General knowledge Flashcards

1
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Who was the lead singer of Culture Club?

A

Boy George

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2
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The 2009 pandemic virus H1N1 was known by what other name

A

Swine Flu

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3
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What planet was discovered by William Hershel in 1781

A

Uranus

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4
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What animal character lives on Skull Island

A

King Kong

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5
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Hamlet is the prince of what country

A

Denmark

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6
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Who composed the Four Seasons

A

Antonio Vivaldi

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7
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What is a reverse image transfers on film called

A

Negative

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8
Q

Who play Marc Zuckerberg in The Social Network

A

Jesse Eisenberg

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9
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Who is England’s most capped football player

A

Peter Shilton

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10
Q

Who sang Sound of the Underground

A

Girls Aloud

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11
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What period followed the Bronze Age

A

Iron Age

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12
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What does an ornithologist study

A

Birds

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13
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Who did Will Smith slap at the 2022 Oscars

A

Chris Rock

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14
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According to legend, who chased all the snakes out of Ireland

A

St Patrick

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15
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What famous novel was banned in 1928 due to its provocative nature

A

Lady Chatterlys Lover by David Herbert Lawrence

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16
Q

What movie does “I see dead people” come from

A

Sixth Sense

17
Q

What mobile phone brand had the game Snake

A

Nokia

18
Q

What song did Elton John rewrite following Princess Diana’s death in 1997

A

Candle in the Wind

19
Q

When did the first space shuttle go to space

A

1981

20
Q

What was Frances first satellite called

A

Asterix

21
Q

What star sign is a bull

A

Taurus

22
Q

What British TV show has a record 30 million viewers for a single episode

A

East Enders

23
Q

What was Take That’s first #1 hit

A

Pray - released in 1993

24
Q

What country was Adolf Hitler born in

A

Austria

25
Q

What does a seismologist study

A

Earthquakes

26
Q

James Bond and what other films have the most movies in a franchise

A

Marvel Cinematic Universe

27
Q

Hammers, dampers and strings are all parts on what musical instrument

A

Piano

28
Q

What is Stings real name

A

Gordon Sumner

29
Q

What was Elton Johns original name

A

Reginald Kenneth Dwight

30
Q

What year did Robbie Williams leave take that

A

1995

31
Q

What does GPS stand for

A

Global Positioning System

32
Q

Tom Baker, Peter Davidson, Jodi Witaker have all played…

A

Dr Who

33
Q

Which Scottish duo sang 500 miles

A

The Proclaimers

34
Q

When was the first modern chocolate bar invented

A

1847

35
Q

Hottest planet in the solar system

A

Venus

36
Q

First Horror film to get a Oscar nomination for best picture

A

The Exorcist

37
Q

Gunpowder is a form of what drink

A

Tea