General Knowledge Quiz #34

General Knowledge Quiz #34

Questions

1. The term 'green-eyed monster' originated from which of Shakepseare's plays?
2. The Royal Mint is in which country of the UK?
3. Who (at 2008 plays Doctor Gregory House in the TV series House?
4. Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn played an architect and waitress in which 1992 film?
5. Which British rock band leased a six-acre section of Shepperton Studios in 1977 under the name of Ramport Enterprises?
6. In which year was Britain's first adhesive postage stamp the Penny Black issued?
7. In US politics who replaced Spiro Agnew as Richard Nixon's vice-president in 1973?
8. Who was the first prime minister of Israel?
9. Who was the first man to appear on the cover of the American Vogue?
10. A gooney bird is another name for which bird?
11. Who directed the 2005 Bob Dylan documentary No Direction Home?
12. What is the US state capital of Washington?
13. Salpingitis is the medical term for the inflammation of which part of the body?
14. Who played plays Doctor Gregory House in the TV series House?
15. The Butut is the monetary unit of which country?
16. Chrometophobia is an irrational fear of what?
17. Who won the 1987 British Formula One Grand Prix?
18. What type of creature is a bonnethead?
19. The first chamber of commerce in Britain was founded in which city in 1783?
20. Which country hosts the world screaming championships?
21. In astronomy what is the outermost region of a planet's atmosphere called?
22. A bibliophile is a lover of what?
23. In which year did Captain Scott reach the South Pole?
24. Which British sportsman's autobiography is entitled Walking Tall?
25. George Williams founded what in London in 1844?
26. Which novelist wrote under the pseudonym Ellis Bell?
27. Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn played an architect and waitress in which 1992 film?
28. A costard is what type of fruit?
29. What is a corrida?
30. Which British rock band leased a six-acre section of Shepperton Studios in 1977 under the name of Ramport Enterprises?
31. Who painted The Monarch of the Glen?
32. In which year was Britain's first adhesive postage stamp the Penny Black issued?
33. In US politics who replaced Spiro Agnew as Richard Nixon's vice-president in 1973?
34. What does TGV most commonly stand for?
35. Who was crowned King of the Scots in 1306?

1. The term 'green-eyed monster' originated from which of Shakepseare's plays?

   Othello
2. The Royal Mint is in which country of the UK?

   Wales
3. Who (at 2008 plays Doctor Gregory House in the TV series House?

   Hugh Laurie
4. Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn played an architect and waitress in which 1992 film?

   Housesitter
5. Which British rock band leased a six-acre section of Shepperton Studios in 1977 under the name of Ramport Enterprises?

   The Who 
6. In which year was Britain's first adhesive postage stamp the Penny Black issued?

   1840
7. In US politics who replaced Spiro Agnew as Richard Nixon's vice-president in 1973?

   Gerald Ford
8. Who was the first prime minister of Israel?

   David Ben-Gurion
9. Who was the first man to appear on the cover of the American Vogue?

   Richard Gere
10. A gooney bird is another name for which bird?

    Albatross
11. Who directed the 2005 Bob Dylan documentary No Direction Home?

    Martin Scorsese
12. What is the US state capital of Washington?

    Olympia
13. Salpingitis is the medical term for the inflammation of which part of the body?

    Fallopian Tubes
14. Who played plays Doctor Gregory House in the TV series House?

    Hugh Laurie
15. The Butut is the monetary unit of which country?

    Gambia
16. Chrometophobia is an irrational fear of what?

    Money
17. Who won the 1987 British Formula One Grand Prix?

    Nigel Mansell
18. What type of creature is a bonnethead?

    Shark
19. The first chamber of commerce in Britain was founded in which city in 1783?

    Glasgow
20. Which country hosts the world screaming championships?

    Poland
21. In astronomy what is the outermost region of a planet's atmosphere called?

    Exosphere
22. A bibliophile is a lover of what?

    Books
23. In which year did Captain Scott reach the South Pole?

    1912
24. Which British sportsman's autobiography is entitled Walking Tall?

    Peter Crouch
25. George Williams founded what in London in 1844?

    YMCA
26. Which novelist wrote under the pseudonym Ellis Bell?

    Emily Bronte
27. Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn played an architect and waitress in which 1992 film?

    Housesitter
28. A costard is what type of fruit?

    Apple
29. What is a corrida?

    Bullfight
30. Which British rock band leased a six-acre section of Shepperton Studios in 1977 under the name of Ramport Enterprises?

    The Who
31. Who painted The Monarch of the Glen?

    Sir Edwin Henry Landseer
32. In which year was Britain's first adhesive postage stamp the Penny Black issued?

    1840
33. In US politics who replaced Spiro Agnew as Richard Nixon's vice-president in 1973?

    Gerald Ford
34. What does TGV most commonly stand for?

    Train a Grande Vitesse (French: high speed train)
35. Who was crowned King of the Scots in 1306?

    Robert the Bruce