Lucky dip quiz: General Knowledge
20 random questions, each from a different quiz in the archive. Press New mix for another lot. The link always brings back this exact mix, so you can print it later or send it to someone.
1. 'The Division Bell' was the last album from which band in 1994?
2. If you were awarded 10 points in the UK for using it but only 1 point in Poland, what would you be doing?
3. Where on the body are the most sweat glands found? (number of glands per square centimetre)
4. In which book and film did the family Torrance have difficulties at the Overlook hotel?
5. Which famous landmark looks somewhat forlorn in Lake Havasa City?
6. What is the heavenly Greek word for messenger?
7. Which city, also the name of a hat, is since 859 AD, home to the oldest university in the world? (three letters)
8. In which country is Translyvania?
9. Which French town has the greatest number of hotels per sq km after Paris?
10. George Bernard Shaw is the only person to have won which award and prize?
11. The name of which famous Spanish fortress translated means "the red one"?
12. Aaron Cross was the central character in which 2012 action film?
13. "Her hair is Harlowe gold" are the first words to which song?
14. Which 1980 mega hit single (number 1 in the UK charts, number 1 in the US dance charts) was about stage spot lights? (clue, the title is a registered trademark for a brand of spotlight)
15. The name of which prized flower stems from the Greek word for "testicle"?
16. Which automobile is nicknamed "the beast"?
17. What sort of dish is a bouillabaisse?
18. Until 1979, Mohammad Reza Pahlevi was better known as what?
19. Who is the only man to have won the SAME Grand Slam singles title in tennis on three different surfaces?
20. Which superlative does one associate with the city in Argentina named Ushuaia?
ANSWERS
1. Pink Floyd
2. Playing Scrabble. The letter 'Z'.
3. The palm of the hand
4. The Shining
5. London Bridge
6. Angel
7. Fez
8. Romania
9. Lourdes
10. Academy award (for adapted screenplay " Pygmalion ") and the Nobel prize for literature.
11. Alhambra
12. Bourne Legacy
13. Betty Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes Her hair is Harlow gold,
14. Super Trouper (ABBA)
15. Orchid
16. US presidential state car
17. Fish stew
18. Shah of Iran
19. Jimmy Conners. The US Open. He won the title on grass, on clay and on hardcourt.
20. Southernmost city in the world
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Questions from picture, calendar and alphabetical quizzes are left out, because they only make sense in their own round.