General Knowledge
At which stadium was the famous 1966 football World Cup final match played?
Wembley
A cube has how many edges?
12 (edges not sides)
How many times has Donald Trump been married?
Three (Ivana, Marla and Melania)
A griffin (or gryphon) is a mythical creature formed from which two animals?
A lion and an eagle (Body, tail and back legs of a lion, head and wings of an eagle)
How many people have held the post of Prime Minister of the UK since Margaret Thatcher?
Six (John Major, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson)
Which author created the character Paddington Bear?
Michael Bond
How many golden stars feature on the flag of the European Union?
12
Who was the original UK host of the ITV game show ‘The Price is Right’?
Leslie Crowther
Which was the first flavoured crisp to be introduced commercially in the UK, other than salt?
Cheese and Onion (By Golden Wonder in 1962 – Smiths introduced Salt ‘n’ Vinegar in 1967)
Which is the first sign of the zodiac alphabetically?
Where in the world would you expect to find a car with the vehicle registration code ‘V’? (e.g. UK has GB, France has ES)
Vatican
Which London Underground line has the most stations?
District Line (60 stations)
How much is the purchase price of Old Kent Road in the London version of Monopoly?
£60
A vehicle with the national registration code ‘PK’ would originate from which country?
Pakistan
Which UK high street store went into administration on 26th November 2008?
Woolworths
How many sides has a heptadecagon?
17
Which was the first James Bond film to feature Roger Moore in the title role?
Live and Let Die
In which year did Channel 4 begin transmission in the UK?
1982
Which is the largest island in the Inner Hebrides?
Skye
On a standard dartboard, what is the lowest number that cannot be achieved with a single dart?
23
How many bones are there in a shark’s body?
None (A shark’s skeleton is made up entirely of cartilage)
How many squares are there on a standard Scrabble board?
255
The new polymer £10 note entered circulation in 2017 – whose picture features on the reverse?
Jane Austen (200-year anniversary of her death)
How many official languages are spoken in Switzerland (and what are they)?
Four: German, French, Italian and Romansh
Which European country has the longest coastline?
Norway (58,133km)