End Of Year General Knowledge Quiz 2015 A

End Of Year: General Knowledge Quiz! 2015 A Bickerfrost Coproduction Last modified: 13 th July 2015

ROUND 1 Famous Faces

ROUND 1 : : Famous Faces Rupert ? Grint Lee Mack ? Camilla Parker ? Bowles Novak ? Djokovic (Duchess of Cornwall) Pharrell ? Williams Tracey ? Emin Tessa? Jowell Joe Biden ? Maisie ? Williams J J Abrams ?

ROUND 2 Cartoons

ROUND 2 : : Cartoons 80 s: 60 s: #3: Which cartoon animal had a giant vault of gold coins which he frequently swam in? Scrooge Mc. Duck #1: What was the name of Fred Flintstone’s pet dinosaur? Dino ? ? 90 s: #4: Name her brother. Dexter 70 s: ? #2: Name this character. Fred ? #5: Name these two characters from Inspector Gadget. Penny and Brain (half ? point for each)

ROUND 2 : : Cartoons 00 s: #6: Where does this character work? Krusty Krab ? #7: Name the cartoon given the notes in its theme tune: G 2 E 2 C 2 D 2 G 1 B 2 D 2 F 2 E 2 C 2 Piano keys: Peppa Pig ? … F 1 G 1 A 2 B 2 … #8: Name this villain from Ben 10 Vilgax ? #9: Which of these 6 countries have the Simpsons NOT visited? New Zealand England Iceland Japan France Israel Answer: New ? Zealand

ROUND 2 : : Cartoons 10 s: #10: Name these children. Topsy and ? Tim

ROUND 3 Geography

ROUND 3 : : Geography 1 Name the island. Liberty Island ? 2 Niagara Falls is on the border of which two countries? USA and Canada ?

ROUND 3 : : Geography 3 4 Name the country. Argentina ? Name this famous site. Machu Picchu ?

ROUND 3 : : Geography 5 ? 6 7 Name the country. Azerbaijan ? To the nearest 10%, what percentage of the Earth’s surface area is covered by water? 70% ? Which of the following is NOT a British territory? Bermuda Falklands Gibraltar Saint Lucia Cayman Islands British Virgin Islands Solution: Saint ? Lucia

ROUND 3 : : Geography 8 9 10 What is the capital of Jamaica? Kingston (not ? upon Thames) Name the two English counties that border Scotland (1/2 point for each) Cumbria and Northumberland ? In which European museum can one find the Mona Lisa? The Louvre ?

ROUND 4 Everyday Objects from Unusual Angles

ROUND 4 : : Everyday Objects 1 3 2 4 Ring pull/Can ? 5 Cheesegrater ? Top of toothpaste ? tube 6 Lightswitch ? 8 Bottom of ? lightbulb 7 Lego brick ? Speaker ? Wii controller ? 9 10 Goggles ? Tennis racquet

ROUND 5 General Knowledge

ROUND 5 : : General Knowledge 1. What is the title of the Star Wars film due to be released later this year? (Star Wars: Episode VII) ? The Force Awakens

ROUND 5 : : General Knowledge 2. What is the first part of the postcode of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club? SW 19 ?

ROUND 5 : : General Knowledge 3. In Monopoly, how much does it cost to buy the deeds to Mayfair? 400 (Monopoly dollars) ?

ROUND 5 : : General Knowledge 4. What was the main unit of currency in Greece before the Euro? Drachma ?

ROUND 5 : : General Knowledge 5. What metal has the highest melting point of any element making it suitable for use in filaments in incandescent lightbulbs? Tungsten ?

ROUND 5 : : General Knowledge 6. Name the four candidates for the Labour leadership election. Yvette Cooper, Liz Kendall, Andy Burnham, ? Jeremy Corbyn (half point for 2 or 3)

ROUND 5 : : General Knowledge 7. The American author Harper Lee has only written two books, one of is being published this week. Name the two books. To Kill a Mockingbird, Go Set a Watchmen (half ? point each)

ROUND 5 : : General Knowledge 8. On Tuesday, nine years after leaving Earth, a NASA spacecraft is due to become the first probe to reach Pluto. What is the name of the spacecraft? New Horizons ?

ROUND 5 : : General Knowledge 9. Which Eritrean cyclist became the first African to wear the King of the Mountains jersey in the Tour de France last week? Daniel Teklehaimanot?

ROUND 5 : : General Knowledge 10. One of the most powerful typhoons to hit eastern China in decades caused the evacuation of more than a million people from coastal regions last week. What is the name of the typhoon? Chan-hom ?

ROUND 6 Mathagrams

ROUND 6 : : Mathagrams Unscramble these anagrams. 1) A TRIO RATIO ? 2) MERRY TOOTING TRIGONOMETRY ? Identify these words from which alternate letters have been missed. 6) U_I_S 7) I_E_U_L_T_ 3) MENTAL GENRE ENLARGEMENT ? 8) P_R_E_T_G_ PERCENTAGE 4) CLAMS DIE DECIMALS 9) Q_A_R_T_C ? 5) AGED EAR TRIM TREE DIAGRAM ? 10) S_C_O_ UNITS ? ? INEQUALITY ? ? QUADRATIC ? SECTOR