General Knowledge – 13/01/2021 Round 1: Film 10 questions all about film(s). None Which 1991 film, directed by Jonathan Demme, won best film, actor, actress, and director Oscars? Which film star's biography was called 'Neither Shaken Nor Stirred'? Which dark wizard was portrayed by Christopher Lee in the Lord Of The Rings films? Born Taidje Khan, which actor won an Oscar in 1955 for their role in the movie 'The King and I'? According to the title of the film, what is the profession of Ace Ventura? Name the actor who played the character 'Eddie Felson' twice, the second time alongside Tom Cruise in 1986? What was the name of Milla Jovovich's character in the 1997 Luc Besson film 'The Fifth Element'? What was used by Marlon Brando as lubricant during an infamous scene in the widely banned Last Tango In Paris? Which 1993 film starring John Candy told the story of the Jamaican bobsleigh team? What is the first in a series of films from 1984 onwards with Robert Englund haunting peoples dreams? Round 2: Food and Drink 10 questions about Food and Drink. None What type of oranges are traditionally used to make marmalade? The hot dog was originally imported to the US from which German city? What beer was promoted with the line: 'Probably the best lager in the world'? How many herbs and spices are used in Kentucky Fried Chicken? Hint Bechamel, espagnole and bearnaise are types of which food? In which country would you expect to be served a yoghurt-based starter called 'tzatziki'? Which cooking term is used to describe vegetables cut into very thin strips? Which country would you associate with the drink 'Kvass'? What is the name given to the watery part of milk left after making cheese? In order to prevent scurvy British sailors got lime juice, US sailors got cranberry juice, what did the Danish get? Round 3: Science and Nature 10 questions about Science and Nature. None What is the medical term for the cartilage in the nose which separates the nostrils? What chemical element gets its name from the greek word meaning 'stranger'? In relation to its size, which bird has, understandably, the thickest skull? 'I will please' is the Latin translation of what type of medical treatment? What is the name in a planet's orbit when it is nearest to the sun? What does the body release that dilates small blood vessels and so causes a person to blush? What animal, related to the hyena, has a name meaning "earth-wolf" in Afrikaans and Dutch? Credited with the invention of the nuclear reactor, who won the 1938 Nobel Prize for Physics for his work on radioactive elements? What branch of science studies the motion of air and the forces acting on objects in air? The ore bauxite is the chief commercial source of which element? Round 4: Alphabet - Z 10 questions where the answers all begin with the letter "Z" and are in ascending alphabetical order. None Located in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, what city is the capital and largest city of Croatia? The first ice resurfacer was developed in 1949 by American inventor and engineer Frank who? Tanzania is the country that resulted from the union of Tanganyika and which other country in April 1964? Grevys, plains, and mount are types of what distinctive African equines? The Mitsubishi A6M Fighter Aircraft was used throughout WWII by Japan. By what name was it better known? Of the two countries in the world whose names begin with "Z" Which country is alphabetically last? Although it was proven to not be her fault, Who tripped Mary Decker in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics? In which 2001 film is a clueless fashion model brainwashed to kill the Prime Minister of Malaysia? The winner of Miss Hungary in 1936, which actress emigrated to the U.S. and married an impressive nine times? What is the largest city in Switzerland, and the capital of the canton of the same name? Round 5: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None Described by Wikipedia as a "robust, squarely built, medium-sized dog with aristocratic bearing", Which dog is named after the German word "snouter"? In which body of water in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, was the German fleet scuppered at the end of World War I? What is the name of the famous telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation? Located on the shores of freshwater Lake Michigan, which city is named from a native Indian word that means 'Place that smells bad'? The Brotherhood Of Man recorded the best selling single of 1975, and won The Eurovision Song Contest In 1976 with which song? The representation of inanimate objects in painting, drawing or photography is called what? The 3 Wise Men who brought gifts to the baby Jesus were; Gaspar, Melchior, and who? Covering just 21 square kilometres in the South Pacific Ocean, what is the world's smallest island nation? In 1953 Science fiction author L.Ron Hubbard founded which cult religion, with modern day followers including many celebrities? Which nineteen stringed Indian instrument was made better known in the wider world through the works of Ravi Shankar? Time's up
