General Knowledge Quiz #29

General Knowledge Quiz #29

Questions

1. Singer and musician Gordon Sumner is better known by what name?
2. A book about someone's life written by someone else is called what?
3. What is the name of cartoon character Dora the Explorer's monkey?
4. What is the capital of Canada?
5. In which sport would you see a Boston Crab?
6. A 'pea-souper' is which type of weather condition?
7. What is a maker of casks and barrels called?
8. Who was the original host of BBC TV's Have I Got News For You?
9. During the US 1920s prohibition what was the name given to an illegal drinking place?
10. In motoring what does BHP stand for?
11. What type of foodtsuff is marscarpone?
12. What does IQ stand for?
13. What is a two-dimensional geometric shape with five equal straight sides and five equal angles called? :: What is a two-dimensional geometric shape with five equal straight sides and five equal angles called?
14. What is a bicycle called with seats and pedals for two riders, one behind the other?
15. Who is sixth in line to the British throne (as at December 2007?
16. During the US 1920s prohibition what was the name given to an illegal drinking place?
17. What is a two-dimensional geometric shape with five equal straight sides and five equal angles called?
18. Who is sixth in line to the British throne (as at December 2007)?
19. Who is sixth in line to the British throne (as at July 2019)?
20. A marmoset is what type of animal?
21. What is the name of the popular Japanese alcoholic drink made from rice?
22. What colour are the berries from the rowan tree?
23. Who made the Gettysburg Address in 1863?
24. Who played Don Vito Corleone in the 1972 film The Godfather?
25. How many yards are in a furlong?
26. Which musician, who died in 1987, famously had a candelabra on his piano?
27. Which country has the international car registration letter A?
28. What is a bicycle called with seats and pedals for two riders, one behind the other?
29. What is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet?
30. Chinese gooseberry is another name for which fruit?
31. Glaucoma affects which part of the human body?
32. How many points does a conversion score in rugby union?
33. The resort of Faliraki is on which Greek island?
34. Eric Cartman is a character in which cartoon series?
35. Who became Lord Mayor of London in 1397?

1. Singer and musician Gordon Sumner is better known by what name?

   Sting
2. A book about someone's life written by someone else is called what?

   Biography
3. What is the name of cartoon character Dora the Explorer's monkey?

   Boots
4. What is the capital of Canada?

   Ottawa
5. In which sport would you see a Boston Crab?

   Wrestling
6. A 'pea-souper' is which type of weather condition?

   Fog
7. What is a maker of casks and barrels called?

   Cooper
8. Who was the original host of BBC TV's Have I Got News For You?

   Angus Deayton
9. During the US 1920s prohibition what was the name given to an illegal drinking place?

   Speakeasy
10. In motoring what does BHP stand for?

    Brake horse power
11. What type of foodtsuff is marscarpone?

    Cheese
12. What does IQ stand for?

    Intelligence Quotient
13. What is a two-dimensional geometric shape with five equal straight sides and five equal angles called? :: What is a two-dimensional geometric shape with five equal straight sides and five equal angles called?

    Pentagon
14. What is a bicycle called with seats and pedals for two riders, one behind the other?

    Tandem
15. Who is sixth in line to the British throne (as at December 2007?

    Princess Eugenie 
16. During the US 1920s prohibition what was the name given to an illegal drinking place?

    Speakeasy
17. What is a two-dimensional geometric shape with five equal straight sides and five equal angles called?

    Pentagon
18. Who is sixth in line to the British throne (as at December 2007)?

    Princess Eugenie (fully Princess Eugenie of York - Prince Andrew's daughter - the order at Dec 2007 is: Charles, William, Harry, Andrew, Beatrice, Eugenie, Edward, Edward's children, then Anne, and Anne's children.)
19. Who is sixth in line to the British throne (as at July 2019)?

    Prince Harry
20. A marmoset is what type of animal?

    A Monkey
21. What is the name of the popular Japanese alcoholic drink made from rice?

    Sake
22. What colour are the berries from the rowan tree?

    Red
23. Who made the Gettysburg Address in 1863?

    Abraham Lincoln
24. Who played Don Vito Corleone in the 1972 film The Godfather?

    Marlon Brando
25. How many yards are in a furlong?

    220
26. Which musician, who died in 1987, famously had a candelabra on his piano?

    Liberace
27. Which country has the international car registration letter A?

    Austria
28. What is a bicycle called with seats and pedals for two riders, one behind the other?

    A Tandem Bike
29. What is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet?

    Delta
30. Chinese gooseberry is another name for which fruit?

    Kiwi
31. Glaucoma affects which part of the human body?

    Eyes
32. How many points does a conversion score in rugby union?

    2
33. The resort of Faliraki is on which Greek island?

    Rhodes
34. Eric Cartman is a character in which cartoon series?

    South Park
35. Who became Lord Mayor of London in 1397?

    Richard Whittington