your back to me. Slave! You will remove
your helmet and tell me your name."
GLADIATOR
9.
"Hey buddy, I'm not paying you to hear your thoughts on life. I'm
paying you to sing."
"Well, I have a microphone and you don't. So you will listen to
every damn word I have to say!! You know, it's funny. Some of us will
never, ever find true love. Like, take for instance, me. And I'm pretty
sure that guy, right there. And that lady with the sideburns. And
basically everbody at table nine. But the worst thing is that me, fatty,
sideburns lady, and the mutants over at table nine will never, ever find a
way to better the situation. Because apparently, we have absolutely
nothing to offer the opposite sex."
"You are the worst ____________ in the world, buddy!"
"Sir, one more outburst, I will strangle you with my microphone
wire, you understand me? Now let's cut the stupid cake, cuz I know the
fat guy's gonna have a heart attack if we don't eat again soon. And
while we do that, here's a little mood music for you."
WEDDING SINGER
10.
"Was I trying to say 'Raymond' and it came out '____________'?"
"Yeah. Funny ____________."
"You? You're the ____________?"
RAIN MAN
General Knowledge 33
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE:
1. Which very long serving American bomber aircraft is nicknamed
the "Buff"?
B52
2. Give a year in the life of Nostradamus?
1503-1566
3. Apart from eggs what is the main ingredient of Eggs Florentine?
SPINACH
4. In the radio alphabet if A is ALPHA what is F?
FOXTROT
5. What word can be a listening device, an illness or an insect?
BUG
6. How many minutes are there in a day?
1,440
7. Aries is one of three fire signs in the Zodiac. Please name the
other two.
LEO and SAGITTARIUS
8. What is the capital of Canada?
OTTAWA
9. In Bond movies the head of MI6 is known as "M". By what letter
is the real head of MI6 known?
"C"
10. Worldwide what is the best selling product of the Heinz
company? Is it baked beans, tomato soup or tomato ketchup?
TOMATO SOUP
1. Which very long serving American bomber aircraft is nicknamed
the "Buff"?
B52
2. Give a year in the life of Nostradamus?
1503-1566
3. Apart from eggs what is the main ingredient of Eggs Florentine?
SPINACH
4. In the radio alphabet if A is ALPHA what is F?
FOXTROT
5. What word can be a listening device, an illness or an insect?
BUG
6. How many minutes are there in a day?
1,440
7. Aries is one of three fire signs in the Zodiac. Please name the
other two.
LEO and SAGITTARIUS
8. What is the capital of Canada?
OTTAWA
9. In Bond movies the head of MI6 is known as "M". By what letter
is the real head of MI6 known?
"C"
10. Worldwide what is the best selling product of the Heinz
company? Is it baked beans, tomato soup or tomato ketchup?
TOMATO SOUP
Film and TV
1 - Q What grape variety is favoured by the main character
in 'Sideways'?
A
Pinot Noir
2 - Q When the young Indiana Jones was a corporal in the Belgian
army, he lost his virginity to which Dutch Dancer?
A
Mata Hari
3 - Q Which fictional character played by Gene Hackman, Kevin
Spacey, and John Shea among many others supposedly owns
Beethoven's 10th Symphony, the Venus de Milo's arms,
Gainsborough's 'Yellow Boy' and a full-body portrait of the Mona Lisa?
A
Lex Luthor
4 - Q For which fictional company does James Bond often claim to
work?
A
Universal Exports
5 - Q The character 'Q' appears in all but two James Bond films. He is
the head of Q Branch (later Q Division). What does Q stand for?
A
Quartermaster
6 - Q Who collectively are Kambei Shimada, Katsushiro Okamoto,
Gorobei Katayama, Shichiroji, Kyuzo, Heihachi Hayashida, and
Kikuchiyo?
A
The Seven Samurai
7 - Q What are 'The Bedrock Bugle' and 'The Daily Slab'?
A
Fred Flintstone's newspapers
8 - Q What was Charles Foster Kane's last word?
A
Rosebud
9 -Q Who's last words were 'I should never have switched from Scotch
to Martinis' (on January 14th 1957)?
A
Humphrey Bogart
10 - Q
The TV show "Angel" is a spin off from which other show?
A
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
in 'Sideways'?
A
Pinot Noir
2 - Q When the young Indiana Jones was a corporal in the Belgian
army, he lost his virginity to which Dutch Dancer?
A
Mata Hari
3 - Q Which fictional character played by Gene Hackman, Kevin
Spacey, and John Shea among many others supposedly owns
Beethoven's 10th Symphony, the Venus de Milo's arms,
Gainsborough's 'Yellow Boy' and a full-body portrait of the Mona Lisa?
A
Lex Luthor
4 - Q For which fictional company does James Bond often claim to
work?
A
Universal Exports
5 - Q The character 'Q' appears in all but two James Bond films. He is
the head of Q Branch (later Q Division). What does Q stand for?
A
Quartermaster
6 - Q Who collectively are Kambei Shimada, Katsushiro Okamoto,
Gorobei Katayama, Shichiroji, Kyuzo, Heihachi Hayashida, and
Kikuchiyo?
A
The Seven Samurai
7 - Q What are 'The Bedrock Bugle' and 'The Daily Slab'?
A
Fred Flintstone's newspapers
8 - Q What was Charles Foster Kane's last word?
A
Rosebud
9 -Q Who's last words were 'I should never have switched from Scotch
to Martinis' (on January 14th 1957)?
A
Humphrey Bogart
10 - Q
The TV show "Angel" is a spin off from which other show?
A
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Culture
Learn some culture – informative answers
Which famous 1930 painting by Grant Wood portrays a pitchfork-
holding farmer and his daughter in front of a house of Carpenter Gothic
style?
Answer
American Gothic
It is one of the most familiar images in 20th century American art. Wood
wanted to depict the traditional roles of men and women as the man is
holding a pitchfork symbolizing hand labor. Wood referenced late 19th
century photography and posed his sitters in a manner reminiscent of
early American portraiture.
What is a British English term for tailored clothing made at a
customer's behest, and exactly to the customer's specification?
Answer
Bespoke
Hence a tailor who makes clothes individually, to one's specific personal
requirements, is called "bespoke". This is unlike “made-to-measure”,
which simply uses a basic, pre-existing template pattern. Bespoke has
its roots in Savile Row, where a customer would speak for a measure of
cloth. A bolt chosen by one customer was not available for anyone else
until the entire suit had been cut out and assembled.
What was brought back to international attention by archaeologist
Hiram Bingham who rediscovered it in 1911?
Answer
Machu Picchu
Sometimes called the "Lost City of the Incas", it is a well-preserved pre-
Columbian Inca ruin located at 2,430 m (7,970 ft) on a mountain ridge.
Machu Picchu is located above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, about 70
km (44 mi) northwest of Cusco.
In mythology, how do we better know Castor and Pollux together?
Answer
The Gemini Twins
In Roman mythology they are the twin sons of Leda and the brothers of
Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra. They are called the Dioscuri, meaning
the "youths of Zeus".
Which Arabic word literally translates to 'Submission'
or 'Surrender'?
Answer
Islam
It is the second-largest religion in the world today, with an estimated 1.4
billion adherents.
Similar to the fear of number 13 in the west, the usage of which
number is avoided in China, Japan and Korea?
Answer
Number Four
This is because the Chinese word for 4 sounds nearly the same as
the word for death. Mobile telephone numbers with 4 in them sell for
less and some buildings even skip level four, labeling it the 5th floor
instead. One of the Japanese words for 4, shi, is also homonymous
with the kanji in the word for death, shi of shinu. In Korea, number '4' is
pronounced as sa and is homonymous with the word for death. Some,
but not all, Korean buildings have the fourth floor written as 'F' floor.
Where are Panama hats made?
Answer
Equador
They are made from the plaited leaves of the panama-hat palm.
The Ecuadorian town of Cuenca is the main producer; however, the
town of Montecristi has the reputation of producing the finest quality
hats. Glorified during the 19th century, the panama has since been
considered the prince of straw hats.
In theatrical parlance, what is referred to as 'breaking the fourth
wall'?
Answer
When a character makes the actors "aware" that they are being
watched by an audience.
The term originated from Bertolt Brecht's theory of "epic theatre" that
he developed from (and in contrast to) Konstantin Stanislavski's drama
theory. Most often, the fourth wall is broken through a character directly
addressing the audience, although the same effect can be achieved by
breaking character, through dialogue, or by the characters interacting
with objects outside the context of the work (e.g. a character is handed
a prop by a stage hand).
Which philosophical position argues that the world, especially
past and current human existence, is without objective meaning,
purpose, comprehensible truth, or essential value?
Answer
Nihilism
Nihilism is often associated with Friedrich Nietzsche, though Nietzsche
explicitly repudiated it. Another prominent philosopher who has written
on the subject is Martin Heidegger who argued that "[the term] nihilism
has a very specific meaning. What remains unquestioned and forgotten
in metaphysics is being; and hence, it is nihilistic."
10.
What is a famous Russian doll(s) of decreasing sizes placed one
inside another called?
Answer
A matryoshka doll or a Russian nested doll
They are also called stacking dolls or Babushka dolls. "Matryoshka" is
a diminutive from the Russian female first name "Matryona", which is
traditionally associated with a corpulent, robust, rustic Russian woman.
Matroyoshkas are often designed to follow a particular theme, for
instance peasant girls in traditional dress, but the theme can be almost
anything, ranging from fairy tale characters to Soviet leaders.
11.
Which counterculture phrase was coined by Timothy Leary in the
1960s when Marshall McLuhan asked him to come up with "something
snappy" to promote the benefits of LSD?
Answer
"Turn on, tune in, drop out"
It is an excerpt from a prepared speech he delivered at the opening
of a press conference in New York City on September 19, 1966.
This phrase urged people to initiate cultural changes through the
use of psychedelics and by detaching themselves from the existing
conventions and hierarchies in society. A common misunderstanding of
the phrase, by people not familiar with the context in which it was first
said, is that 'turn on, tune in, drop out' refers to 'turn on to drugs, tune in
to the counterculture, and drop out of job/society/school.
Which famous 1930 painting by Grant Wood portrays a pitchfork-
holding farmer and his daughter in front of a house of Carpenter Gothic
style?
Answer
American Gothic
It is one of the most familiar images in 20th century American art. Wood
wanted to depict the traditional roles of men and women as the man is
holding a pitchfork symbolizing hand labor. Wood referenced late 19th
century photography and posed his sitters in a manner reminiscent of
early American portraiture.
What is a British English term for tailored clothing made at a
customer's behest, and exactly to the customer's specification?
Answer
Bespoke
Hence a tailor who makes clothes individually, to one's specific personal
requirements, is called "bespoke". This is unlike “made-to-measure”,
which simply uses a basic, pre-existing template pattern. Bespoke has
its roots in Savile Row, where a customer would speak for a measure of
cloth. A bolt chosen by one customer was not available for anyone else
until the entire suit had been cut out and assembled.
What was brought back to international attention by archaeologist
Hiram Bingham who rediscovered it in 1911?
Answer
Machu Picchu
Sometimes called the "Lost City of the Incas", it is a well-preserved pre-
Columbian Inca ruin located at 2,430 m (7,970 ft) on a mountain ridge.
Machu Picchu is located above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, about 70
km (44 mi) northwest of Cusco.
In mythology, how do we better know Castor and Pollux together?
Answer
The Gemini Twins
In Roman mythology they are the twin sons of Leda and the brothers of
Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra. They are called the Dioscuri, meaning
the "youths of Zeus".
Which Arabic word literally translates to 'Submission'
or 'Surrender'?
Answer
Islam
It is the second-largest religion in the world today, with an estimated 1.4
billion adherents.
Similar to the fear of number 13 in the west, the usage of which
number is avoided in China, Japan and Korea?
Answer
Number Four
This is because the Chinese word for 4 sounds nearly the same as
the word for death. Mobile telephone numbers with 4 in them sell for
less and some buildings even skip level four, labeling it the 5th floor
instead. One of the Japanese words for 4, shi, is also homonymous
with the kanji in the word for death, shi of shinu. In Korea, number '4' is
pronounced as sa and is homonymous with the word for death. Some,
but not all, Korean buildings have the fourth floor written as 'F' floor.
Where are Panama hats made?
Answer
Equador
They are made from the plaited leaves of the panama-hat palm.
The Ecuadorian town of Cuenca is the main producer; however, the
town of Montecristi has the reputation of producing the finest quality
hats. Glorified during the 19th century, the panama has since been
considered the prince of straw hats.
In theatrical parlance, what is referred to as 'breaking the fourth
wall'?
Answer
When a character makes the actors "aware" that they are being
watched by an audience.
The term originated from Bertolt Brecht's theory of "epic theatre" that
he developed from (and in contrast to) Konstantin Stanislavski's drama
theory. Most often, the fourth wall is broken through a character directly
addressing the audience, although the same effect can be achieved by
breaking character, through dialogue, or by the characters interacting
with objects outside the context of the work (e.g. a character is handed
a prop by a stage hand).
Which philosophical position argues that the world, especially
past and current human existence, is without objective meaning,
purpose, comprehensible truth, or essential value?
Answer
Nihilism
Nihilism is often associated with Friedrich Nietzsche, though Nietzsche
explicitly repudiated it. Another prominent philosopher who has written
on the subject is Martin Heidegger who argued that "[the term] nihilism
has a very specific meaning. What remains unquestioned and forgotten
in metaphysics is being; and hence, it is nihilistic."
10.
What is a famous Russian doll(s) of decreasing sizes placed one
inside another called?
Answer
A matryoshka doll or a Russian nested doll
They are also called stacking dolls or Babushka dolls. "Matryoshka" is
a diminutive from the Russian female first name "Matryona", which is
traditionally associated with a corpulent, robust, rustic Russian woman.
Matroyoshkas are often designed to follow a particular theme, for
instance peasant girls in traditional dress, but the theme can be almost
anything, ranging from fairy tale characters to Soviet leaders.
11.
Which counterculture phrase was coined by Timothy Leary in the
1960s when Marshall McLuhan asked him to come up with "something
snappy" to promote the benefits of LSD?
Answer
"Turn on, tune in, drop out"
It is an excerpt from a prepared speech he delivered at the opening
of a press conference in New York City on September 19, 1966.
This phrase urged people to initiate cultural changes through the
use of psychedelics and by detaching themselves from the existing
conventions and hierarchies in society. A common misunderstanding of
the phrase, by people not familiar with the context in which it was first
said, is that 'turn on, tune in, drop out' refers to 'turn on to drugs, tune in
to the counterculture, and drop out of job/society/school.
food 5
Food and drink:
1 - Q 'Shaken, not stirred'. Why do many connoisseurs believe shaking Martinis is a
mistake?
Because it 'bruises' the gin
2 - Q What is 'Wild Turkey'?
A brand of Bourbon
3 - Q When did the 'Cuba Libre' originate?
Just after the Spanish-American war (1900s)
4 -Q What are Crémant in France, Cap Classique in South Africa, Spumante in
Italy, or Sekt in Germany?
Sparkling wines
5 -Q
What is wrapped in bacon to make the dish "Angels on Horseback"?
An oyster
6 - Q What is added to gin to make a "pink gin"?
Angostura bitters
7 - Q Where is Tabasco sauce made?
Avery Island, Louisiana, USA
8 - Q Which word, commonly used in English and other languages, is the Tamil
word for 'sauce'?
Curry (Kari)
9 - Q If a dish is a la Florentine, which ingredient is it assumed to have?
Spinach
10 - Q If, in a bar, you were given a Mickey Finn, what would you have?
A drugged drink
1 - Q 'Shaken, not stirred'. Why do many connoisseurs believe shaking Martinis is a
mistake?
Because it 'bruises' the gin
2 - Q What is 'Wild Turkey'?
A brand of Bourbon
3 - Q When did the 'Cuba Libre' originate?
Just after the Spanish-American war (1900s)
4 -Q What are Crémant in France, Cap Classique in South Africa, Spumante in
Italy, or Sekt in Germany?
Sparkling wines
5 -Q
What is wrapped in bacon to make the dish "Angels on Horseback"?
An oyster
6 - Q What is added to gin to make a "pink gin"?
Angostura bitters
7 - Q Where is Tabasco sauce made?
Avery Island, Louisiana, USA
8 - Q Which word, commonly used in English and other languages, is the Tamil
word for 'sauce'?
Curry (Kari)
9 - Q If a dish is a la Florentine, which ingredient is it assumed to have?
Spinach
10 - Q If, in a bar, you were given a Mickey Finn, what would you have?
A drugged drink
General Knowledge 32
Odds and sods
1. What name was adopted by the Far Eastern warlord who was born
with the name Tamujin in 1162?
GENGHIS KHAN
2. In which TV series would you have found the character of Lady
Penelope Creighton-Ward?
THUNDERBIRDs
3. To which European city would you be flying into if you were landing at
Leonardo Da Vinci airport?
ROME
3. In football which are the only 2 kicks where the ball must go
forwards?
KICK OFF-PENALTY
4. Please give the hour, day, month and year on which WW1 officially
ended.
11AM, 11TH.NOVEMBER 1918
5. Other than sugar and eggs what is the main ingredient of marzipan?
ALMONDS
6. What is the next and last colour in this sequence; Blue, Yellow, Black,
Green, ---?
RED (COLOURS OF THE RINGS ON THE OLYMPIC FLAG-LEFT TO
RIGHT)
7. Which Far Eastern capital city was named Edo up until 1868?
TOKYO
8. Which pop anthem is this the opening line to? “I’ve paid my dues,
time after time”
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
9. A BBC announcer once famously said “Good evening, this is the
British Broadcorping Castration”. What type of verbal slip is this an
extreme example of?
SPOONERISM
10. What name is shared by a sun dried brick and a computer software
company?
ADOBE
1. What name was adopted by the Far Eastern warlord who was born
with the name Tamujin in 1162?
GENGHIS KHAN
2. In which TV series would you have found the character of Lady
Penelope Creighton-Ward?
THUNDERBIRDs
3. To which European city would you be flying into if you were landing at
Leonardo Da Vinci airport?
ROME
3. In football which are the only 2 kicks where the ball must go
forwards?
KICK OFF-PENALTY
4. Please give the hour, day, month and year on which WW1 officially
ended.
11AM, 11TH.NOVEMBER 1918
5. Other than sugar and eggs what is the main ingredient of marzipan?
ALMONDS
6. What is the next and last colour in this sequence; Blue, Yellow, Black,
Green, ---?
RED (COLOURS OF THE RINGS ON THE OLYMPIC FLAG-LEFT TO
RIGHT)
7. Which Far Eastern capital city was named Edo up until 1868?
TOKYO
8. Which pop anthem is this the opening line to? “I’ve paid my dues,
time after time”
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
9. A BBC announcer once famously said “Good evening, this is the
British Broadcorping Castration”. What type of verbal slip is this an
extreme example of?
SPOONERISM
10. What name is shared by a sun dried brick and a computer software
company?
ADOBE
Animals
Animals
1. If you came face to face with a ‘mob’ what group of animals would
you be looking at?
KANGAROOS
2. What do you get if you cross a male tiger with a female lion?
TIGON
3. Which cat always chases Tweety Pie?
SYLVESTER
4. A squab is the name given to the young of which bird?
PIGEON
5. What do you get if you cross a male lion with a female tiger?
LIGER
6. What is the Spanish word for fox?
ZORRO
7. What name is given to a horse that is black with white patches?
PIEBALD
8. Of which British band is Alex Turner the lead singer?
ARCTIC MONKEYS
9. What type of creature is a Bombay Duck?
FISH
10. What is a Wobbegong? Is it a fish, a bird or an animal?
FISH (Australian Aboriginal name given to a number of species of
carpet sharks)
1. If you came face to face with a ‘mob’ what group of animals would
you be looking at?
KANGAROOS
2. What do you get if you cross a male tiger with a female lion?
TIGON
3. Which cat always chases Tweety Pie?
SYLVESTER
4. A squab is the name given to the young of which bird?
PIGEON
5. What do you get if you cross a male lion with a female tiger?
LIGER
6. What is the Spanish word for fox?
ZORRO
7. What name is given to a horse that is black with white patches?
PIEBALD
8. Of which British band is Alex Turner the lead singer?
ARCTIC MONKEYS
9. What type of creature is a Bombay Duck?
FISH
10. What is a Wobbegong? Is it a fish, a bird or an animal?
FISH (Australian Aboriginal name given to a number of species of
carpet sharks)
General knowledge 31
1. Who has the lowest IQ, an imbecile, an idiot or a moron?
IDIOT (MORON 50-69, IMBECILE 20-49, IDIOT BELOW 20)
2. Which is the only number that cannot be represented by Roman
numerals?
3. What would vegetables look like if they were served “en julienne”?
CUT IN THIN STRIPS
4. What is the connection between the dates 8th. May and 15th.
August?
VE & VJ DAYS
5. Which organization was founded in 1905 with the sole aim
of warning its members of policemen lurking behind bushes?
6. In the USA an Oscar is to cinema as what is to theatre?
TONY
7. In the book “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” who captained the
submarine Nautilus?
CAPTAIN NEMO
8. How many of his wives did Henry V111 divorce?
2 (CATHERINE OF ARAGON/ANNE OF CLEAVES)
9. Which transnational company was founded in 1943 by the Swedish
multi-billionaire Ingvar Kamprad?
IKEA
10. Mary’s father has 4 daughters. The first is called Anna, the
second Ann and the third Annie. What is the 4th. daughter called?
MARY
IDIOT (MORON 50-69, IMBECILE 20-49, IDIOT BELOW 20)
2. Which is the only number that cannot be represented by Roman
numerals?
3. What would vegetables look like if they were served “en julienne”?
CUT IN THIN STRIPS
4. What is the connection between the dates 8th. May and 15th.
August?
VE & VJ DAYS
5. Which organization was founded in 1905 with the sole aim
of warning its members of policemen lurking behind bushes?
6. In the USA an Oscar is to cinema as what is to theatre?
TONY
7. In the book “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” who captained the
submarine Nautilus?
CAPTAIN NEMO
8. How many of his wives did Henry V111 divorce?
2 (CATHERINE OF ARAGON/ANNE OF CLEAVES)
9. Which transnational company was founded in 1943 by the Swedish
multi-billionaire Ingvar Kamprad?
IKEA
10. Mary’s father has 4 daughters. The first is called Anna, the
second Ann and the third Annie. What is the 4th. daughter called?
MARY
People 5
People
1. What was Elvis’ middle name?
AARON
2. Who was the only survivor of the Princess Diana car crash? Full
name please.
TREVOR REECE-JONES
3. Who is the Archbishop of Canterbury?
DR. ROWAN WILLIAMS
4. From whom did Tony Blair take over from as Leader of the Labour
Party?
MARGARET BECKETT
5. The former currency trader Nick Leeson brought about the collapse
of which bank?
BARINGS
6. Who said “I’ve learned not to put things in my mouth that are bad
for me”? Was it A. Vanessa Feltz B. Fern Britton C. Monica Lewinsky?
C. MONICA LEWINSKY
7. With a total of 9 singles titles who is the most successful female
player in Wimbledon history?
MARTINA NAVRATILOVa
8. Who in 1910 famously sailed to the Antarctic on board the Terra
Nova?
CAPTAIN ROBERT FALCON SCOTT
9. Which Impressionist artist painted Starry Night?
VINCENT VAN GOGH
10. Which ageing rocker is this quote generally attributed to: “Of all the
things I’ve ever lost, I miss my mind the most”? Is it A. Ozzy Osbourne
B. Keith Richards C. Alice Cooper?
OZZY OSBOURNE
1. What was Elvis’ middle name?
AARON
2. Who was the only survivor of the Princess Diana car crash? Full
name please.
TREVOR REECE-JONES
3. Who is the Archbishop of Canterbury?
DR. ROWAN WILLIAMS
4. From whom did Tony Blair take over from as Leader of the Labour
Party?
MARGARET BECKETT
5. The former currency trader Nick Leeson brought about the collapse
of which bank?
BARINGS
6. Who said “I’ve learned not to put things in my mouth that are bad
for me”? Was it A. Vanessa Feltz B. Fern Britton C. Monica Lewinsky?
C. MONICA LEWINSKY
7. With a total of 9 singles titles who is the most successful female
player in Wimbledon history?
MARTINA NAVRATILOVa
8. Who in 1910 famously sailed to the Antarctic on board the Terra
Nova?
CAPTAIN ROBERT FALCON SCOTT
9. Which Impressionist artist painted Starry Night?
VINCENT VAN GOGH
10. Which ageing rocker is this quote generally attributed to: “Of all the
things I’ve ever lost, I miss my mind the most”? Is it A. Ozzy Osbourne
B. Keith Richards C. Alice Cooper?
OZZY OSBOURNE
General Knowledge 30
1. Who are the holders of the 2006 football World Cup?
ITALY
2. What word can be part of a stage, a piece of protective
clothing and the area of an airport where aircraft are parked?
APRON
3. What can be a native American dwelling, the home of a mammal or
the meeting place of a secret society?
A LODGE
4. The Lancet is a weekly journal dealing with issues in which
profession?
MEDICAL
5. Which river runs through Washington?
POTOMAC
6. What name is given to, and I quote, “The study of the flight
characteristics of projectiles?
BALLISTICS
7. If you were onboard a boat and attending a ceremony
involving “King Neptune and his Court” what would you be doing?
CROSSING THE EQUATOR
8. Everyone has seen the famous picture of Marilyn Monroe with her
skirt being blown in the wind, but from which film was that shot taken?
THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH
9. Where in the USA would you find a tourist attraction called The
Skywalk?
OVER THE GRAND CANYON
10. Which American based store chain is named after a character in
Moby Dick?
STARBUCK’S (STARBUCK WAS THE FIRST MATE)
ITALY
2. What word can be part of a stage, a piece of protective
clothing and the area of an airport where aircraft are parked?
APRON
3. What can be a native American dwelling, the home of a mammal or
the meeting place of a secret society?
A LODGE
4. The Lancet is a weekly journal dealing with issues in which
profession?
MEDICAL
5. Which river runs through Washington?
POTOMAC
6. What name is given to, and I quote, “The study of the flight
characteristics of projectiles?
BALLISTICS
7. If you were onboard a boat and attending a ceremony
involving “King Neptune and his Court” what would you be doing?
CROSSING THE EQUATOR
8. Everyone has seen the famous picture of Marilyn Monroe with her
skirt being blown in the wind, but from which film was that shot taken?
THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH
9. Where in the USA would you find a tourist attraction called The
Skywalk?
OVER THE GRAND CANYON
10. Which American based store chain is named after a character in
Moby Dick?
STARBUCK’S (STARBUCK WAS THE FIRST MATE)
Words 5
-words
1. Which is the most used consonant in written English?
2. What name is given to a triangle where all the angles and sides are
different sizes?
SCALENE
3. Which Latin in common English usage means “elsewhere”?
ALIBI
4. Brimstone is the ancient name for which chemical element?
SULPHUR
5. If your surname is Wainwright what might your ancestors been
involved in the making of? Is it wagons, wheels or timber framed
buildings?
WAGONS
6. Which two dances do you find in the NATO phonetic alphabet?
FOXTROT and TANGO
7. What “H” means, and I quote “The pursuit of or devotion to pleasure,
especially to the pleasure of the senses?
HEDONISM
8. The word CAME is of 1 syllable. Please add one letter to it to make a
3 syllable word?
CAME(O)
9. Which Yiddish word literally means “legitimate”?
KOSHER
10. What does the acronym NIMBY stand for?
NOT IN MY BACK YARD
1. Which is the most used consonant in written English?
2. What name is given to a triangle where all the angles and sides are
different sizes?
SCALENE
3. Which Latin in common English usage means “elsewhere”?
ALIBI
4. Brimstone is the ancient name for which chemical element?
SULPHUR
5. If your surname is Wainwright what might your ancestors been
involved in the making of? Is it wagons, wheels or timber framed
buildings?
WAGONS
6. Which two dances do you find in the NATO phonetic alphabet?
FOXTROT and TANGO
7. What “H” means, and I quote “The pursuit of or devotion to pleasure,
especially to the pleasure of the senses?
HEDONISM
8. The word CAME is of 1 syllable. Please add one letter to it to make a
3 syllable word?
CAME(O)
9. Which Yiddish word literally means “legitimate”?
KOSHER
10. What does the acronym NIMBY stand for?
NOT IN MY BACK YARD
Science and nature 4
1. What does a normal human being have 206 of?
BONES
2. What is the common name given to the colourful, but harmless,
electrical discharges sometimes seen on ship’s masts and aircraft
wings?
ST. ELMO’S FIRE
3. In 1796 Edward Jenner produced the first effective vaccine for which
disease?
SMALLPOX
4. What is the leaf of a fern called?
A FROND
5. Which metal has the chemical symbol Sn?
TIN
6. Which organ of the body produces insulin?
PANCREAS
7. When does a Pound equal 41⁄2 grams?
WHEN IT’S A POUND COIN
8. The invention of which product in 1867 first made the name of Alfred
Nobel famous?
DYNAMITE
9. Which gas is the main constituent of Marsh gas, Swamp gas, Fire
Damp, Natural gas and a number of others?
METHANE
10. What weight is equivalent to 1 KILLOGRAM in pounds?
2.205
BONES
2. What is the common name given to the colourful, but harmless,
electrical discharges sometimes seen on ship’s masts and aircraft
wings?
ST. ELMO’S FIRE
3. In 1796 Edward Jenner produced the first effective vaccine for which
disease?
SMALLPOX
4. What is the leaf of a fern called?
A FROND
5. Which metal has the chemical symbol Sn?
TIN
6. Which organ of the body produces insulin?
PANCREAS
7. When does a Pound equal 41⁄2 grams?
WHEN IT’S A POUND COIN
8. The invention of which product in 1867 first made the name of Alfred
Nobel famous?
DYNAMITE
9. Which gas is the main constituent of Marsh gas, Swamp gas, Fire
Damp, Natural gas and a number of others?
METHANE
10. What weight is equivalent to 1 KILLOGRAM in pounds?
2.205
General knowledge 29
1. One of the new Seven Wonders of the World is The Rose city at
Petra. In which country is Petra?
JORDAN
2. What was the Capital of West Germany before re-unification?
BONN
3. On “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” how many of the possible
15 questions, if answered correctly, actually double your money?
12 (200-300, 300-500, 64,000-125,000)
4. On a commercial airliner does the captain sit in the left or right hand
seat?
LEFT
5. True or false? Whilst in international waters ship’s Captains are
empowered to perform civil marriages?
FALSE (ANOTHER URBAN MYTH DISPELLED)
6. With which foot did Neil Armstrong first set foot on the Moon?
LEFT
7. If three is 5 and six is 3, what is four?
4 (NUMBER OF LETTER IN EACH NUMBER)
8. In New Zealand which is the only bank holiday that can never fall on
a Monday?
GOOD FRIDAY
9. Which country declared war on both Germany and the Allies during
WW11?
ITALY (1940-1943)
10. Which is the shortest and slowest racetrack on the F1 calendar?
MONACO
Petra. In which country is Petra?
JORDAN
2. What was the Capital of West Germany before re-unification?
BONN
3. On “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” how many of the possible
15 questions, if answered correctly, actually double your money?
12 (200-300, 300-500, 64,000-125,000)
4. On a commercial airliner does the captain sit in the left or right hand
seat?
LEFT
5. True or false? Whilst in international waters ship’s Captains are
empowered to perform civil marriages?
FALSE (ANOTHER URBAN MYTH DISPELLED)
6. With which foot did Neil Armstrong first set foot on the Moon?
LEFT
7. If three is 5 and six is 3, what is four?
4 (NUMBER OF LETTER IN EACH NUMBER)
8. In New Zealand which is the only bank holiday that can never fall on
a Monday?
GOOD FRIDAY
9. Which country declared war on both Germany and the Allies during
WW11?
ITALY (1940-1943)
10. Which is the shortest and slowest racetrack on the F1 calendar?
MONACO
places 6
2 - places
1. Which two countries claim Mt Everest as their highest point at 8,850
metres?
NEPAL & CHINA (ACCEPT TIBET)
2. Before it became a republic which modern day country had monarchs
that sat on the Peacock Throne?
IRAN
3. To which South American country does Easter Island belong?
CHILE
4. In which country would you find the military prison “Camp Delta”?
CUBA (GUANTANAMO BAY)
5. What is the capital of Switzerland?
BERNE
6. By population which is the largest state of the USA?
CALIFORNIA (37,700,000)
7. By population which is the smallest state of the USA? Is it A. Alaska
B. Wyoming C. Rhode Island?
B.WYOMING (A. 670,000-B. 515,000-C. 1,100,000)
8. Off the coast of which Gulf State will the QE2 be used as a floating
hotel from 2009?
DUBAI
9. Which language is used by the majority of people in SOUTH
America?
PORTUGUESE (51% OF POPULATION IS BRAZILIAN)
10. Which river flows through Baghdad?
TIGRIS
1. Which two countries claim Mt Everest as their highest point at 8,850
metres?
NEPAL & CHINA (ACCEPT TIBET)
2. Before it became a republic which modern day country had monarchs
that sat on the Peacock Throne?
IRAN
3. To which South American country does Easter Island belong?
CHILE
4. In which country would you find the military prison “Camp Delta”?
CUBA (GUANTANAMO BAY)
5. What is the capital of Switzerland?
BERNE
6. By population which is the largest state of the USA?
CALIFORNIA (37,700,000)
7. By population which is the smallest state of the USA? Is it A. Alaska
B. Wyoming C. Rhode Island?
B.WYOMING (A. 670,000-B. 515,000-C. 1,100,000)
8. Off the coast of which Gulf State will the QE2 be used as a floating
hotel from 2009?
DUBAI
9. Which language is used by the majority of people in SOUTH
America?
PORTUGUESE (51% OF POPULATION IS BRAZILIAN)
10. Which river flows through Baghdad?
TIGRIS
words 4
Words
1. What is the name of the moveable part on an aircraft’s surface that controls side to side movement?
RUDDER
2. What does a “necographer” write?
OBITUARIES
3. Which small flute is pitched an octave higher than a standard concert flute?
PICCOLO
4. Under what name were Nissan cars formerly sold?
DATSUN
5. In Argentina, what basically is a Gaucho?
COWBOY
6. What name is given to the trim surrounding a door frame?
ARCHITRAVE
7. On top of what would you find a Tittle?
THE DOT ON THE TOP OF THE LETTER i or j
8. What can be a warm dry wind, a helicopter or a native North American tribe?
CHINOOK
9. What is the nest of a golden eagle called?
AN EYRIE
10. What was the name of the mixture of water and rum given daily to British sailors up until 1970?
GROG
1. What is the name of the moveable part on an aircraft’s surface that controls side to side movement?
RUDDER
2. What does a “necographer” write?
OBITUARIES
3. Which small flute is pitched an octave higher than a standard concert flute?
PICCOLO
4. Under what name were Nissan cars formerly sold?
DATSUN
5. In Argentina, what basically is a Gaucho?
COWBOY
6. What name is given to the trim surrounding a door frame?
ARCHITRAVE
7. On top of what would you find a Tittle?
THE DOT ON THE TOP OF THE LETTER i or j
8. What can be a warm dry wind, a helicopter or a native North American tribe?
CHINOOK
9. What is the nest of a golden eagle called?
AN EYRIE
10. What was the name of the mixture of water and rum given daily to British sailors up until 1970?
GROG
entertainment 4
Entertainment
1. The character of Animal in the “Muppet Show” was based on the legendary drummer of which rock band? Was it The Beatles, The Animals or The who?
THE WHO (KEITH MOON-MOON THE LOON)
2. In the song “American Pie” which three people “caught the last train to the coast”?
FATHER, SON AND HOLY GHOST
3. Who won a Best Actor Oscar in 2004 for his part in the film “Mystic River”?
SEAN PENN
4. Who played Vyvyan in the TV comedy series “The Young Ones”?
ADRIAN EDMONDSON
5. Who played gay aristocrat Sebastian Flyte in the 1981 TV series “Brideshead Revisited”?
ANTHONY ANDREWS
6. What is the alter ego of Dick Grayson?
ROBIN (AS IN BATMAN & ROBIN)
7. Who plays “Doc Martin” on TV?
MARTIN CLUNES
8. Which children’s TV character lived at Scatterbrook Farm?
WORZEL GUMMIDGE
9. Who served as Mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California from 1986-1988?
CLINT EASTWOOD
10. Who am I? I’m a fictional character who is a 49 year old Detective Lieutenant with the NYPD. I am divorced from wife Holly who now uses her maiden name of Gennaro. I have two children called John Jnr. and Lucy. I get myself into tough situations but always win through in the end.
JOHN McCLANE (DIE HARD)
1. The character of Animal in the “Muppet Show” was based on the legendary drummer of which rock band? Was it The Beatles, The Animals or The who?
THE WHO (KEITH MOON-MOON THE LOON)
2. In the song “American Pie” which three people “caught the last train to the coast”?
FATHER, SON AND HOLY GHOST
3. Who won a Best Actor Oscar in 2004 for his part in the film “Mystic River”?
SEAN PENN
4. Who played Vyvyan in the TV comedy series “The Young Ones”?
ADRIAN EDMONDSON
5. Who played gay aristocrat Sebastian Flyte in the 1981 TV series “Brideshead Revisited”?
ANTHONY ANDREWS
6. What is the alter ego of Dick Grayson?
ROBIN (AS IN BATMAN & ROBIN)
7. Who plays “Doc Martin” on TV?
MARTIN CLUNES
8. Which children’s TV character lived at Scatterbrook Farm?
WORZEL GUMMIDGE
9. Who served as Mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California from 1986-1988?
CLINT EASTWOOD
10. Who am I? I’m a fictional character who is a 49 year old Detective Lieutenant with the NYPD. I am divorced from wife Holly who now uses her maiden name of Gennaro. I have two children called John Jnr. and Lucy. I get myself into tough situations but always win through in the end.
JOHN McCLANE (DIE HARD)
people 4
People
1. How is the author Mrs. Joanne Murray better known?
J. K. ROWLING
2. What is the connection between the islands of Corsica, Elba and St. Helena?
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
3. Who is Billy Connolly married to?
PAMELA STEPHENSON
4. The world’s longest running play is “The Mousetrap”. Who wrote it?
AGATHA CHRISTIE
5. Who was assassinated by Pat Garret?
Bily the KID
6. Which male singer had a 2004 number one with “Mysterious Girl” 8 years after it was first released?
PETER ANDRE
7. I was born on May 27th. 1837. On August 2nd. 1876 I was playing poker in the Deadwood saloon when Jack McCall shot me in the back of the head. My poker hand at the time consisted of two pairs, aces and eights, now known as a “Dead Man’s Hand”. I am buried in North Dakota alongside my pal “Calamity Jane”. Who was I?
WILD BILL HICKOK
8. Born Yorkshire 1728, died Hawaii 1779? Who was I?
CAPTAIN JAMES COOK
9. Who created the cartoon strip character “Peanuts”?
CHARLES SCHULZ
10. What was Hugh Grant’s occupation in the film “Notting Hill”?
BOOKSHOP OWNER
1. How is the author Mrs. Joanne Murray better known?
J. K. ROWLING
2. What is the connection between the islands of Corsica, Elba and St. Helena?
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
3. Who is Billy Connolly married to?
PAMELA STEPHENSON
4. The world’s longest running play is “The Mousetrap”. Who wrote it?
AGATHA CHRISTIE
5. Who was assassinated by Pat Garret?
Bily the KID
6. Which male singer had a 2004 number one with “Mysterious Girl” 8 years after it was first released?
PETER ANDRE
7. I was born on May 27th. 1837. On August 2nd. 1876 I was playing poker in the Deadwood saloon when Jack McCall shot me in the back of the head. My poker hand at the time consisted of two pairs, aces and eights, now known as a “Dead Man’s Hand”. I am buried in North Dakota alongside my pal “Calamity Jane”. Who was I?
WILD BILL HICKOK
8. Born Yorkshire 1728, died Hawaii 1779? Who was I?
CAPTAIN JAMES COOK
9. Who created the cartoon strip character “Peanuts”?
CHARLES SCHULZ
10. What was Hugh Grant’s occupation in the film “Notting Hill”?
BOOKSHOP OWNER
General Knowledge 28
1. What does a man do standing up and a dog do with one leg?
SHAKE HANDS
2. What is remembered by the mnemonic “Richard of York gave battle in vain”?
COLOURS OF THE SPECTRUM
3. Which type of beef is first pickled then boiled?
CORNED BEEF (BULLY BEEF)
4. What was the name of the ship upon which Charles Darwin set sail in 1831, on his voyage around the world?
THE BEAGLE
5. According to the Book of Revelations chapter 13, verse 18, what is six hundred, threescore and six?
THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST (666)
6. Which city in the USA is named after the patron Saint of animals?
SAN FRANCISCO (ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI)
7. Of which bird is Fairy the smallest species?
PENGUIN
8. Divide 30 by 1⁄2 and add 10. What is your answer?
70
9. When Captain Cook arrived at these Pacific islands he named them the “Friendly Islands” because of the warm reception he received. By what name are they known today?
TONGA
10. By population which is Africa’s largest country?
NIGERIA
SHAKE HANDS
2. What is remembered by the mnemonic “Richard of York gave battle in vain”?
COLOURS OF THE SPECTRUM
3. Which type of beef is first pickled then boiled?
CORNED BEEF (BULLY BEEF)
4. What was the name of the ship upon which Charles Darwin set sail in 1831, on his voyage around the world?
THE BEAGLE
5. According to the Book of Revelations chapter 13, verse 18, what is six hundred, threescore and six?
THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST (666)
6. Which city in the USA is named after the patron Saint of animals?
SAN FRANCISCO (ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI)
7. Of which bird is Fairy the smallest species?
PENGUIN
8. Divide 30 by 1⁄2 and add 10. What is your answer?
70
9. When Captain Cook arrived at these Pacific islands he named them the “Friendly Islands” because of the warm reception he received. By what name are they known today?
TONGA
10. By population which is Africa’s largest country?
NIGERIA
Places 5
3 - Places
1. Which is Australia’s largest state, occupying approximately 30% of its land area? Is it Queensland, NSW or Western Australia?
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
2. Which is the only US state not to have a straight line in its borders?
HAWAII
3. What name is given to a resident of Los Angeles?
ANGELINO
4. Which famous French palace contains a Hall of Mirrors?
VERSAILLES
5. The hills surrounding which Austrian city were used as a backdrop for the film “The sound of Music”?
SALZBURG
6. In which ocean would you find the island of Mauritius?
INDIAN
7. Abuja is the capital city of which African nation?
NIGERIA
8. True or false? Saudi Arabia has no rivers?
TRUE
9. Which is the only state of the USA to have a state capital with the same name?
OKLAHOMA (DON’T ACCEPT INDIANA/INDIANAPOLIS
10. What is the name of the African country formerly known as Northern Rhodesia?
ZAMBia
1. Which is Australia’s largest state, occupying approximately 30% of its land area? Is it Queensland, NSW or Western Australia?
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
2. Which is the only US state not to have a straight line in its borders?
HAWAII
3. What name is given to a resident of Los Angeles?
ANGELINO
4. Which famous French palace contains a Hall of Mirrors?
VERSAILLES
5. The hills surrounding which Austrian city were used as a backdrop for the film “The sound of Music”?
SALZBURG
6. In which ocean would you find the island of Mauritius?
INDIAN
7. Abuja is the capital city of which African nation?
NIGERIA
8. True or false? Saudi Arabia has no rivers?
TRUE
9. Which is the only state of the USA to have a state capital with the same name?
OKLAHOMA (DON’T ACCEPT INDIANA/INDIANAPOLIS
10. What is the name of the African country formerly known as Northern Rhodesia?
ZAMBia
General Knowledge 27
2 - General knowledge
1. “I’d rather live in his world, than be without him in mine” are lyrics from which well known classic song?
MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA
2. What is the leading cause of death in Papua New Guinea? Is it being stung by jellyfish, falling out of trees or bitten by snakes?
FALLING OUT OF TREES-(STRICTLY SPEAKING IT’S NOT THE FALLING OUT OF THE TREE THAT KILLS YOU, IT’S THE SUDDEN STOP AT THE END)
3. What was the surname of both The Bionic Woman and Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
SUMMERS
4. Which river did Julius Caesar famously cross in 49BC?
THE RUBICON
5. Most Japanese people adhere to Buddhism and which other religion?
SHINTO
6. In which country is Auschwitz?
POLAND
7. What, in Judaism, is a “Menorah”?
7 STEMMED CANDLESTICK
8. Which is bigger, an ostrich eye or an ostrich brain?
EYE
9. Which is the largest internal organ in the human body?
LIVER
10. Singapore Airlines have asked passengers occupying double suites on their new A380 aircraft to refrain from sexual activity. Is it because A. The walls are so thin that noise travels B. Heavy rocking motion can upset the aircraft’s stability C. There is a specific law against it in Singapore?
A. WALL ARE SO THIN
1. “I’d rather live in his world, than be without him in mine” are lyrics from which well known classic song?
MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA
2. What is the leading cause of death in Papua New Guinea? Is it being stung by jellyfish, falling out of trees or bitten by snakes?
FALLING OUT OF TREES-(STRICTLY SPEAKING IT’S NOT THE FALLING OUT OF THE TREE THAT KILLS YOU, IT’S THE SUDDEN STOP AT THE END)
3. What was the surname of both The Bionic Woman and Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
SUMMERS
4. Which river did Julius Caesar famously cross in 49BC?
THE RUBICON
5. Most Japanese people adhere to Buddhism and which other religion?
SHINTO
6. In which country is Auschwitz?
POLAND
7. What, in Judaism, is a “Menorah”?
7 STEMMED CANDLESTICK
8. Which is bigger, an ostrich eye or an ostrich brain?
EYE
9. Which is the largest internal organ in the human body?
LIVER
10. Singapore Airlines have asked passengers occupying double suites on their new A380 aircraft to refrain from sexual activity. Is it because A. The walls are so thin that noise travels B. Heavy rocking motion can upset the aircraft’s stability C. There is a specific law against it in Singapore?
A. WALL ARE SO THIN
General Knowledge 26
1. Which retarded folk hero am I describing? Born peacefully in Argentina on 14th. June 1928, died violently in Bolivia on 9th. October 1967?
CHE GUEVARA
2. In Greek mythology who killed Achilles by shooting him in the heel with an arrow?
PARIS
4. Which animal is Africa’s biggest people killer?
HIPPOPOTAMUS
5. How are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints better known?
MORMONS
6. On which river are the Niagara Falls?
NIAGARA
7. What last appeared in 1986 and will next appear in 2061?
HALLEY’S COMET
8. Which world renowned, now deceased, academic was offered the Presidency of Israel in 1952 but refused it on the grounds that he was not suited to it?
ALBERT EINSTEIN
9. Which is the only English word that is an anagram of the word “wrong”?
GROWN
10. What term is used to describe the situation where you owe more on your mortgage than your house is worth?
NEGATIVE EQUITY
CHE GUEVARA
2. In Greek mythology who killed Achilles by shooting him in the heel with an arrow?
PARIS
4. Which animal is Africa’s biggest people killer?
HIPPOPOTAMUS
5. How are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints better known?
MORMONS
6. On which river are the Niagara Falls?
NIAGARA
7. What last appeared in 1986 and will next appear in 2061?
HALLEY’S COMET
8. Which world renowned, now deceased, academic was offered the Presidency of Israel in 1952 but refused it on the grounds that he was not suited to it?
ALBERT EINSTEIN
9. Which is the only English word that is an anagram of the word “wrong”?
GROWN
10. What term is used to describe the situation where you owe more on your mortgage than your house is worth?
NEGATIVE EQUITY
words 3
6 - WORDS
1. What word can go before "beans", "quartet" and "vest"?
String
2. What toy, when it was first introduced, was called Automatic Binding Bricks?
Lego
3. In the world of DIY, what do the letters ‘MDF’ stand for?
Medium Density Fireboard
4. Which ancient Greek word meant "I’ve found it?
Eureka
5. Which one word means very thin sheet metal, to baffle or thwart, and a blunt sword?
Foil
6. What is the Italian word for a square or marketplace?
Piazza
7. Which word means to gulp down food, to fasten and to break away?
Bolt
8. Sing Sing is located in New York State. What is it?
A PRISON
9. Nancy Astor once said to Winston Churchill “If I were married to you, I’d put poison in your coffee”. Churchill allegedly replied “If you were my wife,---- ---- -----“. Please give the last three words of this famous quote.
I’D DRINK IT
10. What is the Japanese word for “Divine Wind”?
KAMIKAZE
1. What word can go before "beans", "quartet" and "vest"?
String
2. What toy, when it was first introduced, was called Automatic Binding Bricks?
Lego
3. In the world of DIY, what do the letters ‘MDF’ stand for?
Medium Density Fireboard
4. Which ancient Greek word meant "I’ve found it?
Eureka
5. Which one word means very thin sheet metal, to baffle or thwart, and a blunt sword?
Foil
6. What is the Italian word for a square or marketplace?
Piazza
7. Which word means to gulp down food, to fasten and to break away?
Bolt
8. Sing Sing is located in New York State. What is it?
A PRISON
9. Nancy Astor once said to Winston Churchill “If I were married to you, I’d put poison in your coffee”. Churchill allegedly replied “If you were my wife,---- ---- -----“. Please give the last three words of this famous quote.
I’D DRINK IT
10. What is the Japanese word for “Divine Wind”?
KAMIKAZE
Places 4
1. Which English city has 35 miles of canals?
BIRMINGHAM
2. Which world city saw the Beatles’ last live performance, a 1906 disaster and a 19th. century gold rush?
SAN FRANCISCO
3. the Crimean Peninsula forms part of which Eastern European country?
THE UKRAINE
4. Which country contains the largest number of active volcanoes? Is it The Philippines, Indonesia or Iceland?
INDONESIA
5. On which island off Cape Town was Nelson Mandela held for much of his captivity?
ROBBIN ISLAND
6. The country of Ecuador has borders with two other South American countries. Please name either.
PERU or COLOMBIA
7. Who discovered the Victoria Falls in 1855?
DAVID LIVINGSTONE
8. In which European capital city was Marie Curie born?
WARSAW
9. In 1998 McDonalds opened its first Ski through restaurant in which country? Was it Norway, Sweden or Finland?
SWEDEN
10. In which US city would you find a theatre called “The Grand ‘Ole Opry”?
NASHVILLE
BIRMINGHAM
2. Which world city saw the Beatles’ last live performance, a 1906 disaster and a 19th. century gold rush?
SAN FRANCISCO
3. the Crimean Peninsula forms part of which Eastern European country?
THE UKRAINE
4. Which country contains the largest number of active volcanoes? Is it The Philippines, Indonesia or Iceland?
INDONESIA
5. On which island off Cape Town was Nelson Mandela held for much of his captivity?
ROBBIN ISLAND
6. The country of Ecuador has borders with two other South American countries. Please name either.
PERU or COLOMBIA
7. Who discovered the Victoria Falls in 1855?
DAVID LIVINGSTONE
8. In which European capital city was Marie Curie born?
WARSAW
9. In 1998 McDonalds opened its first Ski through restaurant in which country? Was it Norway, Sweden or Finland?
SWEDEN
10. In which US city would you find a theatre called “The Grand ‘Ole Opry”?
NASHVILLE
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