General Knowledge 46

Question 1

What colour is the lid on a jar of Marmite®?

Answer 1

Yellow

Question 2

In which year did Thomson Airways announce that the company was to rebrand as TUI Airways?

Answer 2

2015

Question 3

Swarovski has its headquarters in which European country?

Answer 3

Austria

Question 4

Which animal is depicted on a tin of Colman’s Mustard?

Answer 4

A bull

Question 5

In which decade did Heinz introduce the octagonal ketchup bottle?

Answer 5

1890s (1889)

Question 6

Which creature appears on the label of a bottle of Bacardi®?

Answer 6

A bat

Bat.

Question 7

Which US company bought the UK supermarket chain ASDA in 1999?

Answer 7

Walmart

Question 8

The retailer Dunelm sells what type of product?

Answer 8

Home furnishings

Question 9

Which brand of drinks was advertised with the slogan ‘It’s frothy, man!’?

Answer 9

Cresta

Question 10

Which famous toy brand featured in the title of a 2013 Ed Sheeran hit?

Answer 10

Lego®

Question 11

The TAG Heuer company produces which items?

Answer 11

Watches

Question 12

Which mountain features on the packaging of Toblerone™ chocolate?

Answer 12

Matterhorn

Question 13

What type of nuts are used to make the brand of chocolate spread Nutella?

Answer 13

Hazelnuts

Question 14

The Laughing Cow is a brand of which snack food?

Answer 14

(Spreadable) cheese

Question 15

Which iconic Kodak camera was first introduced in 1900?

Answer 15

Brownie

Question 16

What is the most common colour of Lambrusco wine?

Answer 16

(Italian) red wine

Question 17

The Ferrari logo features three coloured stripes: red, white, and which other colour?

Answer 17

Green

Question 18

Which company produces the Flake chocolate bar?

Answer 18

Cadbury

Question 19

Steinway & Sons is famous for the production of which musical instrument?

Answer 19

Pianos

Question 20

In which decade was the Spirograph® toy originally produced?

Answer 20

1960s (1965)

Question 21

Which medieval sporting contest was played between two people on horseback, both carrying lances?

Answer 21

Jousting

Question 22

Which Italian city’s airport has VRN as its code?

Answer 22

Verona

Question 23

In which sitcom, first shown in 2018, does Nicola Coughlan play a character called Clare?

Answer 23

Derry Girls

Question 24

What type of animals would originally have been housed in a mews?

Answer 24

Horses (stables)

Question 25

Who directed the 2019 film The Irishman?

Answer 25

Martin Scorsese

Question 26

When using a keyboard, on which keys should your index fingers initially be positioned in order to touch type?

Answer 26

F and J

Question 27

What is a shoe mould called?

Answer 27

A last

Question 28

Father Time is usually depicted carrying which two items?

Answer 28

An hourglass and scythe

Question 29

According to superstition, how many years of bad luck result from breaking a mirror?

Answer 29

Seven

Question 30

Which Latin term, meaning 'fostering mother', is used to describe a person’s former school or university?

Answer 30

Alma mater

Question 31

What colour is the gemstone peridot?

Answer 31

Green

Question 32

London’s Drury Lane is associated with which field of the arts?

Answer 32

Theatre

Question 33

What sport is played by the New Zealand team the Black Caps?

Answer 33

Cricket

Question 34

What is the name of the handle fitted to a rudder?

Answer 34

Tiller

Question 35

A cochlear implant helps people with what type of impairment?

Answer 35

Hearing impairment

Question 36

What animal appears on the badge of Leicester City FC?

Answer 36

A fox

Question 37

Which is the longest word in the radio phonetic alphabet?

Answer 37

November

Question 38

King George V opened which royal garden in 1932 as part of Scotland’s National Garden Scheme?

Answer 38

Balmoral

Question 39

What is calculated by dividing a person’s weight by their height squared?

Answer 39

BMI (Body Mass Index)

Question 40

What type of equipment is manufactured by Massey Ferguson?

Answer 40

Agricultural equipment