General 140318

General 140318 is a selection of 10 questions. General 140318 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   What bird appeared on the reverse of a farthing from 1937 to 1960?
A   Wren (wrens are a family of brown birds.)

2   With which fictional English seaside town did Bridlington in East Yorks once propose to twin itself?
A   Walmington-on-Sea (Dad’s Army) (The seaside town doubled as Walmington-on-Sea, home of the Home Guard in the Dad’s Army film released in 2015)

3   Which international organisation claimed to be the world’s local bank?
A   HSBC – formerly known as The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation

4   Which other country joined the Common Market in 1973 along with the UK and Republic of Ireland?
A   Denmark

5   The slogan for which supermarket was Live Well for Less?
A   Sainsburys

6   What is the only country name that is part of the NATO phonetic alphabet?
A   India

7   Which rank of the peerage is directly below a duke?
A   Marquis

8   What is the name of the medical condition which causes the sufferer to fall asleep anywhere, at any time?
A   Narcolepsy

9   At which stage in the passing of a Government Bill (UK) follows the passing of a Third Reading in both Houses of parliament?
A   Royal Assent (it then becomes law)

10   Google is now part of a holding company called Alphabet; what is Alphabet’s web address?
A   abc.xyz (alphabet.com is already owned by BMW)