Geography #1

1. What island in San Francisco Bay was the site of an almost escape proof prison?
2. What is the remaining part of the Temple in Jerusalem, a place of pilgrimage and prayer for Jews?
3. Who designed the Lloyd’s building in the City of London?
4. In which London street is the monument?
5. What is the monument in memory of?
6. Where in Manhattan is the New York stock exchange located?
7. In which English county is Chequers the Prime Minister’s country home?
8. What is the Eiffel Tower made of?
9. Why was The White House painted white?
10. The great cathedral of Notre Dame is a masterpiece of which style of architecture?
11. What was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851 but burned down in 1936?
12. In which city would you find the Blue Mosque?
13. In which city would you find the CN Tower?
14. Where in the world can you see two bridges linking one continent with another?
15. In which city can you find the Mappa Mundi, the world’s oldest known map?
    
    

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1. Alcatraz
2. The Wailing Wall
3. Richard Rogers
4. Pudding Lane
5. The Great Fire Of London
6. Wall Street
7. Buckinghamshire
8. Iron
9. To hide damage after a fire
10. Gothic
11. Crystal Palace
12. Istanbul
13. Toronto
14. Bosperous
15. Hereford

BW Debut: FCH Bar, Cheltenham 15/11/01

General Knowledge #16

1. What is the only bird to give us leather?
2. What was the fate of the three blind mice?
3. What is the fizz in fizzy drinks?
4. What Tenersee Williams play features Blanche Dubois and the Kowalskis?
5. What is the motto of the Boy Scouts?
6. Who had a hit in 1969 with Two Little Boys?
7. What is thrown into the ring to stop a boxing match?
8. What company owns the largest truck fleet in the world?
9. Which two cities were joined by the train, the Flying Scotsman?
10. What does AM stand for, as in 9:00AM?
11. Who baptised jesus?
12. How many pawns does each player start with in chess?
13. What American state is Memphis in?
14. What is the common name for Hydrogen Hydroxide?
15. Which side of a book are the even-numbered pages usually on?
    

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1. Ostritch
2. To have their tails cut off.
3. Carbon Dioxide
4. A Streetcar Named Desire
5. Be Prepared
6. Rolf Harris
7. A Towell
8. Coca-Cola
9. Edinburgh + London
10. Ante meridiem
11. John the baptist
12. 8
13. Tennessee
14. Water
15. The left

BW Debut: Pittville Bar, Cheltenham, 21/11/01

General Knowledge #15

1. The Burmese is a variety of which household animal?
2. Jay Kay dated which Big Breakfast presenter?
3. Who succeeded Fulgenico Batista as the leader of Cuba in 1959?
4. Which English playwright is famous for his talking heads series?
5. In which decade of the twentieth century was the American Super Bowl first held?
6. Which WW2 British twin-engine craft, mostly build of wood, shared its name with an insect?
7. What T is a river that flows into another river rather than a lake or the sea?
8. In biology the Scapula & Patella are both types of what?
9. In fashion what are moccasins?
10. Which decade saw the launch of the Duke Of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme?
11. The Royal Northern College of Music is based in which city?
12. The Gettysburg Address was made during which war?
13. What is the national airline of Germany?
14. The mountain range known as The Southern Alps is in which country?
    

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1. Cat
2. Denise Van Outen
3. Fidel (Ruz) Castro
4. Alan Bennett
5. 1960’s
6. DeHaviland DH-98 Mosquito
7. Tributary
8. Bones
9. Shoes (Slippers)
10. 1950’s (1956)
11. Manchester
12. American Civil War
13. Lufthansa
14. New Zealand

BW Debut: FCH Bar, Cheltenham 06/12/01

Kids TV #1

1. Timmy Mallett, Michaela Strachen & Tommy Boyd presented which Saturday Kids TV show?
2. What was Keith Chegwin’s music quiz called?
3. What was dougal’s favourite food on Magic Roundabout?
4. On which channel did Pob appear?
5. Who hosted the Quack Chat show?
6. On which show would you find Humpty & Jemima?
7. Who was He-Man’s arch enemy?
8. What was the name of Garfield’s canine friend?
9. Who did the voice of Willow The Wisp?
10. Where does Yogi Bear Live?
11. Name The Caterpillar in Dangermouse
12. How many Z’s are there in Sooty’s magic spell?
13. On which river did the town of Tickle lie?
14. Who commanded Stingray?
15. Who replaced Phillip Schofield in CBBC's Broom Cupboard?

For the answers, swipe below:

1. Wideawake Club
2. Cheggers Plays Pop
3. Sugar Lumps
4. Channel 4
5. Keith Harris & Orville
6. Playschool
7. Skeletor
8. Odie
9. Kenneth Williams
10. Jellystone Park
11. Nero
12. 4 (Izzy Whizzy Let’s Get Busy)
13. The Tum
14. Troy Tempest
15. Andy Crane

BW Debut: Park Bar, Cheltenham 25/03/01

General Knowledge #14

1. Which company took over Rover in 1994?
2. On TV which character painted The Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies ?
3. What was Celine Dion's first UK No 1?
4. Which comedian said 'marriage is a wonderful invention but so is the bicycle repair kit'
5. Which colour appears with Blue on the UN flag?
6. In basketball where do the Supersonics come from?
7. Which late rock star said "When your dead your made for life"
8. Which toy was the brainchild of Ole Kirk Christiansen of Denmark
9. In 1928 what became the minimum age at which women could vote?
10. Advertising which product caused Carol Vorderman to be dropped from Tomorrow's World?
11. Which James Bond appeared in The Persuaders?
12. Which soccer player became BBC Sports Personality of 1966?
13. Roger Osborne's goal sealed the first FA Cup Final triumph for which club?
14. Which US town became known as the home of Jazz?
15. Who wrote the novel Brideshead Revisited?
    

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1. BMW
2. Van Clomp
3. Think Twice
4. Billy Connolly
5. White
6. Seattle
7. Jimi Hendrix
8. Lego
9. 21
10. Arial
11. Roger Moore
12. Bobby Moore
13. Ipswich
14. New Orleans
15. Evelyn Waugh

General Knowledge #13

1. What was first seen on British television in 1982?
2. In the Highway code what shape are signs that give orders?
3. In which month is the Chelsea Flower show held each year?
4. Which city hosted the summer Olympics in 1908 & 1948
5. How many bits was a Sega Megadrive?
6. Which animal is associated with MGM films?
7. The Scream' is a famous painting by which artist?
8. Which King was killed at the Battle of Hastings?
9. In the horror movie what was Christine?
10. If someone’s hair is described as Flaxen what colour is it?
11. In which county is Stansted airport?
12. Who wrote the novel Pride & Prejudice?
13. What colour is the element sulphur?
14. How many witches are there in the opening scene of Shakespeare Macbeth?
15. Name the largest moon of Jupiter
    

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1. Channel 4
2. Circular
3. May
4. London
5. 16-Bit
6. Lion
7. Edvard Munch
8. Harold
9. A Car
10. Pale yellow
11. Essex
12. Jane Austin
13. Yellow
14. Three
15. Ganymede

Sport #1

1. Which horse won the 1998 Cheltenham Gold Cup?
2. Which US sport do the New York Yankees & the Atlanta Braves compete in?
3. For which German football team did Kevin Keegan play?
4. In which year did Salt Lake City, USA host the Winter Olympics?
5. Which side did England knock out of the 1995 rugby union world cup with a late Rob Andrew drop goal?
6. Which club signed Paul Ince from Man Utd in 1995?
7. Which Canadian was the 1997 Formula 1 World Motor Racing Champion?
8. Which traditional Scottish sport first appeared officially at the 1998 Winter Olympics?
9. To whom did Michael Bentt lose a WBO world heavyweight title fight in 1994?
10. Which nation competes with England for the Rugby Union Calcutta cup?
11. From which even was Ben Johnson disqualified after winning at the 1988 Olympics?
12. Which Scottish golfer won $1 million in 1998 as the Andersen Consulting World Champion?
13. What is the Argentinean Rugby union side’s nickname?
14. Which football team was coached by Daniel Passarella at the 1998 World Cup?
15. In which year did Eric Bristow win his record fifth World Professional Darts title?
    

For the answers, swipe below:

1. Coal Dawn
2. Baseball
3. Hamburg
4. 2002
5. Australia
6. Inter Milan
7. Jacques Villeneuve
8. Curling
9. Herbie Hide
10. Scotland
11. 100m
12. Colin Montgomerie
13. The Pumas
14. Argentina
15. 1986

BW Debut: Park Bar, Cheltenham 25/11/01