General Knowledge 44

Question 1

What type of vehicle is Mater in the Cars animated series of films?

Answer 1

A breakdown truck

Question 2

Which singer joined The Voice UK as a coach for the 2020 series?

Answer 2

Meghan Trainor

Question 3

If you ordered a bistecca in an Italian restaurant, what would you eat?

Answer 3

Steak

Question 4

Which word meaning ‘something that is not true’ becomes a discord with the addition of one letter?

Answer 4

Fiction (Friction)

Question 5

Which mineral is the proverbial opposite of cheese?

Answer 5

Chalk

Question 6

How many deliveries does each side bowl in a 20/20 cricket match?

Answer 6

120

Question 7

What are Helvetica, Lucida and Times?

Answer 7

Typefaces

Question 8

Which liquid measure is synonymous with cowboy hats?

Answer 8

Gallon

Question 9

How is the International Criminal Police Organization more commonly known?

Answer 9

Interpol

Question 10

Which word can mean both a woman’s close-fitting bodice and describe a region of Spain?

Answer 10

Basque

Question 11

Lance Armstrong was stripped of how many Tour de France titles?

Answer 11

Seven

Question 12

Silken and firm are types of which food?

Answer 12

Tofu

Question 13

In which 2002 film did Keira Knightley play a footballer?

Answer 13

Bend it Like Beckham

Question 14

In Hindu society, which animal is honoured as a symbol of unselfish giving?

Answer 14

Cow

Question 15

Which clergyman coined the phrase ‘The Rainbow Nation’ about South Africa?

Answer 15

Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Question 16

What two colours are on the top of a fly agaric mushroom?

Answer 16

Red and white

Question 17

Which is the only continent with no cities?

Answer 17

Antarctica

Question 18

The symbol for infinity looks like which numeral on its side?

Answer 18

8

Question 19

Who played Eva Perón in the original stage production of Evita?

Answer 19

Elaine Page

Question 20

What name links a cartoon lasagne-loving cat and a US president?

Answer 20

Garfield (Andrew Garfield)

Question 21

In which country of the UK was the miniseries Deadwater Fell set?

Answer 21

Scotland

Question 22

What is the name of Ralf Little’s detective inspector in Death in Paradise?

Answer 22

Neville Parker

Question 23

Who was the original presenter of The Generation Game?

Answer 23

Sir Bruce Forsyth

Question 24

Jasmine Harman is best known for co-presenting which Channel 4 property programme?

Answer 24

A Place in the Sun: Home or Away?

Question 25

Who was the main presenter of Antiques Roadshow in the 1990s?

Answer 25

Hugh Scully

Question 26

Waleed Zuaiter starred as a former police inspector in which 2020 series shown on Channel 4?

Answer 26

Baghdad Central

Question 27

The TV series My Family and the Galapagos features which marine biologist?

Answer 27

Monty Halls

Question 28

Which actor co-starred with Nick Mohammed in the 2020 TV comedy series Intelligence?

Answer 28

David Schwimmer

Question 29

The TV series Holby City was first aired in which decade?

Answer 29

1990s (1999)

Question 30

Jimmy Corkhill was a character in which long-running series?

Answer 30

Brookside

Question 31

What is the first name of Sir Derek Jacobi’s character in Last Tango in Halifax?

Answer 31

Alan (Buttershaw)

Question 32

What type of programmes does Mark Pougatch present?

Answer 32

Sports programmes

Question 33

In the TV series Game of Thrones, to which house did Bran belong?

Answer 33

The House of Stark

Question 34

Which drama series, first broadcast in 2018, features sisters Hannah, Nina and Rose?

Answer 34

The Split

Question 35

What is the name of Adam Rickitt’s Hollyoaks character?

Answer 35

Kyle Kelly

Question 36

What was the subtitle of the 2020 series of Strike Back?

Answer 36

Vendetta

Question 37

In which US state did the 2020 series Win the Wilderness take place?

Answer 37

Alaska

Question 38

Which historian presents the Biggest Fibs TV series?

Answer 38

Lucy Worsley

Question 39

Which ballet dancer appeared on The Muppet Show in 1978?

Answer 39

Rudolf Nureyev

Question 40

Who presented the 2020 series Rough Guide to the Future?

Answer 40

Kevin McCloud