General Knowledge 36

Question 1

What term is given for lines that run from the centre to the edge of a circle?

Answer 1

Radii

Question 2

Tenerife is part of which island group?

Answer 2

Canaries

Question 3

What collective name is given to foods such as fusilli and linguine?

Answer 3

Pasta

Question 4

With which city is the Sally Lunn bun associated?

Answer 4

Bath

Question 5

How many stomachs has a cow?

Answer 5

Four

ACTUALLY

Cows do not have four stomachs, but one stomach with four compartments: the rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum. The rumen and reticulum, a combined unit called the ruminoreticulum, act as fermentation vats where microbes break down tough plant material into digestible nutrients. The omasum absorbs water, and the abomasum, the “true stomach,” uses acids and enzymes for final digestion.

Question 6

In 2011, which band had a hit with Paradise?

Answer 6

Coldplay

Question 7

What is the chemical symbol for iodine?

Answer 7

I

Question 8

Who wrote the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey?

Answer 8

Arthur C Clarke

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke CBE FRAS was an English science fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host. Clarke was a science fiction writer, an avid populariser of space travel, and a futurist of distinguished ability

Question 9

In the English alphabet, what is the 13th letter?

Answer 9

M

Question 10

What is a sheepshank?

Answer 10

A knot

Question 11

On which part of your body would you wear a homburg?

Answer 11

Head

Question 12

If you betray your country what crime do you commit?

Answer 12

Treason

Question 13

In the Bible, who was the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth?

Answer 13

Noah

Question 14

What was Elvis Presley’s first chart hit in the UK?

Answer 14

Heartbreak Hotel

Question 15

Cape Canaveral was formerly known by what name?

Answer 15

Cape Kennedy

Question 16

Who directed the 1966 thriller Torn Curtain?

Answer 16

Sir Alfred Hitchcock

Question 17

Which orchestra was founded in Manchester in 1858?

Answer 17

Hallé

Question 18

What term is given to the young of a whale?

Answer 18

Calf

Question 19

Who played the title role in the 2013 film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom?

Answer 19

Idris Elba

Question 20

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?

Answer 20

Marie Curie

Question 21

What was an old five-shilling piece called?

Answer 21

Crown

Question 22

In 1913, what make and model of car became the first to be mass-produced on an assembly line?

Answer 22

Ford Model T

Question 23

To which island was Napoleon first exiled?

Answer 23

Elba

Question 24

What was the surname of Henry VIII’s sixth wife?

Answer 24

Parr

Question 25

Which religious movement in the Christian church was founded by brothers Charles and John Wesley?

Answer 25

Methodism

Question 26

Ukraine and Belarus were a part of which country until 1991?

Answer 26

USSR

Question 27

Which WWII battleship shared its name with a 19th-century German statesman?

Answer 27

Bismarck

Question 28

Which “metallic” period occurred around 1000BC?

Answer 28

Iron Age

Question 29

During which war did the Battle of Marston Moor take place?

Answer 29

First English Civil War

Question 30

Which November 11, 1918 event is marked every year on that date?

Answer 30

Armistice

Question 31

What name is given to a member of the pre-conquest population of Mexico?

Answer 31

Aztec

Question 32

During which war did Operation Desert Storm take place?

Answer 32

The Gulf War

Question 33

What nationality was explorer Vasco da Gama?

Answer 33

Portuguese

Question 34

William of Orange was married to which queen?

Answer 34

Queen Mary II

Question 35

Who was the longest-reigning British king?

Answer 35

George III

Question 36

In which century was Christopher Columbus born?

Answer 36

15th century

Question 37

What was East Germany’s official name?

Answer 37

German Democratic Republic

Question 38

The Getty family made their fortune from which commodity?

Answer 38

Oil

Question 39

Who was victorious at the battle of Bannockburn in 1314?

Answer 39

Robert the Bruce

Question 40

Which motorway runs from just south of Cambridge to the London North Circular near South Woodford?

Answer 40

M11

Question 41

What is the currency of Australia?

Answer 41

The Australian Dollar

Question 42

In 2010, who took over the Radio 2 breakfast show from Sir Terry Wogan?

Answer 42

Chris Evans

Question 43

Which Christmas food has the Latin name Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera?

Answer 43

Brussels sprouts

Question 44

Who was the author of the second Gospel?

Answer 44

Mark

Question 45

Which strategy game is played on a board in the shape of a six-pointed star?

Answer 45

Chinese Checkers

Question 46

In which century was Leonardo da Vinci born?

Answer 46

15th

Question 47

Who topped the charts in 2000 with Life Is a Rollercoaster?

Answer 47

Ronan Keating

Question 48

In Scrabble®, how many points is the letter J worth?

Answer 48

Eight

Question 49

Which African country lies immediately north of Sudan and east of Libya?

Answer 49

Egypt

Question 50

The zodiac sign Virgo covers which two calendar months?

Answer 50

August and September

Question 51

Which colour of snooker ball has the second highest points value?

Answer 51

Pink

Question 52

How many feet are there in a dozen yards?

Answer 52

36

Question 53

Of what is graphology the study?

Answer 53

Handwriting

Question 54

Who starred as Caractacus Potts in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?

Answer 54

Dick Van Dyke

Question 55

Which TV quiz show is hosted by Jeremy Vine?

Answer 55

Eggheads

Question 56

Hibernia was the Roman name for which country?

Answer 56

Ireland

Question 57

Who was the last viceroy of India?

Answer 57

Lord Louis Mountbatten

Question 58

What is an ampersand used to mean?

Answer 58

And

Question 59

Which biblical character demanded the head of John the Baptist as a reward for her dancing?

Answer 59

Salome

Question 60

What type of creature is a sika?

Answer 60

Deer

Question 61

Maastricht airport is in which country?

Answer 61

The Netherlands

Question 62

Which French phrase in English means a road closed at one end?

Answer 62

Cul-de-sac

Question 63

What do Americans call a sidewalk?

Answer 63

Pavement

Question 64

What is the name given to the key of a map?

Answer 64

A legend

Question 65

If you were arriving at Piccadilly mainline railway station, where would you be?

Answer 65

Manchester

Question 66

How is a footpath indicated on a map?

Answer 66

A dotted line

Question 67

The Clacket Lane services are on which motorway?

Answer 67

M25

Question 68

El Al is the national airline of which country?

Answer 68

Israel

Question 69

What nationality was the airline entrepreneur Sir Freddie Laker?

Answer 69

English

Question 70

Which American train service connects many US states and several Canadian cities?

Answer 70

Amtrak

Question 71

Which railway service makes exclusive use of the Channel Tunnel?

Answer 71

Eurostar

Question 72

What name is given to the noisy line that warns a driver of the edge of the road?

Answer 72

Rumble strip

Question 73

What term describes a stretch of road where stopping is not allowed?

Answer 73

Clearway

Question 74

In internal combustion engines, which device produces the mix of air and petrol?

Answer 74

Carburettor

Question 75

Which country does a car come from if it has the international registration letter D?

Answer 75

Germany

Question 76

What would you be travelling in if you were in a Pullman?

Answer 76

Train

Question 77

Which car company has the Corolla range?

Answer 77

Toyota

Question 78

Galileo Galilei airport is in which country?

Answer 78

Italy