General Knowledge
1. The construction of the Berlin Wall began in which decade? |
1960s |
2. The New Shekel is the currency of which nation? |
Israel |
3. What is the most southerly county in the UK? |
Truro |
4. In which city would find the world’s largest railway station, based on the number of platforms? |
New York |
5. Hal Jordan is the alter ego of which superhero? |
Green Lantern |
TV
1. The character Barry Scott advertises what cleaning product on TV? |
Cillit Bang |
2. In which ITV comedy series would you see holiday makers drinking in “Neptunes Bar”? |
Benidorm |
3. In the X Files – What are the first names of Mulder and Scully? |
Fox and Dana |
4. Jimmy Corkhill was a famous long running character in which now defunct TV Soap? |
Brookside |
5. In the series “Black Books”, what is the first name of the store owner played by Dylan Moran? |
Bernard |
Numbers – Multiple choice?
1. How many member states of the European Union currently use the Euro as currency – 11, 19 or 26? |
19 |
2. How many squares are there on a monopoly board – 38, 40 or 42? |
40 |
3. How many goals did Michael Owen score for England during his football career – 20, 30 or 40? |
40 |
4. Rounded up, what is the population of Australia – 25 million, 45 million or 65 million? |
25 million |
5. How many stars are there on the flag of China – 5, 7 or 9? |
5 |
1 Question 5 Answers….
Question – List the 5 countries of Europe whose name in English begins with the letter A
Austria |
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Andorra |
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Armenia |
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Azerbaijan |
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Albania |
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Literature
1. Foundation and I Robot are seminal works by which science fiction author? |
Isaac Asimov |
2. What is the 4th book in the Harry Potter series? |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
3. Count Vronsky is the lover of which title character from a classic novel by Leo Tolstoy? |
Anna Karenina |
4. Later turned into a movie, what was the name of the Stephen Kings first published novel? |
Carrie |
5. JG Ballards classic novel “The Empire of the Sun” is predominately set in which country? |
China |
Film
1. Who played the President of the United States in the movie “Independence Day”? |
Bill Pullman |
2. Old West Action is an anagram of the name of which legendary actor and director? |
Clint Eastwood |
3. In which 1987 romantic movie does an Italian-American character played by Cher fall in love with her fiancé’s younger brother played by Nicolas Cage? |
Moonstruck |
4. “I am Big, It’s the Pictures that got small” is a famous quote from which classic movie from 1950? |
Sunset Boulevard |
5. Who directed the 1995 movie “Apollo 13”? |
Ron Howard |
The World
1. The straits of Juan De Fuca forms a partial physical border between the USA and which other country? |
Canada |
2. By area, what is the largest county in Ireland? |
Cork |
3. The famous “Spanish Steps” are not located in Spain…in which European Capital would you find them? |
Rome |
4. The name of which African country is an anagram of a capital city in South America? |
Mali (Anagram of Lima in Peru) |
5. Rokslide was the capital of which Scandinavian country until 1443? |
Denmark |
Connection
1. Who lead the Liberal Democrats into the 2017 General Election? |
Tim Farron |
2. Which is the third film in the Ice Age series coming between “The Meltdown” and “Continental Drift”? |
Dawn of the Dinosaurs |
3. Which British footballer has won the champions league 3 times in the last 4 years? |
Gareth Bale |
4. What saint’s day falls on the 1st of March? |
St David |
5. What is the connection between the above answers…. |
The Office (The main 4 characters – Tim, Dawn, Gareth and David) |