Post by Lonely on Aug 5, 2022 16:19:45 GMT
Questions:
Q 1/- Which website recently reported its first ever drop in daily user numbers?
a/- Amazon
b/- Google
c/- Facebook
d/- None of the above
Q 2/- Sweyn Forkbeard died in 1014. At the time he was king of Norway, king of England, and king of which other country?
a/- Denmark
b/- Finland
c/- Scotland
d/- Sweden
Q 3/- 3rd February: The day the music died, is also the anniversary of the air crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and which other music star?
a/- Eddie Cochran
b/- Jim Croce
c/- The Big Bopper
d/- Jim Reeves
Q 4/- Which British comedy featured a wonderful pastiche of Bamber Gasgoin running an episode of University Challenge played by Griff Rhys Jones?
a/- Extras
b/- The Young Ones
c/- The Mighty Boosh
d/- The Fast Show
Q 5/- Which of the following disorders is the fear of being alone?
a/- Acrophobia
b/- Autophobia
c/- Agorophobia
d/- Arachnophobia
Q 6/- Keeley Hawes' starred in a time-travelling detective series named after which David Bowie song?
a/- Life On Mars
b/- Loving The Alien
c/- Ashes To Ashes
d/- The Laughing Gnome
Q 7/- In New Zealand a kleptomaniac bird senselessly and violently attacked a GoPro camera, and managed to film itself stealing it. Which type of bird?
a/- Kaka
b/- Kakapo
c/- Kea
d/- Krynoid
Q 8/- The Belgian government has added illustrations from the Tintin comics to which official documents?
a/- Birth Certificate
b/- Driving Licence
c/- I D Card
d/- Passports
Q 9/- Who had UK hit singles in the late 1980s with singles including I Get Weak, Circle In The Sand and Leave A Light On?
a/- Belinda Carlisle
b/-Debbie Gibson
c/- Kate Bush
d/- Tiffany
Q10/- A company in Sweden has trained crows to clear up what from the streets of Södertälje, near Stockholm?
a/- Discarded chewing gum
b/- Discarded Pokemon trading cards
c/- Discarded fsat food packaging
d/- Discarded cigarette buts
Q11/- In 1996, he Deep Blue computer beat a world reigning chess champion for the very first time. Who did the super-computer beat in the opening game of their 1996 contest?
a/- Anatoly Karpov
b/- Bobby Fischer
c/- Garry Casperov
d/- Mikhail otvnnik
Q12/- I was two-year-old, green-eyed, grey and white farm cat who was adopted and moved into the White House. What was my name?
a/- Four Seasons
b/- Ivy
c/- Rowan
d/- Willow
Q13/- Which is the capital of Senegal, one of the four Africa Cup of Nations semi-finalists?
a/- Cairo
b/- Dakar
c/- Yaoundé
d/- Ouagadougou
Q14/- Born in Michigan, and having had the surnames Judkins and Morris, I've won 25 Grammy Awards in a career which started when I released my first single in 1962 aged 12. Who am I better known as?
a/- Aretha Franklin
b/- Dionne Warwick
c/- Ray Charles
d/- Stevie Wonder
Q15/- Which of the four railway stations on the UK edition of Monopoly is not served by the London Underground?
a/- Fenchurch Street
b/- King’s Cross
c/- Liverpool Street
d/- Marylebone
Q16/- To produce iron from iron ore, you need to heat it up in a furnace with which of these elements?
a/- Argon
b/- Boron
c/- Carbon
d/- Magnesium
Q17/- In which country is Transylvania?
a/- Bulgaria
b/- Croatia
c/- Romania
d/- Serbia
Q18/- How many hearts does an octopus have?
a/- 1
b/- 2
c/- 3
d/- 4
Q19/- In the series “Game of Thrones”, Winterfell is the ancestral home of which family?
a/- The Lannisters
b/- The Starks
c/- The Tully’s
d/- The Targaryens
Q20/- Which famous singer released a song called “Adore You”?
a/- Harry Styles
b/- Dua Lipa
c/- Halsey
d/- Shawn Mendes
Bonus Q:- The country of Iceland has announced that from 2024 it is going to stop what?
a/- Bjork singing
b/- Commercial Whaling
c/- Petrol Cars
d/- Seal culls
Answers:
Q 1/- C Q 6/- C Q11/- C Q16/- C
Q 2/- A Q 7/- C Q12/ - D Q17/- C
Q 3/- C Q 8/- D Q13/- B Q18/- C
Q 4/- B Q 9/- A Q14/- D Q19/- B
Q 5/- B Q10/- D Q15/- A Q20/- A
Bonus Q: B
Q 1/- Which website recently reported its first ever drop in daily user numbers?
a/- Amazon
b/- Google
c/- Facebook
d/- None of the above
Q 2/- Sweyn Forkbeard died in 1014. At the time he was king of Norway, king of England, and king of which other country?
a/- Denmark
b/- Finland
c/- Scotland
d/- Sweden
Q 3/- 3rd February: The day the music died, is also the anniversary of the air crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and which other music star?
a/- Eddie Cochran
b/- Jim Croce
c/- The Big Bopper
d/- Jim Reeves
Q 4/- Which British comedy featured a wonderful pastiche of Bamber Gasgoin running an episode of University Challenge played by Griff Rhys Jones?
a/- Extras
b/- The Young Ones
c/- The Mighty Boosh
d/- The Fast Show
Q 5/- Which of the following disorders is the fear of being alone?
a/- Acrophobia
b/- Autophobia
c/- Agorophobia
d/- Arachnophobia
Q 6/- Keeley Hawes' starred in a time-travelling detective series named after which David Bowie song?
a/- Life On Mars
b/- Loving The Alien
c/- Ashes To Ashes
d/- The Laughing Gnome
Q 7/- In New Zealand a kleptomaniac bird senselessly and violently attacked a GoPro camera, and managed to film itself stealing it. Which type of bird?
a/- Kaka
b/- Kakapo
c/- Kea
d/- Krynoid
Q 8/- The Belgian government has added illustrations from the Tintin comics to which official documents?
a/- Birth Certificate
b/- Driving Licence
c/- I D Card
d/- Passports
Q 9/- Who had UK hit singles in the late 1980s with singles including I Get Weak, Circle In The Sand and Leave A Light On?
a/- Belinda Carlisle
b/-Debbie Gibson
c/- Kate Bush
d/- Tiffany
Q10/- A company in Sweden has trained crows to clear up what from the streets of Södertälje, near Stockholm?
a/- Discarded chewing gum
b/- Discarded Pokemon trading cards
c/- Discarded fsat food packaging
d/- Discarded cigarette buts
Q11/- In 1996, he Deep Blue computer beat a world reigning chess champion for the very first time. Who did the super-computer beat in the opening game of their 1996 contest?
a/- Anatoly Karpov
b/- Bobby Fischer
c/- Garry Casperov
d/- Mikhail otvnnik
Q12/- I was two-year-old, green-eyed, grey and white farm cat who was adopted and moved into the White House. What was my name?
a/- Four Seasons
b/- Ivy
c/- Rowan
d/- Willow
Q13/- Which is the capital of Senegal, one of the four Africa Cup of Nations semi-finalists?
a/- Cairo
b/- Dakar
c/- Yaoundé
d/- Ouagadougou
Q14/- Born in Michigan, and having had the surnames Judkins and Morris, I've won 25 Grammy Awards in a career which started when I released my first single in 1962 aged 12. Who am I better known as?
a/- Aretha Franklin
b/- Dionne Warwick
c/- Ray Charles
d/- Stevie Wonder
Q15/- Which of the four railway stations on the UK edition of Monopoly is not served by the London Underground?
a/- Fenchurch Street
b/- King’s Cross
c/- Liverpool Street
d/- Marylebone
Q16/- To produce iron from iron ore, you need to heat it up in a furnace with which of these elements?
a/- Argon
b/- Boron
c/- Carbon
d/- Magnesium
Q17/- In which country is Transylvania?
a/- Bulgaria
b/- Croatia
c/- Romania
d/- Serbia
Q18/- How many hearts does an octopus have?
a/- 1
b/- 2
c/- 3
d/- 4
Q19/- In the series “Game of Thrones”, Winterfell is the ancestral home of which family?
a/- The Lannisters
b/- The Starks
c/- The Tully’s
d/- The Targaryens
Q20/- Which famous singer released a song called “Adore You”?
a/- Harry Styles
b/- Dua Lipa
c/- Halsey
d/- Shawn Mendes
Bonus Q:- The country of Iceland has announced that from 2024 it is going to stop what?
a/- Bjork singing
b/- Commercial Whaling
c/- Petrol Cars
d/- Seal culls
Answers:
Q 1/- C Q 6/- C Q11/- C Q16/- C
Q 2/- A Q 7/- C Q12/ - D Q17/- C
Q 3/- C Q 8/- D Q13/- B Q18/- C
Q 4/- B Q 9/- A Q14/- D Q19/- B
Q 5/- B Q10/- D Q15/- A Q20/- A
Bonus Q: B
