Karteikarten
General Knowledge One
Karten in diesem Stapel (200)
- 1who was king of England when the civil war started?Charles I
- 2who was the first American in space?Alan Shepard
- 3who was the first British astronaut?Helen Sharman
- 4what year was the NHS launched?1948
- 5who was prime minister when the NHS was launched?Clement Atlee
- 6what was queen Victoria's first name?Alexandria
- 7what London tourist attraction saw the biggest poll tax riot?Trafalgrar square
- 8what organisation owns the stone henge?English heritage
- 9which early king is best remembered for burning the cakes?Alfred the great
- 10who was 9 years old when he became king of England?Henry III
- 11who wrote the story which was adapted into the musical 'chitty chitty bang bang'?Ian Fleming
- 12what was the first James Bond novel?Casino Royale
- 13what is the largest museum in the world?the Louvre
- 14what Agatha Christie whodunit holds the westend longest-running record?Mousetrap
- 15what flowers was Monet most famous for painting?water lilies
- 16who was the voice of rocky in chicken run?Mel Gibson
- 17which British city hosted the Eurovision song contest won by ABBA?Brighton
- 18what is the name of Julia Roberts' character in Notting Hill?Anna Scott
- 19what is the name of the ten-year-old boy who finds ET?Elliot
- 20what is the name of Davy Jones' ship in 'Pirates of the Caribbean; dead mans chest?the flying dutchman
- 21how many dogs take part in most greyhound races?six
- 22which team ended Arsenal's record run of 49 games unbeaten?man united
- 23what is the longest running event in the decathalon?1500m
- 24how many points is the jack worth in a game of blackjack?ten
- 25what is the highest number on a standard roulette wheel?36
- 26how many pawns are on the board at the beginning of a game of chess?16
- 27how many squares are on a scrabble board?225
- 28what number is directly below 20 at the bottom of a standard dart board?three
- 29what annual event is Britain's biggest one-day charity fundraiser?London marathon
- 30what is the largest island in the Atlantic?Greenland
- 31which country owns the Canary Islands?Spain
- 32Which is the largest of the Canary islands?Tenerife
- 33Which was the first James Bond film to feature Roger Moore in the title role?live and let die (1973)
- 34Lemurs are native to which island?Madagascar
- 35Who wrote the books on which the series ‘Game of Thrones’ is based?George R.R. Martin
- 36In which ‘James Bond’ film did Daniel Craig first play the starring role?Casino Royale (2006)
- 37who was the first ever winner of Britain's got talent?Paul Potts
- 38what is the capital of Vietnam?Hanoi
- 39In which year did Tony Blair become Prime Minister of the UK?1997
- 40who was the first Tudor monarch?Henry VII
- 41Who was manager of the England football team at the time of their 1966 World Cup victory?Alf Ramsey
- 42What is the capital of the Australian state of Queensland?Brisbane
- 43who created the cartoon cat Garfield?Jim Davis
- 44On what date do the French celebrate Bastille Day?July 14th
- 45how many tarot cards are there in a pack?76
- 46in which year were the Nobel prizes first awarded?1901
- 47which city takes tourists to Anne Franks house?Amsterdam
- 48what is the official state sport of Alaska?Dog Mushing
- 49what motor way connects Birmingham to Bristol?M5
- 50what is New Zealand's highest mountain?Mount Cook
- 51what is a computer's UPS?uninterruptible power source
- 52what fresh fruit should be squeezed into a margarita?Lime
- 53what s-word is a group of jellyfish?smack
- 54what s-word is a group of apes?shrewdness
- 55what c-word is a group of bats?colony
- 56what is miss Piggy's surname?Lee
- 57what ocean is Africa's coastline?Atlantic
- 58what country has the greatest number of volcano's?Indonesia
- 59what are south Africa's three national capitals?cape town, pretoria, bloemfontein
- 60what country is mount fuji in?Japan
- 61what is the currency of south Korea?won
- 62what is the capital of the Phillipines?Manilla
- 63what is the country with the longest coastline?Canada
- 64what is the highest waterfall and wheres it located?Angel falls, Venezuela
- 65what are the three types of long term memory?Episodic, Semantic and Procedural
- 66the River Foyle is found in which country of the united kingdom?northern island
- 67Emmenthal cheese is from which country?swizerland
- 68what type of garment is an Anthony Eden?hat
- 69a number followed by a hundred zeros is know by what name?Googol
- 70in the USA and Canada, what month is labour day celebrated?september
- 71who was the first British contestant to win who wants to be a millionaire?Judith Keppel
- 72in what country was Tony Blair born?Scotland
- 73what is the worlds most populated country?China
- 74what is the worlds second most populated country?India
- 75who held the winter olympics in 2002?Salt lake city, Utah, USA
- 76when was the first winter olympics?1924
- 77what country held the first winter olympics?France
- 78how long did the 100 years was last?116 years
- 79who wrote 'Pride and Prejudice'?Jane Austen
- 80what is the capital of Singapore?Singapore
- 81in Shakespear's 'othello' who is the female lead?Desmonda
- 82Brights disease affects what organ in the body?Kidneys
- 83how many stomachs do cows have?4
- 84how many strings are normally on a harp?47
- 85what is the capital of Belarus?Minsk
- 86in which part of the body are 'betz' cells found?brain
- 87who wrote 'Jane Eyre'?Charlotte Bronte
- 88who is the roman goddess of beauty?venus
- 89who was Henry the VIII's first wife?Catherine of Aragon
- 90who was Henry the VIII's second wife?Anne Boleyn
- 91who was Henry the VIII's thrid wife?Jane Seymour
- 92who was Henry the VIII's fourth wife?Anne of Cleaves
- 93who was Henry the VIII's fifth wife?Catherine Howard
- 94who was Henry the VIII's sixth wife?Catherine Parr
- 95what is the capital of Colombia?Bogota
- 96what is the capital of Turkey?Ankara
- 97what is the capital of Ukraine?Kiev
- 98what is the capital of Costa Rica?San Jose
- 99what is the official language of Brazil?Portuguese
- 100who discovered penicillin?Alexander Flemming
- 101in what year did the Spanish civil war end?1939
- 102who discovered oxygen?Joseph Priesley (1774)
- 103what is Elton Johns real name?Reg Dwight
- 104how many years is a silver anniversary?25
- 105how many years is a diamond anniversary?60
- 106how many years is a platinum anniversary?70
- 107how many years is a ruby anniversary?40
- 108how many sides are on a 20p?7
- 109how many sides on a 50p?7
- 110how many sides on a pound?12
- 111what is the capital of Finland?Helsinki
- 112who introduced the potato to England?Sir Walter Raleigh
- 113on what day of the week are British Elections held?Thursdays
- 114what is the capital of fiji?Suva
- 115what year did madam Tussauds open?1802
- 116what was madam Tussauds original purpose?to see models of murderers
- 117what part of the body produces insulin?pancreas
- 118What is the only vitamin that you will not find in an egg?Vitamin C
- 119which city has the largest population?shanghai
- 120what is the currency of china?Renminbi
- 121what is David Bowie's real name?David Jones
- 122'The second world war' is a six book series written by who?Winston Churchill
- 123What's a baby elephant called?Calf
- 124What 'c' word is a group of camels?caravan
- 125who has the nickname 'the muscles from Brussels'?Jean-claude van damme
- 126who was the head of the Adam's family?Gomez
- 127What is the spin-off of Cheers?Fraiser
- 128what is Lady Gaga's real name?Stefani Germanotta
- 129what is the pub in Coronation street called?The Rovers Return inn
- 130what is the pub in Eastenders called?Queen Vic
- 131what is the pub in Emmerdale called?The Woolpack
- 132what is the pub in Hollyoaks called?The dog in the pond (the dog)
- 133what is the pub in Hollyoaks previous known?The Jolly Rodger
- 134what is Reese Witherspoon's real name?Laura Witherspoon
- 135What Bruno mars' real name?Peter Hernandez
- 136What is Katy Perry's real name?Katheryn Hudson
- 137What is Calvin Harris' real name?Adam Wiles
- 138what is Drake's real name?Aubery Graham
- 139What is Eminem's real name?Marshall Mathers 3rd
- 140How many James Bond actors have there been?9
- 141who composed the violin concerto 'the four seasons'?Antonio Vivaldi
- 142what year was the Uk Office realeased?2001
- 143who plays the character Alan Partridge?Steve Coogan
- 144what is Stings real name?Gordon Sumner
- 145What is Bangladesh's Capital?Dhaka
- 146what is a glossectomy?the removal of the tongue
- 147what was Oasis' first song?Super sonic
- 148what was the working title of 'Gone with the wind'?baa baa blacksheep
- 149who is the author of gone with the wind?Margret Mitchell (1936)
- 150what is the best selling novel ever and who wrote it?Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes
- 151how many elements are on the modern periodic table?118
- 152how many bones are in the human ear?3
- 153what does GIF stand for?Grafics interchange Format
- 154what is pulp's lead singer?Jarvis Cocker
- 155where is Tiger King set?Oklahoma
- 156how many infinity gems are there in marvel comics?six
- 157what is Batman's real name?Bruce Wayne
- 158what is Batwoman's real name?Kathy Kane
- 159what is Captain America's real name?Steven Rodgers
- 160what is Black widow's real name?Natasha Romanova
- 161what is the name of Ron Weasley's parents?Molly and Arthur
- 162who sang the James bond theme song Golden Eye?Tina Turner
- 163who sang the James bond theme song Goldfinger?Shirley Bassey
- 164who sang the James bond theme song a view to kill?Duran Duran
- 165who sang the James bond theme song the man with the golden gun?Lulu
- 166what was the first Marvel film?Iron man (2008)
- 167what is the longest river in the UK?Severn
- 168What is the capital of New Zealand?Wellington
- 169what year was Fortnite released?2017
- 170what year was Twitter released?2006
- 171what is Postman Pats surname?Cliffton
- 172What year was channel 5 released in the UK?1997
- 173When was Eastenders first shown?1985
- 174what colour was the pill Neo took in the matrix?Red
- 175what is Bridge Jones' baby called?William
- 176what year did the Beetles Break-up?1970
- 177what two drinks make up the drink 'dark and stormy'?Dark rum and Ginger beer
- 178where does the cheese Gouda come from?Netherlands
- 179what Italian city is known to create the pizza?Naples
- 180what is the hottest chilie in the world?Carolina Reeper
- 181what is the biggest Landlocked country?Kazakstan
- 182what city was Donald Trump born?New York
- 183what city was Boris Johnson born?New York
- 184What mountains do you have to climb to complete the '3 peaks challenge'?Ben Nevis (Scotland)
Scafell Pike (England)
Snowdon (Wales) - 185what are the dates of the Vietnam war?1955-75
- 186what year was Jaws released?1975
- 187who sang YMCA and in what year?Village people (1978)
- 188what year was 'lets get ready to rumble' released?1994
- 189what year was 'Phantom of the opera' first performed?1986
- 190what are termites also known as?white ants
- 191In what country is it considered rude to write in red?Portugal
- 192what percent of a cats bones are in its tail?10%
- 193what does the Greek word 'astronaut' translate to?star sailor
- 194who was the first man in space?Yuri Gagarin
- 195who wrote the auto biography 'long walk to freedom'?Nelson Mandela
- 196who wrote the auto biography 'dreams from my father'?Barack Obama
- 197who was the first American president?George Washington
- 198what was 2010's largest grossing film?Toy Story 3
- 199what does the Japanese word 'Tsunami' translate to?Harbour wave
- 200what does the Japanese word 'Karaoke' translate to?Empty Orchestra
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