General Knowledge
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1. In what part of the body would you find the Occipital Bone? |
Skull/Head |
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2. What letter is represented by one dash in Morse Code? |
T |
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3. In the 1991 biopic film “The Doors” who played Jim Morrison? |
Val Kilmer |
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4. What chemical element has the atomic number 2? |
Helium |
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5. In which Olympic sport would you find the terms “Yuko” “Ippon” and “Koka”? |
Judo |
Name the Year…..UK Number 1s.
(In which year were the following songs all Number 1 singles in the UK)
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1. Wet Wet Wet – Love is All Around |
1994 |
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2. Leona Lewis – Bleeding Love |
2007 |
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3. Donny Osmond – Puppy Love |
1972 |
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4. Karma Chameleon – Culture Club |
1983 |
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5. Drake – One Dance |
2016 |
Election 2017
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1. How many seats did the Labour Party win in the 2017 General Election? |
262 |
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2. Caroline Lucas led which party during the 2017 General Election? |
Green Party |
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3. Which constituency did Theresa May successfully defend? |
Maidenhead |
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4. Jeremy Corbyn’s failed high five with which leading Labour party member went viral following the 2017 General Election? |
Emily Thornberry |
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5. Talk of a second election in 2017 remains rife…..when was the last time that the UK witnessed two general elections in the same year? |
1974 |
Sport
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1. How many riders are there on a Polo team? |
4 |
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2. What nationality is the winner of the women’s 2017 French Open Tennis tournament – Jelena Ostapenko? |
Latvian |
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3. In darts, what is the highest possible score you can achieve by hitting three DIFFERENT trebles? |
171 |
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4. Which sport featured in the 2016 Olympic Games for the first time – Golf, Karate or Fencing? |
Golf |
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5. What did Charlotte Brew became the first female to win in 1977? |
The Grand National |
Food and Drink
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1. The Japanese Wine “Sake” is produced from which substance? |
Rice |
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2. What two main ingredients would you find in the Indian Dish “Saag Aloo”? |
Spinach and Potatoes |
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3. Cornish Yarg is cheese that has been wrapped in what before left to Mature? |
Nettle Leaves |
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4. Which chocolate bar is advertised with the slogan “Its Not for Girls”? |
Yorkie |
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5. The Barossa valley is a wine producing region in which country? |
Australia |
Science and Nature
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1. Larissa is a moon of which planet? |
Neptune |
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1. How many noble gases are there – 6, 12 or 21? |
6 |
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2. What is the largest and heaviest internal organ in the human body? |
Liver |
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3. The Lemur is native to which country? |
Madagascar |
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6. Only female Mosquitos bite people – True or False? |
True |
1 Questions 5 Answers (1 point per correct answer)
Q – Name the 5 most recent winners of Britians Got Talent?
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1. Tokio Myers |
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2. Richard Jones |
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3. Jules and Matisse |
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4. Collabro |
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5. Attraction |
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Connection
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1. In TV, what is the name of the astronaut who becomes “The Six Million Dollar Man”? |
Steve Austin |
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2. The Santa Maria was the flagship of which famous Italian explorer? |
Christopher Columbus |
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3. Which town is the fictional setting for the TV show “The Simpsons”? |
Springfield |
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4. What is the name of the golf course on which the US Masters tournament is played each year? |
Augusta |
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5. What is the connection between the above answers? |
US State Capitals (Austin, Columbus, Springfield, Augusta) |