GENERAL KNOWLEDGE NO. 64

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Who was the first disc jockey to receive a knighthood?
SIR JIMMY SAVILLE
2 By area what is the largest country in Africa?
SUDAN
3 Who was executed in 1793 and played on film 145 years later by Norma Shearer?
MARIE ANTOINETTE
4 Which dance shares its name with the collective noun for rattlesnakes?
RUMBA
5 Coburg, Bloomer and Vienna are all varieties of what?
BREAD
6 Which actress acquired the nickname of The Fifth Warner Brother?
BETTE DAVIS
7 Which British horseracing course stands on a thoroughfare called Leger Way?
DONCASTER
8 What was won in 1995 by a Spaniard, in 1996 by a Dane, in 1997 by a German, in 1998 by an Italian and in 1999 by an American?
TOUR DE FRANCE
9 Which actor famed for his role in The Goodies was known for wearing a Union Jack waistcoat?
TIM BROOKE - TAYLOR
10 With regard to school exams what do the initials GCSE stand for?
GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
11 What word becomes longer when the third letter is removed?
LOUNGER
12 Which US university administers the Pulitzer Prizes?
COLUMBIA
13 Who were the first all female group to top the UK singles charts?
THE SUPREMES
14 Which boxing weight category falls between 122 and 126 pounds?
FEATHER WEIGHT
15 Which supermarket chain uses the slogan, Making life taste better?
SAINSBURYS
16 Which TV sitcom was set in the town of Nouvion?
ALLO ALLO
17 Which American city’s official nickname is, The Big D?
DALLAS
18 In medieval times what did a nob thatcher make for a living?
WIGS
19 Which newspaper features the comic strip The Adventures of Beau Peep?
THE DAILY STAR
20 Which European country’s red and white flag represents the tunic of Duke Leopold V?
AUSTRIA
21 What is the only English anagram of the word, roasting?
ORGANIST
22 Which is the only chemical element with a three-letter name?
TIN
23 Who sent his last letter from America in 2004?
ALISTAR COOKE
24 What was the call sign of Kris Kristofferson in the film Convoy?
RUBBER DUCK
25 In the fairytale Jack And The Beanstalk, what is the nationality of Jack?
ENGLISH

[godoubleblues]

Q8 - Tour de France
Q24 - Rubber Duck

[magpie in the 80's]

Q8 - Tour de France
Q24 - Rubber Duck

BOTH CORRECT GDB

[redandblack]

23 Alistair Cooke

[magpie in the 80's]

23 Alistair Cooke

CORRECT RANDB

[Peterxtc]

9. Tim Brooke Taylor
10. General Certificate of Secondary Education

[Peterxtc]

2. South Africa?

[magpie in the 80's]

9. Tim Brooke Taylor
10. General Certificate of Secondary Education

BOTH CORRECT PETE

[magpie in the 80's]

2. South Africa?

INCORRECT PETE

[Peterxtc]

2. South Africa?

INCORRECT PETE

Eygpt?

[magpie in the 80's]

2. South Africa?

INCORRECT PETE

Eygpt?

INCORRECT

[brod]

2 Sudan
5 Bread
11 Lounger
16 Allo Allo
22 Tin

[magpie in the 80's]

2 Sudan
5 Bread
11 Lounger
16 Allo Allo
22 Tin

ALL CORRECT BROD

[FattyLumpkin]

20. Denmark??
14. Flyweight??

[magpie in the 80's]

20. Denmark??
14. Flyweight??

BOTH INCORRECT FL

[JAS]

Q1 Jimmy Saville
Q7 The St Leger is held at Doncaster so I'll go for that.
Q17 Denver

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1 Jimmy Saville
Q7 The St Leger is held at Doncaster so I'll go for that.
Q17 Denver........INCORRECT

Regards
JAS

OTHER 2 CORRECT JAS

[Hazbeen]

17. Detroit
20. Croatia

[magpie in the 80's]

17. Detroit
20. Croatia

BOTH INCORRECT HB

[magpie in the 80's]

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