General Knowledge 2




General Knowledge 2

1. What does a flag signify on an Ordnance Survey map -- Golf course
2. What is the more common name for a turf accountant -- A bookmaker
3. What is the state capital of North Dakota -- Bismarck
4. In tug of war, what is the name given to the man at the back of the rope in each team -- Anchorman
5. What is Batman's assistant Robin's real name -- Dick Grayson
6. How many riders are there in a polo team -- Four
7. Who had a number one in the sixties with, Tired Of Waiting For You -- The Kinks
8. Black, Italian and Lombardy are all types of which tree -- Poplars
9. In which sport do the Barbarians compete -- Rugby Union
10. What is a female badger called -- Sow
11. Which actress played the part of Aunt Sally in the Worzel Gummidge series -- Una Stubbs
12. Which two countries form the Iberian peninsula -- Spain and Portugal
13. What was Britain's first jet fighter -- Gloster Meteor
14. Who was the main prostitute in the Profumo affair -- Christine Keeler
15. What would be made by a cooper -- Barrels
16. Who wrote the Biggles books -- Captain W E Johns
17. Who was TV's Green Goddess -- Diana Moran
18. What was the first name of the composer Mendelssohn -- Felix
19. How many inches in diameter is an archery target -- Forty eight
20. Who wrote Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (he's much more famous for writing something else) -- Ian Fleming --
21. Which British group had a number one album in 1972 with, Fog on The Tyne -- Lindisfarne
22. Which political party was led by Jo Grimond from 1956 until 1967 -- The Liberal Party
23. What is the poisonous solution of hydrogen cyanide better known as -- Prussic acid
24. What is the nickname of Scottish football team Livingston -- Lions
25. Who sang the theme song from the Bond film, From Russia With Love -- Matt Monro
26. Who was the inventor of the Seed Drill (It's also a rock group) -- Jethro Tull (1701)
27. In aviation what colour is the black box flight recorder -- Orange
28. What is the collective noun for caterpillars -- Army
29. What was the name of Frank and Betty's daughter in, Some Mother's Do Have 'Em -- Jessica
30. What was the first reggae hit to top the UK charts -- Red Red Wine
31. How old must a horse be before it can run in The Grand National -- Six
32. What was Sonny Til's backing band called -- The Orioles
33. What was BBC TV's motoring programme called before Top Gear -- Wheelbase
34. On what river does Rome stand -- The Tiber
35. What is the highest rank in the Royal Marines -- General
36. What is the only English anagram of the word, ASPIRANT -- PARTISAN
37. What is the crime of bribing a jury called -- Embracery
38. Launderettes first came out in 1934 what were they called -- Washeterias
39. In the world of entertainment what does D.C.C. stand for -- Digital Compact Cassette
40. In the song American Pie who took the last train for the coast -- The father the son and the holy ghost

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