General Knowledge 26

Question 1

Which act of deception, more commonly used in entertainment, gets its name from the Latin meaning ‘speaking from the belly’?

Answer 1

Ventriloquism

Question 2

How many moons does the planet Mars have?

Answer 2

Two

Question 3

What year links the death of Winston Churchill, the Beatles receiving their MBEs and Major Edward White being the first American to walk in space?

Answer 3

1965

Question 4

What are the first three words of the Don McLean song ‘Vincent’?

Answer 4

Starry, Starry Night

Question 5

Name five US States that have twelve or more letters in their name.

Answer 5

North Carolina, South Carolina, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, West Virginia

Question 6

What is the full name of Rhode Island?

Answer 6

Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Question 7

The two largest islands in the Mediterranean are part of which country?

Answer 7

Italy

Sicily is largest, Sardinia is second largest.

Question 8

Which city is served by an airport with the IATA code LGA?

Answer 8

New York (La Guardia)

Question 9

Which phrase, first uttered by promoter Horace Lee Logan in 1956, was made famous by Al Dvorin to indicate that ‘The King’ would not be performing an encore?

Answer 9

Elvis has left the building

Question 10

What is the better known name of the notorious Mexican criminal Joaquín Guzmán, who was recaptured in 2016 having escaped from prison?

Answer 10

El Chapo

Question 11

Name five of the six original characters adopted by the members of the Village People.

Answer 11

Native American, Cowboy, Construction Worker, Cop, Biker/Leather Man

Question 12

In ‘Peter Pan’, what does Wendy manage to reattach for Peter Pan?

Answer 12

His shadow

Question 13

Luxembourg’s Head of State has what title?

Answer 13

Grand Duke

Question 14

What is the football team that has both lost and drawn the most matches, in total, in the English Premier League?

Answer 14

Everton

Question 15

In 2003, which British broadsheet newspaper was the first to introduce a tabloid-sized edition?

Answer 15

The Independent

Question 16

What are the first names of the four acting Baldwin brothers?

Answer 16

Alec, Daniel, William/Billy, Stephen

Question 17

Who, in the Bible, is St Peter’s brother?

Answer 17

Andrew

Question 18

Which area of London shares its name with a famous car manufacturer which built its first car in 1903?

Answer 18

Vauxhall

Question 19

What is a Scottish rugby club, a bingo operator and a type of apple?

Answer 19

Gala

Question 20

Which girls’ doll, still available today, was created by Pedigree Soft Toys Ltd and launched in September 1963?

Answer 20

Sindy

Question 21

Name any five of the female tennis players who have won ten or more Grand Slam Singles titles.

Answer 21

Margaret Court, Serena Williams, Steffi Graf, Helen Wills Moody, Chris Evert