General Knowledge Quiz #34

General Knowledge Quiz #34

Questions

1. What does TGV most commonly stand for?
2. Which novelist wrote under the pseudonym Ellis Bell?
3. Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn played an architect and waitress in which 1992 film?
4. A costard is what type of fruit?
5. What is a corrida?
6. Which British rock band leased a six-acre section of Shepperton Studios in 1977 under the name of Ramport Enterprises?
7. Who painted The Monarch of the Glen?
8. In which year was Britain's first adhesive postage stamp the Penny Black issued?
9. In US politics who replaced Spiro Agnew as Richard Nixon's vice-president in 1973?
10. George Williams founded what in London in 1844?
11. Who was crowned King of the Scots in 1306?
12. The term 'green-eyed monster' originated from which of Shakepseare's plays?
13. The Royal Mint is in which country of the UK?
14. Who (at 2008 plays Doctor Gregory House in the TV series House?
15. Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn played an architect and waitress in which 1992 film?
16. Which British rock band leased a six-acre section of Shepperton Studios in 1977 under the name of Ramport Enterprises?
17. In which year was Britain's first adhesive postage stamp the Penny Black issued?
18. In US politics who replaced Spiro Agnew as Richard Nixon's vice-president in 1973?
19. Who won the 1987 British Formula One Grand Prix?
20. Who was the first man to appear on the cover of the American Vogue?
21. A gooney bird is another name for which bird?
22. Who directed the 2005 Bob Dylan documentary No Direction Home?
23. What is the US state capital of Washington?
24. Salpingitis is the medical term for the inflammation of which part of the body?
25. Who played plays Doctor Gregory House in the TV series House?
26. The Butut is the monetary unit of which country?
27. Chrometophobia is an irrational fear of what?
28. Who was the first prime minister of Israel?
29. What type of creature is a bonnethead?
30. The first chamber of commerce in Britain was founded in which city in 1783?
31. Which country hosts the world screaming championships?
32. In astronomy what is the outermost region of a planet's atmosphere called?
33. A bibliophile is a lover of what?
34. In which year did Captain Scott reach the South Pole?
35. Which British sportsman's autobiography is entitled Walking Tall?

1. What does TGV most commonly stand for?

   Train a Grande Vitesse (French: high speed train)
2. Which novelist wrote under the pseudonym Ellis Bell?

   Emily Bronte
3. Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn played an architect and waitress in which 1992 film?

   Housesitter
4. A costard is what type of fruit?

   Apple
5. What is a corrida?

   Bullfight
6. Which British rock band leased a six-acre section of Shepperton Studios in 1977 under the name of Ramport Enterprises?

   The Who
7. Who painted The Monarch of the Glen?

   Sir Edwin Henry Landseer
8. In which year was Britain's first adhesive postage stamp the Penny Black issued?

   1840
9. In US politics who replaced Spiro Agnew as Richard Nixon's vice-president in 1973?

   Gerald Ford
10. George Williams founded what in London in 1844?

    YMCA
11. Who was crowned King of the Scots in 1306?

    Robert the Bruce
12. The term 'green-eyed monster' originated from which of Shakepseare's plays?

    Othello
13. The Royal Mint is in which country of the UK?

    Wales
14. Who (at 2008 plays Doctor Gregory House in the TV series House?

    Hugh Laurie
15. Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn played an architect and waitress in which 1992 film?

    Housesitter
16. Which British rock band leased a six-acre section of Shepperton Studios in 1977 under the name of Ramport Enterprises?

    The Who 
17. In which year was Britain's first adhesive postage stamp the Penny Black issued?

    1840
18. In US politics who replaced Spiro Agnew as Richard Nixon's vice-president in 1973?

    Gerald Ford
19. Who won the 1987 British Formula One Grand Prix?

    Nigel Mansell
20. Who was the first man to appear on the cover of the American Vogue?

    Richard Gere
21. A gooney bird is another name for which bird?

    Albatross
22. Who directed the 2005 Bob Dylan documentary No Direction Home?

    Martin Scorsese
23. What is the US state capital of Washington?

    Olympia
24. Salpingitis is the medical term for the inflammation of which part of the body?

    Fallopian Tubes
25. Who played plays Doctor Gregory House in the TV series House?

    Hugh Laurie
26. The Butut is the monetary unit of which country?

    Gambia
27. Chrometophobia is an irrational fear of what?

    Money
28. Who was the first prime minister of Israel?

    David Ben-Gurion
29. What type of creature is a bonnethead?

    Shark
30. The first chamber of commerce in Britain was founded in which city in 1783?

    Glasgow
31. Which country hosts the world screaming championships?

    Poland
32. In astronomy what is the outermost region of a planet's atmosphere called?

    Exosphere
33. A bibliophile is a lover of what?

    Books
34. In which year did Captain Scott reach the South Pole?

    1912
35. Which British sportsman's autobiography is entitled Walking Tall?

    Peter Crouch