
General 118951 is a selection of 10 questions. General 118951 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 Stretch, Fatso and Stinkie are uncles of which friendly character?
A Casper the Friendly Ghost
2 To which animal does the adjective feline relate?
A Cats
3 What is a line of equal temperature on a map called?
A Isotherm (Isobar = equal pressure)
4 What is a vessel equipped for catching fish by towing nets called?
A A trawler
5 Who was the second man on the moon?
A Buzz Aldrin – Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. The name “Buzz” evolved from his sister Fay Ann’s mispronunciation of the word “brother” which became “Buzzer.” By fate, or by coincidence, his mothers’ name was Marion Moon.
6 What fungal disease affecting trees was identified in the Netherlands?
A Dutch elm disease – spread by elm bark beetles
7 How many people usually sit on a jury in England?
A 12
8 Which German town is famous for its castle, used as a supposedly escape proof prisoner-of-war camp during WWII?
A Colditz
9 In Scrabble, how many points is the letter V worth?
A 4
10 Why did the Samaritans have a large increase in the number of phone calls they got on 14th February 1996
A “Take That” announced that they were splitting up