Who dedicated his life to killing Moby Dick?

Answer - Captain Ahab.

1.     Which actress is the daughter of Goldie Hawn?

Answer - KATE HUDSON

1.      London surgeon Robert Wilson supposedly took a photo of what in 1934?

Answer - The Loch Ness Monster

1.   What is the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet?

 Answer - Delta

More Gen Knowledge questions

More General Knowledge Questions

More General Knowledge Questions

More General Knowledge Questions

Alberta is a province of which country?

Answer - CANADA

Which former electrician became president of Poland in 1990?

Answer: Lech Walesa

Which type of nut is used to flavour ‘Nutella’ chocolate spread?

Answer - Hazelnut

Who was the sixth wife of Henry VIII?

Answer - Katharine Parr

1.    Which large animal kills more people than any other animal in Africa?

Answer - Hippopotamus

Why was there a gap of 12 years between a World Cup Tournament? 

    World War II

1.      What month is the Grand National usually held?

APRIL

What is the name of the local hangout in TV's Friends?

Central Perk

1.    Where did karaoke originate?
Japan

1.   In nature, what is a red admiral?

BUTTERFLY

1.     Billy Butlin opened his first camp at Ingoldmells near which seaside town in 1936?

Skegness

1.   The Port of Felixstowe is situated in which county?

Suffolk

1.      What is Yorkshire Gold?

Tea (a premium blend made by Taylors)

1.      What is the more common name for the Batty Moss grade II listed structure?

Ribblehead Viaduct

. Which city in India would you find the Taj Mahal in?
        AGRA

1.    In which country is Transylvania, home of the vampire legends?

Romania

1. Which capital city began as the village of Edo?

TOKYO

1. Which city would you visit to admire the Georgian architecture of The Royal Crescent?

BATH

1.      What name is given to the week-long annual regatta of world-famous sailing races?

COWES WEEK

1.   What is the smallest country in the world? 

  Answer - VATICAN CITY

Name Ireland’s longest river.

Answer - River Shannon

1.      THE CORAL SEA IS IN WHAT OCEAN?

Answer - PACIFIC

In Which Country Is Cusco

Answer - Peru

The Traitors' Gate is an entrance to which building?

Answer - TOWER OF LONDON

1.   The River Wye flows through Hereford.

Answer -  True

1.      Name the capital of Bosnia & Herzegovina?

Answer - SARAJEVO

1.    What is the most easterly island country in the Mediterranean?
Answer - CYPRUS

Name the place from the clues

Can You Work Out Who It Is

Find the odd one out in the list

Guess The Movie From Pictures From The Movie

Picture round on movie posters

Fill in the missing word from the joke

Name the famous landmarks

Use the initials and clue to work out the saying

Work out the answer from the cryptic clues

Put the years to the event. All years are at the bottom of the page. EASY??

Name the high street shops from the clues

Fill In What Or Who Is Missing

Fill In The Missing Word

Anagrams With Answers

Anagrams With Answers

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Who famously lived at 48 Doughty Street, Bloomsbury, London, which is now the address of a museum in his name?
CHARLES DICKENS

Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Charles Dickens were both born in which city?

Portsmouth

1.    What is the modern name for Van Diemen’s Land?
Answer: Tasmania

1.   What is the name of the home of the Greek Gods?
Answer: Olympus

What construction began in Britain in 122 A.D.?
HADRIAN’S WALL

1.    The State of Israel was founded in what year?

1948

1.      Which European power colonized Brazil in the 16th century?
Answer: Portugal.

Name Queen Elizabeth I's Mother

Answer - Anne Boleyn

1.      18th July 64 ad, The Great Fire of Rome began during the rule of who?

Answer - Nero

Which World War II General was nicknamed "The Desert Fox"?
Answer - General Erwin Rommel

1.     Can you name the only English king to be executed in England?

Answer - King Charles I (in 1649)

In 1918 Finland declared its independence from which country?

Answer - Russia

It all happenned in April

1.            British tech tycoon Mike Lynch's yacht sank off the coast of which island?

SICILLY

Questions about 2024

. Steve Wozniak co-founded which computer company in 1976?
APPLE INC. (The other co-founder was of course, Steve Jobs)

1.     Which football team became the first in the 20th century to win the English League and the FA cup in the same season?

Tottenham Hotspur (1961)

Example:- Boudicca was queen of which historic tribe of eastern Britain?

Answer - Iceni (or Eceni)

In 2002 Will Young became the first winner of which ITV talent show?

Pop Idol

1.      What British band released the album A Night at the Opera in 1975?

 Queen

1. Almost every modern piano has 52 white keys and how many black keys?

36

1.      Where did Typically Tropical go in 1976?

BARBADOS

Cher had a 1991 hit with which track, taken from the film Mermaids?

The Shoop Shoop Song

1.     Who was known as "The Queen of Soul"?

Aretha Franklin.

Which Song Ends with The Line God Speed Your Love to Me

Unchained Melody

1.      Name the girl-Do you smile to tempt a lover.

Mona Lisa. (Mona Lisa, Nat King Cole)

1.      I got my first real six string. Bought it at the 5 and dime.

SUMMER OF 69

Will.i.am and Fergie were members of which band?
Black Eyed Peas

Which group had a No 1 with “Pass the Dutchie”?
A   Musical Youth

Who was the lead singer for the rock and roll band “The Crickets”?

     Buddy Holly

1.   What word in Japanese has the literal meaning of

Empty orchestra?

Karaoke

Questions on music

Whose nickname is The Prince of Darkness

Ozzy Osbourne

Who was the original lead singer with The Supremes?
 Diana Ross

1.     Say goodbye my own true lover, as we sing a lovers song.

The Carnival Is Over (The Seekers)

“Put your head against my life. What do you hear?”

A Million Love Songs – Take That

1.      Which synth-pop duo reached UK number one with 'West End Girls' in 1986?
Pet Shop Boys

In ‘The Final Countdown’ by Europe, to which planet were they heading?
VENUS

1.   Which country won the first contest back in 1956?

Answer - SWITZERLAND

Penny Lane by the Beatles refers to a real person True or False?
Answer - False (it is a street in Liverpool)

"I think I can make it now, the pain is gone

Answer - I Can See Clearly Now

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1.  John Inman says I’m free, name the character?

MR HUMPHRIES

All Are Twins

1.   Who was the famous manager of Elvis Presley?

 Colonel TOM Parker

1.    The real name of singer Katy Perry and the daughter of actress Goldie Hawn.

KATE HUDSON

Born Robert Allen Zimmerman in May 1941. What is he better known as?
Bob Dylan

They Are All Lees

An apiarist is a fancy word for what sort of job or hobby?

BEEKEEPING

The first letter of each answer will spell a name

1.      English scientist who featured on the last ever UK pound notes?

ISAAC NEWTON

1.    Legendary frontman of 'Black Sabbath.

Answer - Ozzy Osbourne

. In ‘The Final Countdown’ by Europe, to which planet were they heading?
VENUS

What is the chemical symbol of gold?
Au

1.   Which planet has the most gravity?
 Jupiter

In which part of the human body would the limbic system be found?

In the brain

Vanilla flavouring is derived from which flower?

Answer - Orchid

1.     What was the name of Doctor Dolittle's parrot?

Answer - POLYNESIA

What is the distinguishing feature of a manx cat?
Answer - It has no tail

1.  Which country has won the most World cups?

Brazil

Name the sport Slider, gripper and sweep

Curling

1.    In 1931, what was the first live televised sports event?
A   The Derby (horse race)

. In Gavle, Sweden, they build a 13-meter tall what every Advent?

SHEEP, GOAT*, DONKEY, COW

1.    What flower is worn on St George's Day?

RED ROSE

1.     Fireworks were originally invented in which country?

CHINA

. AT&T was co-founded by famous inventor, Alexander Graham-Bell, but what does AT&T stand for?
AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY

1.    The Harry Potter books gave us which broom flying game?

QUIDDICH

Abraham Lincoln was a champion in which sport?

Wrestling

1.      What is the closest living relative to the Tyrannosaurus Rex?

CHICKEN

1.   How do you tell the age of a horse?
Its teeth

3 ‘Fauntleroy’ is the middle name of Donald Duck.

True

1. Which country lies south of Detroit?

CANADA

1.   Why was the time for the steeplechase at the 1932 Olympics especially slow?

The Runners Ran An Extra Lap In Error

1. Which sea is ten times more salty than the ocean?               

   DEAD SEA

1.    What type of apparel is exempt from taxation in Texas?

 Cowboy boots are not taxed

1.   What is the only bird that can swim, but not fly?

Penguin

1.      Who was the first man to urinate on the moon?

BUZZ ALDRIN

1.      What country features a shipwreck on its national flag?

Bermuda

What happened to the body of the inventor of the frisbee after his death?

His ashes were turned into a frisbee.

Where was the world’s first speeding ticket issued?
England

1.      An infamous hoax by the BBC on April Fool's Day 1957 claimed that what was grown on trees?

SPAGHETTI

1.  What were clocks missing before 1577?

Answer - Minute hands

1.         T/F Only female duck’s quack.

Answer - True

Fun Out of the norm questions

What brewery was founded in Cardiff in 1882 and is the official beer of the Welsh Rugby Union Team?
BRAINS

1.    What Latin phrase attributed to Julius Caesar means, ‘I came, I saw, I conquered’?

VENI, VIDI, VICI

1.  By what name is Martha Jane Canary better known?

Calamity Jane

1.   The Rainbow Nation

South Africa

Dorothy's dog in The Wizard of Oz

    TOTO

1.  City in the UK with the shortest name

ELY

In which county did Axminster carpets originate?

DEVON

1.   You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
MAE WEST

One of the 3 actresses who star in Birds of a Feather
Lesley Joseph

1.      "Hotel California" and a 1975 novel by Jack Higgins?

Eagles ("Hotel California" is a song by the Eagles, and the book The Eagle Has Landed)

What is the ancient Persian word for nation or land?

Answer - Stan

All the peoples names have a colour in them

All the answers begin with the same letter

ie The first answer starts with E the next answer starts with F and so on

ie The first answer starts with E the next answer starts with F and so on

ie The first answer starts with E the next starts with F and so on

All the answers begin with the same letter

ie The first answer starts with E the next starts with F and so on

ie First answer starts with E the next starts with F and so on

ie First answer starts with E the next starts with F and so on.

The first letter of the answers follow on

ie question one answer starts with a C question 2 starts with a D and so on

All the answers start with the same letter

Can you name the coastal town which is the third largest town in Tyneside?

Answer - SOUTH SHIELDS