General Knowledge 7

Question 1

Which planet is Curiosity roving around in the name of science?

Answer 1

Mars

Question 2

What is produced by the bacterial fermentation of milk?

Answer 2

Yoghurt

Question 3

What is the art of cutting shrubs into ornamental shapes called?

Answer 3

Topiary

Question 4

What oath is sworn by graduates of medicine to regulate their further conduct?

Answer 4

Hippocratic Oath

Question 5

How many seats did the spitfire fighter plane have?

Answer 5

One

Question 6

If you are watching cricket at the Oval, in which county cricket club are you sat?

Answer 6

Surrey

Question 7

Which British explorer was murdered by the natives in Hawaii?

Answer 7

Captain James Cook

Question 8

Which Beatle has the real name of Richard Starkey?

Answer 8

Ringo Starr

Question 9

Who recorded the song ‘Think’ in 1968 and also performed it in the Blues Brothers movie from the ’80s?

Answer 9

Aretha Franklin

Question 10

Which Archduke was assassinated in Sarajevo in June 1914 and caused the outbreak of WW1?

Answer 10

Franz Ferdinand

Question 11

Pigs are used to sniff out which delicacy in some parts of France?

Answer 11

Truffles

Question 12

In nature, how many arms (or legs) does a starfish have?

Answer 12

Five

Question 13

In which sport do teams compete for the Stanley Cup?

Answer 13

Ice Hockey

Question 14

In Roman Numerals, how many players are there in a rugby union team?

Answer 14

XV (15)

Question 15

Who had a hit in the ’60s with ‘The House Of The Rising Sun’?

Answer 15

The Animals

Question 16

Who famously stated that ‘… an army marches on its stomach’?

Answer 16

Napoleon Bonaparte

Question 17

Which former jockey became a best selling author of thrillers about horse racing?

Answer 17

Dick Francis

Question 18

What type of goat produces mohair?

Answer 18

Angora

Question 19

If the Hammers are playing the Gunners, in which city would you be?

Answer 19

London

Question 20

What is the term given to a word that can be spelt the same both backwards and forwards? e.g. ABBA, TOOT

Answer 20

Palindrome

Question 21

In which town did the Pied Piper play?

Answer 21

Hamelin

Question 22

What is the last word in the New Testament?

Answer 22

Amen

Question 23

What TV show, produced by Peter Fluck and Roger Law, poked fun at politicians and celebrities in the ’80s?

Answer 23

Spitting Image

Question 24

In Monopoly, what colour are Bow Street, Marlborough Street and Vine Street properties?

Answer 24

Orange

Question 25

What was the name of the dog carried into space aboard Sputnik 2?

Answer 25

Laika

Question 26

What was the nickname given to the V1 flying bombs that rained down on London and the South East UK during the latter part of WWII?

Answer 26

Doodlebug

Question 27

What is the surname of the author of 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'?

Answer 27

Hemingway (Ernest)

Question 28

Dianna Rigg played which character in 'The Avengers'? (The original TV show, not the 2012 movie)

Answer 28

Emma Peel

Question 29

In which sport would you hear the term 'Catching a crab'?

Answer 29

Rowing or Sculling

Question 30

As well as Depeche Mode and Yazoo, what other band was Vince Clarke a principal member of?

Answer 30

Erasure

Question 31

BONUS QUESTION - WHAT DOES THE FIRST LETTER OF EACH ANSWER SPELL OUT?

Answer 31

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