
General knowledge quiz questions and answers
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Q: Prior to Mike Pence, identify the last 5 Vice-Presidents of the USA by their Initials?
- JB (Joe Biden)
- DC (Dick Cheney)
- AG (Al Gore)
- DQ (Dan Quayle)
- GB (George Bush)
All About 2017
- Kazuo Ishiguro was awarded which of the Nobel Prizes in 2017? Literature
- Formerly a Security Guard at Argos, Adama Barrow became the President of which African nation in 2017 – was it Senegal, Sierra Leona, Gambia or Swaziland? Gambia
- Which Formula One driver clinched his fourth world title at the Mexican Grand Prix despite finishing only ninth after a clash with rival Sebastian Vettel? Lewis Hamilton
- Who won the 2017 tour de France? Chris Froome
- Giles Deacon designed the wedding dress for whom when she married James Matthews in 2017? Pippa Midleton
Connection
- In the Bible, the ninth of the Ten Commandments states that you shall not bear false witness against whom? Your Neighbour
- What beat the barn owl and the wren into second and third place in a 2015 poll launched by BBC Springwatch presenter David Lindo to find the UK’s national bird? Robin
- What word can go before “economy” to describe an action that saves money initially, but results in more money being wasted than saved over a longer period of time? False
- In chess, what playing piece is known as the “cavalier” in French? Knight (Horse)
- What is the connection between the above 4 answers? The connection is “Hood” (Neighbourhood, Robin Hood, falsehood, knighthood)
History
- Which English king reigned 21st April 1509 – 28th January 1547? Henry VIII
- In which country is the site of the battle of Waterloo? Belgium
- Used in World War II, Who is best known for inventing the bouncing bomb? Sir Barnes Wallis
- What Roman Emperor made his horse a Senator? Caligula
- To within 10 years, the composer Ludwig van Beethoven and the poet William Wordsworth were both born in the same year. Which year was it? 1770 (Accept anything between 1760 and 1780)
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