General Knowledge Quiz #4

General Knowledge Quiz #4

Questions

1. White Lion pubs are named after which English King's heraldic symbol?
2. Which English city had the Roman name Camulodonum?
3. What is an ecdysiast?
4. What is the main vegetable ingredient in the dish Borsht?
5. With which country did the UK have the long-running 'Cod War' disputes over fishing rights?
6. Who was given the name 'Fourth Man' when he was revealed as a spy in 1979?
7. Which two English Cathedrals have copies of the Magna Carta?
8. How many years of marriage is celebrated on the Ivory anniversary?
9. What famous landmark was moulded in gold during a bullion robbery in the 1951 film The Lavender Hill Mob?
10. Who was known as the Sun King?
11. Who was the first American in space?
12. How many players are there in an Australian Rules football team (on the field at the same time)?
13. Who invented the elevator in 1853?
14. At which ski resort would you see the Cresta Run?
15. In which English county is Scotney Castle?
16. What was the BBC's first TV pop music programme?
17. What is the mouthpiece of a recorder called?
18. In which month is St Swithin's Day?
19. What every-day item was named after Mrs Gamp in Charles Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit?
20. In what year did the USA adopt the Stars and Stripes flag?
21. In which ocean are the Canary Islands?
22. The authorised version of the Holy Bible was made at the order of which King?
23. Excluding Australia and continental land masses what is the largest island in the world?
24. In which year (or decade were parking meters introduced in the UK?
25. Which actresses play Rosemary and Thyme in the TV series about two gardening sleuths?
26. With which country did the UK have the long-running 'Cod War' disputes over fishing rights?
27. What famous landmark was moulded in gold during a bullion robbery in the 1951 film The Lavender Hill Mob?
28. How many players are there in an Australian Rules football team (on the field at the same time?
29. What every-day item was named after Mrs Gamp in Charles Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit?
30. What is the name of Don Quixote's horse?
31. Who released an album in 1999 called Brand New Day?
32. If a creature is edentulous what has it not got?
33. What were the eldest sons of the Kings of France called?
34. What is the fourth sign of the Zodiac?
35. Who is the Greek God of wine?
36. P&O, the shipping line, stands for what?
37. What was Radar's surname in MASH?
38. Excluding Australia and continental land masses what is the largest island in the world?
39. Who was the founder of the Body Shop company?
40. In which year (or decade) were parking meters introduced in the UK?
41. Who wrote the novel Dracula?
42. What is a baby seal called?
43. What is the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain more popularly known as?
44. The character Shylock appears in which Shakespeare play?
45. Which actresses play Rosemary and Thyme in the TV series about two gardening sleuths?
46. During which war was the Battle of Marne?
47. In the human body what is Varicella commonly known as?
48. How many valves does a trumpet have?
49. Brock is a nickname for which animal?
50. What is the name of the RAF's aerobatics team?
51. Which football club did Alan Sugar own?
52. Who is the Roman Goddess of the hunt?
53. What type of creature is an alewife?
54. What is the metal or plastic end of a shoelace called?
55. What is the world's third largest desert?
56. What was Lancelot Brown famous for designing?
57. Which artist was born in Bradford in 1937?

1. White Lion pubs are named after which English King's heraldic symbol?

   Edward the Fourth
2. Which English city had the Roman name Camulodonum?

   Colchester
3. What is an ecdysiast?

   Striptease artist
4. What is the main vegetable ingredient in the dish Borsht?

   Beetroot
5. With which country did the UK have the long-running 'Cod War' disputes over fishing rights?

   Iceland
6. Who was given the name 'Fourth Man' when he was revealed as a spy in 1979?

   Anthony Blunt
7. Which two English Cathedrals have copies of the Magna Carta?

   Salisbury and Lincoln
8. How many years of marriage is celebrated on the Ivory anniversary?

   Fourteen
9. What famous landmark was moulded in gold during a bullion robbery in the 1951 film The Lavender Hill Mob?

   The Eiffel Tower
10. Who was known as the Sun King?

    Louis the Fourteenth
11. Who was the first American in space?

    Alan Shephard
12. How many players are there in an Australian Rules football team (on the field at the same time)?

    Eighteen
13. Who invented the elevator in 1853?

    Elisha Otis
14. At which ski resort would you see the Cresta Run?

    St Moritz
15. In which English county is Scotney Castle?

    Kent
16. What was the BBC's first TV pop music programme?

    Six-Five Special
17. What is the mouthpiece of a recorder called?

    Fipple
18. In which month is St Swithin's Day?

    July
19. What every-day item was named after Mrs Gamp in Charles Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit?

    Umbrella
20. In what year did the USA adopt the Stars and Stripes flag?

    1777
21. In which ocean are the Canary Islands?

    Atlantic
22. The authorised version of the Holy Bible was made at the order of which King?

    James the First
23. Excluding Australia and continental land masses what is the largest island in the world?

    Greenland
24. In which year (or decade were parking meters introduced in the UK?

    1958 
25. Which actresses play Rosemary and Thyme in the TV series about two gardening sleuths?

    Felicity Kendal and Pam Ferris
26. With which country did the UK have the long-running 'Cod War' disputes over fishing rights?

    Iceland
27. What famous landmark was moulded in gold during a bullion robbery in the 1951 film The Lavender Hill Mob?

    The Eiffel Tower
28. How many players are there in an Australian Rules football team (on the field at the same time?

    Eighteen 
29. What every-day item was named after Mrs Gamp in Charles Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit?

    Umbrella
30. What is the name of Don Quixote's horse?

    Rosinante
31. Who released an album in 1999 called Brand New Day?

    Sting
32. If a creature is edentulous what has it not got?

    Teeth
33. What were the eldest sons of the Kings of France called?

    Dauphin
34. What is the fourth sign of the Zodiac?

    Cancer
35. Who is the Greek God of wine?

    Dionysus
36. P&O, the shipping line, stands for what?

    Peninsular and Oriental
37. What was Radar's surname in MASH?

    O'Reilly
38. Excluding Australia and continental land masses what is the largest island in the world?

    Greenland
39. Who was the founder of the Body Shop company?

    Anita Roddick
40. In which year (or decade) were parking meters introduced in the UK?

    1958
41. Who wrote the novel Dracula?

    Bram Stoker
42. What is a baby seal called?

    Pup
43. What is the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain more popularly known as?

    Eros
44. The character Shylock appears in which Shakespeare play?

    The Merchant of Venice
45. Which actresses play Rosemary and Thyme in the TV series about two gardening sleuths?

    Felicity Kendal and Pam Ferris
46. During which war was the Battle of Marne?

    First World War
47. In the human body what is Varicella commonly known as?

    Chicken Pox
48. How many valves does a trumpet have?

    Three
49. Brock is a nickname for which animal?

    Badger
50. What is the name of the RAF's aerobatics team?

    Red Arrows
51. Which football club did Alan Sugar own?

    Tottenham Hotspur
52. Who is the Roman Goddess of the hunt?

    Diana
53. What type of creature is an alewife?

    Fish
54. What is the metal or plastic end of a shoelace called?

    Aglet
55. What is the world's third largest desert?

    Gobi
56. What was Lancelot Brown famous for designing?

    Gardens
57. Which artist was born in Bradford in 1937?

    David Hockney