General knowledge quiz
POT LUCK 1 The name of which American architect is referenced in the title of a track on Simon and Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Water? 2 The critically endangered kakapo is a flightless parrot native to which country? 3 St George is said to have been a soldier in the army of which ancient imperial state? 4 Traditionally used in the game of cribbage, what are spilikins? 5 Which 2018 BBC drama featured Jenna Coleman in the role of a struggling new mother? 6 Which English word meaning ‘lining up’ is spelt with four consecutive vowels?
FILM 7 Played by Andy Serkis, Supreme Leader Snoke commands which military power in Star Wars: The Force Awakens? 8 Which Disney movie became the first animated film to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar? 9 Which Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes duet was used as the finale song in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing? 10 Portrayed by Dustin Hoffman, who was the 243-year-old owner of the Wonder Emporium in a fantasy comedy film of 2007? 11 In the 2018 film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, who played the role of Albus Dumbledore? 12 In the Shrek films, who voices King Harold?
BRITAIN 13 Kent’s Hever Castle was once the childhood home of which queen? 14 The British Isles’ first pillar boxes for postal collections were set up in 1852 on which island? 15 Robin Hood’s Bay is in which English county? 16 In Wales, what is Hen Wlad fy Nhadau? 17 Robert Gordon University is located in which British city? 18 What was the nickname of Charles Townshend, the 18th-century British agriculturist who devised a crop rotation system for his Norfolk estate?
SPORT 19 Scott Parker is the manager of which football team? 20 Which late TV presenter lends her name to the BBC’s annual award for outstanding sporting achievement in the face of adversity? 21 Levi’s Stadium is the home field of which American Football side? 22 In which year was the Davis Cup founded? 23 The Brave Blossoms is a name associated with which national rugby union team? 24 Name the former Cleveland Browns running back who starred on the big screen as one of the Dirty Dozen?
RELIGION 25 Which evangelist has his feast day on 18th October, his name meaning a period of late summer weather? 26 The Hadith is an account of the deeds and sayings of which prophet? 27 What is the name for a short story using familiar events to illustrate a religious point, as told by Jesus Christ in the Bible? 28 Holi religious festival is most closely identified with which country? 29 What is the name of the Christian feast of 6th August commemorating Christ’s metamorphosis into his divine glory? 30 Which nomadic leader of the Bible is regarded as the first patriarch of Judaism?
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