General Knowledge
1. What is the name of the island of little people in “Gulliver’s Travels”?
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2. In Roman numerals what is “C” minus “L”?#twubquiz
3. For which sport is the town of Henley famous?#twubquiz
4. Kevin Rowland was lead singer, with which 80s band? #twubquiz
5. Who appeared to predict all six lottery numbers live on TV, earlier this
year?#twubquiz
6. Which player moves first in a game of chess, white or black? #twubquiz
7. What was the name of the dog in Enid Blyton’s “Famous Five”?#twubquiz
8. In which ocean would you find the coral sea?#twubquiz
9. Who was the first Bond Girl?#twubquiz
10. In which 1994 film did Sally Field play the mother of Tom Hanks?
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Round 2
Shoes
1. In the film The Wizard Of Oz, what footwear did Dorothy use to return home? #twubquiz
2. What are clogs called in Holland? #twubquiz
3. How many pairs of shoes did Imelda Marcos havein her Philippine palace?a. 560, b. 1060, c. 10,060 #twubquiz
4. Who wrote the Elivs presley song 'Blue Seude Shoes'? #twubquiz
5. Which character in the film 'From Russia with Love' wore shoes with poison tipped darts? #twubquiz
6. What are Eskimo boots called?#twubquiz
7. Who got into the charts with "Goody Two shoes"?
8.Who first released the song "These boots are made for walkin"?
9. Who might be given the nickname Shughie (like Shoey) in Scotland?
10. Who sang about someone with "Diamonds on the soles of her shoes"?
Round 3
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Round 4 Birds
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1. What is the alternative name of the Shakespearean character, Robin Goodfellow? #twubquiz
2. What bird is in the title of a book by Jack Higgins, made into a film starring Donald Sutherland and Michael Caine? #twubquiz
3. In Golf, how many strokes under par is a birdie?#twubquiz
4. What type of bird did William Wordsworth address with the words "Shall I call thee bird, or but a wandering voice"?#twubquiz
5. Which instrument was played by the jazz musician Charlie "Bird" Parker?#twubquiz
6. Who wrote the story on which the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock film "The Birds" was based?#twubquiz
7. Which bird was the title of a 1968 UK number 1 hit for Fleetwood Mac?#twubquiz
8. In the famous Monty Python parrot sketch, what breed of parrot had John Cleese supposedly been sold?#twubquiz
9. Which English football league club are nicknamed "The Eagles"?#twubquiz
10. Which British high street bank uses the eagle as its logo?#twubquiz
Round 5
About Britain
1 In which city was the Titanic built ? #twubquiz
2 The London Monument near London Bridge was built to commemorate what ?
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3 In which city was Thomas A Becket murdered ?#twubquiz
4 What was the Roman name for Ireland ?#twubquiz
5 The Government Communication Headquarters(GCHQ) is based near which town?#twubquiz
6 In which London street would you find the US Embassy ? #twubquiz
7 What is the name for the range of hills that separate England from Scotland ? #twubquiz
8 Which Surrey town is famous for its mineral deposits?#twubquiz
9 Which city is home to the UK’s oldest University? #twubquiz
10 In which town is the Open University based?#twubquiz
Round 1
Answers
1. Lilliput
2. L
3. Rowing
4. Dexy’s Midnight Runners
5. Derren Brown
6. White
7. Timmy
8. Pacific
9. Ursuala Andress
10. Forrest Gump
Round 2
1. Ruby slippers.
2. Klompen
3. b. 1060
4. Carl Perkins
5. Rosa Klebb.
6. Mucluks
7. Adam Ant
8. Nancy Sinatra
9. Anyone named Hugh
10.Paul Simon
Round 3
Answers
1. Tim Collins
2. Declan
3. Toady
4. Karl Kennedy
5. Donna Freedman
6. Paul Robinson
7. Harold Bishop
8. Libby Kennedy/Fitzgerald
9. Susan Kinskey/Kennedy
10. Elle Robinson
Round 4
1. Puck
2. Eagle (The Eagle Has Landed)
3. One
4. Cuckoo
5. Saxophone
6. Daphne Du Maurier
7. Albatross
8. Norweigian Blue
9. Crystal Palace
10. Barclays
Round 5
1. Belfast
2. The Great Fire Of London
3. Canterbury
4. Hibernia
5. Cheltenham
6. Grosvenor Square
7. The Cheviots
8. Epsom
9. Oxford
10. Milton Keynes
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