General Knowledge Quiz #15

General Knowledge Quiz #15

Questions

1. Which two teams played in the first FA Cup Final at the original Wembley Stadium?
2. Malibu Beach is in which US state?
3. Which insect lives in a formicary?
4. What is Sir Alan Sugar's charter airline called?
5. Lupine relates to which animals?
6. In which Yorkshire castle did Richard II die in 1400?
7. What is ascorbic acid commonly known as?
8. Bunny was the sidekick of which fictional thief?
9. In which year was the Sydney Opera House opened?
10. What type of 'nuts' are used to make marzipan?
11. What is a negatively charged electrode called?
12. Which war started following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
13. What did the rat eat 'that lay in the house that Jack built', in the nursery rhyme The House that Jack Built?
14. A paradiddle is a playing technique for which instrument?
15. Latten is an alloy of which two metals?
16. How many Grand Prix did Graham Hill win?
17. An oenophile is a connoisseur of what?
18. Which was the first US state to enter the Union?
19. A terawatt is how many megawatts?
20. Which British airport was opened to passengers in 1946?
21. What is decompression sickness commonly known as?
22. What is the offspring of a donkey and a horse called?
23. In which UK newspaper did the first crossword appear?
24. In which month is Lady Day (UK?
25. Which health minister was responsible for the introduction of the UK National Health Service?
26. What type of nuts are used to make marzipan?
27. What did the rat eat 'that lay in the house that Jack built', in the nursery rhyme The House that Jack Built?
28. Which two teams played in the first FA Cup Final at the original Wembley Stadium?
29. Where in the human body is the thyroid gland?
30. In which month is Lady Day (UK)?
31. Who was the first Lancaster King of England?
32. A mahout is a person who works with and rides what?
33. What is the capital of Romania?
34. What is the name of our nearest galaxy?
35. In which city was the artist Francis Bacon born?
36. Who saved the magazine Private Eye from financial ruin in 1962?
37. Cartomancy is fortune-telling using what?
38. Aioli is mayonnaise seasoned with what?
39. Lego building blocks originated from which country?
40. What type of creature is a an Eland?
41. What does UNICEF stand for?
42. What is the longest river in France?
43. In which country are the Cariboo Mountains?
44. On which country's stock exchange is the All Ordinaries index?
45. Which health minister was responsible for the introduction of the UK National Health Service?
46. What is dromophobia a fear of?
47. What were artist LS Lowry's first names?
48. Who was the first person to cross Antarctica?
49. What colour are the flowers of the harebell?
50. In anatomy what are the nates?
51. What is the Roman numeral for 500?
52. In which country is the church with the tallest spire in the world?
53. How many astronauts have walked on the moon?
54. Who were Balthazar, Melchior, and Gaspar?
55. Wild majoram is another name for which herb?

1. Which two teams played in the first FA Cup Final at the original Wembley Stadium?

   Bolton Wanderers and West Ham
2. Malibu Beach is in which US state?

   California
3. Which insect lives in a formicary?

   Ant
4. What is Sir Alan Sugar's charter airline called?

   Amsair
5. Lupine relates to which animals?

   Wolves
6. In which Yorkshire castle did Richard II die in 1400?

   Pontefract
7. What is ascorbic acid commonly known as?

   Vitamin C
8. Bunny was the sidekick of which fictional thief?

   Raffles
9. In which year was the Sydney Opera House opened?

   1973
10. What type of 'nuts' are used to make marzipan?

    Almond
11. What is a negatively charged electrode called?

    Cathode
12. Which war started following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

    World War I
13. What did the rat eat 'that lay in the house that Jack built', in the nursery rhyme The House that Jack Built?

    Malt
14. A paradiddle is a playing technique for which instrument?

    The drums
15. Latten is an alloy of which two metals?

    Copper and Zinc
16. How many Grand Prix did Graham Hill win?

    14
17. An oenophile is a connoisseur of what?

    Wine
18. Which was the first US state to enter the Union?

    Delaware
19. A terawatt is how many megawatts?

    A Million
20. Which British airport was opened to passengers in 1946?

    Heathrow
21. What is decompression sickness commonly known as?

    The bends
22. What is the offspring of a donkey and a horse called?

    A Mule
23. In which UK newspaper did the first crossword appear?

    The Sunday Express
24. In which month is Lady Day (UK?

    March
25. Which health minister was responsible for the introduction of the UK National Health Service?

    Aneurin Bevan
26. What type of nuts are used to make marzipan?

    Almond
27. What did the rat eat 'that lay in the house that Jack built', in the nursery rhyme The House that Jack Built?

    Malt
28. Which two teams played in the first FA Cup Final at the original Wembley Stadium?

    Bolton Wanderers and West Ham
29. Where in the human body is the thyroid gland?

    The neck
30. In which month is Lady Day (UK)?

    March
31. Who was the first Lancaster King of England?

    Henry IV
32. A mahout is a person who works with and rides what?

    Elephants
33. What is the capital of Romania?

    Bucharest
34. What is the name of our nearest galaxy?

    Andromeda
35. In which city was the artist Francis Bacon born?

    Dublin
36. Who saved the magazine Private Eye from financial ruin in 1962?

    Peter Cook
37. Cartomancy is fortune-telling using what?

    Playing cards
38. Aioli is mayonnaise seasoned with what?

    Garlic
39. Lego building blocks originated from which country?

    Denmark
40. What type of creature is a an Eland?

    Antelope
41. What does UNICEF stand for?

    United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
42. What is the longest river in France?

    The Loire
43. In which country are the Cariboo Mountains?

    Canada
44. On which country's stock exchange is the All Ordinaries index?

    Australia
45. Which health minister was responsible for the introduction of the UK National Health Service?

    Aneurin Bevan
46. What is dromophobia a fear of?

    Crossing the road
47. What were artist LS Lowry's first names?

    Laurence Stephen
48. Who was the first person to cross Antarctica?

    Vivian Fuchs
49. What colour are the flowers of the harebell?

    Blue
50. In anatomy what are the nates?

    Buttocks
51. What is the Roman numeral for 500?

    D
52. In which country is the church with the tallest spire in the world?

    Germany
53. How many astronauts have walked on the moon?

    12
54. Who were Balthazar, Melchior, and Gaspar?

    The Three Wise Men
55. Wild majoram is another name for which herb?

    Oregano