Post by gandalf the untidy on Mar 23, 2020 19:39:26 GMT
General knowledge quiz A
1 point per correct answer, max 3 answers per 24 hours
1 In which city was Boris Johnson born?New York
2 Which of the Beatles was walking barefoot over the zebra crossing on The Beatles’ Abbey Road album cover? Paul McCartney
3 How many members were in the Monty Python team?6
4 Which famous ship was named after the nickname of the witch Nannie Dee in the Robert Burns's 1791 poem Tam o' Shanter? Cutty Sark
5 Henry VIII had two of his wives executed, Anne Boleyn was one, can you name the other? Katherine Howard
6 Which animal can deliver a kick capable of killing a lion and also attacked singer Johnny Cash leaving him adicted to painkillers?Ostrich
7 According to the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland, what kind of food is eaten tomorrow, yesterday, but never today?Jam
8 Which 2004 American drama film starring Sandra Bullcok and Matt Dillon shares its name with the collective noun for a group of rhinos? Crash
9 Four of the five Olympic rings are green, blue, red and yellow, which colour is the fifth ring?Black
10 What name is given to a cage or box filled with rocks, concrete, or sometimes sand and soil for use in civil engineering? Gabion
11Which actress sang the song "Team Work" with Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in the 1962 film The Road to Hong Kong?Joan Collins
12 What do galena and a Cluedo murder weapon have in common?Lead
13 What is the Swahili word for 'journey'? Safari
14 True or False. The catchphrase "Beam me up, Scotty" has never been said in any Star Trek TV series or film?True he never said it
15 What is the stage name of singer Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta?Lady Gaga
16 Which continent has the largest Catholic population? South America
17 The M90 motorway is the most northerly motorway in the United Kingdom; which city is at its northern end?Perth
18 What does the word 'pont' mean in both French and Welsh?Bridge
19 Name the world's fourth most populated country?Indonesia
20 Which American crime drama starring Alice Braga as Teresa Mendoza shares its name with the nickname of a Scottish market town?
21 What is the literal meaning of the word 'Islam'?Submission
22 Which hospital is the the oldest in Britain? Above its entrance is the only public statue of King Henry VIII in London. St Barts
23 Which American university awards the Pulitzer prize? Columbia
24 Which country do swallows migrate to when they leave Britain for the winter? South Africa
25 Which slogan, used during the late 1960s and early 1970s as a symbol of a non-violence ideology, was coined by the American beat poet Allen Ginsberg? (Hint: It's a two word slogan)Flower Power
26 Which animal is the symbol of the American Republican Party?Elephant
27 "When You Wish Upon a Star" is a song written for which 1940 film? Pinochio
28 Including its claws, how many legs does a crab have?10
29 16th-century pirate Francis Le Clerc, nicknamed "Pata de Palo" by the Spanish, was the first modern era pirate to have what? a peg leg
30 At the 2017 Oscars, which actress incorrectly announced La La Land as Best Picture instead of the actual winner, Moonlight? Faye Dunaway
31 Which city's cathedral is the largest cathedral and religious building in Britain? Liverpool
Points so far
Tommo 12
Barbleman 5
Chunkey 5
TJ 4
Dave Jones 3
Millhouse 3
Dave uk 1
1 point per correct answer, max 3 answers per 24 hours
1 In which city was Boris Johnson born?New York
2 Which of the Beatles was walking barefoot over the zebra crossing on The Beatles’ Abbey Road album cover? Paul McCartney
3 How many members were in the Monty Python team?6
4 Which famous ship was named after the nickname of the witch Nannie Dee in the Robert Burns's 1791 poem Tam o' Shanter? Cutty Sark
5 Henry VIII had two of his wives executed, Anne Boleyn was one, can you name the other? Katherine Howard
6 Which animal can deliver a kick capable of killing a lion and also attacked singer Johnny Cash leaving him adicted to painkillers?Ostrich
7 According to the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland, what kind of food is eaten tomorrow, yesterday, but never today?Jam
8 Which 2004 American drama film starring Sandra Bullcok and Matt Dillon shares its name with the collective noun for a group of rhinos? Crash
9 Four of the five Olympic rings are green, blue, red and yellow, which colour is the fifth ring?Black
10 What name is given to a cage or box filled with rocks, concrete, or sometimes sand and soil for use in civil engineering? Gabion
11Which actress sang the song "Team Work" with Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in the 1962 film The Road to Hong Kong?Joan Collins
12 What do galena and a Cluedo murder weapon have in common?Lead
13 What is the Swahili word for 'journey'? Safari
14 True or False. The catchphrase "Beam me up, Scotty" has never been said in any Star Trek TV series or film?True he never said it
15 What is the stage name of singer Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta?Lady Gaga
16 Which continent has the largest Catholic population? South America
17 The M90 motorway is the most northerly motorway in the United Kingdom; which city is at its northern end?Perth
18 What does the word 'pont' mean in both French and Welsh?Bridge
19 Name the world's fourth most populated country?Indonesia
20 Which American crime drama starring Alice Braga as Teresa Mendoza shares its name with the nickname of a Scottish market town?
21 What is the literal meaning of the word 'Islam'?Submission
22 Which hospital is the the oldest in Britain? Above its entrance is the only public statue of King Henry VIII in London. St Barts
23 Which American university awards the Pulitzer prize? Columbia
24 Which country do swallows migrate to when they leave Britain for the winter? South Africa
25 Which slogan, used during the late 1960s and early 1970s as a symbol of a non-violence ideology, was coined by the American beat poet Allen Ginsberg? (Hint: It's a two word slogan)Flower Power
26 Which animal is the symbol of the American Republican Party?Elephant
27 "When You Wish Upon a Star" is a song written for which 1940 film? Pinochio
28 Including its claws, how many legs does a crab have?10
29 16th-century pirate Francis Le Clerc, nicknamed "Pata de Palo" by the Spanish, was the first modern era pirate to have what? a peg leg
30 At the 2017 Oscars, which actress incorrectly announced La La Land as Best Picture instead of the actual winner, Moonlight? Faye Dunaway
31 Which city's cathedral is the largest cathedral and religious building in Britain? Liverpool
Points so far
Tommo 12
Barbleman 5
Chunkey 5
TJ 4
Dave Jones 3
Millhouse 3
Dave uk 1
