General Knowledge
1.
Which birthday did Barbie celebrate in 2009?
50th
2.
Which cartoon character has her own theme park
located in Hampshire?
Peppa Pig
3.
What do the letters QI stand for in the name of
the popular comedy quiz show?
Quite Interesting
4.
In which decade were teabags first sold
commercially?
1900s
5.
What was the first item to be sold in the UK
using an electronically scanned Bar Code?
Packet of Chewing Gum
TV
1.
Olivia Coleman played Detective Sergeant Ellie
Miller in which ITV Series?
Broadchurch
2.
Lady Di, Willy, Wellard and Roly are dogs who
have appeared in which TV Soap?
Eastenders
3.
Justin Fletcher is better known by what name in
a famous Cbeebies series?
Mr Tumble
4.
Who provides the sarcastic narration on the TV
show “Come Dine With Me”?
Dave Lamb
5.
In the Simpsons, what is the first name of Chief
Wiggum?
Clancy
Sport
1.
In which Olympic sport might you use either a
recurve, a compound or a traditional piece of equipment?
Archery
2.
Who replaced Sepp Blatter as President of Fifa
in 2016?
Gianni Infantino
3.
In which city do La Liga team Espanyol FC play
their home matches?
Barcelona
4.
What sport is played by the Nottingham Panthers,
Dundee Stars and Cardiff Devils?
Ice Hockey
5.
Over what distance, in metres, are Olympic and
World Rowing Championships held?
2000m
Food and Drink
1.
In cooking what does the abbreviation UHT stand
for?
Ultra Heat Treated
2.
Mozzarella Cheese is made from the milk of which
animal?
Buffalo
3.
John Pemberton is credited with the invention of
which popular drink?
Coca Cola
4.
What kind of food item does an Oometer measure?
Eggs
5.
The name of which dish, found on a menu in
Indian Restaurants, literally means “Dry Fry”?
Jalfriezi
21st
Century Events
1.
Who replaced Ed Milliband as leader of the
Labour Party after the 2015 election defeat?
Jeremy Corbyn
2.
What is the name of the music streaming service
launched by Beyonce and Jay Z?
Tidal
3.
Which non-European country competed in the
Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 2015?
Australia
4.
In which country were 33 miners trapped for 69
days in 2010, gaining the attention of the worlds media?
Chile
5.
Who is the controversial founder of WikiLeaks
who became Personna non grata in the
USA in 2010?
Julian Assange
History
1.
Which monarch was on the throne during the
Gunpowder Plot?
James I
2.
In which decade was Daylight Savings Time
introduced?
1910s
3.
In which modern day State of the US was Captain
James Cook killed?
Hawaii
4.
Where did the so-called Bevin Boys work during
World War II?
Coal Mines
6.
Which king erected 12 Eleanor Crosses in Memory
of his wife?
Edward I
1 Questions 5
Answers
Q: Olympics. Which five events make up a
Modern Pentathlon? (Note: You only need to list the disciplines involved, not
the distances)
1.
Running
2.
Shooting
3.
Horse Riding
4.
Swimming
5.
Fencing
Connection Round
1.
Which pop artist famously painted pictures of
Campbells Soup Tins?
Andy Warhol
2.
Which former bass player with the Sex pistols
died aged 22 in 1979?
Sid Vicious
3.
Which American writer, director and actor has
produced and starred in films including Annie Hall, Hannah and her Sisters,
Manhattan and The Purple Rose of Cairo?
Woody Allen
4.
Which unit of length, used by the
International Astronomical Union,
measures around 5.9 trillion miles?
Lightyear
5.
What is the connection between the above
answers?
Toy Story (Andy is the owner of the toys, Sid
is the evil neighbour, Woody the cowboy and of course, Buzz Lightyear)
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