General Knowledge – 07/10/2020 Round 1: Horses None Which dashing, masked vigilante, and defender of the people of California, rode a horse called Phantom? What is the maximum number of horses allowed to run in The Grand National? What is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse called? With a city named after him, founded in May 326 BC, who was Alexander the Great's horse? In Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, Death rides a pale horse. What is its name? What name is given to members of a diverse clade of primarily large mammals with hooves? These include horses, rhinoceroses, tapirs, cattle, pigs, giraffes and more. Which major horse race is held in Australia on the first Tuesday in November? What is the name of both Don Quixote's horse and the protagonist's spacecraft in The Expanse? Which of Shakespeare's kings cries: "A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!"? Which Scottish engineer and steam enthusiast developed the concept of horsepower? Round 2: Food and Drink None What type of pastry are profiteroles made from? Which non-alcoholic drink is Worcester sauce traditionally added to? What common type of food is basmati? Which type of pasta’s name means “little worms”? In which european country did scampi originate? Aside from sugar, what is the main ingredient in meringue? Incredibly popular in France, and normally served with garlic butter, what are escargots? A kipper is the name for the smoked version of what oily fish? Which Scottish dish is boiled in the stomach lining of a sheep? A Pina Colada contains coconut milk, pineapple juice, and which alcoholic spirit? Round 3: General Knowledge None In the board game battleship, how many strikes does the largest ship, the aircraft carrier, take to sink? What is the only bird on the Chinese calendar? Normally spread to humans from animal bites or scratches, the vaccine for what was developed by Louis Pasteur in 1885? Which TV series shares its title with its narrators dating column in the fictional New York Star? Dihydrogen monoxide is better known as what? Are wasp stings acidic or alkaline? Which director cameoed in his own movie as Mr Brown? Who is murdered by George in the John Steinbeck book ‘Of Mice and Men’? Which big named star plays groot in the Marvel films, a tree which only says “I am groot”? What is the term fax short for? Round 4: Music - Albums from the 2010’s None 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?' was the debut album from which artist who burst into public perception with 'Bad Guy'? What was the title of the 2013, thirst quenching album from Beyoncé? Described as 'My debut album is just a diary from a lonely 21-year-old.' by Sam Smith, what was the album? David Bowie was battling liver cancer when recording, and died two days after releasing which album? New Zealand teen pop star Lorde is well known for the single 'Royals' taken from her debut album. What was the album called? What is the title of Solange's 2016 album, featuring 'Cranes in the Sky' and 'Don't Touch My Hair'? Many iTunes users were mildly annoyed that a U2 album showed up on their phones without their permission in 2014. What was it called? 'Get Lucky' was a single released in 2013 from the 'Random Access Memories' album by which group? 'To Pimp a Butterfly' could be described as definitive of hip-hop in the 2010's. Who released the album? Released in 2019 by pop’s 'gangster Nancy Sinatra.', 'Norman Fucking Rockwell!' was an album by whom? Round 5: General Knowledge None Which planets' moons are nearly all named after Shakespeare characters? What does the chemical symbol Ne stand for? What word comes from the time when Roman soldiers would be paid in salt? Which director do conspiracy theorists like to suggest filmed the moon landing? None What number of years would you be celebrating for a ruby anniversary? Which American state was the atom bomb first tested in? Which writer, who it is believed to have lived between 620-564 BC, was most famous for his fables? Which word in the English language has three consecutive double letters? What does someone become if they are canonised? Time's up
