General knowledge quiz

TV COMEDY

1 Who won the 2008 BAFTA for Best Comedy Performance for his role in Gavin and Stacey?

In The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, Reggie works as an executive for which company? In which comedy series does the character Vicky Pollard appear?

In which prison is Porridge set? What is the name of the character played by Ricky Gervais in The Office?

In which part of London do Del Boy and

Rodney live in Only Fools and Horses? 2 3

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FOOD AND DRINK

7 A blini is a type of small pancake that originally comes from which country?

What is the maximum number of Michelin stars a restaurant may be awarded?

In Japanese cuisine, soba and udon are types of what?

A Manhattan is a cocktail that consists of vermouth, bitters and what? The Granny Smith apple was first produced in which country? Which Mediterranean herb is used to flavour ouzo and pastis? 8 9 10 11 12

MIND AND BODY

13 Which organ secretes insulin in the body?

Measured by mass, which chemical element makes up the majority of the human body? Where in the body is the radius? Haemophobia is a fear of what? How many ribs does an adult human have?

What is the technical name for the windpipe? 14

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POP MUSIC

19 What was the title of the

Spice Girls’ debut single?

20 Which singer had a no 1 hit with When You Believe after winning the

2007 series of The X Factor? Who released an album entitled Lover in 2019?

22 Which American band is made up of brothers Isaac, Taylor and Zac?

23 In 2006 which group’s Greatest Hits album was found to be the United Kingdom’s all-time best-selling album?

24 Which band had an album

called Magical Mystery Tour? 21

GEOGRAPHY

25 What is England’s largest lake? 26 What is the capital of Jersey? 27 What is the name of the highest

active volcano in Europe?

28 The island of Lundy forms part

of which English county?

29 What is Scotland’s longest river? 30 What is the capital of Vietnam?