General Knowledge Quiz #39

General Knowledge Quiz #39

Questions

1. In which English county is the Dickens World Theme Park?
2. What is the science of accurate time measurement called?
3. President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and which prime minister were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1978?
4. Maurice Cole was the real name of which popular funny UK Radio and TV personality?
5. What was Barbara Windsor's first Carry On film?
6. In a game of English draughts how many pieces does each player normally begin with?
7. Jasper National Park is in which country?
8. In which century was the Bank of England founded?
9. In medicine a Mantoux test is a skin test for diagnosing immunity from which disease?
10. Which prehistoric period followed the Stone Age and preceded the Iron Age?
11. Who wrote the one-act comedy play Power Lunch?
12. What is the fin on the back of a fish called?
13. Duma is a legislative body in the ruling assembly of which country?
14. Which UK Chancellor of the Exchequer said, "The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison wall."?
15. President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and which prime minister were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1978?
16. Maurice Cole was the real name of which popular funny UK Radio and TV personality?
17. In a game of English draughts how many pieces does each player normally begin with?
18. In medicine a Mantoux test is a skin test for diagnosing immunity from which disease?
19. Which singer's epitaph is 'True To His Own Spirit'?
20. Which UK Chancellor of the Exchequer said, "The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison wall."?
21. The Yas Marina Grand Prix circuit is in which country?
22. Who was the first black man to appear on the cover of American Vogue?
23. Which English county cricket team play at the Rose Bowl?
24. On which river is the German town of Wittenburg?
25. Where in the human body is the radius?
26. Who is the voice of baby Mikey in the 1989 film Look Who's Talking?
27. An eyas is what young creature taken from the wild for training?
28. What is Thailand's biggest island?
29. What is the spiked stick or prod used for driving cattle called?
30. What ice-cream dish is named after an Australian opera singer?
31. Lammas Day falls on the first day of which month?
32. What is the name of the platform or stand used to support a coffin?
33. What type of creature is a canvasback?
34. Which country has the international registration RA?
35. Who was the mother of British monarchs Charles II and James II?

1. In which English county is the Dickens World Theme Park?

   Kent
2. What is the science of accurate time measurement called?

   Chronometry
3. President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and which prime minister were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1978?

   Menachen Begin
4. Maurice Cole was the real name of which popular funny UK Radio and TV personality?

   Kenny Everett
5. What was Barbara Windsor's first Carry On film?

   Carry On Spying
6. In a game of English draughts how many pieces does each player normally begin with?

   Twelve
7. Jasper National Park is in which country?

   Canada
8. In which century was the Bank of England founded?

   17th
9. In medicine a Mantoux test is a skin test for diagnosing immunity from which disease?

   Tuberculosis
10. Which prehistoric period followed the Stone Age and preceded the Iron Age?

    Bronze Age
11. Who wrote the one-act comedy play Power Lunch?

    Alan Ball
12. What is the fin on the back of a fish called?

    Dorsal
13. Duma is a legislative body in the ruling assembly of which country?

    Russia
14. Which UK Chancellor of the Exchequer said, "The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison wall."?

    Denis Healey 
15. President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and which prime minister were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1978?

    Menachen Begin 
16. Maurice Cole was the real name of which popular funny UK Radio and TV personality?

    Kenny Everett
17. In a game of English draughts how many pieces does each player normally begin with?

    Twelve
18. In medicine a Mantoux test is a skin test for diagnosing immunity from which disease?

    Tuberculosis 
19. Which singer's epitaph is 'True To His Own Spirit'?

    Jim Morrison
20. Which UK Chancellor of the Exchequer said, "The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison wall."?

    Denis Healey
21. The Yas Marina Grand Prix circuit is in which country?

    Abu Dhabi
22. Who was the first black man to appear on the cover of American Vogue?

    LeBron James
23. Which English county cricket team play at the Rose Bowl?

    Hampshire
24. On which river is the German town of Wittenburg?

    Elbe
25. Where in the human body is the radius?

    Forearm
26. Who is the voice of baby Mikey in the 1989 film Look Who's Talking?

    Bruce Willis
27. An eyas is what young creature taken from the wild for training?

    Hawk
28. What is Thailand's biggest island?

    Phuket
29. What is the spiked stick or prod used for driving cattle called?

    Goad
30. What ice-cream dish is named after an Australian opera singer?

    Peach Melba
31. Lammas Day falls on the first day of which month?

    August
32. What is the name of the platform or stand used to support a coffin?

    Catafalque
33. What type of creature is a canvasback?

    Duck
34. Which country has the international registration RA?

    Argentina
35. Who was the mother of British monarchs Charles II and James II?

    Henrietta Maria of France