General Knowledge
From what grain is the Japanese spirit Sake made?
Answer: Rice
Italian explorer Christopher Columbus made landfall in what is now the Bahamas in what year?
Answer: 1492
Question: Who has won more tennis grand slam titles, Venus Williams or Serena Williams?
Answer: Serena Williams.
This well known British solo artist, who is a Manchester United fan, has also had previous success with a band which formed on a televised talent competition.
Answer: Harry Styles
Last week, I unexpectedly met an old friend on the train' said the man.
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The main said that _____________________ an old friend on the train unexpectedly last week.
Answer: The main said that he had run into an old friend on the train unexpectedly last week.
Which legendary surrealist artist is famous for painting melting clocks?
Answer: Salvador Dali
Which year did the European Union first introduce the Euro as currency?
Answer: 1999
The FIFA World Cup was contraversially held in which country for the first time?
Answer: Qatar
How many Harry Potter books and movies are there?
Answer: 7 books and 8 movies
`Citizen Science' is a new term given to scientific research which is _________ by member sof the public.
A. borne / B. endeavoured / C. undertaken / D. committed
Answer: C. undertaken
Which country in the world is believed to have the most miles of motorway?
Answer: China
Who discovered penicillin?
Answer: Alexander Fleming
Question: In what game is “love” a score?
Answer: Tennis.
Question: What movie in 2019 topped Avatar as the highest-grossing film of all time?
Answer: Avengers: Endgame
Complete the gap:
The importance of a good breakfast is beyond ________ according to health experts.
A. Disagreement / B. Dissent / C. Dispute / D. Discord
Answer: C. Dispute
beyond dispute
How many elements are in the periodic table?
Answer: 118
The War of the Roses underpins the revialry that still exisits today between Manchester and Leeds. Which two houses were involved in it?
House of....
House of....
Answer: York and Lancaster
Question: Which sport uses a net, a racket, and a shuttlecock?
Answer: Badminton.
Question: What is the name of the alternate dimension in Netflix's Stranger Things?
Answer: The Upside Down
There was no need for us to rush to the station as our train was delayed.
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We could___________________ getting to the station as our train was delayed.
Answer:
We could have taken our time getting to the station as our train was delayed.
In what year did The Beatles split up?
Answer: 1970
The late Queen Elizabeth II is the longest reigning monarch of the UK, followed by Queen Victoria – but who is third?
Answer: George III
Question: In what year were women allowed to compete in the modern Olympic games and in what sport?
Answer: 1900, tennis.
Question: What was the first non-English-language film to win Best Picture at the Oscars?
Answer: Parasite
James did not find it difficult to answer the interviewer's questions.
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James had no ___________________________ the interviewer's questions.
Answer:
James had no difficulty (in) coming up with (the) answers to the interviewer's questions.