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General Knowledge 3




General Knowledge 3

1. What does the H.P. stand for in H.P. sauce? - Houses of Parliament

2. Where does America keep its gold reserves? - Fort Knox

3. What colour was the Owl and the Pussycat's boat? - Pea green

4. Can you name three American state capitals that begin with the letter T (point for each)? - Tallahassee Trenton and Topeka

5. Who had a number one in the sixties with I Got You Babe? - Sonny and Cher

6. What is the name of the Flintstone's pet dinosaur? - Dino

7. The University Boat race starts at Putney and ends where? - Mortlake

8. What is the wild dog of Australia called? - Dingo

9. How many presidents of the USA have been assassinated? - Four

10. In which American state are the towns of Fort Lauderdale and Orlando? - Florida

11. Which now defunct British car manufacturer made the Curlew, the Jupiter and the Javelin? - Jowett

12. What does SBB stand for in the beer Crown Buckley SBB? - Special Best Bitter

13. Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton, were together in what group? - Cream

14. Which county is the setting for the Darling Buds Of May? - Kent

15. Which car manufacturer made the Corrado? - Volkswagen

16. What colour shorts does the Brazilian international football team usually play in? - Pale blue

17. Which country puts Suomi on its postage stamps? - Finland

18. In which ocean would you find the Comoros Islands and Madagascar? - Indian

19. Arthur Scargill and Fergie were removed from where in 1996? - Madame Tussauds

20. We have all heard and probably know the seven sins. (Some of you may even have engaged in one or two from time to time)There are also seven virtues, can you name them (point for each)? - Faith, Fortitude, Hope, Justice, Charity, Prudence and Temperance

21. Which country singer was known as The Man In Black? - Johnny Cash

22. In which TV series do we see Mulder and Scully? - The X Files

23. What letter would you find on a snooker table? - D

24. How many laps constitute a race in British speedway? - Four

25. What is a hare's home called? - A form

26. What were Oxford bags? - Trousers

27. What is the second largest city in France? - Marseilles

28. How many paintings did Van Gogh sell during his lifetime? - One (The Red Vineyard)

29. Which aircraft company built the Channel seaplane and the Walrus amphibian? - Supermarine

30. What is the name of the signature tune of "The Archers"? - Barwick Green

31. Which female singer had a top twenty hit in the seventies with The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face? - Roberta Flack

32. Who was the youngest of the Marx brothers? - Zeppo

33. Who directed the Deathwish series of films? - Michael Winner

34. How many different obstacles are there on the Grand National course? - Sixteen

35. Which fellow Liverpudlian wrote the Cilla Black hit Step Inside Love? - Paul McCartney

36. In which season was three points for a win introduced in English football? - 1981-82

37. Where would a soldier in the British Army wear his good conduct stripes? - Left lower sleeve

38. Which is the only miracle mentioned in all four gospels? - Feeding of the 5000

39. Which country's flag depicts the rising sun? - Japan

40. Which Shakespeare play features the line 'Neither a borrower or a lender be'? - Hamlet (how many thought it was The Merchant of Venice)

 

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

General Knowledge 1




General Knowledge 1

1. What was the name of the aeroplane in which Lindbergh made the first solo Atlantic flight -- The Spirit of St. Louis
2. What was the name of the Kray twins elder brother -- Charlie
3. What nationality is singer Kiri-Te Kanawa -- New Zealander
4. Alphabetically which of the seven dwarves comes in the middle -- Grumpy
5. What type of creature is an oystercatcher -- Bird
6. If your balls are black and blue what colour are your opponents -- Red and yellow, you are playing croquet
7. What weapon is held by Britannia -- Trident
8. In computing terms what does C.A.D. mean -- Computer Aided Design
9. When you leave the Army you are demobbed what is demobbed short for -- Demobilised
10. Who composed The Enigma Variations -- Edward Elgar
11. What is the name of the never seen son of Mrs Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances -- Sheridan
12. What is the nickname of the Argentine Rugby Team -- The Pumas
13. Who is the only English prime minister to have been assassinated -- Spenser Percival (1812)
14. When at a formal dinner which way should the port be passed -- To the left
15. Who was Hitler's personal secretary who disappeared at the end of World War Two -- Martin Bormann
16. What were the first names of the American dance band leader brothers the Dorseys -- Tommy and Jimmy
17. For which county did wicket keeper Phil Mustard play -- Durham
18. Which TV presenter married Peter Sellers widow Lynn Frederick in 1981 -- David Frost
19. How would the Bishop of Peterborough sign his name -- Petriburg
20. According to a survey what are the three favourite smells in Britain -- Fresh bread, frying bacon and coffee
21. What is the name given to the hangover cure of Worcester sauce and a raw egg -- Prairie oyster
22. Who wrote Catch 22 -- Joseph Heller
23. What was Leapy Lee's only top ten hit -- Little Arrows
24. Who scored the goal that won Euro 2008 for Spain -- Torres
25. Two actors with the same surname have played Doctor Who. Who were they -- Tom and Colin Baker
26. On which American state's flag does Britains Union flag appear -- Hawaii
27. What is the more popular name for the third molar -- Wisdom tooth (if you get this wrong I suggest you have some fitted)
28. In what year was the Six Day War -- Nineteen sixty seven
29. What nationality was Karl Marx -- German
30. Which British motor manufacturer used to make the Atlantic -- Austin
31. Who was the first rock artist to put his first eleven singles into the UK top ten -- Gary Glitter
32. In the home entertainment world what does V.H.S. stand for -- Video Home System
33. Who was the Scottish music hall star made famous by his rendering of I Belong to Glasgow -- Will Fyffe
34. Which British championship has two sections, conventional and reversible -- National ploughing championships
35. On what day of the week does Ascension Day always fall -- Thursday
36. What was the name of the religious sect founded by Jim Jones that all poisoned themselves in Guyana in 1978 -- The People's Temple
37. Brazil and Washington are varieties of which fruit -- Plums
38. What does the Russian newspaper's name Isvestia mean -- News
39. Whose head appears on the American purple heart medal -- George Washington
40. Who in their advertising told us to watch out there was a Humphrey about -- The Milk Marketing Board

Entertainment 4 TV SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY




Entertainment 4 TV SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY

1         Which 70's TV series was set on Moonbase Alpha
Space 1999
2        In Doctor Who, where did we see his TARDIS for the first time -- In a junkyard
3        Which Science Fiction series featured Jack Logan -- Time Cop
4        Which sci-fi show do you associate with the characters, Captain Jack O'Neil, Major Samantha Carter, and Daniel Jackson -- Stargate SG-1
5        What 1961 TV Science fiction series gave Julie Christie her first major role -- A for Andromeda
6        In which SF drama series was Scotland invaded by UFOs -- Invasion Earth
7        What were the names of the three computers used in Blake's Seven (Point for each) -- Orac, Zen and Slave
8        In Logan's Run, which city was he running from -- The City of Domes
9        In The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy why was Earth to be destroyed -- To build a hyperspace express route
10     In Game of Thrones which family live in a house called Winterfell -- The Stark family
11      In which science fiction TV series did the characters Dan Erickson and Steve Burton appear -- Land of the Giants
12     Who plays Jean Luc-Picard in Star Trek The Next Generation -- Patrick Stewart
13     In Red Dwarf what was the name of the company they worked for -- Jupiter Mining Corporation
14     What is the name of the bar on the Starship Enterprise in Star Trek The Next Generation -- Ten Forward
15     Which squad was Don Quick a member of in The Adventures of Don Quick -- The Intergalactic Maintenance Squad
16     Which cop series was set in 2027 -- Space Cops
17     Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell, star in which science fiction TV series -- Quantum Leap
18     What was the title of the BBC series of dramatized science fiction stories 1965 to 1966 -- Out of the Unknown
19     In The Flipside of Dominick Hyde which decade did the time traveller travel back to -- Nineteen eighties
20    In which town is Buffy The Vampire Slayer set -- Sunnydale

Entertainment 3 TV SITCOMS 2




Entertainment 3 TV SITCOMS 2

1.      In the eighties sitcom, Down the Gate, what was the Gate -- Billingsgate Fish Market
2.      In the American series Roseanne, what is the family's surname -- Connor
3.      Who played Grundy in an eighties UK sitcom -- Harry H Corbett
4.      Who played the title role in the 2013 sitcom, Count Arthur Strong, which was previously a radio series -- Steve Delaney
5.      What was the English version of the American sitcom, The Golden Girls, called -- The Brighton Belles
6.      Which actress stole the show playing Ronnie Corbett's mother in the TV comedy Sorry -- Barbara Lott
7.      In the eighties Channel 4 sitcom, Dream Stuffing, in what type of factory does Mo work before losing her job -- Glass eye factory
8.      Which character did Rodney Bewes play in The Likely Lads -- Bob Ferris
9.      What is the surname of Cliff in the US TV series ‘Cheers’ -- Clavin
10.   Who plays Ben Harper in the sitcom, My Family -- Robert Lindsay
11.    In the TV sitcom in which seaside town did Reginald Perrin's mother in law live -- Worthing
12.   Who played Manuel in Fawlty Towers -- Andrew Sachs
13.   'Oh No! Not Them!' was the American version of which British sitcom -- The Young Ones
14.   Who played Inspector Blake in, On The Buses -- Stephen Lewis
15.   What was the name of Jim Davidson's first sitcom -- Up The Elephant and Round the Castle
16.   What was Ronnie Barker's last comedy series for the BBC called -- Clarence
17.   15 Lister Avenue in Doncaster (Balby) was used as the location for a shop in which TV comedy -- Open All Hours
18.   Who played Laura West in the nineties ITV comedy The Upper Hand -- Honor Blackman
19.   Which well-known actor played widowed pensioner Peter Banks in the nineties sitcom, My Good Friend -- George Cole
20.  In which part of London was the TV sitcom 2.4 Children set -- Chiswick

Entertainment 2 TV WESTERNS




Entertainment 2 TV WESTERNS

1         What was the name of the Cartwright's ranch in Bonanza -- The Ponderosa
2        Who played Wyatt Earp in the fifties TV western series the Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp -- Hugh O’Brian
3        The character Paladin appeared in which western TV series -- Have Gun Will Travel
4        In which western town was the TV series Gunsmoke set -- Dodge City
5        Which TV western featured the Western Stagecoach Service -- Wells Fargo
6        Who played the title role in the sixties TV western series Daniel Boone -- Fess Parker
7        Who played Manolito Montoya in the TV western series The High Chaparral -- Henry Darrow
8        Which former Tarzan played the part of The Range Rider in an American TV western series of the fifties -- Jock Mahoney
9        In which TV western series did Doug Mclure play Trampas -- The Virginian
10     What was the name of the cook in the TV western series Wagon Train -- Charlie Wooster
11      In the 50's western series Maverick who played Bart Maverick -- Jack Kelly
12     Who played Roy Tate in the TV western The Men From Shiloh -- Lee Majors
13     Which TV western star walked out of his contract with Warner Brothers saying he was tired of shooting the same old Indian -- Clint Walker
14     Who played the title role in the 1960 TV western series Bat Masterson -- Gene Barry
15     November 28th 1948 what was the first TV western in the USA -- Hopalong Cassidy
16     Who played Cord in the sixties TV western series The Gunslinger -- Tony Young
17     Which law enforcement agency was portrayed in the sixties TV western series Laredo -- Texas Rangers
18     In the TV western Branded what was the name of the character played by Chuck Connors -- Jason McCord
19     What was the name of The Lone Ranger's horse -- Silver
20    Who played the title role in the TV western series Bronco -- Ty Hardin

Entertainment 1 TV SITCOMS




Entertainment 1 TV SITCOMS

1         What was the follow up series of Porridge with Fletcher being released from jail called -- Going Straight
2        Dave Charnley, George Dent and Henry Davenport were all characters in which sitcom -- Drop The Dead Donkey
3        Possibly one of the worst UK sitcoms ever made, who played the title role in Come Back Mrs Noah -- Mollie Sugden
4        In The League of Gentlemen what is the name of the village -- Royston Vasey
5        Who played Chrissy Plummer in Man About The House -- Paula Wilcox
6        Who played Neil in The Young Ones -- Nigel Planer
7        What was the name of the character who was known as Gloria in It Ain't Half Hot Mum -- Bombardier Beamont
8        In which sitcom would you have encountered the Pinner family -- Just Good Friends
9        Who played the part of Sandra in the Liver Birds -- Nerys Hughes
10     Who plays Charlie Harper in the American sitcom Two and a Half Men -- Charlie Sheen
11      In Only Fools and Horses who played the part of Trigger -- Roger Lloyd Pack
12     What disability did the washer up in Robins Nest have -- Only had one arm
13     Who played Arthur, Stan's brother in law in On The Buses -- Michael Robbins
14     In which TV sitcom did the character Shirley Brahms appear -- Are You Being Served
15     Who starred as Peter Chapman in The Piglet Files -- Nicholas Lyndhurst
16     In the nineties sitcom, Barbara, who played the title role -- Gwen Taylor
17     Who plays the part of Tim's girlfriend Daisy in 'Not Going Out' -- Katy Wix
18     What was the name of the fantasy sitcom in the early nineties that starred Karl Howman as an apprentice grim reaper and Geraldine McEwan as the lady living in Farnaby Manor -- Mulberry
19     What was the name of the retirement home in 'You're Only Young Twice' -- Paradise Lodge
20    Who played Mr Fenner in The Rag Trade
Peter Jones

 

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