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Published: 3rd November 2020

 

Author: Adam 

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These questions can be used in general knowledge quizzes or in Chase-style cash-builder rounds.

 

We have plenty more of this style of round available, too.

 

As always, we suggest giving each player one minute and keeping track of their total!

 

Questions:

 

1) Donald Trump served as US President representing which political party?

Republicans

 

2) The food sauce Aioli is made mixing mayonnaise with which other primary ingredient?

Garlic

 

3) In the book Watership Down, what type of animal is ‘Hazel’?

Rabbit

 

4) Which US starlet released the album ‘Positions’ in 2020?

Ariana Grande

 

5) Mickey Mouse has one thumb and how many fingers?

Three

 

6) What is the name for the letter which follows beta in the Greek alphabet?

Gamma

 

7) Who was the first Spaniard to manage a team in the English Premier League?

Rafael Benitez

 

8) ‘Oh my god, they killed Kenny!’ is a catchphrase from which animated show?

South Park

 

9) Which famous Parisian landmark caught fire and sustained serious damage whilst undergoing renovation and restoration?

Notre-Dame de Paris

 

10) Which UK Prime Minister shared his name with a Cancer Support charity?

Harold Macmillan

 

11) Which tunnel linking France and the UK opened to freight in June 1994?

Channel Tunnel

 

12) A ‘ton’ is cockney rhyming slang for what amount of money?

£100

 

13) Complete the title of this children’s animated TV show: ‘Dora the …’

Dora the Explorer

 

14) Which car company makes the Focus, Fiesta and Mondeo car models?

Ford

 

15) Which religious leader, born Tenzin Gyatso, is considered a living buddha?

Dalai Lama

 

16) Who played James Bond in the 1997 film Tomorrow Never Dies?

Pierce Brosnan

 

17) The football club Crystal Palace are based in which London borough?

Croydon

 

18) Fran Healy is the lead singer and lyricist of which Scottish band?

Travis

 

19) What was the name of the 1588 fleet of ships which sailed from Corunna to lead an invasion of England?

Spanish Armada

 

20) ‘I Will Wait’ was a 2012 hit for which British folk band?

Mumford & Sons