GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1

1. In which country was Hugo Chavez recently re-elected as President?

2. The M4 military tank was named after a US civil war general, how is it better kown?

3. Which electrician won the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize?

4. Edradour is the smallest what in Scotland?

5. A sporran was originally made from the fur of which animal?

6. In which country did the drink Red Bull originate?

7. Whose motto is Let not the deep swallow me up?

8. According to B&Q what is the No. 1 best selling DIY tool?

9. How many eyes does a bee have?

10. In The Bible, who removed the thorn from the lion's foot?

Even before this goes on site - even when I was asking the question at the Quiz I realised it was WRONG - Daniel was in the Lion's Den but did not pull a thorn from a lion's foot. The answer I wanted was from Greek mythology (I think) so substitute Greek Mythology for The Bible.

GEOGRAPHY

1. On which body of water does Edinburgh stand?

2. What is the largest Country, by area, in the European Union?

3. What is England's largest island?

4. LAR is the international vehicle registration of which country?

5. Of which African country is Lome the capital?

6. Which river flows into the sea at Plymouth?

7. In which Country is the Gower Peninsula?

8. Name the geological feature, which runs from Syria to Zimbabwe?

9. The border between which two countries is regarded as the boundary line between Central and South America?

10. What US State would you arrive in if you headed due north from Hawaii?

FILM

1. Which 1998 film earned Gwyneth Palthrow a Best Actress Oscar?

2. In which 1990 film does Tom Cruise play a Nascar driver?

3. US actor James Dean died in a 1955 car crash having made how many films?

4. What was the 1st National Lampoon film?

5. In the film Fantasia, who played the Sorcerers Apprentice?

6. Jennifer Gray starred opposite Patrick Swayze in which film?

7. What is the name of the third Lord of the Rings film?

8. Which British-born actor, who is best known for his portrayal of the sycophantic Captain Louis Renault in the 1942 classic Casablanca, died aged 77 in 1967?

9. Which film starring Cher and Judi Dench is set in Florence, Italy?

10. What was the name of the strip club in the 1996 film Striptease starring Demi Moore?

SPORT

1. Which American golfer won the Sony Open in Hawaii ahead of Charles Howell III and Luke Donald?

2. In the game of golf what do the initials SSS stand for?

3. David Beckham has recently signed with which US soccer team?

4. In show jumping, what name is given to the event in which the horse who jumps the highest fence is the winner?

5. South African motorcyclist Elmer Symons was killed during which race recently?

6. What is the value of the red ball in billiards?

7. After diving off in competition swim, how many underwater strokes are allowed?

8. Sylvester Stallone was at which ground to see an 'exciting' 1 - 1 draw on Sunday?

9. How many Mushrooms are there on a Bar Billiards table?

10. Who won the 2007 BDO World Championship darts title?

MUSIC

1. Who had a top 20 hit in the UK in 1984 with Love Me Tender?

2. Whom did Sid Vicious replace as the bass player for the Sex Pistols?

3. Who wrote the Trout Quintet?

4. Which TV duo achieved a UK No. 1 in 1995 with the song Up on the Roof?

5. Who had a 1974 No1 hit with The Streak?

6. Whose 2005 album was titled Intensive Care?

7. Who has charted with both Bing Crosby and Mick Jagger?

8. What is the next line "That's me in the corner, that's me in the spotlight"?

9. From which musical does the song 'Ol' Man River' come?

10. Which pop duo of the 80's & 90's took their name from a popular form of exercise of the 1920's?

HISTORY

1. What was the name of Drake's ship in his battles with the Spanish Armada?

2. Who was Labour leader when Maggie Thatcher had her third election victory?

3. Which novelist drowned in The River Ouse in 1941?

4. Which was the third country to launch a rocket into outer space?

5. The Crusaders were successful in capturing what in 1099?

6. Who were defeated at the Battle of Blood River in 1838?

7. What was the nickname of the infamous bank robber Charles Floyd, who was shot dead by FBI agents in Ohio in 1934?

8. Which black South African activist died in custody in 1977?

9. Who held office for only 33 days in 1978?

10. Who defeated the Persian king Darius III at the Battle of Issus in 333 BC?

TELEVISION

1. Jeri Lynn Ryan played which character in Star Trek Voyager?

2. What is the name of the character played by Sarah Jessica Parker in the US TV series Sex and the City?

3. What was the name of the lion in The Herb Garden?

4. On South Park, what's the name of Cartman's pig?

5. Peter McNicol played 'The Biscuit' in which light-hearted series?

6. How were Tracey Ullman, Dawn French, Ruby Wax and Jennifer Saunders collectively known in the title of their TV series?

7. David Ginola joined Jennifer Aniston in TV Commercials for what?

8. What was the name of the outer-space serial in The Muppets?

9. In Coronation Street what was Haley's first name before she had a sex change?

10. Susie Dent is a regular on which TV programme?

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2

1. What name is given to the 'ball lightning' attracted to the masts of ships?

2. For what are the London firm of John Purdy and Sons famous?

3. Which scientific term describes the spreading or bending of light waves as they pass the edge of an object?

4. On which building were the Elgin Marbles before they arrived in England?

5. Who committed suicide in Winsome Green Prison in January 1995?

6. Which Welsh fabric designer opened a chain of shops under her own name in the 1960's?

7. What does philosophy literally mean?

8. Which island is the 20th largest in the world?

9. How much (+/- 10p) was a gallon of 4 star petrol on Feb 15th 1971, Decimalization Day?

10. How did Rod Hull (he of the Emu fame) die - He fell from his roof while attempting to adjust his TV aerial, He had a heart attack or He died in a car accident?