General Knowledge 45

Question 1

What colour is tartrazine, also known as E102?

Answer 1

Yellow

Question 2

Which 1950s radio comedy show featured the characters Moriarty, Neddie Seagoon and Major Bloodnok?

Answer 2

The Goon Show

Question 3

In which UK city were the Commonwealth Games held in 1986?

Answer 3

Edinburgh

Question 4

Which is the correct spelling of the skin complaint: exsema, eczema or excema?

Answer 4

Eczema

Question 5

Which company created the first waterproof wristwatch, the Oyster, in 1926?

Answer 5

Rolex

Question 6

The father of which TV cook was Chancellor of the Exchequer as part of Baroness Margaret Thatcher’s cabinet?

Answer 6

Nigella Lawson

Question 7

Who played bass on most songs by The Beatles?

Answer 7

Sir Paul McCartney

Question 8

If a boat is sailing ‘with the Sun’, is it travelling from left to right or from right to left?

Answer 8

From left to right

Question 9

On which part of your body might you be said to have a chip if you are holding a grudge?

Answer 9

Your shoulder

Question 10

Which historical figure has been played on screen by Heath Ledger and Sir Mick Jagger?

Answer 10

Ned Kelly

Ned Kelly was a 19th-century Australian bushranger and outlaw known for wearing a suit of armor and his final shootout with police in 1880. He is a folk hero to some, representing resistance against authority, while others view him as a criminal for the murders he committed. His life and death have become legendary in Australian culture and have been the subject of many books, poems, and films.

Question 11

The Aztecs were located in which Latin American nation?

Answer 11

Mexico

Question 12

Good Girl Gone Bad was a 2007 album released by which singer?

Answer 12

Rihanna

Question 13

The Huguenots were Protestants from which country?

Answer 13

France

Question 14

The Slow Food movement began in which country in 1986?

Answer 14

Italy

Question 15

Which soft drink is used as the mixer in a Moscow Mule cocktail?

Answer 15

Ginger beer

Question 16

How many Shakespeare plays have the name Henry in the title?

Answer 16

Seven

Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, Henry V, Henry VI, Part 1, Henry VI, Part 2, Henry VI, Part 3, and Henry VIII.

Question 17

On the pH scale, pure water is neutral. What is its pH number?

Answer 17

pH 7

Question 18

What type of cross features on the St John Ambulance’s logo?

Answer 18

Maltese Cross

Question 19

The Golden Gate strait is in which US state?

Answer 19

California

Question 20

Which two cities united in 1872 to become what is now the capital of Hungary?

Answer 20

Buda and Pest

Question 21

Which two celestial symbols are on the Turkish flag?

Answer 21

Moon and star

Question 22

Niagara Falls is in the Canadian province of Ontario and which US state?

Answer 22

New York

Question 23

Which two European countries have borders on both the Mediterranean and the Atlantic?

Answer 23

France and Spain

Question 24

In which sea does the Isle of Man lie?

Answer 24

The Irish Sea

Question 25

Jakarta is the capital of which country?

Answer 25

Indonesia

Question 26

The African state of Tanganyika is now part of which modern republic?

Answer 26

Tanzania

Question 27

In which city are the Bellagio Fountains?

Answer 27

Las Vegas

Question 28

Which singer published the autobiographies Step Inside (1985) and What’s It All About (2003)?

Answer 28

Cilla Black

Question 29

Which vegetables complete the saying 'Fine words butter no ___'?

Answer 29

Parsnips

Question 30

The name of which bone originates from the Greek for 'chest'?

Answer 30

The sternum

Question 31

Which former footballer has a fragrance range that includes Instinct and Intimately?

Answer 31

David Beckham

Question 32

What is the surname of the title character in the TV series Vera?

Answer 32

Stanhope

Question 33

Cider, rice and sherry are forms of which common foodstuff?

Answer 33

Vinegar

Question 34

What is the name of the evil doll in the Child’s Play series of films?

Answer 34

Chucky

Question 35

Which ailment is sometimes called 'the kissing disease'?

Answer 35

Glandular fever

Question 36

What type of facial feature is a goatee?

Answer 36

A beard

Question 37

What type of creature is a meadow pipit?

Answer 37

A bird

Question 38

In which year did Barack Obama become US president?

Answer 38

2009

Question 39

Which of Shakespeare’s plays is set in Rome and Egypt?

Answer 39

Antony and Cleopatra

Question 40

Get on Up is a biopic about which famous musician?

Answer 40

James Brown

Question 41

Eric Bana and Edward Norton have both played which superhero?

Answer 41

Hulk

Question 42

Who plays Julia Harris in the Horrible Bosses films?

Answer 42

Jennifer Aniston

Question 43

The Japanese Shimano company makes parts for which form of transport?

Answer 43

Bicycles

Question 44

Which is the biggest: a sheet of A4, A3 or A2 paper?

Answer 44

A2

Question 45

In the Bible, what are chapters divided into?

Answer 45

Verses

Question 46

Which UK travel company went into liquidation in September 2019?

Answer 46

Thomas Cook

Question 47

Which is the only US state with a one-syllable name?

Answer 47

Maine