The Big General Knowledge Quiz

1 How are franks, tube steaks and wieners more commonly known in the UK? 2 In which Scottish city was Robert Scott’s Antarctic exploration vessel the RRS Discovery built?

3 In which country are the Apennine Mountains? 4 The Green Goblin is the enemy of which comic book character? 5 What nationality is the footballer Lionel Messi? 6 What is the technical name for the collar bone?

7 Which film about students at the New York High School of Performing Arts spawned a highly successful stage musical and TV series?

8 Which city-state, the smallest in the world, came into existence after the Lateran Treaty of 1929?

9 Which sport has been played under the names of Whiffwaff and Gossima?

10 Which cleaning product is created by the process of saponification?

11 In agriculture, what machine is used to harvest, thresh, and clean grain crops?

12 Which prolific English writer and pamphleteer wrote Moll Flanders and Robinson Crusoe?

13 What name is given to the collection of New York based music publishers and songwriters who dominated the American popular music scene in the early 20th century?

14 Which river separates the city of New York from New Jersey?

15 Species of which bird can live up to fifty years, fly without pause for thousands of miles, and have the largest wingspan of all birds?

16 Ningaui is a genus of tiny rodents indigenous to which country?

17 Aberhonddu is the Welsh name for which town famous for its annual jazz festival and surrounding mountains?

18 What type of garment is the Japanese obi?

19 Lionhead, dwarf hotot and lop are types of which animal?

20 In which Shakespeare play do Prince Escalus, Friar Lawrence and Tybalt appear?