Wednesday, December 11, 2013

General Knowledge in English

Part 1
1 The Windmills of your Mind was a theme song in what film The Thomas Crown
Affair
2 Astronauts cannot do what in space Cry - no gravity for
tears to flow
3 Admiral Horatio Nelson suffered from what common condition Seasickness
4 On common ailments Charles Osborne had what for 69 years Hiccups
5 February 1865 only month ever not to have what Full Moon
6 What was the shoulder patch US Army 45th in WW2 Swastika
7 What was first used at the 1904 St Louis Olympic games Gold medals silver
was first before
8 Where is The Popliteal Fossa Back of Knee
9 Texas prisons have banned death row prisoners last what Cigarette - bad for
their health
10 Ward Green wrote the story for which famous film Lady and the Tramp
11 Kinpaku-iri sake contains what unusual ingredient Flakes of gold
12 Down, husk, trace, trip all collective nouns what creature Hares
13 5 African Mediterranean countries share what language Arabic
14 Which of King Arthur's knights survived his last battle Sir Bedavere
15 What can be Safety, Tableaux or Swag Curtains in theatre
16 Name 18th Century playwrite of The Rivals, School for Scandal Richard Brindsley
Sheridan
17 Of what are Raucous, Spadefoot or Bounties Dwarf types Toads
18 What links The Friend, The Tablet and The Universe Religious publications
19 Wool sorters disease is actually what Anthrax
20 What Disney animated feature was the first with end credits Alice in Wonderland
21 In 1939 which countries invaded Poland Germany - Russia
22 Name Stanley Kubrick's last film as director before his death Eyes Wide Shut
23 Taal is an alternative name for what language Afrikaans
24 What is the French phrase that means already seen Déjà vu
25 Turks head, Granny and Bowline are types of what Knot
26 What character first appeared in the film The Wise Little Hen Donald Duck
27 And who was his original voice Clarence Nash
28 Martina Hinges represents what country at tennis Switzerland
29 In food labelling what does GM mean Genetically Modified
30 Derived from Greek what does alias literally mean Otherwise
31 Russian blue and Turkish brown are types of what Cats
32 What impressionist painted different views Rouen cathedral Claude Monet
33 In what Indian city is the Taj Mahal located Agra
34 Horses are Equine from the Greek Equus what's it mean Quickness
35 Since 1991 Crufts London dog show has been held where Birmingham NEC
36 1979 at Clifton suspension bridge Britain's first what happened Bungee Jump
37 Jodie Foster and Barbara Harris appeared in which Disney film Freaky Friday
38 Tudor England mans apron shows job white cook what checked Barber
39 Jane Taylor 1783 1824 wrote what famous verse Twinkle-Twinkle
Little Star
40 In Astrology Aquarians are ruled by what planet Uranus
41 Parathesia is a medical condition with what common term Pins and Needles
42 What would you be watching if you saw a round or waggledance Honey Bees
43 J D Sallenger wrote Catcher in the Rye what's the J D stand for Jerome David
44 Collective nouns a group of geldings is called what A Brace
45 Apart from a compass what is always found in a ships binnacle Magnets
46 Zipporah was the wife of who in the Bible Moses
47 Elizabethan women had three what modest, rascal and secret Petticoats worn
modest outside
48 Marcellite Garner was the first voice for what Disney character Minnie Mouse
49 Ancient Aztecs of Mexico used a rabbit scale to measure what Drunkenness few to
400
50 The highest USA rank killed WW2 Lt General who killed him US Army Air Corps

51 In Indiana it's illegal for liquor stores to sell what Cold milk/soft drinks
warm ok
52 Camille Pizarro the impressionist was born in which country West Indies
53 William Kemmlar in 1890 was the worlds first what Executed by electric
chair
54 Mandoura Greece Zampogna Italy Corenmuse France what is it Bagpipes
55 What country awards the Nobel peace prize Norway
56 Who is Harry Potters main enemy Lord Voldemort
57 Product name from the words Durability Reliability Excellence Durex condoms
58 What sport appears in the phonetic alphabet Golf
59 What colour is the number 10 on 10 Downing street White
60 Where in your body is the labyrinth Ear
61 Traditional French blend "fines herbes" parsley chives chervil ? Tarragon
62 The dinosaur apatosaurus used to be called what Brontosaurus
63 The rover the last is red the rest are white in what sport Croquet hoops
64 What Disney film was released on December 21st 1960 Swiss Family
Robinson
65 Mythological beasts name comes from the Greek chimney man Salamander
66 Allergic Rhinitis has what more common term Hay Fever
67 Who plays Ali McBeal Callista Flockhart
68 What sort of ship was the Marie Celeste Brigantine
69 What philosopher stated "Hell is other people" Jean Paul Sarte
70 Ecophobia is a fear of what Home
71 What was the first Bond film not to be titled from a Bond book Licence to Kill
72 Collective nouns a bask of what creatures Crocodiles
73 What Olympic event was dropped in 1920 Tug of War -1900 to
1920
74 Where is the TV space alien ALF from Melmac
75 66% of Americans reading on the toilet read what Readers Digest
76 Women do it 4 times more often than men - do what Shoplift
77 Louis Washkansky was the first to do what in 1967 Get a heart transplant
lived 18 days
78 What is a gharial Fish eating Nile
Crocodile
79 What did Scott find at the North Pole Nothing - he never
went there
80 The flowers of the curry plant are what colour Yellow
81 What did Paceard and Balmat conquer in 1786 Mont Blanc
82 In Kiplings Jungle Book Mang was what type of creature Bat
83 Collective nouns an erst of what creatures Bees
84 What Bond film was entitled The Dead Slave in Japan Live and let Die
85 No US president has ever been what An only child
86 Al Borak was a flying horse owned by whom Mohammed
87 What links Pacer Burton, Chad Gates, Walter Gulik Elvis film characters
88 What Disney character was voiced by Pinto Colvig Sleepy
89 What boxer was nicknamed The Ambling Alp Primo Carnera
90 The Witches Curse alternative name which G&S operetta Ruddigore
91 Where was the original Crystal Palace built Hyde Park in London
92 What is a spoodle Kitchen instrument
spoon ladle cross
93 In Kiplings Jungle Book Ikki was what type of creature Porcupine
94 What animal is responsible for most deaths in the USA annually Dogs
95 What was Hitchcock's last film made in 1976 The Family Plot
96 In the sport of archery what are the arrows usually made from Aluminium tubes
97 Greeks Romans regarded what herb as symbol immortality Tansy
98 Who was the first male to appear on the cover of Playboy Peter Sellers
99 In Welsh Cwrw pronounced koo roo is what Beer
100 What sank German submarine U120 in WW2 Broken toilet

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