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End Of Year: General Knowledge Quiz! 2017
A Bickerfrost Coproduction Last modified: 16th July 2017
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ROUND 1 Famous Faces
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ROUND 1 :: Famous Faces ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 2 3 4 5 Jodie Whittaker
Jamie Murray ? ? Tim Farron ? Rita Ora ? Emmanuel Macron 6 7 8 9 10 ? Sandi Toksvig ? Johanna Konta ? Robert Winston Bertrand Russell ? ? Richard Ayoade
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(Thanks to Mr. Gnanendran)
ROUND 2 Observation Round (Thanks to Mr. Gnanendran)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07s-ntEuOPE (stop after 1:50)
ROUND 2 :: Observation Round Watch the video and write down every sport you see. Individual athletic events are classed as separate sports. There are 20 sports in total – half a point for each one identified. (stop after 1:50) ? Golf Football Sailing Tennis Rugby (Union) Badminton Cricket Speed Skating/Ice Skating 100m 200m 110m Hurdles Discus Long Jump Figure Skating/Ice Dancing Cycling Marathon Powerboating Steeplechase Pole Vault Volleyball
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ROUND 3 General Knowledge
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Question 1 How many valves does a trumpet have? 4 ?
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Question 2 What colour is the number 3 ball in pool? Blue ?
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The Great Fire of London
Question 3 Which famous event happened in London in 1666? The Great Fire of London ?
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Question 4 In which UK city would you find John Lennon airport? Liverpool ?
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Question 5 In which Shakespeare play would you find the characters Prospero, Calaban and Ariel? The Tempest ?
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Question 6 The comedy festival held each August, known as the Fringe Festival, takes place in which city? Edinburgh ?
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Question 7 Which Greek letter is this? Σ Sigma ?
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Question 7 Which icicle-shaped formation hangs from the ceiling of a cave? Stalactite ?
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Question 8 What is the capital city of Australia? Canberra ?
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Question 9 Which of James Bond’s adversaries has metal teeth? Jaws ?
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Question 10 How many times has Roger Federer won the Wimbledon title? 8 times ?
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ROUND 4 Buildings n Tings
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ROUND 4 :: Name the buildings
1 2 3 4 ? Coliseum ? Parthenon ? Sagrada Familia 5 6 7 7 ? Burj Khalifa St Basil’s Cathedral ? 10 ? Taj Mahal 8 9 ? Space Needle ? Faisal Mosque ? Chrysler Building ? Forbidden City
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ROUND 5 Films
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ROUND 5 :: Name the films ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 2 3 4 Guardians of
the Galaxy Inside Out ? ? Superman Gravity 5 6 7 8 Finding Dory E.T. SpongeBob SquarePants ? ? Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone ? ? 9 10 ? ? The Hunger Games The Great Escape
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ROUND 6 London
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ROUND 6 :: London Name three London tube stations beginning with the letter O. Oakwood, Old Street, Osterley, Oval, Oxford Circus ?
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ROUND 6 :: London How many bridges span the Thames between Teddington Lock and the open sea? (± 5 allowed) 33 (28 – 38 scores the point) ?
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ROUND 6 :: London What is the tallest building in London? The Shard ?
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ROUND 6 :: London In which three years has London hosted the Olympics?
1908, 1948, 2012 (1/2 mark for 2 correct) ?
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ROUND 6 :: London Who was the first monarch to use Buckingham Palace as a royal residence? Queen Victoria ?
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ROUND 6 :: London In which key does Big ben chime? E ?
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ROUND 6 :: London What football team is the only one to have a tube station named after them? Arsenal ?
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ROUND 6 :: London What London landmark has 8 bars, 6 restaurants, 1,000 rooms, 100 staircases, 11 courtyards, a hair salon and a rifle-shooting range? Palace of Westminster / Houses of Parliament ?
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ROUND 6 :: London What is the statue at Piccadilly Circus commonly known as? Eros (The Angel of Christian Charity) ?
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ROUND 6 :: London After which street, the location of their recording studio, did the Beatles name an album in 1969? Abbey Road ?
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