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General Knowledge 120904 is a selection of 10 questions. General Knowledge 120904 is the filename to differentiate it from other general knowledge quizzes. Feel free to use any of these questions and answers for your own quizzes. Just keep in mind that you cannot republish them in any format.
1 How many square inches are there in a square yard?
A 1296 (36 x 36 = 1296)
2 If you see Sid, tell him was an advertising slogan devised to promote the privatisation of which public utility?
A British Gas (1986) [perhaps it should now be “If you see Sid, slap him”]
3 Which famous racehorse switched on the Blackpool Illuminations in 1977?
A Red Rum
4 Whose 1963 report entitled ‘The Reshaping of British Railways’ led to massive cuts in Britain’s rail network?
A Dr Beeching (Richard Beeching, Baron Beeching)
5 Which planet appears brightest to the naked eye?
A Venus (often referred to as the morning or evening star)
6 In which county is RAF Station Brize Norton?
A Oxfordshire
7 In filmmaking, what is the name given to a day’s unedited footage, which is developed and synced to sound ready for
A Rushes (also Dailies)
8 In Jewish folklore, who did ‘God’ create at the same time and from the same earth as Adam, to be his wife?
A Lilith (the legend was greatly developed during the Middle Ages and Lilith is generally thought to have been a female demon, Eve was ‘made’ from one of Adam’s ribs)
9 Which way do DVDs spin when inserted into a player or computer drive, clockwise or anti-clockwise?
A Clockwise
10 Which famous Renaissance artist is commonly but incorrectly thought to have designed the uniforms of the Pontifical Swiss Guard of Vatican City?
A Michelangelo (according to http://www.vatican.va)