General Knowledge – 11/11/2020 Round 1: By George! 10 questions all about Georges. None Which English monarch was known as "Mad King George"? Which boxer has made more money than he did in boxing by promoting a type of grill? Which singer was born George O Dowd and had a huge hit with the group "Culture Club"? Which ex-member of Northern Ireland's football teams autobiography was entitled "The Good, The Bad & The Bubbly"? What type of animal was George in the children’s TV series "Rainbow"? What was George Clooney’s character name in "ER"? Who crossed the Delaware river to engage British troops on boxing day 1776? Who played the protagonist in the films "George of the Jungle" and "The Mummy"? Which English entertainer, usually playing the ukulele or banjolele, had the catchphrase "Turned out nice again, hasn’t it"? Writer Eric Blair was better known as whom? Round 2: Film 10 questions on the subject of Film. None Which film was the first animated film to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Picture? Winning four Oscars, what is the only X Rated film (as of 2023) to have won the best film Oscar? Which 1992 film starred Goldie Hawn & Meryl Streep going to extraordinary lengths to preserve their looks? Arnold Schwarzenegger made his film debut in 1974 in what film? In which film do the Blue Meanies attack Pepperland and are defeated by The Beatles? In the Star Wars universe, what species is the character Chewbacca? There have been two films as of 2020 where the entire cast have been nominated for Oscars. Can you name either? Richard Strauss' majestic overture "Also Sprach Zarathustra" was the theme music for which Stanley Kubrick film? What is the Pink Panther in the Pink Panther film? Which group sang the theme tune to the James Bond film The Living Daylights? Round 3: Pictures - Film Stills Identify the films from the picture stills provided. None What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? Round 4: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None What vegetable comes last in the dictionary? (American English) Which Canadian motor racing star won the 1995 CART Championship, the 1995 Indianapolis 500 and the 1997 Formula One World Championship, making him only the third driver to do so? Which American chef wrote 'Kitchen Confidential'? Which flag is raised when a ship is about to leave port? In 1993 who became the youngest player to be crowned UK Snooker Champion? To what do opposite faces of a dice always add up? Hint What was the biblical name of the raven in George Orwell's Animal Farm? Which literary character takes his name from Latin for nobody? What did the Romans call the tenth part of a legion - between 300 and 600 men? Who was said to have used a monocle made of emerald to improve his vision at the arena? Round 5: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None What is the name for a narrow necked wine or spirit container of more than two gallon capacity? Which word is used to mean a serious meditative poem, especially a lament for the dead? Which village in County Antrim gives its name to a brand of Irish whiskey produced there and at a companion distillery in Coleraine? What Mojave Desert city has a name meaning "The Meadows" in Spanish? What is the world's most Northerly capital city? Measured on the Mohs scale, the hardest substance is diamond - what's the softest? Where is Noah's ark thought to have landed? Which imaginary line approximately follows the 180 degree meridian through the Pacific Ocean? What was the first battleship powered by steam turbines in 1906 called? Who was Prime Minister of France at the outbreak of World War II? Time's up
