A MIXED BAG
A random selection of General Knowledge questions from a wide range of categories today. So why not grab a coffee, answer the questions and let’s see how well you can do against the other quizzers in the group!
QUESTIONS
1. Which ‘MS’ is an award winning actress who has played Margaret Thatcher on the big screen?
2. What was the name of the UK Tv show which always started with the line ‘...and now, live from Norwich, it’s the quiz of the week’?
3. What one word Oscar winning movie title was the highest grossing movie of 1997 and was the first to break the $1 billion mark?
4. Foie gras comes from the liver of which animal?
5. What household item was originally called a ‘splitspoon’?
6. In which of Handel’s oratorios does the Hallelujah Chorus appear?
7. In connection with electronics company LG, what does LG stand for according to their literature?
8. What cords attach muscles to bones?
9. In which country does the Rhine River reach the sea?
10. Going back to the 80’s and some great(?) music from Stock, Aitken and Waterman, what was the surname of the ex-page-3 sisters who released songs as the band, Mel and Kim?
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ANSWERS
1. Which ‘MS’ is an award winning actress who has played Margaret Thatcher on the big screen?
MERYL STREEP
2. What was the name of the UK Tv show which always started with the line ‘...and now, live from Norwich, it’s the quiz of the week’?
SALE OF THE CENTURY
3. What one word Oscar winning movie title was the highest grossing movie of 1997 and was the first to break the $1 billion mark?
TITANIC
4. Foie gras comes from the liver of which animal?
GOOSE
5. What household item was originally called a ‘splitspoon’?
FORKS
6. In which of Handel’s oratorios does the Hallelujah Chorus appear?
MESSIAH
7. In connection with electronics company LG, what does LG stand for according to their literature?
LIFE’S GOOD
8. What cords attach muscles to bones?
TENDONS
9. In which country does the Rhine River reach the sea?
THE NETHERLANDS
10. Going back to the 80’s and some great(?) music from Stock, Aitken and Waterman, what was the surname of the ex-page-3 sisters who released songs as the band, Mel and Kim?
APPLEBY