So yesterday, I released a quiz to see how many of you brain boxes could put your general knowledge to the test and have a go at answering a set of general knowledge questions that I have written myself.
The answers are in, see how many you got right and let me know how you did.
1. What meal
is a combination of Breakfast and Lunch? – BRUNCH
2.
What
search engine was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in 1994? - YAHOO
3.
Which
disease does a test fly transmit? - SLEEPING SICKNESS
4.
Which Shakespearean play inspired West Side Story? - ROMEO AND JULIET
5. Which Greek island is the largest? - CRETE
6. What is the most populated city in Canada? - TORONTO
7. In which American state was Madonna born? - MICHIGAN
8. What is the distance around a circle called? - CIRCUMFRANCE
9. What is the name of the boy that visits the
chocolate factory owned by Willy Wonka? - CHARLIE BUCKET
10. What is the name of the policeman in the
pre-school children’s' television series Balamory? - PC PLUM
11. How
centimetres in a kilometre? - 100,000
12. Which fictional detective lived at 221b Baker
Street? - SHERLOCK HOLMES
13. What was
the title of Noel Coward’s first play? - THE VORTEX
14. Bill
Brant was a famous name in what field of the arts? - PHOTOGRAPHY
15. Saint Patrick is the Patron Saint of which
country? - IRELAND
16. In Maths
what is 10 to the power of 3? -1,000
17. Complete the 1997 television series title:
'Full Circle with '? - MICHAEL PALIN
18. Which group had a 1980s hit with the song Ghost
Town? - THE SPECIALS
19. The two
reactions to danger are flight and what? - FLIGHT
20. What
element does the symbol Zn stand for? - ZINC
21. A Tailor
works in what industry? - CLOTHING
22. Often
served for Breakfast What is the name of bread dipped in egg and milk before
being fried and sweetened? - FRENCH TOAST
23. Who
directed the films “Rear Window” and “Strangers on a Train”? - ALFRED HITCHCOCK
24. What herb
is the main ingredient in Spaghetti Bolognese? - BASIL
25. Which country accounts for 70% of the world's
platinum production? - SOUTH AFRICA
26. Name the England rugby league forward that
joined Bath rugby union club in 2014? - SAM BURGESS
27. Who wrote the book The Strange Case of Dr
Jekyll and Mr Hyde? - ROBERT LEWIS STEVENSON
28. In Eastenders, The Queen Victoria pub is at
the corner of Albert Square on what street? BRIDGE
STREET
29. Which Oxford college did Margaret Thatcher
attend? - SOMMERVILLE
30. Which is the world's smallest flightless bird? - KIWI
