General Knowledge Quiz #6

General Knowledge Quiz #6

Questions

1. What fish family is the anchovy a member of?
2. Who was appointed the first woman cabinet minister in the UK?
3. Alicante, Golden Boy and Piranto are types of what?
4. Who wrote the novel Bonfire of the Vanities?
5. In which year was the first Miss World contest held?
6. Who was Sherlock Holmes' housekeeper?
7. How many square yards are in a British acre?
8. What is the white of an egg called?
9. Who played Professor Marcus in the 1955 film, The Ladykillers?
10. In which year was TV's Channel 4 launched?
11. What are kept in an apiary?
12. What poisonous chemical element has the atomic number 33?
13. Which country has the longest coastline?
14. What is the fourteenth letter of the Greek alphabet?
15. Mount Vinson Massif is the highest peak in which continent?
16. Who was the first person to cross the English Channel in a plane?
17. How many gun-firings salute the Queen's Birthday at the Tower of London?
18. What nationality was the artist Edvard Munch?
19. Munich lies on which river?
20. Which fashion designer introduced the Polo label in 1967?
21. In which Bavarian town is the Passion Play performed every ten years?
22. What is Hanson's disease commonly known as?
23. What title, from French/Italian/Arabic etymology meaning trench/spadework/tunnel, is commonly held by a non-ranking soldier in an engineer regiment?
24. What colour berets do the New York City crime-fighters the 'Guardian Angels' wear?
25. Which member of England's 2003 Rugby World Cup winning team has an uncle in the 1966 England Soccer World Cup winning team?
26. Which sixteenth century German astronomer was reputed to have sold his soul to the devil?
27. What is the name of the photographer famous for taking pictures of crowds of naked people?
28. Munich is on which river?
29. In which English castle did King John die in 1216?
30. What colour is the gemstone kunzite?
31. What title, from French/Italian/Arabic etymology meaning trench/spadework/tunnel, is commonly held by a non-ranking soldier in an engineer regiment?
32. In what year was the Sex Discrimination Act passed in the UK?
33. What word represents the letter J in the UK Police radio communications?
34. Tanner was the slang term for which pre-decimal British coin?
35. What colour berets do the New York City crime-fighters the 'Guardian Angels' wear?
36. Eddie Shah's 1988 newspaper 'Post' folded after how many issues?
37. During the siege of which African city did General Gordon die?
38. Which artist's autobiography is titled 'Exploration of the Soul'?
39. What type of creature is a gadwall?
40. What date of the year is Burns Night?
41. Which member of England's 2003 Rugby World Cup winning team has an uncle in the 1966 England Soccer World Cup winning team?
42. Which sixteenth century German astronomer was reputed to have sold his soul to the devil?
43. Who was the first Tudor King of England?
44. What is the second book of the Bible's Old Testament?
45. What note appears twice in the conventional tuning of a six string guitar?
46. Who in Greek mythology fell in love with his own reflection?
47. Which rock band released an album Beggars Banquet?
48. What are musophobics afraid of?
49. What is the name of the photographer famous for taking pictures of crowds of naked people?
50. What is the largest artery in the human body?
51. How many strings does a ukelele have?
52. Who was the 'teacher' in TV's Rock School?
53. What does BAFTA stand for?
54. Which author died at Astapova railway station in 1910?
55. Which world-champion sporting duo was coached by Betty Calloway?
56. What does a copoclephilist collect?

1. What fish family is the anchovy a member of?

   Herring
2. Who was appointed the first woman cabinet minister in the UK?

   Margaret Bondfield
3. Alicante, Golden Boy and Piranto are types of what?

   Tomato
4. Who wrote the novel Bonfire of the Vanities?

   Tom Wolfe
5. In which year was the first Miss World contest held?

   1951
6. Who was Sherlock Holmes' housekeeper?

   Mrs Hudson
7. How many square yards are in a British acre?

   4840
8. What is the white of an egg called?

   Albumen
9. Who played Professor Marcus in the 1955 film, The Ladykillers?

   Alec Guinness
10. In which year was TV's Channel 4 launched?

    1982
11. What are kept in an apiary?

    Bees
12. What poisonous chemical element has the atomic number 33?

    Arsenic
13. Which country has the longest coastline?

    Canada
14. What is the fourteenth letter of the Greek alphabet?

    Xi
15. Mount Vinson Massif is the highest peak in which continent?

    Antarctica
16. Who was the first person to cross the English Channel in a plane?

    Louis Bleriot
17. How many gun-firings salute the Queen's Birthday at the Tower of London?

    Sixty-two
18. What nationality was the artist Edvard Munch?

    Norwegian
19. Munich lies on which river?

    Isar
20. Which fashion designer introduced the Polo label in 1967?

    Ralph Lauren
21. In which Bavarian town is the Passion Play performed every ten years?

    Oberammergau
22. What is Hanson's disease commonly known as?

    Leprosy
23. What title, from French/Italian/Arabic etymology meaning trench/spadework/tunnel, is commonly held by a non-ranking soldier in an engineer regiment?

    Sapper 
24. What colour berets do the New York City crime-fighters the 'Guardian Angels' wear?

    Red 
25. Which member of England's 2003 Rugby World Cup winning team has an uncle in the 1966 England Soccer World Cup winning team?

    Ben Cohen 
26. Which sixteenth century German astronomer was reputed to have sold his soul to the devil?

    Johann Faust
27. What is the name of the photographer famous for taking pictures of crowds of naked people?

    Spencer Tunick
28. Munich is on which river?

    Isar
29. In which English castle did King John die in 1216?

    Newark
30. What colour is the gemstone kunzite?

    Lilac
31. What title, from French/Italian/Arabic etymology meaning trench/spadework/tunnel, is commonly held by a non-ranking soldier in an engineer regiment?

    Sapper
32. In what year was the Sex Discrimination Act passed in the UK?

    1975
33. What word represents the letter J in the UK Police radio communications?

    Juliet
34. Tanner was the slang term for which pre-decimal British coin?

    Sixpence
35. What colour berets do the New York City crime-fighters the 'Guardian Angels' wear?

    Red
36. Eddie Shah's 1988 newspaper 'Post' folded after how many issues?

    Thirty-three
37. During the siege of which African city did General Gordon die?

    Khartoum
38. Which artist's autobiography is titled 'Exploration of the Soul'?

    Tracey Emin
39. What type of creature is a gadwall?

    A duck
40. What date of the year is Burns Night?

    25th of January
41. Which member of England's 2003 Rugby World Cup winning team has an uncle in the 1966 England Soccer World Cup winning team?

    Ben Cohen
42. Which sixteenth century German astronomer was reputed to have sold his soul to the devil?

    Johann Faust
43. Who was the first Tudor King of England?

    Henry VII
44. What is the second book of the Bible's Old Testament?

    Exodus
45. What note appears twice in the conventional tuning of a six string guitar?

    E
46. Who in Greek mythology fell in love with his own reflection?

    Narcissus
47. Which rock band released an album Beggars Banquet?

    The Rolling Stones
48. What are musophobics afraid of?

    Mice
49. What is the name of the photographer famous for taking pictures of crowds of naked people?

    Spencer Tunick
50. What is the largest artery in the human body?

    Aorta
51. How many strings does a ukelele have?

    Four
52. Who was the 'teacher' in TV's Rock School?

    Gene Simmons
53. What does BAFTA stand for?

    British Academy of Film and Television Arts
54. Which author died at Astapova railway station in 1910?

    Leo Tolstoy
55. Which world-champion sporting duo was coached by Betty Calloway?

    Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean
56. What does a copoclephilist collect?

    Keyrings