General Knowledge Quiz No. 105

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General Knowledge Quiz No. 105

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  • 1. How old does a road vehicle need to be to be described as a classic ?
  • 2. Which brewer was the first to introduce the 'widget' into cans ?
  • 3. Who was the first Hollywood actress to demand and receive a fee of 1 million dollars for a single film role ?
  • 4. What was the first name of the fictional detective Miss Marple ?
  • 5. In which Dickens novel would you find a convict called Magwitch ?
  • 6. How many funnels did Titanic have ?
  • 7. Which is not a real 'Bottom' ? Pratt's Bottom (Greater London), Six Mile Bottom (Cambridgeshire), Kettlesing Bottom (North Yorkshire) or Tiny Bottom (Cornwall) ?
  • 8. What is the name for a group of goldfish ? A troubling, a dole or a bloat ?
  • 9. What is Anginaphobia a fear of? Thickness, Narrowness or Darkness ?
  • 10. At what gestation is a pregnancy classed full term ? 27 weeks, 32 weeks or 37 weeks ?
  • 11. What were the names of the five Marx brothers ?
  • 12. Who was lead singer for 70s glam rock band 'The Sweet' ?
  • 13. What was the original name of Cliff Richard's backing group 'The Shadows' before they realised there was already an American group with the same name ?
  • 14. Which actor was first to play 'Dr Who' on TV ?
  • 15. What does USB stand for in computer hardware ?

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4.Jane
13 Drifters
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2 Guinness
9 Narrowness
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3 Elizabeth Taylor
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10 37 weeks
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11 Harpo, Groucho, Zeppo, ? ?
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ANSWERS
  • 1. How old does a road vehicle need to be to be described as a classic ? 25 years old
  • 2. Which brewer was the first to introduce the 'widget' into cans ? Guiness
  • 3. Who was the first Hollywood actress to demand and receive a fee of 1 million dollars for a single film role ? Elizabeth Taylor
  • 4. What was the first name of the fictional detective Miss Marple ? Jane
  • 5. In which Dickens novel would you find a convict called Magwitch ? Great Expectations
  • 6. How many funnels did Titanic have ? 4
  • 7. Which is not a real 'Bottom' ? Pratt's Bottom (Greater London), Six Mile Bottom (Cambridgeshire), Kettlesing Bottom (North Yorkshire) or Tiny Bottom (Cornwall) ? Tiny Bottom (Cornwall)
  • 8. What is the name for a group of goldfish ? A troubling, a dole or a bloat ? A troubling
  • 9. What is Anginaphobia a fear of? Thickness, Narrowness or Darkness ? Narrowness
  • 10. At what gestation is a pregnancy classed full term ? 27 weeks, 32 weeks or 37 weeks ? 37 weeks
  • 11. What were the names of the five Marx brothers ? Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Gummo and Zeppo
  • 12. Who was lead singer for 70s glam rock band 'The Sweet' ? Brian Connelly
  • 13. What was the original name of Cliff Richard's backing group 'The Shadows' before they realised there was already an American group with the same name ? The Drifters
  • 14. Which actor was first to play 'Dr Who' on TV ? William Hartnell
  • 15. What does USB stand for in computer hardware ? Universal Serial Bus

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