GENERAL KNOWLEDGE NO. 64
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 2:56 pm1 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
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
