Easy General Knowledge 38 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Titanic

There was approximately 15,000 to 20,000 people working at the Harland and Wolff shipyard which was believed to be the biggest shipyard in the world at the time the Titanic was built.

Answer: 7

'Live And Let Die' (1973), 'The Man With The Golden Gun' (1974), 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (1977), 'Moonraker' (1979), 'For Your Eyes Only' (1981), 'Octopussy' (1983) and 'A View To A Kill' (1985).

Answer: Puddle-duck

Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) was a British children's author who initially sent illustrated animal stories to a sick child. The feedback inspired her to publish Peter Rabbit in 1901. Her delicate drawings enhanced more than 20 of her books which are now considered classics.

Answer: Fathom

The fathom is used to measure depths of water and is a unit of length equal to six feet.

Answer: The Snow Goose

This Danish writer (1805-1875) wrote 168 of the world's best-loved fairy tales including 'The Little Mermaid' which was made into a Disney animated film. Paul Gallico wrote 'The Snow Goose' whereas Hans Christian Andersen wrote 'The Snow Queen'.

Answer: Sydney Harbour Bridge

John Job Crew Bradfield was an Australian railroad engineer and he designed the bridge which was formally opened on March 19th 1932.

Answer: Ezra Pound

Ezra Loomis Pound (1885-1972) became friends with many other writers including Ernest Hemingway, T.S. Eliot and James Joyce whilst working for literary magazines. On the grounds of being certified as insane whilst confined to a mental hospital in the USA (1946-58), he avoided being prosecuted for treason.

Answer: Matilda

Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman play the character parts of Matilda's slobby, put-down parents (Harry and Zinnia Wormwood). Matilda is played by Mara Wilson and Pam Ferris plays the unforgiving Miss Trunchbull.

Answer: Sir Joseph Banks

Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820) studied botany and promoted this science in Britain. In 1778 he was elected President of the Royal Society which was founded by King Charles II of England to promote research in the sciences.

Answer: Edgar Allan Poe

Although his 'Murders in the Rue Morgue'(1841) is considered as the world's first modern detective story, his 'Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque' and 'The Fall of the House of Usher' deal with deterioration, death and madness. Arabesque in ballet is a position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind whilst both of his/her arms are stretched out hence the reference to Wayne Sleep and Nureyev.

Answer: Wilson

During 1966-74 Ronald Reagan was governor of California. He defeated Jimmy Carter to become the 40th President of USA (1981-89).

Answer: New Jersey

John Joseph Travolta was born the youngest of six children and grew up in Englewood, New Jersey.

Answer: Pocahontas

Pocahontas was the daughter of Powhatan who refused to attend the marriage ceremony between Pocahontas and farmer John Rolfe. They travelled to England to live and had a son called Thomas but they both became homesick for America. On their return trip to Virginia, Pocahontas became very sick with not being acclimatized to the English weather and diseases associated with England at the time.

She died in England and was buried in Gravesend churchyard aged 22 years old.

Answer: Snakes and ladders

The game was based on the religious idea that the good squares allowed a player to climb to a higher tier of life whereas the evil squares reincarnated a person to the lower divisions of life. Good squares included faith, generosity, knowledge and reliability whereas evil squares were represented by theft, lying, rage, greed and murder to name a few.

The game was utilized to teach children about religious values and the Victorians were attracted to the morality of the game.

Answer: Patrick Troughton

Patrick George Troughton replaced the first Dr Who (William Hartnell) and played a character who seemed to be a hobo version of Charlie Chaplin between the years of (1966-9). He died aged 67 in March 1987. His character was replaced by Jon Pertwee who portrayed Dr Who as a dandyish, gadget-crazy character.

Answer: Prince Philip

Another famous marriage quotation was one by Scottish comedian Billy Connolly who said, "Marriage is a wonderful invention; but, then again, so is a bicycle repair kit".

Answer: Bowdler

Thomas Bowdler (1754-1825) is the name of which the term 'bowdlerize' is derived meaning to remove passages or words from a play or novel which are regarded indecent. This English editor even published an amended version of the Old Testament in (1823) and in (1826) he removed offensive sections from Edward Gibbon's 'History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'.

Answer: Jekyll

Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens (1869-1944) was a British architect who designed the war memorial, the Cenotaph, and was the designer of many English country houses. His children use to call Gertrude Jekyll the nickname 'Aunt Bumps' because she use to give the children rides in her pony cart along local rough, bumpy roads in the county of Surrey in England. Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932) was prolific at painting, thatching and embroidery but her failing eyesight forced her to pursue gardening on a full-time basis.

Answer: Henry Morgan

This Welsh buccaneer was ordered by King Charles II to attack any Spanish ship whilst he was working for the British government, but he appeared to keep a lot of his newly found treasure for himself. After capturing two French warships off the coast of Haiti, he was celebrating his success with guests of neighbouring ships. During this disastrous dinner party with plenty of rum flowing, a spark from the pig roast ignited tons of gunpowder which blew up the front third of the ship. Captain Morgan was said to have survived whereas 350 sailors drowned. One theory is that one of the cannons aboard the Oxford was never fired as it was here he kept his gold and jewels which were well hidden and sealed inside.

Answer: Oscar Wilde

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills (Oscar Wilde) lived (1854-1900) and was an Irish dramatist and a great wit. Although he wrote many plays, he only wrote one novel (The Picture of Dorian Grey) in 1891.

Answer: Ken Dodd

Ken Dodd was an English comedian who was born in Liverpool in 1927. He was the inventor of 'The Diddymen' which featured in his variety shows. He has been a professional comedian since 1954 and put the place name of Knotty Ash in Liverpool well established on the map. Surprisingly his hobbies included, watching racing, reading science fiction and psychology.

Answer: Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Hilda Thatcher was the British Prime Minister (1979-90). She trained as a research chemist and as a barrister and was noted for her close alliance with president Ronald Reagan of USA during her time of government.

Answer: 22

Teams consist of 20 paddlers, 1 drummer and 1 steersperson. The dragon symbolises control over the water. Dragon Boat racing is said to have originated when Qu Yuan, a Chinese patriot and statesman, protested against government corruption (Chu Dynasty) by holding a great rock to commit suicide by drowning in the Mi Lo River in 400 BC while fishermen raced out to save him.

This re-enactment is in the form of Chinese Dragon Boat racing as we know it today. The dragon boats are approximately 45 feet in length and 4 feet wide and are paddled down a course of up to 500 metres (one-third of a mile).

Answer: St Patrick

After 6 years as a shepherd in Ireland he began to have religious visions but before his death in 461AD he had founded 300 churches. He escaped to France and there took the name Patricius and became a monk. He founded the Irish church when he returned to Ireland whilst confronting powerful druids and chieftains. He is known today as the patron saint of Ireland.

Answer: Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly switched from folk-singing to be a stand-up comedian. One night whilst folk-singing on stage and accompanied by his banjo, he told the audience that he had forgotten the words. The more he pleaded with the audience, the more they laughed, until the place was in uproar. This resulted in his successful career change. Hope you enjoyed the challenge.