General Knowledge for the Boffins Quiz

Answer: Uganda

Idi Amin was a brutal dictator of Uganda in the 1970s. He was widely held responsible for the deaths of up to 400,000 Ugandans and was later in exile in Saudi Arabia. In July 2003 it was reported that he was in a coma and his family asked for the Ugandan government to allow him back peacefully.

Answer: Suffolk

Ipswich is found in Suffolk. It is a sleepy town which dates back many centuries and has in the past been an important area for pottery.
There is also a town of Ipswich in Massachusetts, USA which is believed to be one of the country's oldest towns also.

Answer: Kelly Jones

One of Britain's finest rock bands, the 'Phonics' have established themselves in the annals of music history with varous hits in the single and album charts for the majority of the 1990s and the new century. Jones' hard gruff voice is unique and a factor in the strong melodies produced by the Welsh band.

Answer: None

According to a typical can of Pepsi Max (330ml) there are no traces of fibre whatsoever. In a can you will find approximatley 2.5kJ (0.6kcal) per 100ml, 0.1g of both protein and carbohydrate per 100ml and no fat, fibre and very little sodium.

Answer: Monrovia

Current population of the City of Monrovia is 630,660 out of the current population of the country 2,563,092

Language English 20% of Liberians speak English as their mother tongue whilst the Niger-Congo language group of about 20 local languages are spoken as mother tongue.

Geographically Liberia is bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea and is comparable in size to Tennessee USA.

Population figures are taken from the last census held in 1998.

Answer: 4

Liverpool dominated English football for a period of the late 70s and early 80s. The four successes made them the most successful English club in the competitions history. 1976,1977,1981 and 1984 saw the 'Reds' conquer.

Answer: Sebastian Faulks

Sebastian Faulks was the acclaimed writer of 'Charlotte Gray' and won many new readers with his excellent descriptions of England in the early part of the 20th century. Much of his work was an emphasis around love lost and gained in terrible life conditions. His book 'Birdsong' is a personal favourite.

Answer: 'The Rolling Stones'

One of rock's greatest ever albums. The 'Stones' produced the songs 'Gimme Shelter', 'Love in Vain', 'Country Honk', 'Live with Me', 'Let it Bleed', 'Midnight Rambler', 'You Got the Silver', 'Monkey Man', and 'You Can't Always get what you Want'. The album sleeve had the boys playing their instruments on a mixture of cake, car tyre, a clock and a film reel holder, ready to be placed on to a gramaphone.

Answer: Jack Daniels

The JD brand is reknown across the world as the finest 'Tennessee sour mash whisky'. On the bottle label you can see that JD has been awarded gold medals for the following:

St Louis. Mo Exposition 1904, Liege Belgium 1905, Anglo American Exposition, London 1914, Star of Excellence Brussels 1954 and gold Medal with Palm Leaves Amsterdam 1981.

A quite truly great drink.

Answer: A chef

Jamie Oliver is a well known chef in Britain who has driven his style into the public eye with a cheeky boy attitude. Love him or hate him he is good!