Saturday, August 26, 2023

General Knowledge Quiz 43 answers

 


Please try the questions first. It is more fun that way!

1) What was the hotel in the 2014 film starring Raiph Fiennes?


a)
The Grand Budapest b) The Grand Baghdad c) The Grand Bombay

2) What is the occupation of someone who collects and maintains historical records?


a) historian b) historicist c)
archivist

3) Which desert is the largest in square miles?


a)
Sahara b) Gobi c) Kalahari

4) Who has to blow his horn?


a) Acker Bilk b)
Little Boy Blue c) Humphrey Littleton

5) In which decade was the film "Brassed Off" released?


a) 1970s b) 1980s c)
1990s

6) Bradford is on the edge of


a)
pennines b) mendips c) cheviots

7) Which 1980s sitcom had the characters William and Hester Fields?


a) The Fields of Yorkshire b)
Fresh fields c) Head for the Hills

8) Which catch-phrase is associated with Paul Daniels?


a)
You will like this, not a lot b) they don't like it up 'em c) I 'ate you Butler

9) Which catch-phrase is associated with Corporal Jones?


a) You will like this, not a lot b)
they don't like it up 'em c) I 'ate you Butler

10) Which catch-phrase is associated with Blakey from "On the Buses"?


a) You will like this, not a lot b) they don't like it up 'em c)
I 'ate you Butler

11) From which language do we get the term "contretemps"


a)
French b) Latin c) Italian

12) What is the name of the fort in Camberwick Green?


a)
Pippin Fort b) Fort Worth c) Fort Knox

13) In which decade was Alfed Hitchcock's Spellbound released?


a) 1930s b)
1940s c) 1950s (=1945)

14) What is the maximum number of players in a game of croquet?


a) two b) three c)
four

15) In which county is Bromsgrove?


a) Kent b) Surrey c)
Worcestershire

16) What was never won by a faint heart?


a) a battle b)
a fair lady c) a game of chess

17) Here we go round the mulbery WHAT?


a)
bush b) flower c) pub

18) Who led the Carthaginian expedition against Rome?


a)
Hannibal b) Lector c) Scipio

19) On a standard keyboard which key is immediately to the left of D?


a) A b)
S c)F

20) Which sauce is traditionally served with roast pork?


a) mint b)
apple c) pineapple


 

 



General Knowledge Quiz 43

General Knowledge Quiz 43
1) What was the hotel in the 2014 film starring Raiph Fiennes?
a) The Grand Budapest b) The Grand Baghdad c) The Grand Bombay


2) What is the occupation of someone who collects and maintains historical records?
a) historian b) historicist c) archivist


3) Which desert is the largest in square miles?
a) Sahara b) Gobi c) Kalahari


4) Who has to blow his horn?
a) Acker Bilk b) Little Boy Blue c) Humphrey Littleton


5) In which decade was the film "Brassed Off" released?
a) 1970s b) 1980s c) 1990s


6) Bradford is on the edge of
a) pennines b) mendips c) cheviots


7) Which 1980s sitcom had the characters William and Hester Fields?
a) The Fields of Yorkshire b) Fresh fields c) Head for the Hills


8) Which catch-phrase is associated with Paul Daniels?
a) You will like this, not a lot b) they don't like it up 'em c) I 'ate you Butler


9) Which catch-phrase is associated with Corporal Jones?
a) You will like this, not a lot b) they don't like it up 'em c) I 'ate you Butler


10) Which catch-phrase is associated with Blakey from "On the Buses"?
a) You will like this, not a lot b) they don't like it up 'em c) I 'ate you Butler


11) From which language do we get the term "contretemps"
a) French  b) Latin c) Italian


12) What is the name of the fort in Camberwick Green
a) Pippin Fort b) Fort Worth c) Fort Knox


13) In which decade was Alfed Hitchcock's Spellbound released?
a) 1930s b) 1940s c) 1950s (=1945)


14) What is the maximum number of players in a game of croquet?
a) two b) three c) four


15) In which county is Bromsgrove?
a) Kent b) Surrey c) Worcestershire


16) What was never won by a faint heart?
a) a battle b) a fair lady c) a game of chess


17) Here we go round the mulbery WHAT?
a) bush b) flower c) pub


18) Who led the Carthaginian expedition against Rome?
a) Hannibal b) Lector c) Scipio


19) On a standard keyboard which key is immediately to the left of D?
a) A b) S c)F


20) Which sauce is traditionally served with roast pork?
a) mint b) apple c) pineapple


 

Friday, August 25, 2023

General Knowledge Quiz 44 answers


 


General Knowledge Quiz 44

 

 

Please try the questions before looking at 

 

 

the answers


1) Amanda Holden has been a judge in which reality show since the first series?


a) Strictly come dancing b) The X Factor c)
Britain's Got Talent

2) Thomas Savery developed the first commercial pumping device powered by what?


a) solar power b)
steam c) electricity

 

3) Who was Marc Anthony's love interest?


a) Julius Caesar b)
Cleopatra c) Calpurnia

4) Which ballet features gingerbread men soldiers?


a)
The Nutcracker b) Romeo and Juliet c) Swan Lake

5) What name is given to the area under a church?


a) churchyard b) glebe c)
crypt

6) If you are born on 22nd January, your star sign is...


a)
aquarius b) pisces c) aries

7) Ben Price played which character in Coronation Street?


a) Todd Grimshaw b)
Nick Tilsley c) Damon Hay

8) Jonathan Edwards was the first triple jumper to achieve which distance?


a) 16 metres b)
18 metres c) 20 metres

 

9) Anakin Skywalker became which villain?


a) Darth Vader b) Boba Fett c) Emperor Palpatine

10) What tribe sacked Rome in 410 AD?


a) Hun b)
Visigoths c) Gauls

11) What type of film is High Noon (which starred Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly)?


a) Romance b) Sci Fi c)
Western

12) Which Old Testment recalls Sarah's pregnancy with Isaac?


a)
Genesis b) Exodus c) Leviticus

13) Who votes for the winners of the Man of Steel Award?


a) the public b) the Amateur Athletics Association c)
Fello

w players

14) What could Jack Sprat's wife not eat?


a) fat b)
lean c) chocolate

15) Which group released "Emotional Rescue"


a) Paw Patrol b)
The Stones c) The Beatles

16) Lancia vehicles are manufactured in


a) Germany b) France c)
Italy

17) Where is Worksop?


a) North Yorkshire b) South Yorkshire c)
Nottinghamshire

18) The Roman numerals CD are equal to


a) 300 b)
400 c) 500

19) Rattan furniture is made from a plant native to


a) Africa b)
Asia c) South America

20) What name is given to the person in charge of exhibits at a gallery?


a)
curator b) surveyor c) owner


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General Knowledge Quiz 44

General Knowledge Quiz 44

 

1) Amanda Holden has been a judge in which reality show since the first series?


a) Strictly come dancing b) The X Factor c) Britain's Got Talent

2) Thomas Savery developed the first commercial pumping device powered by what?


a) solar power b) steam c) electricity

3) Who was Marc Anthony's love interest?


a) Julius Caesar b) Cleopatra c) Calpurnia

4) Which ballet features gingerbread men soldiers?


a) The Nutcracker b) Romeo and Juliet c) Swan Lake

5) What name is given to the area under a church


a) churchyard b) glebe c) crypt

 

6) If you are born on 22nd January, your star sign is
 

a) aquarius b) pisces c) aries

7) Ben Price played which character in Coronation Street?
 

a) Todd Grimshaw b) Nick Tilsley c) Damon Hay

8) Jonathan Edwards was the first triple jumper to achieve which distance?
 

a) 16 metres b) 18 metres c) 20 metres

9) Anakin Skywalker became which villain?
 

a) Darth Vader b) Boba Fett c) Emperor Palpatine

10) What tribe sacked Rome in 410 AD
 

a) Hun b) Visigoths c) Gauls

11) What type of film is High Noon (which starred Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly)?
 

a) Romance b) Sci Fi c) Western

12) Which Old Testment recalls Sarah's pregnancy with Isaac?
 

a) Genesis b) Exodus c) Leviticus

13) Who votes for the winners of the Man of Steel Award?
 

a) the public b) the Amateur Athletics Association c) Fellow players

14) What could Jack Sprat's wife not eat?
 

a) fat b) lean c) chocolate

15) Which group released "Emotional Rescue"
 

a) Paw Patrol b) The Stones c) The Beatles

16) Lancia vehicles are manufactured in
 

a) Germany b) France c) Italy

17) Where is Worksop?
 

a) North Yorkshire b) South Yorkshire c) Nottinghamshire

18) The Roman numerals CD are equal to
 

a) 300 b) 400 c) 500

19) Rattan furniture is made from a plant native to
 

a) Africa b) Asia c) South America

20) What name is given to the person in charge of exhibits at a gallery?
 

a) curator b) surveyor c) owner

 


 



Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Hospital Stories


#Worthingflash is a project to promote flash fiction. In addition to Worthing, it has attracted writers from every continent. There have been 100 writers so far, over 63,000 people have visited the blog http://worthingflash.blogspot.com and there is a wide range of topics and genres.
You can write about anything you like but for those who like prompts, here is a suggestion.
At a certain age, we have all had some time in hospital. You may have a true story. For example, I was in a bed opposite a patient who got up every morning, got dressed and said his family was coming to collect him. In due course, his long-suffering family arrived. They pointed out he had a resting pulse of 150 and he was suffering inter alia from gangrene. They then had the daily task of dissuading him from going home.
Alternatively, it could be a fantasy about a nurse called Eustace who falls madly in love with you. He turns out somewhat disappointingly to be a drug dealer with unfortunate personal habits.
The only rule is that entries have to be under 1000 words. Indeed you could try your hand at a six-word story if you like!
Stories should be sent to worthingflash@gmail.com and all are read and considered.