General Knowledge 22

Question 1

In which American city are the headquarters of Starbucks and Amazon?

Answer 1

Seattle

Question 2

What make of car was the time machine in ‘Back to the Future’?

Answer 2

DeLorean

Question 3

Which musical instrument weighs approximately 36 kg, is about 6 ft tall, and is almost always played by a seated musician?

Answer 3

Harp

Question 4

In which film does Eddie Murphy play the character of conman Billy Ray Valentine?

Answer 4

Trading Places

Question 5

Which five African countries have a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea?

Answer 5

Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria

Question 6

If the temperature is 0° Celsius, what is it in Fahrenheit?

Answer 6

32°F

Question 7

What would be the most direct route from the M20 motorway to the A16 motorway?

Answer 7

Channel Tunnel

Question 8

Where does Yogi Bear live and work?

Answer 8

Jellystone Park

Question 9

A term for the sounding of a ram’s horn on the Jewish Day of Atonement – not, as some think, the Latin word for rejoicing – is the original etymology of which word, much heard in the UK in 1977 and 2022?

Answer 9

Jubilee

Question 10

Name any five of the six historic counties in Northern Ireland.

Answer 10

Antrim, Armagh, Derry/ Londonderry, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone

Question 11

How is the animal sometimes called the caribou more commonly known in the UK?

Answer 11

Reindeer

Question 12

Who, in Greek mythology, was the first woman, whose story seeks to explain why there is evil in the world?

Answer 12

Pandora

Question 13

What green space in London can be accessed by Sheen Gate, Ham Gate, and Roehampton Gate amongst others?

Answer 13

Richmond Park

Question 14

What were the first names of the two Wright brothers, who are credited with building the world’s first successful aeroplane?

Answer 14

Orville and Wilbur

Question 15

Name any five of the thirteen countries in the world that have tigers in the wild.

Answer 15

India, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Russia, Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand, Myanmar/ Burma, Bhutan, China, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam

Question 16

Which word for a period of isolation derives from the Italian word for a forty day period?

Answer 16

Quarantine

Question 17

In chess, which is the only piece that always moves to a white square if it starts its move from a black square, and vice versa?

Answer 17

Knight

Question 18

According to UK law, is a Jaffa Cake a cake or a biscuit?

Answer 18

Cake

Question 19

Which legendary singer died on the same day (in 1998) as the final episode of ‘Seinfeld’ was broadcast in the US?

Answer 19

Frank Sinatra

Question 20

Name five of the six longest bones in the human body.

Answer 20

Femur/Thighbone, Tibia/Shinbone, Fibula/lower leg, Humerus/Upper Arm, Ulna/Inner Lower Arm, Radius/outer lower arm