General Knowledge #44

1.       In the TV show the IT Crowd what does IT stand for?

2.      Which footwear designer’s trademark are shoes with red-lacquered soles?

3.      The Concorde air plane was built as a joint effort between the UK and which country?

4.      Which word best describes TV celebrity Patrick Moore — astrologer or astronomer?

5.      What’s the first element in the periodic table?

6.      In Eastenders who is currently the owner of the Café? (As of AUG 2012)

7.      As of January 2012 Bruno Senna races for which F1 team?

8.      Which puddy tat chased and tormented Tweety Pie?

9.      Which Texan city is bigger — Houston or Dallas?

10.  Who presented The X Factor before Dermot O’Leary?

1.       Information Technology

2.      Christian Louboutin

3.      France

4.      Astronomer

5.      Hydrogen

6.      Lucy Beale

7.      Williams F1

8.      Sylvester

9.      Houston

10.  Kate Thornton

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