GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 60
Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 12:04 pm1 Which range of hills extends from Bristol to Chipping Camden?
THE COTSWOLDS
2 Which town is nicknamed the Garden Resort of Wales?
COLWYN BAY
3 Which church do Moonies belong to?
THE UNIFACTION CHURCH
4 With what weapon was Leon Trotsky killed?
AN ICE PICK
5 What is the capital of Liberia?
MONROVIA
6 Which Latin phrase means, in good faith?
BONA FIDE
7 In which country was the actor Anthony Quinn born?
MEXICO
8 An excess of which acid causes gout?
URIC ACID
9 What is the Scottish equivalent of a Mayor?
PROVOST
10 Whose autobiography is entitled As It Happens?
JIMMY SAVILLE
11 In which coastal town did Anita Roddick open her first Body Shop?
BRIGHTON
12 On which river does the city of Montreal stand?
ST. LAWRENCE
13 What is the surname of the brothers who front the pop group UB 40?
CAMPBELL
14 Who had a 1973 hit with the song, I Can Hear Music under the name of Larry Lurex?
FREDDIE MERCURY
15 Bobbin and needlepoint are both types of what?
LACE
16 What is the surname of the central family in the sitcom Happy Days?
CUNNINGHAM
17 In what year was the film Pearl Harbor set?
1941
18 What is the world’s oldest walled city?
JERICHO
19 What is a millionth of a metre called?
MICRON
20 Which US President was the son of peanut farmer?
JIMMY CARTER
21 In Arthurian legend who found the Holy Grail?
SIR GALAHAD
22 What nationality was Anne of Cleves?
GERMANY
23 Which group of islands celebrate Thatcher Day on January 10th?
THE FALKLAND ISLANDS
24 Which sporting trophy was first contested on June 3, 1927?
RYDER CUP
25 What is the name of the computer in Red Dwarf?
HOLLY
26 In bingo slang what number is represented by Sunset Strip?
77
27 Which city is served by Jomo Kenyatta Airport?
NAIROBI
28 Which pop singer did Emilio Estevez marry in 1992?
PAULA ABDUL
29 Where would you find an escapement below a rampart?
IN A CLOCK
30 Which actor was born Taidje Khan Jnr?
YUL BRYNNER
31 What does the R stand for in JR Ewing?
ROSS
32 In which sitcom did Nicholas Lyndhurst play a hapless spy called Peter Chapman?
THE PIGLET FILES
33 What is the name of Roger Rabbit’s wife?
JESSICA
34 Which composer’s life story is told in the film, A Song To Remember?
CHOPIN
35 Which high street chain began life as a penny bazaar in Leeds?
MARKS AND SPENCERS
36 What is built on the former home of the Earl of Shrewsbury?
ALTONTOWERS
37 In which athletics event are competitors referred to as either spinners of shifters?
SHOT PUTT
38 What did the Queen Mother have replaced in December 1995?
HER HIP
39 In which sport is a weapon called a shinai used?
KENDO
40 What is the real surname of Cilla Black?
WHITE
41 What Japanese word translates into English as Leader of the army?
SHOGUN
42 In which county is Stonehenge?
WHILTSHIRE
43 Under what name did Clive Powell top the pop charts?
GEORGIE FAME
44 Near which European city is the site of The Battle of Waterloo?
BRUSSELS
45 Who did Debbie Rowe marry in 1996?
MICHAEL JACKSON
46 Which comedian topped the UK singles charts in November 1991?
VIC REEVES
47 In which musical did Clint Eastwood co-star with Jean Seberg?
PAINT YOUR WAGON
48 Which member of the Royal Family was born in August 1988?
PRINCESS BEATRICE
49 Which British monarch died at the Battle of Flodden Field?
JAMES IV
50 Who is the only Oscar winner to have two Oscar winning parents?
LIZA MINELLI
THE COTSWOLDS
2 Which town is nicknamed the Garden Resort of Wales?
COLWYN BAY
3 Which church do Moonies belong to?
THE UNIFACTION CHURCH
4 With what weapon was Leon Trotsky killed?
AN ICE PICK
5 What is the capital of Liberia?
MONROVIA
6 Which Latin phrase means, in good faith?
BONA FIDE
7 In which country was the actor Anthony Quinn born?
MEXICO
8 An excess of which acid causes gout?
URIC ACID
9 What is the Scottish equivalent of a Mayor?
PROVOST
10 Whose autobiography is entitled As It Happens?
JIMMY SAVILLE
11 In which coastal town did Anita Roddick open her first Body Shop?
BRIGHTON
12 On which river does the city of Montreal stand?
ST. LAWRENCE
13 What is the surname of the brothers who front the pop group UB 40?
CAMPBELL
14 Who had a 1973 hit with the song, I Can Hear Music under the name of Larry Lurex?
FREDDIE MERCURY
15 Bobbin and needlepoint are both types of what?
LACE
16 What is the surname of the central family in the sitcom Happy Days?
CUNNINGHAM
17 In what year was the film Pearl Harbor set?
1941
18 What is the world’s oldest walled city?
JERICHO
19 What is a millionth of a metre called?
MICRON
20 Which US President was the son of peanut farmer?
JIMMY CARTER
21 In Arthurian legend who found the Holy Grail?
SIR GALAHAD
22 What nationality was Anne of Cleves?
GERMANY
23 Which group of islands celebrate Thatcher Day on January 10th?
THE FALKLAND ISLANDS
24 Which sporting trophy was first contested on June 3, 1927?
RYDER CUP
25 What is the name of the computer in Red Dwarf?
HOLLY
26 In bingo slang what number is represented by Sunset Strip?
77
27 Which city is served by Jomo Kenyatta Airport?
NAIROBI
28 Which pop singer did Emilio Estevez marry in 1992?
PAULA ABDUL
29 Where would you find an escapement below a rampart?
IN A CLOCK
30 Which actor was born Taidje Khan Jnr?
YUL BRYNNER
31 What does the R stand for in JR Ewing?
ROSS
32 In which sitcom did Nicholas Lyndhurst play a hapless spy called Peter Chapman?
THE PIGLET FILES
33 What is the name of Roger Rabbit’s wife?
JESSICA
34 Which composer’s life story is told in the film, A Song To Remember?
CHOPIN
35 Which high street chain began life as a penny bazaar in Leeds?
MARKS AND SPENCERS
36 What is built on the former home of the Earl of Shrewsbury?
ALTONTOWERS
37 In which athletics event are competitors referred to as either spinners of shifters?
SHOT PUTT
38 What did the Queen Mother have replaced in December 1995?
HER HIP
39 In which sport is a weapon called a shinai used?
KENDO
40 What is the real surname of Cilla Black?
WHITE
41 What Japanese word translates into English as Leader of the army?
SHOGUN
42 In which county is Stonehenge?
WHILTSHIRE
43 Under what name did Clive Powell top the pop charts?
GEORGIE FAME
44 Near which European city is the site of The Battle of Waterloo?
BRUSSELS
45 Who did Debbie Rowe marry in 1996?
MICHAEL JACKSON
46 Which comedian topped the UK singles charts in November 1991?
VIC REEVES
47 In which musical did Clint Eastwood co-star with Jean Seberg?
PAINT YOUR WAGON
48 Which member of the Royal Family was born in August 1988?
PRINCESS BEATRICE
49 Which British monarch died at the Battle of Flodden Field?
JAMES IV
50 Who is the only Oscar winner to have two Oscar winning parents?
LIZA MINELLI
