Brainstorm Quiz
General Knowledge (10) TRICKY
Questions
1. Singer and TV Presenter Matt Willis was formerly with which band?
2. The country of Panama became independent in 1903, from which South American state?
3. Which is the largest prime number below 100?
4. The island of Socotra is located in which ocean?
5. The A7 runs directly between Carlisle and which other city?
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6. Which 20 Century British Monarch’s Consort was Princess Alexandra of Denmark?
7. Which American Record Producer was behind the Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost That Lovin’
Feeling” and Ike and Tina Turner’s “River Deep, Mountain High”?
8. Which sport was played professionally by the Scottish Claymores until their closure in 2004?
9. Which record label was founded by Berry Gordy Junior?
10. Islets of Langerhans are found in which organ of the human body?
11. Published in parts in 1836, which was the first completed novel by Charles Dickens?
12. Which band recorded “Rapper’s Delight” in 1979, the first Rap single to reach the UK Top Ten?
13. What was unusual about John Mills’ performance in the 1970 film “Ryan’s Daughter”, for which he
won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar?
14. Which of Charles Dickens’ novels was set during the French Revolution?
15. Which famous ship’s original name was “The Pelican”?
16. Old red blood cells are destroyed in which organ of the human body?
17. What Number Olympiad will be hosted by London in 2012?
18. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin was the real name of which French playwright?
19. Babydaddy plays guitar and keyboards with which group?
20. In which London Office Block are the Headquarters of the Labour Party located?
Answers
1. Busted
2. Colombia
3. 97
4. Indian Ocean (about 150 miles to the East of Somalia)
5. Edinburgh
6. King Edward VII
7. Phil Spector
8. American Football
9. Tamla Motown
10. The pancreas
11. The Pickwick Papers
12. The Sugarhill Gang
13. He didn’t speak a word – he played Michael, a deaf mute
14. A Tale of Two Cities
15. The Golden Hind
16. The spleen
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17. XXX (30 )
18. Moliere
19. Scissor Sisters
20. Millbank Tower