General Knowledge 12

Question 1

How many legs did ‘The Famous Five’ have between them?

Answer 1

12

Question 2

Which black bearded captain is Tintin’s friend?

Answer 2

Haddock

Question 3

Which actress played Cleopatra when Rex Harrison played Julius Caesar?

Answer 3

Elizabeth Taylor

Question 4

What is the surname of the Welsh footballer who was sold to Real Madrid in the summer of 2013 for a record €100 million?

Answer 4

Bale

Question 5

Who sits on The Wool Sack in the UK’s House of Lords?

Answer 5

Before 2006, it was the Lord Chancellor. Now the Lord Speaker.

Question 6

Which Richard played Chris Kringle in the 1994 remake of ‘A Miracle on 34th St’?

Answer 6

Richard Attenborough

Question 7

The nuclear reactor at Sellafield is in which UK county?

Answer 7

Cumbria

Question 8

What is the highest mountain in Africa?

Answer 8

Kilimanjaro

Question 9

Who painted the ‘Mona Lisa’?

Answer 9

Leonardo Da Vinci

Question 10

Which US city has a baseball team called ‘The Braves’?

Answer 10

Atlanta

Question 11

From which city does radio DJ Alan Partridge come from?

Answer 11

Norwich

Question 12

Louise Brown, born in 1978, was the first ever what?

Answer 12

Test Tube baby

Question 13

Disneyland Paris was known as what when it first opened?

Answer 13

Euro Disney

Question 14

Who was the last English monarch to die in battle?

Answer 14

Richard III

Richard III was King of England -

1483 until his death in 1485.

His defeat and death at the Battle of Bosworth Field marked the end of the Middle Ages in England.

Richard III’s body was discovered under a council car park in Leicester in 2012 by archaeologists from the University of Leicester, who confirmed its identity in 2013.

The remains, which included a battle-scarred skeleton with spinal curvature, were found in the former site of the Greyfriars Friary where he was originally buried after his death at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.

After extensive testing and planning, his remains were reinterred in Leicester Cathedral in 2015.

Question 15

In what year did Red Rum win its first Grand National?

Answer 15

1973

Question 16

The right honourable William Pitt had what nickname?

Answer 16

Younger

Question 17

Professor Dumbledore is in charge of which school?

Answer 17

Hogwarts

Question 18

With which book do you associate Captain Ahab?

Answer 18

Moby Dick

Question 19

Who wrote Dracula?

Answer 19

Bram Stoker

Question 20

Who sang with Elton John on ‘Don’t Go Breaking My Heart’?

Answer 20

Kiki Dee

Question 21

What is the name of the hotel in Stephen King’s The Shining?

Answer 21

Overlook

Question 22

Who had hits with, ‘Lets Twist Again’ and ‘The Twist’?

Answer 22

Chubby Checker

Question 23

Which Monarch’s reign started in 1837?

Answer 23

Queen Victoria

Question 24

What is the highest waterfall in the world?

Answer 24

Angel Falls

Venezuela

Question 25

Which dog breed is a cross between a greyhound and a collie?

Answer 25

Lurcher

Question 26

Thermal Imaging uses what type of electromagnetic radiation?

Answer 26

Infra Red

Question 27

Who owned Bagpuss?

Answer 27

Emily ## Footnote Emily Role: In the show's opening, Emily is a little girl who owns a shop that is a home for lost property. Each day, she finds a lost or broken item and brings it back to the shop, placing it in front of her favorite "saggy old cloth cat" before leaving. Inspiration: The character was played by Emily Firmin, the real-life daughter of the show's co-creator, Peter Firmin. Incantation: She recites a special rhyme to awaken the magical Bagpuss and his toy friends, who then work together to identify and mend the object. Bagpuss Role: Bagpuss is a magical, saggy cloth cat who lives in Emily's shop. He is described as the "most important, the most beautiful, the most magical" cat in the world. Powers: When Emily leaves, Bagpuss wakes up, and the show switches from sepia-toned photos to color stop-motion animation. He brings his toy friends—Professor Yaffle, Gabriel the toad, Madeleine the rag doll, and the musical mice—to life to help fix the item Emily found. Legacy: Despite only 13 episodes ever being made in 1974, the program became a timeless classic that holds a special place in the memories of generations of viewers.

Question 28

Which natural feature lies between the two great lakes of Ontario and Erie?

Answer 28

Niagara Falls

Question 29

The Underwood brothers played for England at which sport?

Answer 29

Rugby Union

Question 30

Which letter is the car registration for Germany?

Answer 30

D

Question 31

Which band's debut album was called 'Boy'?

Answer 31

U2

Question 32

What is 40 in Roman numerals?

Answer 32

XL ## Footnote sixty is LX

Question 33

Who originally sang, 'I Will Survive'?

Answer 33

Gloria Gaynor

Question 34

Which children's TV character lived on Scatterbrook Farm?

Answer 34

Worzel Gummidge

Question 35

What is a group of lions called?

Answer 35

Pride

Question 36

Where do Tribbles first appear, Star Trek or Star Wars?

Answer 36

Star Trek

Question 37

What investigative character was played by Angela Lansbury?

Answer 37

Jessica Fletcher

Question 38

Which is the closest planet to Earth?

Answer 38

Venus ## Footnote Venus can get closer to Earth than any other planet at its nearest point, though it is not always the closest. Mercury is the closest planet to Earth on average, spending more time in Earth's proximity than Venus does.

Question 39

What is the name of the boys gang in 'Grease'?

Answer 39

T-Birds

Question 40

What hat do you associate with Tommy Cooper?

Answer 40

Fez

Question 41

The Hindenburg disaster featured what type of airship?

Answer 41

Zeppelin