GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 56
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:11 pm1 Which actress was the fourth wife of Humphrey Bogart?
LAUREN BACALL
2 Who murdered George Cornell in the Blind Beggar pub?
RONNIE KRAY
3 Whose autobiography is entitled Citizen Jane?
JANE FONDA
4 Which boys name is also the name for a young pike?
JACK
5 What were first classified by the Galton-Henry system in 1901?
FINGERPRINTS
6 The Pink Floyd album The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn was named after a chapter from which classic novel?
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
7 Who was the first black man to host a TV show in the USA?
NAT KING COLE
8 What number of jersey is usually worn by a rugby union full back?
FIFTEEN
9 Who played Winston Churchill in the TV drama The Wilderness Years?
ROBERT HARDY
10 Who is the central character in Oscar Wilde’s only novel?
DORIEN GRAY
11 Turpentine is obtained form which tree?
PINE TREE
12 Which jockey nicknamed The Choirboy won the Derby on Shergar?
WALTER SWINBURN
13 On TV who has played a Time Lord and a scarecrow?
JON PERTWEE
14 Who did Madonna marry on a Malibu cliffside?
SEAN PENN
15 Which mountain range extends through Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria?
ATLAS MOUNTAINS
16 In 1967 which team won the first Superbowl?
GREEN BAY PACKERS
17 Who played Flash Harry in the St Trinians films?
GEORGE COLE
18 Whose death warrant was signed by Elizabeth I on February 1, 1587?
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS
19 Which cartoon character has two nephews called Prezley and Waldo?
MR. MAGOO
20 Which 200-page document was signed on June 28, 1919?
THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES
21 Which actress provided the voice of ET in the film?
DEBRA WINGER
22 In 2002 the actor Sean Bean joined the board of directors of which football club?
SHEFFIELD UNITED
23 Which literary character is also the middle name of footballer Emil Heskey?
IVANHOE
24 In 2002 which group unveiled 23-year-old Johnny Shentall as their new member?
HEAR SKY
25 What do the initials HB stand for on a pencil?
HARD BLACK
26 What are the three middle names of Prince William?
ARTHUR PHILIP LOUIS
27 Which Dickens novel features a body snatcher called Jerry Cruncher?
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
28 The world’s first motorway was opened in 1924 in which country on the European mainland?
ITALY
29 Which animal is the symbol of the Republican Party in the USA?
ELEPHANT
30 What type of hat takes its name from the Spanish for shade?
SOMBRERO
31 Who played Dr Philip Chandler in the TV series St Elsewhere and went on to become a major Hollywood star?
DENZEL WASHINGTON
32 In which film did Whitney Houston play a singer called Rachel Marron?
THE BODYGUARD
33 In which 1993 film did Bette Midler play an evil witch?
HOCUS POCUS
34 Which European country is the world’s leading exporter of salmon?
NORWAY
35 Which Greek hero beheaded the Gorgon Medusa?
PERSEUS
36 Who solved the murder in the Agatha Christie novel Murder Most Foul?
MISS MARPLE
37 A statue of who was unveiled at Wimbledon in 1984?
FRED PERRY
38 Which actress played a Matron in five Carry On films?
HATTIE JAQUES
39 Who created the literary character of Sam Spade?
DASHIEL HAMMETT
40 In which language does God morgon mean Good morning?
DANISH
41 What is cryptozoology the study of?
MYTHICAL AND LEGENDARY ANIMALS
42 In which country did the Smurfs originate?
BELGIUM
43 In ten pin bowling what bird’s name is the name given to three successive strikes?
TURKEY
44 What is the only English Football League team whose name starts with five consonants?
CRYSTAL PALACE
45 Which substance in the blood causes clotting?
FIBRIN
46 What does a grabologist collect?
TIES
47 George Burns and Marjorie Proops both died in which year?
1997
48 In which 1996 film did Eddie Murphy play seven roles?
THE NUTTY PROFESSOR
49 Which famous man was shot dead on July 15, 1997?
GIOVANNI VERSACE
50 If a creature is described as squamos, what is it covered with?
SCALES
LAUREN BACALL
2 Who murdered George Cornell in the Blind Beggar pub?
RONNIE KRAY
3 Whose autobiography is entitled Citizen Jane?
JANE FONDA
4 Which boys name is also the name for a young pike?
JACK
5 What were first classified by the Galton-Henry system in 1901?
FINGERPRINTS
6 The Pink Floyd album The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn was named after a chapter from which classic novel?
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
7 Who was the first black man to host a TV show in the USA?
NAT KING COLE
8 What number of jersey is usually worn by a rugby union full back?
FIFTEEN
9 Who played Winston Churchill in the TV drama The Wilderness Years?
ROBERT HARDY
10 Who is the central character in Oscar Wilde’s only novel?
DORIEN GRAY
11 Turpentine is obtained form which tree?
PINE TREE
12 Which jockey nicknamed The Choirboy won the Derby on Shergar?
WALTER SWINBURN
13 On TV who has played a Time Lord and a scarecrow?
JON PERTWEE
14 Who did Madonna marry on a Malibu cliffside?
SEAN PENN
15 Which mountain range extends through Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria?
ATLAS MOUNTAINS
16 In 1967 which team won the first Superbowl?
GREEN BAY PACKERS
17 Who played Flash Harry in the St Trinians films?
GEORGE COLE
18 Whose death warrant was signed by Elizabeth I on February 1, 1587?
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS
19 Which cartoon character has two nephews called Prezley and Waldo?
MR. MAGOO
20 Which 200-page document was signed on June 28, 1919?
THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES
21 Which actress provided the voice of ET in the film?
DEBRA WINGER
22 In 2002 the actor Sean Bean joined the board of directors of which football club?
SHEFFIELD UNITED
23 Which literary character is also the middle name of footballer Emil Heskey?
IVANHOE
24 In 2002 which group unveiled 23-year-old Johnny Shentall as their new member?
HEAR SKY
25 What do the initials HB stand for on a pencil?
HARD BLACK
26 What are the three middle names of Prince William?
ARTHUR PHILIP LOUIS
27 Which Dickens novel features a body snatcher called Jerry Cruncher?
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
28 The world’s first motorway was opened in 1924 in which country on the European mainland?
ITALY
29 Which animal is the symbol of the Republican Party in the USA?
ELEPHANT
30 What type of hat takes its name from the Spanish for shade?
SOMBRERO
31 Who played Dr Philip Chandler in the TV series St Elsewhere and went on to become a major Hollywood star?
DENZEL WASHINGTON
32 In which film did Whitney Houston play a singer called Rachel Marron?
THE BODYGUARD
33 In which 1993 film did Bette Midler play an evil witch?
HOCUS POCUS
34 Which European country is the world’s leading exporter of salmon?
NORWAY
35 Which Greek hero beheaded the Gorgon Medusa?
PERSEUS
36 Who solved the murder in the Agatha Christie novel Murder Most Foul?
MISS MARPLE
37 A statue of who was unveiled at Wimbledon in 1984?
FRED PERRY
38 Which actress played a Matron in five Carry On films?
HATTIE JAQUES
39 Who created the literary character of Sam Spade?
DASHIEL HAMMETT
40 In which language does God morgon mean Good morning?
DANISH
41 What is cryptozoology the study of?
MYTHICAL AND LEGENDARY ANIMALS
42 In which country did the Smurfs originate?
BELGIUM
43 In ten pin bowling what bird’s name is the name given to three successive strikes?
TURKEY
44 What is the only English Football League team whose name starts with five consonants?
CRYSTAL PALACE
45 Which substance in the blood causes clotting?
FIBRIN
46 What does a grabologist collect?
TIES
47 George Burns and Marjorie Proops both died in which year?
1997
48 In which 1996 film did Eddie Murphy play seven roles?
THE NUTTY PROFESSOR
49 Which famous man was shot dead on July 15, 1997?
GIOVANNI VERSACE
50 If a creature is described as squamos, what is it covered with?
SCALES
