General Knowledge Quiz 43 answers

 

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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