General Knowledge
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1. China and India are the top two tea producing nations in the world. Which African country is third?
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Kenya |
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2. The name of which letter of the Greek alphabet is a word meaning an extremely small amount? |
Iota |
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3. Which game is played on a mat consisting of rows of large green, yellow, blue and red circles? |
Twister |
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4. Which literary detective lived in Whitehaven Mansions? |
Hercules Poirot |
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5. Who was the “Acid Bath Murderer”? |
George Haigh |
Music
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1. Which singer released the album I Am Sasha Fierce in 2008? |
Beyonce |
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2. Which country won the 2017 Eurovision Song contest for the first time? |
Portugal |
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3. How many years featured in the title of a UK Number 1 single by Lukas Graham in 2016? |
7 |
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4. Which of the following singles has the longest running time; Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen or Hotel California by The Eagles? |
Hotel California |
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5. Broadcast every day on Radio 2 around 10.30am, the music quiz “Popmaster” is usually presented by which radio personality? |
Ken Bruce |
Sport
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1. In the 2016 Rio Olympics, Bryony Page became the first British competitor to win an Olympic medal in which sport? |
Trampoline |
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2. Who won the 2017 BBC Sports Personality of the Year? |
Mo Farah |
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3. Which football team shared a ground with Crystal Palace during their entire run in the English Premier League? |
Wimbledon |
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4. Which racecourse hosts the Scottish Grand National? |
Ayr |
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5. Which former player gave Old Trafford its “Theatre of Dreams” nickname? |
Bobby Charlton |
TV
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1. Which famous Briton does David Mitchell play in the TV Comedy series “Upstart Crow”? |
William Shakespeare |
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2. In a ‘classic’ Morecambe and Wise sketch, which actress played Cleopatra?
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Glenda Jackson |
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3. Which bank’s commercials made a star of one of its employees….Howard Brown? |
Halifax |
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4. Who famously told Andre Previn “I’m playing the right noted, but not necessarily in the right order”? |
Eric Morecombe |
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5. What was the name of the Victoria Wood spoof of the TV soap “Crossroads”? |
Acorn Antiques |
Film
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1. At 238 minutes and released in the 1930’s, which is the longest film to win the Oscar for Best Picture? |
Gone with the Wind |
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2. Which of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter novels was split into two separate films |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows |
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3. Which 2003 film is based on the true story of the Rylstone Women’s Institute? |
Calendar Girls |
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4. Who played the toy maker in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? |
Benny Gill |
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5. Who played the Prime Ministers Tea Lady in Love Actually? |
Martin McCutcheon |
History
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1. Emma Hamilton is best remembered as the mistress of whom? |
Lord Nelson |
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2. Which country of the UK did the Romans refer to as Cambria? |
Wales |
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3. In which English town was the Co-Operative society founded in 1844? |
Rochdale |
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4. Which political party was founded in 1981 by the group known as the “Gang of Four”? |
SDP |
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5. Who was the next elected Us President after Richard Nixon? |
Jimmy Carter |
1 Question 5 Answers
Q: Who sang the theme song for the following James Bond Movies…
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1. Skyfall |
Adele |
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2. Die Another Day |
Madonna |
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3. Thunderball |
Tom Jones |
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4. A View to a Kill |
Duran Duran |
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5. The Living Daylight |
Aha |
Connection
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1. What is the common one-word title of hit singles by Tears For Fears, Lisa Stansfield, The Lightning Seeds and Sugababes?
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Change |
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2. Which American weekly news magazine was first published in 1923 and is famous for annual issues in which it selects a “Person of the Year” and names its 100 most influential people of the year?
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Time |
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3. In a 2010 survey by Tesco Mobile, what finished above the aeroplane and the light bulb to be voted the most important invention in history?
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Wheel |
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4. Inducted into the PDC Hall of Fame in 2017, which Canadian darts player is nicknamed Darth Maple?
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John Part |
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5. What is the connection between the above answers? |
Spare – Spare Change, Spare Time, Spare Wheel, Spare Part |