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Generals
1. What is the Royal Navy's equivalent rank to a full general in the army?
2. What was the nickname of the US Civil War general, Thomas Jonathon
Jackson, possibly given to him because of his reluctance to retreat?
3. Which general did George C. Scott play in a 1970 film?
4. Who replaced General Claude Auchinleck as commander of the 8th Army in
1942?
5. In the Buster Keaton film The General, what was the General?
Geography
6. In which US state does the Mississippi meet the ocean?
7. In which modern country is Crimea?
8. What is the capital of Bavaria?
9. Of which country is the island of Heligoland a part?
10. Which is the biggest island in the Carribean?
Music
11. Which band comprises Sean Moore, Nicky Wire, and James Dean Bradfield?
12. Who had hits with "I Did What I Could With My Gas Mask" and "Mr. Wu's a
Window Cleaner Now"?
13. Which guitarist, backed by the Deltones, is credited with inventing Surf
Rock in the early 60s?
14. Which song was a UK number one for Esther and Abi Ofarim in 1968?
15. Which female singer joined Take That on their number one hit Relight My
Fire?
Politics
16. Which title did Tony Benn renounce to become an MP?
17. Who was Chancellor of the Exchequer 1951–55, Home Secretary 1957–62,
and Foreign Secretary 1963-1964?
18. What faux-pas did Hugh Dalton commit in 1947 that forced him to resign as
Chancellor of the Exchequer?
19. Who was elected MP for Merthyr Tydfil in 1900?
20. Whose 1942 report provided the basis of the Welfare State that began in
1945?
General Knowledge
21. Sid James played a character called Sid James in Hancock's Half Hour, but
his middle name was also the name of a castle. Which one?
22. How many space shuttles remain mission-worthy?
23. Which 5 surnames were used by more than one President of the USA?
24. What in 1943 was codenamed Operation Downwood?
25. Which Beatles hit starts with a snippet from La Marseillaise?
26. What is the currency of Monaco?
27. Which current pop star's name is an anagram of Presbyterians?
28. What position does Joska Fischer hold in Germany, and Dominique de
Villepin in France?
29. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was in the news this week. How is she better known?
30. In which building in the UK is the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior?
31. What was commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1806 to celebrate his
military victories?
32. Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was build by
Nebuchadnezzar in roughly 600 BC?
33. Which Roman emperor, according to legend, made his horse, Incitatus, a
consul?
34. Which British bridge was the longest single-span suspension bridge in the
world when it opened in 1981?
35. Who famously painted The Scream?
36. What is the county town of Kent?
37. Kent natives are either Men of Kent or Kentish Men, dependent on which
side of a river they were born. Which is the river in question?
38. Which museum is the usual home of the Venus de Milo?
39. Which Dickens novel features Betsy Trotwood and Peggoty?
40. Who played Harvey Moon in the original Shine On Harvey Moon?
41. What was Ives's nickname in Porridge?
42. What was the name of the revolutionary group headed by Wolfie Smith?
43. Who was leader of the Fianna Fail party from 1926-1959?
44. How are the Religious Society of Friends better known?
45. In which year did ITV begin broadcasting?
46. In which year was the Channel Tunnel officially opened?
47. In which country was Greta Garbo born?
48. Who wrote the play on which the film Witness For The Prosecution was
based?
49. Who played Captain Louis Renault in Casablanca (1942)?
50. Dudley Moore met Peter Cook at Cambridge. Which subject did Moore get his
degree in?
51. George Bush met with Megawati Sukarnoputri yesterday? Of which country is
she the president?
52. Uttar Pradesh is a region of which country?
53. Which Cuban boxer won Olympic gold medals in 1972, 1976, and 1980?
54. The first boxer to win three Olympics gold medals was Hungarian, and he
died yesterday. Name him.
55. With how many countries does Denmark share a land border?
56. What does a tonsor do for a living?
57. What colour was Lady Penelope's Rolls Royce?
58. The USA boycotted the 1980 summer Olympics to protest what event?
59. What was the name of Yogi Bear's sidekick?
60. Who is Scotland's most capped footballer?
--
Keith Willoughby http://flat222.org/keith/
"Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the
president or any other public official."
- Theodore Roosevelt
Generals
1. What is the Royal Navy's equivalent rank to a full general in the army?
2. What was the nickname of the US Civil War general, Thomas Jonathon
Jackson, possibly given to him because of his reluctance to retreat?
3. Which general did George C. Scott play in a 1970 film?
4. Who replaced General Claude Auchinleck as commander of the 8th Army in
1942?
5. In the Buster Keaton film The General, what was the General?
Geography
6. In which US state does the Mississippi meet the ocean?
7. In which modern country is Crimea?
8. What is the capital of Bavaria?
9. Of which country is the island of Heligoland a part?
10. Which is the biggest island in the Carribean?
Music
11. Which band comprises Sean Moore, Nicky Wire, and James Dean Bradfield?
12. Who had hits with "I Did What I Could With My Gas Mask" and "Mr. Wu's a
Window Cleaner Now"?
13. Which guitarist, backed by the Deltones, is credited with inventing Surf
Rock in the early 60s?
14. Which song was a UK number one for Esther and Abi Ofarim in 1968?
15. Which female singer joined Take That on their number one hit Relight My
Fire?
Politics
16. Which title did Tony Benn renounce to become an MP?
17. Who was Chancellor of the Exchequer 1951–55, Home Secretary 1957–62,
and Foreign Secretary 1963-1964?
18. What faux-pas did Hugh Dalton commit in 1947 that forced him to resign as
Chancellor of the Exchequer?
19. Who was elected MP for Merthyr Tydfil in 1900?
20. Whose 1942 report provided the basis of the Welfare State that began in
1945?
General Knowledge
21. Sid James played a character called Sid James in Hancock's Half Hour, but
his middle name was also the name of a castle. Which one?
22. How many space shuttles remain mission-worthy?
23. Which 5 surnames were used by more than one President of the USA?
24. What in 1943 was codenamed Operation Downwood?
25. Which Beatles hit starts with a snippet from La Marseillaise?
26. What is the currency of Monaco?
27. Which current pop star's name is an anagram of Presbyterians?
28. What position does Joska Fischer hold in Germany, and Dominique de
Villepin in France?
29. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was in the news this week. How is she better known?
30. In which building in the UK is the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior?
31. What was commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1806 to celebrate his
military victories?
32. Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was build by
Nebuchadnezzar in roughly 600 BC?
33. Which Roman emperor, according to legend, made his horse, Incitatus, a
consul?
34. Which British bridge was the longest single-span suspension bridge in the
world when it opened in 1981?
35. Who famously painted The Scream?
36. What is the county town of Kent?
37. Kent natives are either Men of Kent or Kentish Men, dependent on which
side of a river they were born. Which is the river in question?
38. Which museum is the usual home of the Venus de Milo?
39. Which Dickens novel features Betsy Trotwood and Peggoty?
40. Who played Harvey Moon in the original Shine On Harvey Moon?
41. What was Ives's nickname in Porridge?
42. What was the name of the revolutionary group headed by Wolfie Smith?
43. Who was leader of the Fianna Fail party from 1926-1959?
44. How are the Religious Society of Friends better known?
45. In which year did ITV begin broadcasting?
46. In which year was the Channel Tunnel officially opened?
47. In which country was Greta Garbo born?
48. Who wrote the play on which the film Witness For The Prosecution was
based?
49. Who played Captain Louis Renault in Casablanca (1942)?
50. Dudley Moore met Peter Cook at Cambridge. Which subject did Moore get his
degree in?
51. George Bush met with Megawati Sukarnoputri yesterday? Of which country is
she the president?
52. Uttar Pradesh is a region of which country?
53. Which Cuban boxer won Olympic gold medals in 1972, 1976, and 1980?
54. The first boxer to win three Olympics gold medals was Hungarian, and he
died yesterday. Name him.
55. With how many countries does Denmark share a land border?
56. What does a tonsor do for a living?
57. What colour was Lady Penelope's Rolls Royce?
58. The USA boycotted the 1980 summer Olympics to protest what event?
59. What was the name of Yogi Bear's sidekick?
60. Who is Scotland's most capped footballer?
--
Keith Willoughby http://flat222.org/keith/
"Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the
president or any other public official."
- Theodore Roosevelt
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