General Knowledge 51

Question 1

Which British chicklit author resigned as an MP in 2012 so she could move to New York to spend more time with her rock band manager husband?

Answer 1

Louise Mensch

Question 2

Which is the only national flag that isn’t quadrilateral in shape?

Answer 2

Nepal

Question 3

What nationality was Che Guevara?

Answer 3

Argentinian

Question 4

What mythological creature was half-eagle, half-lion?

Answer 4

A griffin

Question 5

Who was the founder and first General of the Salvation Army?

Answer 5

William Booth

Question 6

Otoplasty is a type of plastic surgery performed on which part of the body?

Answer 6

Ears

Question 7

According to the popular rhyme what happened to Solomon Grundy on Wednesday?

Answer 7

He was married

Solomon Grundy,

Solomon Grundy,
Born on a Monday,
Christened on Tuesday,
Married on Wednesday,
Took ill on Thursday,
Worse on Friday,
Died on Saturday,
Buried on Sunday.
This is the end
Of Solomon Grund

Question 8

By what name are the Society of Friends better known?

Answer 8

Quakers

Question 9

Where would you find the ‘Dewey Decimal’ system in use?

Answer 9

A library

Question 10

From which country did Algeria obtain independence in 1962?

Answer 10

France

Question 11

Who won the Best Actress Oscar four times – in 1932/33, 1967, 1968 and 1981?

Answer 11

Katharine Hepburn

Question 12

Which rock singer played the role of Eddie the Delivery Boy in the 1975 film ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’?

Answer 12

Meat Loaf

Question 13

Who directed the first ‘Jaws’ film?

Answer 13

Steven Spielberg

Question 14

John Cusack stars as Rob Gordon in which 2000 film based on a Nick Hornby novel?

Answer 14

High Fidelity

Question 15

Which actor won an Oscar for the 1969 film ‘True Grit’?

Answer 15

John Wayne

Question 16

Which 1994 film featured the characters Mia Wallace and Butch Coolidge?

Answer 16

Pulp Fiction

Question 17

Which Disney film features the character Princess Jasmine?

Answer 17

Aladdin

Question 18

Who played Nick Leeson in the 1999 film, ‘Rogue Trader’?

Answer 18

Ewan McGregor

Question 19

What is the name of the utopian world on which the 2009 film ‘Avatar’ is set?

Answer 19

Pandora

Question 20

Who played the heroine in the 1933 film ‘King Kong’?

Answer 20

Fay Wray

Question 21

What is the capital of Croatia?

Answer 21

Zagreb

Question 22

Which river is spanned by an iron bridge at Ironbridge in Shropshire?

Answer 22

Severn

Question 23

What is the longest river in Europe?

Answer 23

The Danube

Question 24

In which African country is Timbuktu?

Answer 24

Mali

Question 25

Which mountains form the backbone of South America?

Answer 25

Andes

Question 26

Which European capital is known as ‘the Eternal City’?

Answer 26

Rome

Question 27

In which South American country is the town of Fray Bentos?

Answer 27

Uruguay

Question 28

The Rio Grande forms part of the boundary between the US and which country?

Answer 28

Mexico

Question 29

Which small country does Belgium, France and Germany border?

Answer 29

Luxembourg

Question 30

Which is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?

Answer 30

Sicily