Round 1 Music. Round 2 Geography South America

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1 NFE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ - AUGUST 00 Score 0 points for every correct answer Score points if half right! Play a JOKER in one round and get DOUBLE points in that round. Show it before you start the round. There are rounds with questions in each round. Round Music Where did the Beatles come from? Liverpool, England What band was Michael Jackson in? The Jackson Where are the Black Eyed Peas from? LA, California, USA Which group performed The Tide is High, Sunday Girl and Denis Blondie Where is Elvis s home Graceland? Memphis, Tennessee Who sang the James Bond movie title song Goldfinger? Shirley Bassey Round Geography South America What is the capital of Chile? Santiago What is the capital of Guyana? Georgetown What is the longest river in South America? Amazon Name the river between Uruguay and Argentina Uruguay River What mountain range runs through South America? The Andes What is the capital of Ecuador? Quito Category: Quiz / General knowledge / English Level: Intermediate / Upper intermediate

2 NFE General Knowledge Quiz August 00 Round The World today What is the name of the Russian President? Dmitry Medvedev Who is the American Secretary of State? Hilary Clinton President Hugo Chavez is leader of which country? Venezuela The 787 Dreamliner airplane is built by which company? Boeing Where and what is The In which sub-continent Appalachian Trail? will you find accusations of child witchcraft rising? It s a footpath,78 miles - running up the In sub-saharan Africa East side of the USA Round Sport What is Silverstone famous for? Motor racing F - British Grand Prix Mike Tyson is famous for which sport? Boxing What sport do you associate with the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield? Snooker Who won this year s (00) FA Cup in England? Chelsea What is the most popular sport in India? Cricket Where is Wembley stadium? London

3 NFE General Knowledge Quiz August 00 Round World history What year was the Battle of Trafalgar? 80 In 00 who blew up Buddha statues in Afghanistan? The Taliban What date was Pearl Harbour attacked? 7 th December 9 Who was President of the USA in 978? Jimmy Carter Where was the UN Climate conference held in 009? Copenhagen, Denmark In 00 what hit Haiti? An earthquake Round Europe In what year did the EU expand to 7 nations? 007 Bulgaria and Romania joined in 007 Which river passes through Switzerland, Germany and Holland? Rhine River What year did Montenegro become independent from Serbia? 00 What countries surround Switzerland? Italy, Germany, France, Lichtenstein, Austria What year did Pope Benedict XVI become Pope? 00 Who is the Chancellor of Germany? Angela Merkel

4 NFE General Knowledge Quiz August 00 Round 7 British History What year was the Battle of Hastings? 0? Who was the British Prime Minister in 98? Harold Wilson (Labour) What year was the Great Fire of London? Who during the Crimean War became known as the Lady with the lamp? Florence Nightingale (80-90) Who was caught guarding barrels of gunpowder under the Houses of Parliament in 0? Guy Fawkes He was going to ignite them! What year did England last win the football World Cup? 9 Round 8 Pot luck How many faces does a cube have? Six What was the name of the spaceship that helped land the first man on the moon? Apollo II What is the only 0 letter word that can be typed on the top row of letters on an English keyboard or typewriter? Typewriter What is H O? Water Where in the body is the labyrinth? The ear Which planet is known as the red planet? Mars

5 NFE General Knowledge Quiz August 00 Round 9 UK today Which political parties are in government in the UK Conservative Party, Liberal Democrat Party Who is the patron Saint of Northern Ireland? St Patrick He s the patron saint of Ireland and N. Ireland What is the name of the Roman wall that once divided England and Scotland? Hadrian s Wall What is the capital of Scotland? What colour are London taxis? Where is St Paul s Cathedral? Edinburgh Black London Round 0 Geography General What is the longest river in the EU? Danube 777 miles 80 km Name the mountain range in Asia separating India from the Tibetan plateau The Himalayas Where is the Cape of Good Hope? South Africa What is Africa s longest river? The Nile it s 0 miles / 9km long What is the longest river in Europe? River Volga empties into the Caspian sea 90 miles / 8 km What is the most southerly point of South America? Cape Horn

6 NFE General Knowledge Quiz August 00 Round England Where will you find Nelson s Column? Trafalgar Square, London In which English city are its inhabitants called Scousers? Liverpool What river runs through London? River Thames In which county is the county town of Ipswich located? Suffolk Where is Spaghetti Name the famous Junction? prehistoric monument in Wiltshire Birmingham Stonehenge Round Film Which movie starred Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in 987? Dirty Dancing In 997 Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet starred in which movie blockbuster? Titanic In Star Trek: The Motion Picture which character says the phrase Live long and prosper? Mr Spock (He s Vulcan!) In which 999 movie did Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts star? Notting Hill In which James Bond movie did Halle Berry star? Die another Day - 00 Name the actor who played Crocodile Dundee? Paul Hogan Created by David Robinson.

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