GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 55
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 1:39 pm1 Which film director said, “There’s no terror in a bang, only the anticipation of it”?
ALFRED HITCHCOCK
2 Which Bolivian city has an airport named after John F Kennedy?
LA PAZ
3 In 1962 who became the first woman to be voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year?
SWIMMER ANITA LONSBOROUGH
4 What does the AA stand for in the name of A.A Milne?
ALAN ALEXANDER
5 In which sitcom did Nicholas Lyndhurst play Adam Parkinson?
BUTTERFLIES
6 Which model appeared on the front cover of the Roxy Music album Sirens?
JERRY HALL
7 What is the largest castle in Wales?
CAEPHELLY
8 What would your job be if you used a queen excluder?
BEE KEEPER
9 Which knighted actor died on Boxing Day 2001 aged 72?
SIR NIGEL HAWTHORNE
10 What appointment was taken up by Michael Bloomberg on New Years Day 2002?
MAYOR OF NEW YORK
11 Which three states of the USA have just five letters in their name?
TEXAS, MAINE AND IDAHO
12 In which film did Oliver Reed wrestle naked with Alan Bates?
WOMAN IN LOVE
13 Which TV series was a spin off from a TV film called Panic at Malibu Beach?
BAYWATCH
14 Which London statue is also known as The Angel of Charity?
EROS
15 What is the English translation of Moulin Rouge?
RED WINDMILL
16 How many years of marriage are celebrated for a Sapphire Anniversary?
45 YEARS
17 If canine equals dog, what does cervine equal?
DEER
18 Who was on the back of a £10 note directly before Charles Dickens?
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
19 Who played the wife of Phil Collins in the film Buster?
JULIE WALTERS
20 In which country is the Eiger Mountain?
SWITZERLAND
21 Ding Dong Bell is cockney rhyming slang for what?
HELL
22 Which song opens with the line, “Picture yourself in a boat on a river”?
LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS
23 If an object is described as cordate what part of the body is it shaped like?
THE HEART
24 In which country is the most westerly point of South America?
PERU
25 What colour is the maple leaf on the flag of Canada?
RED
26 Who played the bongo drums on the Shadows hit Apache?
CLIFF RICHARD
27 Which 1953 film opened with the song The Deadwood Stage?
CALAMITY JANE
28 There are 23 pairs of what in the human body?
CHROMOSOMES
29 Which sport uses a ball called a slitter?
HURLING
30 Which cricket county plays its home matches at the Oval?
SURREY
31 In which city was Martin Luther King assassinated?
MEMPHIS
32 What state is considered to be the Vampire State of the USA?
RHODE ISLAND
33 Who played Daisy Duke in the Dukes of Hazzard?
CATHERINE BACH
34 Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales”, a book of stories (some of them bawdy) written in the fourteenth century, is said to have been much inspired by which other book of stories (many of them also bawdy) by Giovanni Boccaccio?
THE DECAMERON
35 Which sugar occurs naturally in milk?
LACTOSE
36 Which former Coronation Street actor died in January 2002?
PETER ADAMSON
37 In which year was the decimal half penny withdrawn from circulation?
1984
38 What is the world’s largest island with just four letters in its name?
JAVA
39 Baron Greenback is the archenemy of which cartoon character?
DANGERMOUSE
40 Which 1981 hit for the Pointer Sisters is also the nickname of Eric Clapton?
SLOWHAND
41 Who played Molly Brown in the 1997 film Titanic?
KATHY BATES
42 Which war was ended by the Treaty of Panmunjon?
KOREAN WAR
43 Alphabetically what is the last chemical element?
ZIRCONIUM
44 What sport is played by the Sheffield Sharks?
BASKETBALL
45 Which children’s TV series featured a schoolteacher called Mr Onion?
THE HERBS
46 What is the opposite of convex?
CONCAVE
47 Which entertainer sued the Daily Mirror in 1959 for questioning his sexuality?
LIBERACE
48 Which Motown group had a hit with, "This Old Heart Of Mine"?
THE ISLEY BROTHERS
49 For which Bond movie did Sheena Easton sing the theme?
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
50 Which skater was allegedly attacked by Tonya Harding prior to the 1994 Winter Olympics?
NANCY KERRIGAN
ALFRED HITCHCOCK
2 Which Bolivian city has an airport named after John F Kennedy?
LA PAZ
3 In 1962 who became the first woman to be voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year?
SWIMMER ANITA LONSBOROUGH
4 What does the AA stand for in the name of A.A Milne?
ALAN ALEXANDER
5 In which sitcom did Nicholas Lyndhurst play Adam Parkinson?
BUTTERFLIES
6 Which model appeared on the front cover of the Roxy Music album Sirens?
JERRY HALL
7 What is the largest castle in Wales?
CAEPHELLY
8 What would your job be if you used a queen excluder?
BEE KEEPER
9 Which knighted actor died on Boxing Day 2001 aged 72?
SIR NIGEL HAWTHORNE
10 What appointment was taken up by Michael Bloomberg on New Years Day 2002?
MAYOR OF NEW YORK
11 Which three states of the USA have just five letters in their name?
TEXAS, MAINE AND IDAHO
12 In which film did Oliver Reed wrestle naked with Alan Bates?
WOMAN IN LOVE
13 Which TV series was a spin off from a TV film called Panic at Malibu Beach?
BAYWATCH
14 Which London statue is also known as The Angel of Charity?
EROS
15 What is the English translation of Moulin Rouge?
RED WINDMILL
16 How many years of marriage are celebrated for a Sapphire Anniversary?
45 YEARS
17 If canine equals dog, what does cervine equal?
DEER
18 Who was on the back of a £10 note directly before Charles Dickens?
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
19 Who played the wife of Phil Collins in the film Buster?
JULIE WALTERS
20 In which country is the Eiger Mountain?
SWITZERLAND
21 Ding Dong Bell is cockney rhyming slang for what?
HELL
22 Which song opens with the line, “Picture yourself in a boat on a river”?
LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS
23 If an object is described as cordate what part of the body is it shaped like?
THE HEART
24 In which country is the most westerly point of South America?
PERU
25 What colour is the maple leaf on the flag of Canada?
RED
26 Who played the bongo drums on the Shadows hit Apache?
CLIFF RICHARD
27 Which 1953 film opened with the song The Deadwood Stage?
CALAMITY JANE
28 There are 23 pairs of what in the human body?
CHROMOSOMES
29 Which sport uses a ball called a slitter?
HURLING
30 Which cricket county plays its home matches at the Oval?
SURREY
31 In which city was Martin Luther King assassinated?
MEMPHIS
32 What state is considered to be the Vampire State of the USA?
RHODE ISLAND
33 Who played Daisy Duke in the Dukes of Hazzard?
CATHERINE BACH
34 Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales”, a book of stories (some of them bawdy) written in the fourteenth century, is said to have been much inspired by which other book of stories (many of them also bawdy) by Giovanni Boccaccio?
THE DECAMERON
35 Which sugar occurs naturally in milk?
LACTOSE
36 Which former Coronation Street actor died in January 2002?
PETER ADAMSON
37 In which year was the decimal half penny withdrawn from circulation?
1984
38 What is the world’s largest island with just four letters in its name?
JAVA
39 Baron Greenback is the archenemy of which cartoon character?
DANGERMOUSE
40 Which 1981 hit for the Pointer Sisters is also the nickname of Eric Clapton?
SLOWHAND
41 Who played Molly Brown in the 1997 film Titanic?
KATHY BATES
42 Which war was ended by the Treaty of Panmunjon?
KOREAN WAR
43 Alphabetically what is the last chemical element?
ZIRCONIUM
44 What sport is played by the Sheffield Sharks?
BASKETBALL
45 Which children’s TV series featured a schoolteacher called Mr Onion?
THE HERBS
46 What is the opposite of convex?
CONCAVE
47 Which entertainer sued the Daily Mirror in 1959 for questioning his sexuality?
LIBERACE
48 Which Motown group had a hit with, "This Old Heart Of Mine"?
THE ISLEY BROTHERS
49 For which Bond movie did Sheena Easton sing the theme?
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
50 Which skater was allegedly attacked by Tonya Harding prior to the 1994 Winter Olympics?
NANCY KERRIGAN
