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22nd March 2016, 12:46 PM
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Re: General Knowledge Trivia Quizzes

Have a Look , For your Help Here I am Providing General Knowledge Trivia Quizzes Questions & Answers :

Which singer joined Mel Gibson in the movie Mad Max: Beyond The Thunderdome? TINA TURNER

Vodka, Galliano and orange juice are used to make which classic cocktail? HARVEY WALLBANGER

Which American state is nearest to the former Soviet Union? ALASKA

In which year did Foinavon win the Grand National? 1967

At which battle of 1314 did Robert The Bruce defeat the English forces? BANNOCKBURN

Consecrated in 1962, where is the Cathedral Church of St Michael? COVENTRY
On TV, who did the character Lurch work for? ADDAMS FAMILY

Which children's classic book was written by Anna Sewell? BLACK BEAUTY

How many arms/tentacles/limbs does a squid have? TEN (there are varying definitions of tentacles/arms for squids - generally a squid is considered to have two tentacles and eight arms - whatever, there are ten of them in total)

Which reggae singing star died 11th May 1981? BOB MARLEY

Characters Charlie Allnut and Rosie Sayer appeared in which classic 1951 movie? THE
AFRICAN QUEEN (Humphrey Bogart & Katherine Hepburn)

What is converted into alcohol during brewing? SUGAR

Which river forms the eastern section of the border between England and Scotland? TWEED

Which Briton won an ice-skating Gold at the Lake Placid Olympics? ROBIN COUSINS

In what year was Prince Andrew born? 1960 (19th February)

What is the national game of the Basques? PELOTA (a form of tennis using racket or hand with a net or against a wall)

TV commercials for Campari launched the career of which actress? LORRAINE CHASE

Name the two families in Romeo and Juliet? MONTAGUE & CAPULET
If cats are feline, what are sheep? OVINE

In the song, Heartbreak Hotel is on which street? LONELY STREET
For his part in which 1953 film did Frank Sinatra receive a Best Supporting Actor
Oscar? FROM HERE TO ETERNITY

For which fruit is the US state of Georgia famous? PEACH

Which is the financial centre and main city of Switzerland? ZURICH

Who is the only man (at 2009) to have won motorbike and F1 car World Championships? JOHN SURTEES

In which city was Martin Luther King assassinated in 1968? MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

In which county is the UK prime minister's official country residence Chequers? BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

Who created the UK TV spoof 007 character Basildon Bond? RUSS ABBOTT

What is the policeman's name in Noddy stories? PC PLOD

What is the word used to describe an animal/plant that is both male and female? HERMAPHRODITE

Which TV programme's theme tune was called Hit and Miss? JUKE BOX JURY

In the 1963 film The Great Escape, what names were given to the three tunnels? TOM, DICK, HARRY

What liqueur bearing the letters D.O.M. on the bottle label was developed at Fecamp, France, in the 16th century? BENEDICTINE (DOM = Deo Optimo Maximo = To God, most good, most great.)

What is the third major Balearic Island with Majorca and Minorca? IBIZA

Who won six consecutive Wimbledon singles titles in the 1980s? MARTINA
NAVRATILOVA (1982-87, also 1978, 79, 90)

In which country did the Mau Mau uprising (1952-60) occur? KENYA

What does a numismatist study or collect? COINS (and/or Medals)

Who was Radio 1's first female DJ? ANNE NIGHTINGALE

Who captained Jules Verne's submarine Nautilus? CAPTAIN NEMO

The llama belongs to the family of animals commonly called what? CAMELS

Which guitarist is known as Slowhand? ERIC CLAPTON

In which 1979 film was the spaceship called Nostromo? ALIEN

What have been cooked in syrup and glazed to make the sweetmeat Marrons Glaces? SWEET CHESTNUTS

The Shatt-el-Arab (River of Arabia) is the confluence of which two other rivers? TIGRIS and EUPHRATES

The Sheffield Shield is competed for in which sport? CRICKET (Australia)

At which town did Billy Butlin open his first holiday camp? SKEGNESS (1936)

In knitting, what is meant by the initials 'psso'? PASS SLIPPED STITCH OVER

In UK TV's 'Noel Edmund's House Party', the 'house' was situated near to which village? CRINKLEY BOTTOM

Also the title of a famous literary work, who were Mrs Page and Mrs Ford? MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

What is infant whale commonly called? CALF

Which DJ had a UK Top Ten hit with the song Snot Rap? KENNY EVERETT

In which film did Roger Moore first play James Bond? LIVE AND LET DIE (1973)

How many gallons of beer are in a firkin? NINE

What in Cornwall is the most southerly point of mainland Britain? LIZARD POINT

Alan Minter was undisputed World boxing champion at which weight? MIDDLEWEIGHT

Which 17th century explorer was buried with a pipe and a box of tobacco? SIR
WALTER RALEIGH

Which Latin term, usually applied to legal evidence, means 'at first sight'? PRIMA FACIE

What was the character name of TV's 'The Saint'? SIMON TEMPLAR

In literature, who was the best known pupil of Greyfriar's School? BILLY BUNTER

What is the alternative common name for a Black Leopard? PANTHER

Who composed The Wedding March? FELIX MENDELSSHON

Which actor appeared in Papillion and The Great Escape and died in 1980? STEVE MCQUEEN
What do the British call the vegetables that Americans call zucchini? COURGETTES

In which bay is Alcatraz? SAN FRANCISCO BAY

What is the most northerly cricket ground at which a Test Match can (as at 2009) be played? RIVERSIDE (CHESTER-LE-STREET, DURHAM)

Which British general was killed at Khartoum? CHARLES GORDON

Which Cornish village claims to be the birthplace of King Arthur? TINTAGEL

KAR120C was the registration of a yellow Lotus 7, in which 1960s cult UK TV series? THE PRISONER

In which Dickens novel was Miss Havisham jilted on her wedding day? GREAT EXPECTATIONS

What is an otter's home called? HOLT

Who had a 1985 hit with Saving All My Love For You? WHITNEY HOUSTON

Which actor appeared to have a wooden leg in the 1956 film Moby Dick? GREGORY PECK (Captain Ahab)

How have vegetables been cut which are served Julienne? THIN STRIPS (or shreds or sliced lengthways)

Which mountain overlooks Rio De Janeiro and its harbour? SUGAR LOAF

Who was the first black player to captain England's soccer team? PAUL INCE

In Roman mythology, Neptune is the equivalent to which Greek god? POSEIDON

What is the only English language single word anagram of the word crouton? CONTOUR

Which TV character said, 'Live long and prosper'? MR SPOCK (Star Trek)

Which playwright wrote The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, and The Cherry Orchard? ANTON CHEKOV

What is the other name for Wildebeest? GNU

Who had a 1960s hit with Let's Go To San Francisco? FLOWERPOT MEN

What make of car was the time-machine in the film Back To The Future? DE LOREAN

What is the name given to a locked case in which decanters can be seen but not used? TANTALUS

In which State would you find the city of Birmingham? ALABAMA (or MICHIGAN, which has a smaller city of that name)

Complete the name of the American Football team: 'Washington ...........'? REDSKINS

In which war was the Battle of Bunker Hill fought? AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE

How old is a horse when it changes from a filly to a mare? FOUR YEARS

Which school featured in UK TV's 'Please Sir'? FENN STREET

Robin Hood & Friar Tuck appear in which well-known novel, by Sir Walter Scott? IVANHOE

What is Canada's national animal? BEAVER

Which is the smallest member of the flute family? PICCOLO


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