General Knowledge Quiz (Round 332)

Pub Quiz Questions HQ

Print PDF version of this RoundPrint PDF version of this Round 2022 General Knowledge

 

Questions

1) As of 2022 who holds the world record for the 100 metres of 9.58 seconds?

 

2) According to the proverb, a nod is as good as a wink to a what?

 

3) Which group founded in 1660 had Samuel Pepys and Christopher Wren as early members?

 

4) In Greek mythology, what was the name of the three headed dog that guarded the gate to the underworld?

 

5) According to the Bible which son of Enoch lived for 969 years?

 

6) In mathematics what is an angle of more than 90 degrees called?

 

7) The 1999 film ‘Ten Things I Hate About You’ is based on which Shakespeare play?

 

8) Which sport uses a ball that weighs between 5½ and 5¾ ounces?

 

9) Tim Healy, Jimmy Nail, and Kevin Whately starred in which TV series?

 

10) In 1935 which woman became the first to fly solo across the Pacific?

 

 

 

Answers

1) As of 2022 who holds the world record for the 100 metres of 9.58 seconds?

Usain Bolt

 

2) According to the proverb, a nod is as good as a wink to a what?

Blind horse

 

3) Which group founded in 1660 had Samuel Pepys and Christopher Wren as early members?

Royal Society

 

4) In Greek mythology, what was the name of the three headed dog that guarded the gate to the underworld?

Cerberus

 

5) According to the Bible which son of Enoch lived for 969 years?

Methuselah

 

6) In mathematics what is an angle of more than 90 degrees called?

Obtuse

 

7) The 1999 film ‘Ten Things I Hate About You’ is based on which Shakespeare play?

The Taming of the Shrew

 

8) Which sport uses a ball that weighs between 5½ and 5¾ ounces?

Cricket

 

9) Tim Healy, Jimmy Nail, and Kevin Whately starred in which TV series?

Auf Wiedersehen Pet

 

10) In 1935 which woman became the first to fly solo across the Pacific?

Amelia Earhart