Current Affairs #48

1.       A Swedish woman was in the news this week for having sex with a what?

2.      Health secretary Jeremy Hunt is to create a map of Britain’s what?

3.      Which play is celebrating 60 years in the West End?

4.      Credit ratings agency Moody's has stripped which country of its coveted AAA rating?

5.      For how many days was Roberto Di Matteo manager of the Chelsea football club?

6.      Who collapsed on I’m A Celebrity this week?

7.      Who did Chancellor George Osborne say had a more difficult job than his own?

8.      Which website launched a Cherokee version of its service this week, the 57^th language it covers?

9.      The last of its kind to be produced in the UK has been donated to the Science Museum. What was it?

10.   Mark Hughes was sacked as manager of which football club this week?

11.    Name Dallas’ JR Ewing actor who sadly passed away yesterday?

12.   On this day in 1963 which US President was laid to rest?

1.       Skeleton

2.      Lonliest Places

3.      The Mousetrap

4.      France

5.      262

6.      Brian Conoly

7.      Archbishop Of Canterbury Justin Welby

8.      Gmail

9.      Typewriter

10.   Queen’s Park Rangers

11.    Larry Hagman

12. JFK

Current Affairs #47

1.       Which presenter thrust a list of suspected nonce’s at David Cameron on live TV this week?

2.      Which DJ is to leave Radio One after 9 & a half years presenting its Saturdays?

3.      Dad’s Army legend Clive Dunn passed away this week. What was the name of the song he had a 1970 Number one hit with?

4.      Which female MP is taking part in this year's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here?

5.      In which city have the ATP World Tour tennis finals just taken place?

6.      Which businessman exploded into Twitter meltdown when Obama was announced as winner of the Presidential election?

7.      The "elixir of life" is said to have been invented by scientists in Kazakhstan. What is its main ingredient

8.      Which of the single has just topped a chart of the biggest-selling UK singles of the last 60 years?

9.      Brian Cobby died this week, you’ll never have heard of him, but you’ll have heard his voice. Why?

10.   What is the name of the new Archbishop Of Canterbury?

11.    Which store has been blasted this week for allowing customers to view Hard Core Porn on its free wi-fi?

12.   Name the Palestine leader that died on this day in 2004?

1.       Philip Schofield

2.      Vernon Kaye

3.      Grandad

4.      Nadine Dorries

5.      London

6.      Donald Trump

7.      Yoghurt

8.      Candle In The Wind

9.      Speaking Clock

10.   Justin Welby

11.    Starbucks

12.   Yassar Arrafat

General Knowledge #45

1. In World War 2, what was a T-34?
2. In British politics, which other position is now also always held by the First Lord of the Treasury?
3. Which Spanish word is usually translated into English as “long live”?
4. Which scientist, on discovering a solution while in the bath, is said to have jumped up exclaiming “Eureka!”
5. Who sacrificed himself by leaving Captain Scott’s Antarctic Expedition with the words, “I am just going outside and I may be some time”?
6. Which car manufacturer was the first to add a conveyor belt to his production line?
7. Which piece of modern technology would a German refer to as “a handy”?
8. Cheviot, North Ronaldsay and Scottish Blackface are all domesticated breed of which animal?
9. In which year was the first Call Of Duty video game released?
10. The name of which popular Chinese snack translated means 'a little bit of heart'?
11. Which actor has been nominated twice for an Academy Award for playing a US President?
12. In which year were the first time zones introduced?
13. True or false: Viagra pills are kosher in Israel.
14. What name did Hitler wish to give his proposed new World Capital?
15. To the nearest million how many sausage rolls do Gregg’s the bakers produce per year?

1. A (Soviet) tank
2. Prime Minister
3. Viva
4. Archimedes
5. Captain (Lawrence “Titus”) Oates
6. Henry Ford
7. Mobile Phone
8. Sheep
9. 2003
10. Dim Sum
11. Sir Anthony Hopkins. In Nixon and Amistad
12. 1883. By US and Canadian railways
13. True
14. Germania
15. 140 Million (Correct as of April 2012)

General Knowledge #43

1.       Which artist holds the accolade of having the UK’s highest selling number one single?

2.      What is the highest accolade rewarded by children’s programme Blue Peter?

3.      Which comedian starred in the 2010 Channel 4 series Tramadol Nights?

4.      Who is president of Formula One racing?

5.      Who wrote the novel Charlotte’s Web?

6.      In Greek mythology, who was on a quest for the Golden Fleece?

7.      Name Lee Nelson’s fat best friend from the Well Good Show?

8.       “Every now and then I get a little bit lonely and you're never coming around” is the opening line from which 80s hit?

9.      Deepdale is the home stadium of which Football League Championship team?

10.  What is the longest running television soap?

1.       Elton John – Candle In The Wind 97 sales: 4,865,000

2.      Gold Blue Peter badge

3.      Frankie Boyle

4.      Bernie Ecclestone

5.      E B White

6.      Jason

7.      Omlette

8.      Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler

9.      Preston North End

10.  Coronation Street  (Started in December 1960). 

News & Current Affairs #31

1.       Who is to replace Andrew Strauss as England test cricket captain?

2.      Claiming they infringe a number of patents who did Apple sue for $1 Billion

3.      Which of the Spice Girls is Russell Brand rumoured to be dating?

4.      According to a new survey which gender lies more, men or women?

5.      Who has been announced as the Republican nominee for US President in the 2012 elections?

6.      Which pop star's song was broadcast from Mars by the rover Curiosity?

7.      Which supermarket is celebrating Christmas early by opening a string of Santa's grottos at stores across the country?

8.      Antony Jenkins is the new chief executive of which UK bank?

9.      Who did Laura Robson beat in the second round of the US Open tennis championship?

10.  Which Olympic medal winner has had their bike stolen?

11.   Who made her debut as the Doctor’s new companion last night?

12.   Name the record breakers star who sadly lost his battle to cancer on this day in 1994?

1.       Alistair Cook

2.      Samsung

3.      Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice)

4.      Men: On average, men lie three times per day totalling 1,092 lies over a year as opposed to two lies per day and 728 lies over a year for women,

5.      Mitt Romney

6.      Will.I.Am

7.      Asda

8.      Barclays

9.      Kim Clijsters

10.  Philip Hindes

11.   Jenna Louise Coleman

12. Roy Castle

General Knowledge #42

1.       Which company sponsor Coronation Street?

2.      What is the official residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury?

3.      Who designed the Team GB London 2012 kit?

4.      What is the name of the rabbit in “Bambi”?

5.      How was Iran known before 1935?

6.      Which football team is nicknamed The Magpies?

7.      Statistically which is England’s wettest county?

8.      What was the name of the police officer always trying to catch Top Cat breaking the law?

9.      The road sign warning of “Traffic queues likely ahead” shows a line of how many cars?

10.   Which language other than English is an official language of the Channel Islands?

1.       Harvey’s

2.      Lambeth Palace

3.      Stella McCartney

4.      Thumper

5.      Persia

6.      Newcastle

7.      Cumbria

8.      Officer Dibble

9.      3

10.   French

Trivia Trail #1

The last letter of each of your answers should correspond with the first letter of the next answer.

1. What is the principle colour of the Netherlands home kit in international football?
2. Who performed ‘Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life’ at the London 2012 closing ceremony?
3. What was the name of the little boy that befriended ET in Spielberg’s famous film?
4. In which sport do teams play for the Davis Cup?
5. Which country's national dance is the bolero? 
6. What is the capital of Cyprus?
7. What is tattooed on Popeye's arm? 
8. What currency is used in India?
9. Which is the largest species of penguin?
10. What colour is vermilion? 

1. Orange
2. Eric Idle
3. Elliot
4. Tennis
5. Spain
6. Nicosia
7. An anchor
8. Rupee
9. Emperor
10. Red

News & Current Affairs #30

1.       Which band performed the finale of the Olympic closing ceremony?

2.      What was revealed to be the most popular name for baby girls in 2011 this week?

3.      Sharon Watts returned to Eastenders this week but who plays her?

4.      Who was crowned Big Brother champion?

5.      Which band were jailed in Russia for Hooliganism?

6.      It was announced that which long-running comic book is to close in December?

7.      Which company is to replace Virgin Trains on the West-Coast Mainline?

8.      Which country granted political asylum to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange this week?

9.      Three cities from one country have made it into the top five of The Economist Intelligence Unit's annual "liveability" rankings. Which country?

10.   Who transferred from Arsenal to Manchester United this week for £24 Million?

11.    John Lennon’s murderer is up for parole this week, what is his name?

12.   On this day in 1988 which artist was named to have the most played song in 100 years of the Jukebox?

1.       The Who

2.      Amelia

3.      Letitia Dean

4.      Luke A

5.      Pussy Riot

6.      The Dandy

7.      Firstgroup

8.      Equador

9.        Canada The ranking scores each city from 0-100 on 30 factors spread across five areas: stability, health care, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure

10.  Robin van Persie

11.   Mark (David) Chapman

12. Elvis Presley

General Knowledge #41

1.       The Germans call it Free Body Culture. What do we call it?

2.      What was the name of the first American space station?

3.      Which card game is also the name of a Bond girl?

4.      Found in both Irish and Indian flag: what is the most sacred colour of Hinduism?

5.      The M20 motorway runs through which county?

6.      What is currently the UK's longest continuous running TV game show?

7.      How many lives is a cat said to have?

8.      What is the largest lake in Great Britain?

9.      False or True? The Apollo spacesuit was designed and manufactured by the lingerie company Playtex

10.   In which city is the National Football Museum?

1.       Nudism

2.      Skylab

3.      Solitaire

4.      Orange

5.      Kent

6.      Countdown

7.      Nine

8.      Loch Lomond

9.      True

10.   Manchester

From Bar Wars @ TGS Bowling 12th Aug 2012

General Knowledge #40

1. Who founded the boy scouts in 1908?
2. What is the name of the major fault line that runs through California?
3. Who was President of the USA from 1981 until 1989?
4. In which city was the BBC series Life On Mars set?
5. If you have a million pennies how many pounds have you got?
6. Which Embassy was the scene of the 1980 Special Air Service raid in South Kensington, London?
7. The ARA General Belgrano was the first ship to be attacked by what?
8. Which is the largest country in South America?
9. According to Forbes Magazine as of April 2012, who is the world’s richest football team?
10. What name is given to a line on a weather map that joins places of equal air pressure?
11. Which comedian was born in 1957 and christened Christopher David Collins?
12. How many countries are permanent members of the UN Security Council?
13. With which instrument is Henry Steinway associated?
14. What is the capital of Tasmania
15. In which year did world war one begin?

1. Robert Baden-Powell
2. San Andreas Fault
3. Ronald Regan
4. Manchester
5. £10,000 (ten thousand)
6. Iranian
7. Nuclear Submarine
8. Brazil
9. Manchester United
10. Isobar
11. Frank Skinner
12. Five
13. Piano
14. Hobart
15. 1914

From Bar Wars @ TGS Bowling 12/08/2012

News & Current Affairs Quiz #29

1.       Who was sacked as the face of Nivea this week?

2.      Which actor announced his retirement after being diagnosed with Parkinsons this week?

3.      Despite strict rules on branding a large quantity of whose headphones have been smuggled into the Olympic Village for the use of Team GB?

4.      According to an independent commission, the number of English students applying for university places this autumn has dropped by how much?

5.      Which supermarket has announced it is to start selling mortgages?

6.      What was the winning time in the Men's 100 metres race on Sunday?

7.      What was Usain Bolt prevented from taking into the 100m final in the Olympic Stadium?

8.      Which band were forced off stage during a live gig this week after being pelted with glow-sticks?

9.      Which legendry darts commentator sadly died this weekend?

10.   Name the girl missing and tragically found dead in London this week?

11.    Who won today’s community shield match?

12.   This week in 1950 who did the now Queen Elizabeth II give birth to?

1.       Rihanna

2.      Bob Hoskins

3.      Dr Dre (Beats)

4.      15,000

5.      Tesco

6.      9.63 seconds

7.      Skipping Rope

8.      Rizzle Kicks

9.      Sid Waddell

10.  Tia Sharp

11.  Manchester City

12.  Princess Anne

From Bar Wars @ TGS Bowling 12/08/2012