General Knowledge # 27

1. Which famous nanny was created by P.L. Travers?
2. What name is given to the winter dormancy of certain mammals?
3. What is the occupation of Lovejoy in stories by Jonathan Gash?
4. What is the only whale that has been observed to prey on other whales?
5. Which soap opera did Oscar winning actor Russell Crowe once appear in?
6. Which singer received the highest number of nominations for the 2001 Brit Awards but failed to win anything?
7. In which county is the town of Kidderminster?
8. Who resigned from the Cabinet for the second time in two years in January 2001?
9. Who took over from Lloyd Grossman as presenter of Masterchef?
10. Who was Hitler’s master of Propaganda?
11. How many lines are in a sonnet?
12. Who was queen of England for nine days?
13. On which date do Americans celebrate Groundhog Day?
14. In which year was the Queen Mother born?
15. What do the initials YMCA stand for?

1. Mary Poppins
2. Hibernation
3. Antiques dealer
4. Killer Whale
5. Neighbours
6. Craig David
7. Worcestershire
8. Peter Mandleson
9. Gary Rhodes
10. Joseph Goebbles
11. 14
12. Lady Jane Grey
13. 2nd Feb
14. 1900
15. Young Men’s Christian Association

BW Debut: 20th December 2001, FCH Bar, Cheltenham

General Knowledge # 26

1. What date did man first land on the moon?
2. In which English county is Farnborough?
3. When talking about Flaming Galah’s what is a Gallah?
4. Which British nanny was alleged to have killed Baby Matthew Eappen?
5. What to the initials GNP stand for?
6. The name of which tuned percussion instrument means bell play in German?
7. What is the capital of Iraq?
8. Who invented the Light Bulb?
9. Which film won best picture at the 2001 Oscars?
10. What name is given to the weakening of bones?
11. Who wrote The Cat In The Hat?
12. Which Shakespeare play features Ferdinand, the King of Navarre?
13. By what name is the central keep of the Tower of London known?
14. Which University won the 2001 Boat Race?
15. In radio what does AM stand for?
    

For the answers, swipe below:

1. July 20th 1969
2. Hamshire
3. Type of Parrot
4. Louise Woodward
5. Gross National Product
6. Glockenspiel
7. Bagdhad
8. Thomas Edison
9. Gladiator
10. Osteoporosis
11. Dr. Suess
12. Love’s Labours Lost
13. The White Tower
14. Cambridge
15. Amplitude Modulation

BW Debut: 18th November 2001, Park Bar, Cheltenham

General Knowledge # 25

1. How long is the average giraffe’s neck?
2. In which year did Winston Churchill die?
3. What was the name of King Arthur’s sword?
4. What does RADAR stand for?
5. What monarch was featured on the Penny Black stamp?
6. What was Ghana’s former name?
7. Who played the third television Dr. Who?
8. From which country did the US buy Florida?
9. Who did Peeping Tom see naked according to the legend?
10. Who is James Bond’s chief of staff?
11. What abrasive rock is produced by gasses frothing in lava?
12. What nationality was the composer Chopin?
13. Where were Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard & Lady Jane Grey all beheaded?
14. What was Toy Of The Year in 1986?
15. In which year did the radio soap The Archers first go on air?
    

Swipe below for the answers:

1. 3 Metres
2. 1965
3. Excaliber
4. Radio Detection & Ranging
5. Queen Victoria
6. The Gold Coast
7. Jon Pertwee
8. Spain
9. Lady Godiva
10. M (Sir Miles Messervy)
11. Pumice
12. Polish
13. Tower Of London
14. Transformers
15. 1951

BW Debut: 15th november 2001, FCH Bar, Cheltenham