General Knowledge Quiz 3

Questions

1. Golda Meir was the famous female prime minister of which country?

2. QUESWhich is the longest mountain range in the world? TION

3. What type of fruit would you pick from a Mirabelle tree?

4. Who was Britain's first Labour Prime Minister?

5. Who painted 'The Laughing Cavalier' ?

6. Which famous guitarist's original name was Brian Rankin?

7. What iconic symbol is the long-standing trademark and clip design of the Parker Pen Co?

8. With what is Earl Grey tea flavoured?

9. What number is a hurricane on the Beaufort Scale?

10. Who directed the film 'Alien'?

11. Which MP was killed by an INLA terrorist bomb in the House of Commons car park in 1979?

12. Which English Cathedral has the highest spire?

13. When is Bastille day celebrated?

14. What is the capital of Tasmania?

15. What does a 'spelunker' explore?

16. Introduced in New York in 1950 what was the first credit card?

17. In which US city was the first Gap store opened?

18. From what is an 'atoll' formed?

19. What alkali metalic element, named after Latin for red, has the symbol Rb?

20. If something is 'aureate' what colour is it?

21. What type of creature is a Bonito?

22. What is the name of the character played by Angela Lansbury in 'Murder, She Wrote' ?

23. What is the fictional brewery associated with the Rovers Return pub in TV's Coronation Street serial?

24. Who had a hit single in the 1960's with 'Light My Fire'?

25. How much does Michael Henchard sell his wife and daughter for in Thomas Hardy's novel The Mayor of Casterbridge?

26. Who was the first poet to be buried in Poets Corner in London's Westminster Abbey?

27. Which is the longest mountain range in the world?

28. What iconic symbol is the long-standing trademark and clip design of the Parker Pen Co?

29. Who directed the film 'Alien' ?

30. Which MP was killed by an INLA terrorist bomb in the House of Commons car park in 1979?

31. In which ocean are the Cape Verde Islands?

32. What chemical element has the atomic number 18?

33. What is the name of the character played by Angela Lansbury in 'Murder, She Wrote' ?

34. What is the name of the hooked staff carried by a bishop called?

35. In which war was Agent Orange used by the USA?

36. Who was the Greek God of dreams?

37. Which American duo released an album titled Bookends?

38. What was boxer Barry McGuigan's weight division?

39. What is 'nacre' commonly known as?

40. What is the fictional brewery associated with the Rovers Return pub in TV's Coronation Street serial?

41. What colour is the Mr Men character Mr Happy?

42. What does a hippophobic fear?

43. Where is the Royal Navy Officer Training School?

44. What is the best-selling book in the USA after the Holy Bible?

45. Who had a hit single in the 1960's with 'Light My Fire'

46. If a creature is 'opodous', what has it not got?

47. How many bones are there in the human body?

48. What is the Lonicera plant commonly known as?

49. 'Rule Britannia' is the work of which composer?

50. What does a 'vigneron' cultivate?

51. Which creature in Greek mythology was half-man and half-bull?

52. The Battle of Alma was fought during which war?

53. How much does Michael Henchard sell his wife and daughter for in Thomas Hardy's novel The Mayor of Casterbridge?

54. What are the two ingredients in a Rusty Nail cocktail?

55. Who became the first 'Children's Laureate' in 1999?

56. How many players are there in a netball team?

57. Who was the first poet to be buried in Poets Corner in London's Westminster Abbey?

58. What is the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet?

59. Which comedian's autobiography is entitled 'The Full Monty' ?