General Knowledge Quiz #36

General Knowledge Quiz #36

Questions

1. In the UK children's TV series Playschool, what was the name of the black doll which replaced Hamble in the 1980s?
2. In which decade was third class rail travel re-designated second class on British railways?
3. Clayton Moore and John Hart both played which US TV character?
4. Saarland is an area of which European country?
5. The Salk vaccine was developed in 1954 to be used against which disease?
6. The Battle of Balaclava was fought during which war?
7. What is a Spanish nobleman of the highest rank called?
8. Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger founded which website in 2001?
9. What nationality was guitarist Django Reinhardt?
10. Which city hosted the 1900 Summer Olympics?
11. Who wrote the novel The Thirty-Nine Steps?
12. What type of plastic was made from phenol and formaldehyde?
13. In which year was the Berlin Wall built?
14. Which UK supermaket chain launched a controversial carrier bag with the maxim 'Take an Old Bag Shopping'?
15. What was singer Tony Bennett's only No1 UK hit single (as at 2009?
16. In which decade was third class rail travel re-designated second class on British railways?
17. In the UK children's TV series Playschool, what was the name of the black doll which replaced Hamble in the 1980s?
18. What was singer Tony Bennett's only No1 UK hit single (as at 2009)?
19. The London Promenade concerts were founded by which English composer/conductor?
20. Which UK supermaket chain launched a controversial carrier bag with the maxim 'Take an Old Bag Shopping'?
21. Which British comedian features in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV?
22. Who was the first British Prime Minister not to have been privately educated?
23. Also known as the Pink City, what is the capital of the Indian state Rajasthan?
24. Black Dog and Blind Pew are characters in which novel?
25. A veronique dish is garnished with which fruit?
26. What is the oldest trophy in international sport?
27. In which 1953 film did Marilyn Monroe play gold-digger Lorelei Lee?
28. What is the theme tune of the US basketball team, the Harlem Globetrotters?
29. Who captained the West Indies cricket team from 1974-85?
30. Loyola University is in which US city?
31. What was singer Tony Bennett's only No1 UK hit single?
32. In the human body what is the innominate bone more commonly known as?
33. Which US singer's real name is Ernest Evans?
34. Zloty and Grosz are money in which country?
35. Who became president of Uganda after Idi Amin was overthrown in 1980?

1. In the UK children's TV series Playschool, what was the name of the black doll which replaced Hamble in the 1980s?

   Poppy
2. In which decade was third class rail travel re-designated second class on British railways?

   1950s
3. Clayton Moore and John Hart both played which US TV character?

   The Lone Ranger
4. Saarland is an area of which European country?

   Germany
5. The Salk vaccine was developed in 1954 to be used against which disease?

   Polio
6. The Battle of Balaclava was fought during which war?

   The Crimean War
7. What is a Spanish nobleman of the highest rank called?

   Grandee
8. Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger founded which website in 2001?

   Wikipedia
9. What nationality was guitarist Django Reinhardt?

   Belgian
10. Which city hosted the 1900 Summer Olympics?

    Paris
11. Who wrote the novel The Thirty-Nine Steps?

    John Buchan
12. What type of plastic was made from phenol and formaldehyde?

    Bakelite
13. In which year was the Berlin Wall built?

    1961
14. Which UK supermaket chain launched a controversial carrier bag with the maxim 'Take an Old Bag Shopping'?

    Sainsbury's
15. What was singer Tony Bennett's only No1 UK hit single (as at 2009?

    Stranger in Paradise 
16. In which decade was third class rail travel re-designated second class on British railways?

    1950s 
17. In the UK children's TV series Playschool, what was the name of the black doll which replaced Hamble in the 1980s?

    Poppy
18. What was singer Tony Bennett's only No1 UK hit single (as at 2009)?

    Stranger in Paradise (1955)
19. The London Promenade concerts were founded by which English composer/conductor?

    Sir Henry Wood
20. Which UK supermaket chain launched a controversial carrier bag with the maxim 'Take an Old Bag Shopping'?

    Sainsbury's
21. Which British comedian features in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV?

    Ricky Gervais
22. Who was the first British Prime Minister not to have been privately educated?

    David Lloyd George
23. Also known as the Pink City, what is the capital of the Indian state Rajasthan?

    Jaipur
24. Black Dog and Blind Pew are characters in which novel?

    Treasure Island
25. A veronique dish is garnished with which fruit?

    Grapes
26. What is the oldest trophy in international sport?

    The Americas Cup (in Sailing - introduced 1851)
27. In which 1953 film did Marilyn Monroe play gold-digger Lorelei Lee?

    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
28. What is the theme tune of the US basketball team, the Harlem Globetrotters?

    Sweet Georgia Brown
29. Who captained the West Indies cricket team from 1974-85?

    Clive Lloyd
30. Loyola University is in which US city?

    Chicago
31. What was singer Tony Bennett's only No1 UK hit single?

    Stranger in Paradise
32. In the human body what is the innominate bone more commonly known as?

    The hip bone
33. Which US singer's real name is Ernest Evans?

    Chubby Checker
34. Zloty and Grosz are money in which country?

    Poland
35. Who became president of Uganda after Idi Amin was overthrown in 1980?

    Milton Obote