General knowledge Quiz 8
Some general knowledge questions. How many can you guess? One guess per clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to 5AM tomorrow. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.
1. Which capital city stands on the Tagus River?
2. Which Spice Girl is married to Christian Horner?
3. Who runs away with the spoon in Hey Diddle Diddle?
4. What Starbucks size, larger than a grande, is also the Italian word for "twenty"?
5. Who is Superman's main enemy?
6. What is the stage name of Marshall Mathers?
7. What toxic element were hatters once exposed to - causing some to become "mad"?
8. What was the name of Portugal's currency prior to the Euro?
9. To what is 111 often referred?
10. What is the only Olympic sport where the gender of the participant is not considered and men and women can directly compete against each other?
11. What famous document was King John forced to agree to 1215?
12. Other than Mexico and Canada, what country's territory lies closest to the United States?
13. The star Betelgeuse is pronounced like what two English words?
14. What does the Sandman bring to children?
15. If you follow the Yellow Brick Road, where do you end up?
16. To whom is the latin term “Regina” applied in the UK? (Answer needs to be more than one word)
17. What is the biggest stadium in the United Kingdom?
18. In the U.S., what profession is practised by a person who ends their name with "esquire"?
19. What famous Paris cabaret theatre has a name that means "Red Mill"?
20. The medical term strabismus applies to which part of the body?
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to 5AM tomorrow. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.
1. Which capital city stands on the Tagus River?
2. Which Spice Girl is married to Christian Horner?
3. Who runs away with the spoon in Hey Diddle Diddle?
4. What Starbucks size, larger than a grande, is also the Italian word for "twenty"?
5. Who is Superman's main enemy?
6. What is the stage name of Marshall Mathers?
7. What toxic element were hatters once exposed to - causing some to become "mad"?
8. What was the name of Portugal's currency prior to the Euro?
9. To what is 111 often referred?
10. What is the only Olympic sport where the gender of the participant is not considered and men and women can directly compete against each other?
11. What famous document was King John forced to agree to 1215?
12. Other than Mexico and Canada, what country's territory lies closest to the United States?
13. The star Betelgeuse is pronounced like what two English words?
14. What does the Sandman bring to children?
15. If you follow the Yellow Brick Road, where do you end up?
16. To whom is the latin term “Regina” applied in the UK? (Answer needs to be more than one word)
17. What is the biggest stadium in the United Kingdom?
18. In the U.S., what profession is practised by a person who ends their name with "esquire"?
19. What famous Paris cabaret theatre has a name that means "Red Mill"?
20. The medical term strabismus applies to which part of the body?
