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Puzzles Brain teasers General Knowledge Quiz

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1 Who played Robbie Turner, one of the main protagonis­ts of the 2007 film Atonement?

A Tom Hardy

B James McAvoy

C Benedict Cumberbatc­h

2 Which Charles Dickens novel begins “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”?

A Oliver Twist

B Great Expectatio­ns

C A Tale of Two Cities

3 With whom did Michael Jackson duet on the 1982 hit The Girl is Mine?

A Paul McCartney

B Elton John

C Stevie Wonder

4 Which mammals belong to the order chiroptera, which comes from the Greek for ‘hand wings’?

A Bats

B Sloths

C Squirrels

5 In which ocean is the Bay of Bengal?

A Pacific B Atlantic C Indian

6 Dan Aykroyd is hosting which new Sky History series about bizarre things, people and inventions?

A Dan Aykroyd: Mythbuster

B The UnBelievab­le with Dan Aykroyd C Dan Aykroyd’s Eccentrics

7 Saltram House, Killerton and A la Ronde are all historical properties in which county?

A Devon

B Cornwall

C Somerset

8 What was the surname of Louisa May, the American author of Little Women?

A Austen

B Brontë

C Alcott

9 Which Shakespear­e comedy, involving separated siblings and mistaken identity, is subtitled ‘or, What You Will’?

A Twelfth Night

B Much Ado About Nothing

C A Midsummer Night’s Dream

10 In which activity do participan­ts use GPS to track down hidden containers containing small trading items?

A Orienteeri­ng

B Geocaching

C Fell running

11 In which decade was the first automated cash dispenser installed in the UK?

A 1950s

B 1960s

C 1980s

12 In which European capital can you find the Charles Bridge, Astronomic­al Clock and King Wenceslas Square?

A Brussels

B Prague

C Vienna 13 What is made or sold by a milliner?

A Hats

B Shoes

C Purses

14 Perfect Peter is the younger brother of which unruly TV and literary children’s character?

A Matilda

B Dennis the Menace

C Horrid Henry

15 Which Blondie hit begins “Once I had a love and it was a gas”?

A Heart of Glass

B Rapture

C Call Me

16 Which classic Children’s TV character lived in a picnic basket and had friends called Teddy and Looby Loo?

A Andy Pandy

B Sooty

C Paddington Bear

17 What name is given to a cocktail made with orange juice and tequila on a layer of grenadine?

A Tequila Sunrise

B Mojito

C Margarita

18 Goodison Park is the home ground of which football club?

A Everton B Manchester United C Liverpool

19 What type of creature was 1970s TV cartoon character Hong Kong Phooey?

A Cat

B Mouse

C Dog

20 In humans, what is the name of the large teeth found in the back of the mouth and used for grinding food?

A Canines

B Molars

C Incisors

 ?? ?? Dan Aykroyd See Question 6
Dan Aykroyd See Question 6

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