General Knowledge – 30/09/2020 Round 1: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None At which point do the temperature scales Fahrenheit and Celcius coincide? Post boxes in the UK are red, what colour are they in France? William the First was crowned King of England on Christmas day, but in what year? Hint What is the Japanese art of growing dwarf trees called? The US Tennis Open takes place at which venue? Who was the first novelist to present a typed manuscript to his publisher? What name is given to animals which eat both plants and meat? Vitamin B12 has what other name? Who was the director of the film 'American Beauty'? On what day of the week did Solomon Grundy die? Round 2: 2010’s - Singles 10 questions about Musical singles released in the decade 2010-2019. None 2016 saw a Twenty One Pilots release featured on the track from the Suicide Squad film. What was the song called? "Dancing on My Own", released in 2010 was a club anthem, who was it by? Which hugely catchy song by Gotye was a massive hit in 2011? Selling over 5 million copies since its release in 2012, which single by Imagine Dragons seemed to be everywhere in 2012? Which single by Miley Cyrus was accompanied by one of the most iconic and unforgettable music videos of the decade? "Let It Go" was infuriatingly popular in 2013, which Disney film did it come from? Winning Best Original Song at the Oscars in 2018, what is the name of the duet from the film "A Star is Born"? "Closer" was all over the place in 2016, it featured Halsey, but what EDM group was responsible? "Shut Up Kiss Me" was released in June 2016 as the second single off whose album "My Woman"? Which break-up song was the lead single from Adele's hugely popular album called 21? Round 3: Video / Computer Games 10 questions all about video/computer games. None Created by Markus "Notch" Persson, what is the best selling game of all time, with 200 million copies sold across all platforms and 126 million monthly active users as of 2020? Released in 2013, which game has a single-player story following three protagonists, one of whom is retired bank robber Michael De Santa? In which game do players travel the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue Princess Toadstool from Bowser (King Koopa)? Created by Russian software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984 which game features tetrominoes? Which maze arcade game developed and released by Namco in 1980 had it's name changed outside of Japan over fear of name defacement? The third in a series, and a prequel to the first game, which game's story is set in 1899 in a fictionalized representation of the Western, Midwestern, and Southern United States? What is the name of the fifth Elder Scrolls game, with the main story revolving around the player's character, the Dragonborn? Which 1991 game, published by Sega for the Sega Genesis home video game console, involves collecting rings? In which critically acclaimed game do you control Joel, a smuggler tasked with escorting a teenage girl, Ellie, across a post-apocalyptic United States? What is a 1984 light gun shooter video game developed and published by Nintendo for the (NES) video game console? Round 4: Food 10 questions all about Food. None From Pays de la Loire, France, what type of food is Port Salut? Popular in the Netherlands, what type of food is a frikandel? What meat is used to make a classic wiener schnitzel? What deserts name comes from the Italian for 'Pick me Up'? What is a typical Japanese dish usually consisting of seafood, meat, and vegetables that have been battered and deep fried? What is the name given to Indian food cooked over charcoal in a clay oven? What is the Swedish name for hot or cold dishes served as a buffet? Which food crop does the Colorado beetle most often attack? If you were eating a Prunis Domesticia what would it be? In the Middle Ages people threw what at the Bride and Groom? Round 5: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None What present day country was the first to have a woman Prime Minister? In The Bible, how many children did Adam and Eve have together? Hint What huge hit for Robbie Williams was voted the best song of the previous 25 years at the 2005 Brit Awards? What name is given to a chemical reaction which takes in heat? What is the attribution of human attributes to a god, animal, object? Which is the name of the killer in the horror film "A Nightmare on Elm Street"? What ocean current moderates the weather in North-Western Europe? What was Alexander the Great's body preserved in? In which southern US state is Dodge City? Who is the only woman suspect in the game of "Cluedo" who isn't married? Time's up
