General Knowledge
What is the name of the inn in Treasure Island?
The Admiral Benbow
What exists on Threadneedle Street in London?
The Bank of England
What does a ring of roses refer to?
The Black Death
In which part of the body is the Stirrup bone?
The Ear
The Queen is the legal owner of one-sixth of what?
The Earth's Land Surface
Which coin went out of circulation in 1960 in Britain?
The Farthing
James I was the target of which plot?
The Gunpowder Plot
What did Alec Issigonis design?
The Mini Car
Gustav Holst composed which famous suite?
The Planet Suite
What did Edwin Land invent?
The Polaroid Camera
What was the band that evolved into 'The Beatles'?
The Quarrymen
Renzo Piano created which buildings?
The Shard and The Whitney Art Museum
What did Dr Christiaan Barnard conduct?
The first human heart transplant
What did Christopher Cockerell invent?
The hovercraft
What does a funambulist do?
Tightrope walking
What is the most commonly used noun in the English language?
Time
What was the popular nickname for the Model T Ford?
Tin Lizzie
Which part of the human body contains the most gold?
Toenails
Who was the first ever DJ on Radio 1?
Tony Blackburn
Which car company makes the Celica?
Toyota
What is the biggest selling car of all time?
Toyota Corolla
The Admiral Benbow was the name of the inn in which novel?
Treasure Island
What is the fear of number 13 called?
Triskaidekaphobia
A poult is the young of which creature?
Turkey
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was the first president of which country?
Turkey
The Tulip originated in which modern day country?
Turkey
What is a maris piper?
Type of potato
What is the Jamaican fruit which is a cross between a grapefruit, orange and tangerine called?
Ugli fruit
Which artist painted Sunflowers?
Van Gogh
Linseed oil is used to strengthen which type of bat?
Cricket bat
In which war was the charge of the Light Brigade?
Crimean War
From which flower is the spice Saffron obtained?
Crocus
What is the traditional gift given on a 15th anniversary?
Crystal
What type of trees lose their leaves in winter?
Deciduous trees
What is the highest mountain in the USA?
Denali
Who's dog was Gnasher?
Dennis the Menace
What is the hardest substance according to Mohs scale?
Diamond
What is the scientific name for foxgloves, which is also the name of a drug which can be obtained from it?
Digitalis
What are the three main types of Greek architecture?
Doric, Ionic and Corinthian
Who was the first human heart transplant operation conducted by?
Dr Christiaan Barnard
What was the first James Bond film?
Dr No
What did Alfred Nobel invent?
Dynamite
What international car registration does Spain have?
E
What Scottish city sits on the Arthur's Seat extinct volcano?
Edinburgh
Who invented the Polaroid camera?
Edwin Land
Who is Britain's longest reigning Monarch?
Elizabeth II
Who's first UK No 1 single was called 'All Shook Up'?
Elvis Presley
Which musician's real name is Marshall Mathers?
Eminem
What was the name of the aircraft which dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima?
Enola Gay
Myrmecology is a branch of which subject?
Entomology
What is the study of insects called?
Entomology
What is the medical term for a nosebleed?
Epistaxis
What was George Orwell's real name?
Eric Arthur Blair
Addis Ababa is the capital of which country?
Ethiopia
What is the currency of Austria?
Euro
What does EEC stand for?
European Economic Community
Which sport was the first final held for in 1872?
FA Cup Final
What does FFC stand for?
Film Finance Corporation
What is ichthyology the study of?
Fish
What is an ant's nest, especially one in an artificial container for purposes of study, called?
Formicarium
Which flower is the drug Digitalis obtained from?
Foxglove
Which country did 'The Dauphin' rule?
France
Andorra is nestled between which two countries?
France and Spain
Who infamously lived at 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester?
Fred and Rose West
The Australian slang word 'Cobber' is translated as what in English?
Friend
What is another word for a tightrope walker?
Funambulist
What is the capital of Botswana?
Gaborone
Who developed the telescope?
Galileo
What was Eric Arthur Blair's pen name?
George Orwell
What is Asteroid 1,227 called?
Geranium
What does the ozone layer smell faintly of?
Geraniums
What is another name for rubella?
German measles
Juniper is a key ingredient of which spirit?
Gin
What is the name of Dennis the Menace's dog?
Gnasher
In which sport is a mashie niblick used?
Golf
What is the world's largest railway station?
Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York
The Ugli fruit is a cross between which 3 fruits?
Grapefruit Orange Tangerine
Doric, Ionic and Corinthian are all types of what?
Greek architecture
What colour is Spock's blood?
Green
Which non-alcoholic cordial is made from pomegranates?
Grenadine
Which alcoholic drink once advertised itself as 'Being Good for You'?
Guinness
Who composed The Planet suite?
Gustav Holst
Which airship infamously exploded over New Jersey in 1937?
Hindenburg
What is the name for a fear of horses?
Hippophobia
Who discovered the ancient city Macchu Picchu?
Hirham Bingham
A centaur was a mythical creature half way between a man and a what?
Horse
What is Epsom in England associated with?
Horse Racing
What would you traditionally see in a Hippodrome?
Horse racing
Hippophobia is the fear of what?
Horses
Who discovered the chemical element Sodium?
Humphry Davy
Who invented the Miners safety lamp?
Humphry Davy
Bulls Blood Wine is from which country?
Hungary
What is the study of fish called?
Ichthyology
An Isobar on a weather map links places with equal what?
Pressure
The first stretch of motorway in Britain bypassed which town?
Preston
Apart from the Sun what is the nearest star to Earth?
Proxima Centauri
Who wrote the Opera Madama Butterfly?
Puccini
A coney is what sort of animal?
Rabbit
What did Marie & Pierre Curie discover?
Radium
What does the centre of the galaxy taste like?
Raspberries
In computing what does ROM stand for?
Read Only Memory
What colour is vermilion a shade of?
Red
What is the Islamic equal to the Red Cross?
Red Crescent
London Zoo is situated in which park?
Regents Park
What 20th century architect made The Shard in the UK and The Whitney Art Museum in New York City?
Renzo Piano
Air Lingus is the national airline of which country?
Republic of Ireland
A crash is a group of which animals?
Rhinos
Which element did Humphry Davy discover?
Sodium
What is the chemical name for table salt?
Sodium Chloride
What is the chemical name of NaCl?
Sodium Chloride
A car with the international registration letter E comes from where?
Spain
A lady would wear a mantilla in which country?
Spain
What does the SAS stand for?
Special Air Service
From which franchise is 'Spock' from?
Star Trek
What type of acid is used in car batteries?
Sulphuric
A cob is a male of which creature?
Swan
Captain Matthew Webb was the first person to do what?
Swim the Channel
Jorn Utzon designed which famous building?
Sydney Opera House
What is the softest substance according to Mohs scale?
Talc
The Company 'Steiff' famously made what?
Teddy Bears
How many spots are there on a pair of dice?
42
How many rings are on the Olympic flag?
5
How many feet are in a fathom?
6
How many Bits are there in a Byte?
8
What is the national airline of the Republic of Ireland?
Air Lingus
Sabena was the national airline of which country?
Belgium
What was the Hindenburg?
Airship which exploded over New Jersey
What is the largest state in the USA?
Alaska
King Zog ruled which country?
Albania
Who designed the Mini car?
Alec Issigonis
Who discovered penicillin?
Alexander Fleming
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Who invented dynamite?
Alfred Nobel
What was the first UK No 1 single for Elvis Presley?
All Shook Up
Who was the King of Swing?
Benny Goodman
The jazz musician Charlie Parker was given which nickname?
Bird
What is the longest river in the world?
Amazon River
What is a Yashmak?
An Arab veil
What links places with equal pressure on a weather map?
An isobar
Lascaux in Southern France is most famously known for what?
Ancient Cave Paintings
Which tiny country is found nestled between France and Spain?
Andorra
How many pieces make up a Domino set?
28
How many hearts do octopuses have?
3
How many vaginas do kangaroos have?
3
When was William Shakespeare born?
1564
Which anniversary is crystal most commonly given for?
15th
When did William Shakespeare die?
1616
Abraham Lincoln was which number of president of the USA?
16th
Light travels how many times faster than rain?
18 million times
In what year wsa the first FA Cup Final?
1872
In what year did the Titanic sink?
1912
In which year was the Russian Revolution?
1917
What year did Hitler come into power?
1933
In which year did the farthing go out of circulation in Britain?
1960
When was the first human heart transplant operation conducted?
1967
In which year did Concorde make its maiden commercial flight?
1976
How many bones are there in the adult human body?
206
What is the address that Fred and Rose West famously lived at?
25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester
A David Lean film was about a passage to which country?
A Passage to India
What is a male rabbit called?
A buck
What is a group of camels called?
A caravan
What is a male swan called?
A cob
What is a group of Rhino called?
A crash
What is a female rabbit called?
A doe
What type of animal is a lurcher?
A dog
What is a group of owls called?
A parliament
What is a young Turkey called?
A poult
What is an arab veil concealing all of the face except the eyes called?
A yashmak
In which year were Pompeii and Herculaneum destroyed by Vesuvius?
AD79
Who was the 16th President of the USA?
Abraham Lincoln
What is the capital of Ethiopia?
Addis Ababa
Where is Eritrea located?
Africa
What animal lives in a formicarium tank?
Ants
What is myrmecology the study of?
Ants
Where can you find London bridge today?
Arizona, USA
Edinburgh, Scotland, sits on what extinct volcano?
Arthur's Seat
Who was the Greco-Roman god of medicine?
Asclepius
What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
Ask
What asteroid is called Geranium?
Asteroid 1,227
What was the first president of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's nickname?
Ataturk
What is Pink Floyd's Animal cover a photograph of?
Battersea Power Station
Tanks were first used in which Battle?
Battle of the Somme
What is pogonophobia a fear of?
Beards
Gaborone is the capital of which country?
Botswana
What was Roger Bannister the first man to do?
Break the four minute mile
Mozzarella cheese is made from which animal?
Buffalo
Who was the 2nd man to step foot on the moon?
Buzz Aldrin
A caravan is a group of which animals?
Camels
Who was the first person to swim the channel?
Captain Matthew Webb
The song 'You'll Never Walk Alone' comes from which musical?
Carousel
What is the name of the first James Bond book?
Casino Royale
Which jazz musician was nicknamed 'Bird'?
Charlie Parker
What do sinologists study?
China
Which country grows the most fruit?
China
Which statue overlooks the city of Rio de Janeiro?
Christ the Redeemer
Who invented the hovercraft?
Christopher Cockerell
Who's flagship was named 'Santa Maria'?
Christopher Columbus
What is the Australian slang word for 'friend'?
Cobber
What name was given to the original Space Shuttle?
Columbia
Pascal and Lisp are examples of what?
Computer languages
What does IMF stand for in business?
International Monetary Fund
Which country was the ancient empire of Mesopotamia located in?
Iraq
Where is Mount Vesuvius located?
Italy
Which King was the target of the Gunpowder Plot?
James I
What is the first name of Agatha Christie's detective Miss Marple?
Jane
Who wrote the novel 'Three Men In A Boat'?
Jerome K. Jerome
What is Rosh Hashanah?
Jewish Festival of New Year
Who painted 'The Haywain'
John Constable
Who invented the television?
John Logie Baird
Who designed the Sydney Opera House?
Jorn Utzon
Who betrayed Jesus to the Romans?
Judas
What is the capital of Nepal?
Kathmandu
What is a baby rabbit called?
Kit/Kitten
What is your patella?
Kneecap
What is another name for the Mona Lisa?
La Giaconda
The ancient region Mesopotamia translates as what?
Land Between Two Rivers
Which region is Southern France is most famously known for ancient cave paintings?
Lascaux
What is the food group that contains beans, peas and lentils?
Legumes
What type of oil is used to strengthen cricket bats?
Linseed oil
What do deciduous trees do?
Lose their leaves in winter
Who was the first man to fly across the channel?
Louis Bleriot
What did Humphry Davy invent?
Miners Safety Lamp
Which French brothers' are credited with early developments in film and photography?
Lumiere
Which ancient city was discovered by Hirham Bingham?
Machu Picchu
Which opera was written in 1903 by Puccini?
Madama Butterfly
What type of wood did Thomas Chippendale mostly work with?
Mahogany
Who discovered radium?
Marie & Pierre Curie
Who wrote the book 'The Godfather'?
Mario Puzo
Who was the Roman God of war?
Mars
What is Eminem's real full name?
Marshall Bruce Mathers III
What was the Greco-Roman god Asclepius the god of?
Medicine
Which ancient region translates as 'Land Between Two Rivers'?
Mesopotamia
Who was the oldest man in the Bible?
Methuselah
Who broke into the Queen's bedroom in 1982?
Michael Fagan
Which company is owned by Bill Gates?
Microsoft
Tin Lizzie was the nickname for which car?
Model T Ford
La Giaconda is better known as what?
Mona Lisa
Which cocktail is created by mixing ginger beer and vodka?
Moscow Mule
Which volcano destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum in AD79?
Mount Vesuvius
What are the Munros?
Mountains in Scotland
Buffalo milk is used to create which cheese?
Mozzarella
What was the name of Sherlock Holmes' housekeeper?
Mrs Hudson
Who was the first president of Turkey?
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
What is the study of ants called?
Myrmecology
What is the chemical formula of sodium chloride?
NaCl
Who was the 1st man to step foot on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong
Kathmandu is the capital of which country?
Nepal
Which country has the worlds only non-rectangular flag?
Nepal
What is another word for epistaxis?
Nosebleed
Where does the famous Passion Play take place in Germany every 10 years?
Oberammergau
Who was Stan Laurels partner?
Oliver Hardy
How many time zones are there in China?
One
How many babies in Europe are conceived in an IKEA bed?
One in ten
How much of the Earth's land surface does the Queen legally own?
One-sixth
The art of paper folding is known correctly as what?
Origami
A parliament is a group of which animals?
Owls
What is the oldest University in Britain?
Oxford
What name is given to a word that reads the same forwards and backwards?
Palindrome
What play is a dramatic presentation depicting the Passion of Jesus Christ: his trial, suffering and death portrayed in Germany every 10 years?
Passion Play
Which band had a famous album cover featuring Battersea Power Station?
Pink Floyd
What is a fear of beards called?
Pogonophobia
What is grenadine made of?
Pomegranates
Which two cities were destroyed by Vesuvius in AD79?
Pompeii and Herculaneum
What plant does the Colorado beetle attack?
Potato
Who narrates Thomas the Tank Engine?
Ringo Star
The statue of Christ the Redeemer overlooks which city?
Rio de Janeiro
What is the longest river in Great Britain?
River Severn
What is the longest river in the British Isles?
River Shannon
Who was Britain's first Prime Minister?
Robert Walpole
What is Dick Grayson better known as?
Robin, Batman's sidekick
Who was the first man to break the four minute mile?
Roger Bannister
What is the Jewish Festival of New Year called?
Rosh Hashanah
What is the highest hand in a game of poker?
Royal Flush
What does the centre of the galaxy smell like?
Rum
What can be obtained from the Crocus flower?
Saffron
What is the name of Christopher Columbus' Flagship?
Santa Maria
What is a spurtle?
Scottish kitchen tool
All but two of the moons of Uranus are named after what?
Shakespearean Characters
What is the national religion of Japan?
Shintoism
What is the study of China called?
Sinology
What is triskaidekaphobia a fear of?
The number 13
What is entomology?
The study of insects
What is the opening line of the novel 'Three Men In A Boat' by Jerome K. Jerome?
There were four of us
Who said "Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration"?
Thomas Edison
Ringo Star narrated which children's TV series?
Thomas the Tank Engine
On what street is the Bank of England?
Threadneedle Street
What spirit is mixed with ginger beer in a Moscow mule?
Vodka
What is the universe shaped like?
Vuvuzela
Who has won the most Oscars?
Walt Disney
Mars is the roman god of what?
War
What is the motto of the SAS?
Who Dares Wins
Which writer lived from 1564-1616?
William Shakespeare
Who was the first man in space?
Yuri Gagarin
Entomology is a branch of which subject?
Zoology
Ichthyology is a branch of which subject?
Zoology
