General Knowledge Quiz! Answers revealed Monday. 😊

Holly_Scope
Holly_Scope Posts: 5,916 Online Community Team
edited May 19 in Games den

Round 1:

  1. Which artist has had the most UK number 1 albums?
  2. Which English monarch founded the Church of England
  3. How old is Cliff Richard?
  4. What colour is sable?
  5. How many stars are there on the Australian flag?
  6. What is the capital of Malta?
  7. Which county plays their cricket at Edgebaston?
  8. Who is Sarah Mullally?
  9. Who was the drummer in the Monkees?
  10. Which radioactive has the symbol Po?

Round 2:

  1. Which musical instrument did Chris Barber play?
  2. What is the collective name for a group of Hamsters?
  3. Who painted The Splash and a Bigger Grand Canyon?
  4. Who wrote the music for the Lion King?
  5. Who has scored the most hattricks in the Premier League?
  6. Which seaside resort is Madonna’s idea of heaven?
  7. How many is MCMLXX1V?
  8. Who wrote James and the Giant Peach?
  9. Which island has Britain handed over to Mauritius?
  10. Which monarch had the longest reign before Elizabeth 2nd

Round 3:

  1. What is the Capital of Latvia?
  2. Who starred as the Joker in the 2019 film?
  3. Mercy is the only number 1 for which Welsh singer?
  4. Who won the Australian Women’s Tennis Final?
  5. What is the medical name for the Kneecap?
  6. What is the largest lake in the British Isles?
  7. Who is the governor of the Bank of England?
  8. What is the nickname of Huddersfield Town FC?
  9. What is the capitol of Greenland?
  10. Which King was deposed and executed during the French revolution?

Round 4:

  1. What do they call a collector of coins or medals?
  2. Which of Henry V111’s wives was Spanish?
  3. What is the square root of 529?
  4. Which band released the album named Rumours?
  5. What is the capital of Uruguay?
  6. In which sport do they compete for the Stanley Cup?
  7. Who plays Cain Dingle in Emmerdale?
  8. What colour is zero on the roulette wheel?
  9. Which ship carried the pilgrims to America?
  10. Which country contains the region of Transylvania?

Comments

  • Johnrude123
    Johnrude123 Community Member Posts: 7 Listener

    This was a fun quiz! Some of the questions really made me think, especially the music and history ones. I’m not sure about all the answers but it’s always interesting to test general knowledge like this. Looking forward to seeing the answers on Monday. Thanks for sharing!

  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 5,916 Championing

    I'll go first then..

    Round 1:

    2. Which English monarch founded the Church of England? Henry V111 in 1534

    Round 2:

    1. Which musical instrument did Chris Barber play? Trombone (plus the clarinet)

    Round 3:

    6. What is the largest lake in the British Isles? Lake Windermere

    Round 4:

    4. Which band released the album named Rumours? Fleetwood Mac

  • Holly_Scope
    Holly_Scope Posts: 5,916 Online Community Team
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1125778#Comment_1125778

    Pleased you enjoyed it @Johnrude123 😊 My Popa (grandad) creates these quiz's for the local social club so I'll post another at some point in the future. Answers being posted now.

  • Holly_Scope
    Holly_Scope Posts: 5,916 Online Community Team

    Answers

    Round 1:

    1. Robbie Williams
    2. Henry V111
    3. 85
    4. Black
    5. 6
    6. Valetta
    7. Warwickshire
    8. The Archbishop of Canterbury
    9. Mickey Dolenz
    10. Polonium

    Round 2:

    1. The trombone
    2. A horde
    3. David Hockney
    4. Elton John
    5. Segio Aguero
    6. Margate
    7. 1974
    8. Roald Dahl
    9. Chagos
    10. Victoria

    Round 3:

    1. Riga
    2. Joaquin Phoenix
    3. Duffy
    4. Elena Rybakina
    5. The patella
    6. Lough Neagh (N.I.)
    7. Andrew Bailey
    8. The terriers
    9. Nuuk
    10. Louis XV1

    Round 4:

    1. Numismatist
    2. Catherine of Aragon
    3. 23
    4. Fleetwood Mac
    5. Montevideo
    6. Ice Hockey
    7. Jeff Hordley
    8. Green
    9. The Mayflower
    10. Romania
  • Johnrude123
    Johnrude123 Community Member Posts: 7 Listener

    @Holly_Scope Your Popa did a brilliant job putting this quiz together I genuinely enjoyed it, especially the music and history questions — some of them really got me thinking for a while It’s nice seeing quizzes that are fun but still make you learn something at the same time. Thanks for posting it, Holly, and I’ll definitely keep an eye out for the next one!

  • kreacher
    kreacher Community Member Posts: 441 Empowering

    well i have totted up my score and got 19, actually quite pleased with that

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 3,943 Online Community Team

    That's a great score @kreacher! I missed out on doing this one but I'm going to make sure I do the next one, I love a quiz.

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