General Knowledge 23

Question 1

Which spirit has a name meaning “little water” in Russian?

Answer 1

Vodka

Question 2

What is the surname of Craig and Charlie, the brothers in The Proclaimers?

Answer 2

Reid

Question 3

Which book by Stephen Hawking was first published in 1988?

Answer 3

A Brief History of Time

Question 4

What name is given to the symbol representing “and” that appears above the number 7 on a standard UK keyboard?

Answer 4

Ampersand

Question 5

In the 2001 movie, name five of the actors who played ‘Ocean’s Eleven’

Answer 5

George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Elliott Gould

Question 6

What symbol does the British Standards Institute use to indicate a product that has been assessed as exceeding a particular quality standard?

Answer 6

Kitemark / Kite

Question 7

What word can be an intermediate floor between main floors of a building, and the name of a 1998 album by Massive Attack?

Answer 7

Mezzanine

Question 8

Which notorious poison smells of bitter almonds, and is found in tiny amounts in mangoes?

Answer 8

Cyanide

Question 9

The musical ‘The Producers’ opens at a show called ‘Funny Boy’ which is a musical version of which Shakespeare tragedy?

Answer 9

Hamlet

Question 10

Name any five of the nine original British “Public Schools” as defined in the 1868 Public Schools Act.

Answer 10

Charterhouse, Eton, Harrow, Merchant Taylors’, Rugby

Question 11

What is the name of the town where the Flintstones live?

Answer 11

Bedrock

Question 12

The Olympic Mountains are in which American state?

Answer 12

Washington

Question 13

In which South coast English town is ‘Fawlty Towers’ set?

Answer 13

Torquay, Devon

Question 14

Who was the inspiration for Eric Clapton’s ‘Layla’ and ‘Something’ by The Beatles (which was written by George Harrison)?

Answer 14

Pattie Boyd

Question 15

Name any five animals swallowed by the ‘Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly’ (apart from the fly).

Answer 15

Spider, bird, cat, dog, goat