General Knowledge 10. Bills Free Quiz
1. What is the name of the aborigine weapon that returns to the thrower -- Boomerang
2. Shades of which colour are said to be easiest on the eye -- Green
3. Which British aircraft manufacturer built the Beaufighter -- Bristol
4. Who in 1965 was the first comedian to have a UK Number one -- Ken Dodd with Tears
5. Which actor played Hopalong Cassidy -- Bill Boyd
6. How many holes are there in a ten pin bowling ball -- Three
7. What is the only mammal with four knees -- Elephant
8. What is the most popular indoor tourist attraction in London -- Madame Tussauds
9. In The Wizard of Oz what is the name of Dorothy's dog -- Toto
10. How many reds are there on a snooker table at the start of the game -- Fifteen
11. What did Charlie Chaplin, Paul McCartney and Leonardo DaVinci have in common -- Left handedness
12. What is the biggest bay in the world -- Hudson Bay
13. What was the stage name of Ernest Evans who was responsible for starting a new dance craze in 1962 -- Chubby Checker
14. Which film saw Timothy Dalton's debut as James Bond -- The Living Daylights
15. What is the most common street name in the UK -- High Street
16. Which American state has the largest population -- California
17. Which river is the subject of the Jimmy Nail song Big River -- Tyne
18. What were Walt Disney's employees not allowed to have, although he had one -- A moustache
19. What nationality was former World Speedway Champion Ivan Mauger -- New Zealander
20. If a player scored one of each type of score in a rugby union match, what would be his points total -- 13 (try = 5, conversion = 2, penalty = 3, dropped goal = 3)
21. According to the bible on which day did God create the beasts of the earth -- On the fifth day
22. What was the main armament of the Sea Harrier during the Falklands War -- Sidewinder missile
23. In which English town or city was the pop group Blur formed -- Colchester
24. What are the two main ingredients of the Irish dish champ -- Potato and spring onions
25. Which public school has the motto Manners Maketh the Man -- Winchester
26. Which American rock 'n' roller was killed in England in a car crash in 1960 on Easter Sunday and had a posthumous number one -- Eddie Cochran
27. Who was the first presenter of Blanketty Blank -- Terry Wogan
28. To the nearest hundred how many species of snake are known to man -- Two thousand five hundred
29. What is the highest form of chivalry / knighthood in Britain -- The Most Noble Order of the Garter
30. Another daft championship, In which country are the world's mosquito killing championships held -- Finland
31. The Blackberry mobile phone was made by RIM what does this stand for -- Research in Motion
32. Beside which type of tree did the jolly swagman camp in Waltzing Matilda -- Coolibah tree
33. Who directed and starred in the film 'Little Man Tate' in 1991 -- Jodie Foster
34. What does an athlete hold in their left hand when taking the Olympic oath -- A corner of their national flag
35. What is the most common surname in France -- Martin
36. In the TV series what does M.A.S.H. stand for -- Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
37. Who in the nursery rhyme laughed to see such fun -- The little dog
38. Who had a number one in the eighties with Caravan of Love -- The Housemartins
39. In the modern men's pentathlon, what distance is the run -- Three thousand metres
40. Which World Champion appeared on Isle of Man stamps in 1992 -- Nigel Mansell
