General Knowledge
The Irish tricolour is the flag of which African country turned backwards?
Ivory Coast
What planet is closest to the Sun?
a) Earth
b) Mars
c) Venus
d) Mercury
Mercury
Who is known as the “King of Pop”?
a) Michael Jackson
b) Elvis Presley
c) Justin Bieber
d) John Lennon
Michael Jackson
Who played Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz”?
a) Audrey Hepburn
b) Judy Garland
c) Marilyn Monroe
d) Elizabeth Taylor
Judy Garland
1.
Fly me to the moon- Frank Sinatra
Fort Knox is located in which US State?
(a) Kentucky
(b) Alabama
(c) Texas
Kentucky
Which gas do plants need for photosynthesis?
a) Oxygen
b) Nitrogen
c) Carbon Dioxide
d) Hydrogen
Carbon Dioxide
What instrument is strongly associated with Louis Armstrong?
a) Piano
b) Saxophone
c) Trumpet
d) Guitar
Trumpet
Which movie features the line “Here’s looking at you, kid”?
a) Gone with the Wind
b) Casablanca
c) The Godfather
d) Citizen Kane
Casablanca
2.
Ring of Fire- Johnny Cash
What colour are airplane black boxes?
(a) Black
(b) Orange
(c) White
Orange (this makes them easier to find in plane crash wreckage)
On the periodic table, what symbol stands for silver?
(a) Si
(b) Au
(c) Ag
Au
Which singer was famous for the song “My Way”?
a) Dean Martin
b) Frank Sinatra
c) Bing Crosby
d) Tony Bennett
Frank Sinatra
Who played Scarlett O’Hara in “Gone with the Wind”?
a) Audrey Hepburn
b) Vivien Leigh
c) Judy Garland
d) Bette Davis
Vivien Leigh
3.
Staying Alive- Bee Gees
What do Americans call Autumn?
Fall
How many bones are in the adult human body?
a) 206
b) 250
c) 300
d) 175
206
What music group sang “Stayin’ Alive”?
a) Bee Gees
b) ABBA
c) The Eagles
d) Fleetwood Mac
Bee Gees
Which movie starred John Wayne as a cowboy?
a) True Grit
b) Casablanca
c) Singin’ in the Rain
d) The Sound of Music
True Grit
4.
Brown Eyed Girl- Van Morrison
How many countries are there in the world (closest guess wins!)
195
What is the largest mammal in the world?
a) Elephant
b) Blue Whale
c) Giraffe
d) Shark
Blue Whale
Which Welsh icon was born in 1940 as Thomas Woodward?
Tom Jones
Which TV show was set on a rural farm with the Ingalls family?
a) Little House on the Prairie
b) The Waltons
c) Green Acres
d) The Andy Griffith Show
Little House on the Prairie
5.
What a wonderful world- Louis Armstrong