GENERAL KNOWLEDGE |
1. | Change the first letter in the surname of a famous jockey to get the surname of a famous New Zealand cricketer. What‘s the name of the jockey and the cricketer. |
| Frankie Dettori and Daniel Vettori |
2. | Which rock group had 4 members, all of whom are dead, one of whom was assassinated? |
| Mount Rushmore |
3. | Which comedian and member of the radio show the Goons had the line ‘I told you I was ill’ engraved on his grave stone? |
| Spike Milligan |
4. | What was unusual about the Austrian concert pianist Paul Wittgenstein? |
| He was one handed - lost his right hand in first world war but taught himself to play with his left hand |
5. | Which two words, allegedly heard for the first time in the song Born to be Wild by Steppenwolf, describe a style of rock music? |
| Heavy Metal (Heavy Metal Thunder) |
6. | Where would you most likely be headed if you were in a tumbrel during the French revolution? |
| That you were on your way to visit Madame Guillotine - it was the two wheeled cart used to ferry people to their deaths |
7. | How did Olivia overtake Grace in 2008? |
| By becoming the most popular girl’s name in the UK |
8. | Three second hand vehicles were put on the market in December 2008 for £27m each. What are they? |
| All US Space Shuttles – Atlantis, Endeavour and Discovery |
9. | What Olympic sport is derived from the Greek word for naked? |
| Gymnastics |
10. | If you are a Greek man and wear a fustenella what kind of garment would you be wearing? |
| Skirt |