General Knowledge Quiz #10

General Knowledge Quiz #10

Questions

1. In the TV series Run For Glory which two former Olympic athletes train a group of novice runners?
2. Which group had three consecutive UK Christmas number ones in 1996, 97 and 98?
3. In which sport do Great Britain and the USA compete for the Westchester Cup?
4. In which war was the Battle of Bosworth Field?
5. Who wrote the opera Cosi fan Tutte?
6. Who is generally credited with having invented the telephone?
7. What is the US state capital of Arizona?
8. In which century was the first recorded Viking raid on England?
9. Olfactory relates to which of the senses?
10. Rome is on which river?
11. What was the name of the bottled water launched by Coca-Cola and then withdrawn?
12. Which side of a coin is obverse, heads or tails?
13. What word represents the letter K in radio communications?
14. Who was the first Plantagenet King of England?
15. What colour is the Mr Men Character Mr Worry?
16. Which mountain was known as Peak XV until 1865?
17. Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
18. Who was the Prime Minister of Britain at the start of the First World War?
19. How many players does an American Football team normally have on the field at one time?
20. What was the title of Madonna's 1992 book?
21. What are the two ingredients of a screwdriver cocktail?
22. What does NAAFI stand for in the British forces?
23. What product was the first to appear in a UK TV commercial (in 1955?
24. What does an acrophobic fear?
25. In German mythology what is the name of the siren who lived on a rock and lured boatmen to their deaths?
26. What colour is the Misterman Mr Worry?
27. In the TV series Run For Glory which two former Olympic athletes train a group of novice runners?
28. How many players does an American Football team normally have on the field at one time?
29. In the human body what is the Trachea?
30. In which country was ex-England cricket captain Tony Greig born?
31. What was Tom Jones' first UK number one single?
32. Which South American country lost its coastline to Chile in 1879?
33. What flavour is the liqueur cassis?
34. What product was the first to appear in a UK TV commercial (in 1955)?
35. Which artist is famous for painting a portrait of his mother?
36. Which singer was known as the 'Forces' Sweetheart'?
37. What does a lepidopterist collect?
38. What was Genevieve in the 1953 film of the same name?
39. In which UK cathedral is the Whispering Gallery?
40. What are Blue Mountain, Caturra, and Mocca types of?
41. What was the name of the family in TV's Upstairs Downstairs?
42. What is the monkey species on the Rock of Gibraltar commonly called?
43. Who wrote the novel, Treasure Island?
44. What does an acrophobe fear?
45. Entomology is the study of which creatures?
46. What is the pole called which is used for propelling a barge or punt?
47. In which UK county is Hever Castle?
48. What colours are the flowers of the flax plant?
49. When is St Patrick's Day celebrated?
50. What is a village without a church called?
51. Which male singing voice is between tenor and bass?
52. In German mythology what is the name of the siren who lived on a rock and lured boatmen to their deaths?
53. In what year were dog licences abolished in England?
54. What type of leaves does a silkworm feed on?
55. Which UK newspaper had the first colour supplement?
56. What type of creature is a mouthbrooder?

1. In the TV series Run For Glory which two former Olympic athletes train a group of novice runners?

   Steve Cram and Sally Gunnell
2. Which group had three consecutive UK Christmas number ones in 1996, 97 and 98?

   Spice Girls
3. In which sport do Great Britain and the USA compete for the Westchester Cup?

   Polo
4. In which war was the Battle of Bosworth Field?

   War of the Roses
5. Who wrote the opera Cosi fan Tutte?

   Mozart
6. Who is generally credited with having invented the telephone?

   Alexander Graham Bell
7. What is the US state capital of Arizona?

   Phoenix
8. In which century was the first recorded Viking raid on England?

   8th Century
9. Olfactory relates to which of the senses?

   Smell
10. Rome is on which river?

    Tiber
11. What was the name of the bottled water launched by Coca-Cola and then withdrawn?

    Dasani
12. Which side of a coin is obverse, heads or tails?

    Heads
13. What word represents the letter K in radio communications?

    Kilo
14. Who was the first Plantagenet King of England?

    Henry the Second
15. What colour is the Mr Men Character Mr Worry?

    Blue
16. Which mountain was known as Peak XV until 1865?

    Mount Everest
17. Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?

    John Glenn
18. Who was the Prime Minister of Britain at the start of the First World War?

    Herbert Asquith
19. How many players does an American Football team normally have on the field at one time?

    11
20. What was the title of Madonna's 1992 book?

    Sex
21. What are the two ingredients of a screwdriver cocktail?

    Vodka and Orange Juice
22. What does NAAFI stand for in the British forces?

    Navy Army and Air Force Institutes
23. What product was the first to appear in a UK TV commercial (in 1955?

    Toothpaste
24. What does an acrophobic fear?

    Heights
25. In German mythology what is the name of the siren who lived on a rock and lured boatmen to their deaths?

    Lorelei
26. What colour is the Misterman Mr Worry?

    Blue
27. In the TV series Run For Glory which two former Olympic athletes train a group of novice runners?

    Steve Cram and Sally Gunnell
28. How many players does an American Football team normally have on the field at one time?

    Eleven
29. In the human body what is the Trachea?

    Windpipe
30. In which country was ex-England cricket captain Tony Greig born?

    South Africa
31. What was Tom Jones' first UK number one single?

    It's Not Unusual
32. Which South American country lost its coastline to Chile in 1879?

    Bolivia
33. What flavour is the liqueur cassis?

    Blackcurrant
34. What product was the first to appear in a UK TV commercial (in 1955)?

    Toothpaste
35. Which artist is famous for painting a portrait of his mother?

    James Whistler (the painting is known as 'Whistler's Mother', referred to by many as 'Portrait of the artist's mother', and its full correct title is 'Arrangement in Grey and Black: The Artist's Mother')
36. Which singer was known as the 'Forces' Sweetheart'?

    Vera Lynn
37. What does a lepidopterist collect?

    Butterflies and Moths
38. What was Genevieve in the 1953 film of the same name?

    A classic car (a French 'Darracq' built in Paris in 1904)
39. In which UK cathedral is the Whispering Gallery?

    St Pauls
40. What are Blue Mountain, Caturra, and Mocca types of?

    Coffee
41. What was the name of the family in TV's Upstairs Downstairs?

    Bellamy
42. What is the monkey species on the Rock of Gibraltar commonly called?

    Barbary Ape(or properly, the Barbary Macaque, it's a monkey not a true ape)
43. Who wrote the novel, Treasure Island?

    Robert Louis Stevenson
44. What does an acrophobe fear?

    Heights
45. Entomology is the study of which creatures?

    Insects
46. What is the pole called which is used for propelling a barge or punt?

    A quant
47. In which UK county is Hever Castle?

    Kent
48. What colours are the flowers of the flax plant?

    Blue
49. When is St Patrick's Day celebrated?

    March 17th
50. What is a village without a church called?

    Hamlet
51. Which male singing voice is between tenor and bass?

    Baritone
52. In German mythology what is the name of the siren who lived on a rock and lured boatmen to their deaths?

    Lorelei
53. In what year were dog licences abolished in England?

    1987
54. What type of leaves does a silkworm feed on?

    Mulberry
55. Which UK newspaper had the first colour supplement?

    Sunday Times (4th Feb 1962)
56. What type of creature is a mouthbrooder?

    Fish