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General Knowledge
1) In which continent are the Atlas mountains?
2) What was the name of the place at which Jesus was crucified?
3) Which fictional detective first appeared in 1920 in the book The
Mysterious Affair at Styles?
4) With which musical instrument was Reginal Dixon associated?
5) What is the capital of Nigeria?
6) Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?
7) What was President John F. Kennedy's middle name?
8) Point each - What was John Lennon's given middle name, and what did
he later change it to?
9) On which river does Paris stand?
10) Which gas is the main constituent of the gas miners call firedamp?
11) What is the highest peak in the Alps?
12) According to Genesis, from which wood was Noah ordered to build the ark?
13) Which anniversary is traditionally the ruby anniversary?
14) Which title did Tony Benn renounce?
15) What is the highest military decoration awarded in the USA?
Sport
1) To whom did Mike Tyson lose his heavyweight title in 1990?
2) In which sport did Sean Kerly win a gold medal at the 1988 Olympics?
3) Which bowler took 9-122 for England against West Indies in the most
recent test?
4) In 1988, which woman won the tennis grand slam, plus the Olympic
title?
5) The Isle of Man TT - what does TT stand for?
6) In which athletics event did GB win both the men's and women's gold
medal at the 1964 Olympics?
7) Which tennis player was nicknamed Little Mo?
8) Which Welsh football team play at Jenner Park?
9) How long in yards is a cricket pitch from stump to stump?
10) In which sport did Jason Queally win a gold medal for GB at the 2000
Olympics?
11) Which Grand Prix is held at Imola?
12) Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup Final, but who
scored England's other goal?
13) Who lit the Olympic flame at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996?
14) At which racecourse is the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
Diamond Stakes held?
15) Who won a swimming gold medal for Britain in the 100m breaststroke
at the Moscow Olympics?
TV Music Film
1) Which one of the Beatles played guitar left-handed?
2) What was the name of Lulu's backing band on Shout?
3) Where did the Flintstones live?
4) Who directed The Outlaw Josey Wales?
5) Who played Aunt Sally in Worzel Gummidge?
6) Who was the fastest mouse in all of Mexico?
7) Who played the Monster in The Incredible Hulk TV series?
8) Which film studio has a roaring lion as its trademark?
9) True or False: Mull of Kintyre sold more copies in the UK than any
Beatles single?
10) Who had a number one hit in 1970 with Wandrin' Star?
11) Who had a hit in 1984 with Holding Out For A Hero?
12) Which TV character lived at Railway Cuttings, East Cheam?
13) Which soap is set in Summer Bay?
14) In which club did Arthur and Terry drink in Minder?
15) Which Coronation Street character did Arthur Lowe play?
GK II
1) Who said, "an army marches on its stomach?
2) In which newspaper is the Rupert the Bear comic strip published?
3) Which river forms a major part of the border between the USA and
4) Who was head of the National Coal Board during the 1984 Miners'
Strike?
5) Who commanded the British fleet at the battle of the Nile?
6) What is the young of a whale known as?
7) Who was the last British Prime Minister to have been educated at
Eton?
8) In which city did the St Valentine's Day Massacre take place in 1929?
9) Which surgeon performed the first human heart transplant operation?
10) From which club did Phileas Fogg begin his journey around the world?
11) There was no question 11. Oops.
12) What is Spiderman's real name?
13) In which town did the Gunfight at the OK Corral take place?
14) In which museum are the Elgin Marbles held?
15) Written in 1983, what was later described as 'the longest suicide
note in history'?
--
Keith Willoughby http://flat222.org/keith/
Ceci n'est pas une sig
General Knowledge
1) In which continent are the Atlas mountains?
2) What was the name of the place at which Jesus was crucified?
3) Which fictional detective first appeared in 1920 in the book The
Mysterious Affair at Styles?
4) With which musical instrument was Reginal Dixon associated?
5) What is the capital of Nigeria?
6) Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?
7) What was President John F. Kennedy's middle name?
8) Point each - What was John Lennon's given middle name, and what did
he later change it to?
9) On which river does Paris stand?
10) Which gas is the main constituent of the gas miners call firedamp?
11) What is the highest peak in the Alps?
12) According to Genesis, from which wood was Noah ordered to build the ark?
13) Which anniversary is traditionally the ruby anniversary?
14) Which title did Tony Benn renounce?
15) What is the highest military decoration awarded in the USA?
Sport
1) To whom did Mike Tyson lose his heavyweight title in 1990?
2) In which sport did Sean Kerly win a gold medal at the 1988 Olympics?
3) Which bowler took 9-122 for England against West Indies in the most
recent test?
4) In 1988, which woman won the tennis grand slam, plus the Olympic
title?
5) The Isle of Man TT - what does TT stand for?
6) In which athletics event did GB win both the men's and women's gold
medal at the 1964 Olympics?
7) Which tennis player was nicknamed Little Mo?
8) Which Welsh football team play at Jenner Park?
9) How long in yards is a cricket pitch from stump to stump?
10) In which sport did Jason Queally win a gold medal for GB at the 2000
Olympics?
11) Which Grand Prix is held at Imola?
12) Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup Final, but who
scored England's other goal?
13) Who lit the Olympic flame at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996?
14) At which racecourse is the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
Diamond Stakes held?
15) Who won a swimming gold medal for Britain in the 100m breaststroke
at the Moscow Olympics?
TV Music Film
1) Which one of the Beatles played guitar left-handed?
2) What was the name of Lulu's backing band on Shout?
3) Where did the Flintstones live?
4) Who directed The Outlaw Josey Wales?
5) Who played Aunt Sally in Worzel Gummidge?
6) Who was the fastest mouse in all of Mexico?
7) Who played the Monster in The Incredible Hulk TV series?
8) Which film studio has a roaring lion as its trademark?
9) True or False: Mull of Kintyre sold more copies in the UK than any
Beatles single?
10) Who had a number one hit in 1970 with Wandrin' Star?
11) Who had a hit in 1984 with Holding Out For A Hero?
12) Which TV character lived at Railway Cuttings, East Cheam?
13) Which soap is set in Summer Bay?
14) In which club did Arthur and Terry drink in Minder?
15) Which Coronation Street character did Arthur Lowe play?
GK II
1) Who said, "an army marches on its stomach?
2) In which newspaper is the Rupert the Bear comic strip published?
3) Which river forms a major part of the border between the USA and
4) Who was head of the National Coal Board during the 1984 Miners'
Strike?
5) Who commanded the British fleet at the battle of the Nile?
6) What is the young of a whale known as?
7) Who was the last British Prime Minister to have been educated at
Eton?
8) In which city did the St Valentine's Day Massacre take place in 1929?
9) Which surgeon performed the first human heart transplant operation?
10) From which club did Phileas Fogg begin his journey around the world?
11) There was no question 11. Oops.
12) What is Spiderman's real name?
13) In which town did the Gunfight at the OK Corral take place?
14) In which museum are the Elgin Marbles held?
15) Written in 1983, what was later described as 'the longest suicide
note in history'?
--
Keith Willoughby http://flat222.org/keith/
Ceci n'est pas une sig
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