Questions on British and UK Cities

Answer to Master Chain Question 8: Neville Chamberlain

Master Chain Question 9: Neville Chamberlain’s father Joseph was also a distinguished politician and was the mayor of which British city?

Here are twelve more questions on British cities.  Please scroll down for the answers.

1. Traditionally a Cockney has to born within the sound of the bells of which church in London?

2. The Royal Mile in Edinburgh links which two famous buildings?

3. What is the name of the sports stadium in Cardiff which hosts Wales international rugby matches?

4. On which river does Belfast stand?

5. What was the former name of the famous prison in Manchester, now known as HMP Manchester?

6. In which British city is Kelvingrove Park?

7. The pop bands The Human League and Pulp come from which city?

8. The Theatre Royal in which city is regarded as the oldest theatre in Britain?

9. Grey’s Monument is a famous feature of which city?

10. Which city is home to Thorpe railway station?

11. In which city is HMS Victory now to be found?

12. Which architect designed the new Coventry Cathedral which was erected following World War II?

 

Answers

Master Chain Answer: Birmingham

1. St.Mary-le-Bow

2. Edinburgh Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse

3. The Milennium Stadium

4. The Laggan

5. Strangeways

6. Glasgow

7. Sheffield

8. Bristol

9. Newcastle

10. Norwich

11. Portsmouth

12. Sir Basil Spence

General Knowledge Questions and Starting Point for other Quizzes

This is the starting point for all the quizzes that I set.  This is a set of twelve questions on various areas of General Knowledge.  From here you can click through to questions on the different areas getting more specialised and difficult as you go further in.  Let’s start with some quite easy ones.  Please scroll down for the answers.

Master Chain Question 1:   What is the name of the theory , first suggested by Georges Lemaitre, that the universe originated as a point of superdense matter that exploded which has been  expanding ever since?

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Extra General Knowledge Questions

1. MUSIC  – Which group recorded the albums “Rubber Soul” and “Revolver”?

2. CINEMA – Who directed and starred in the classic film “Citizen Kane”?

3. LITERATURE – Who delivers the Shakespeare soliloquy which begins “To be or not to be? That is the question.”

4. ART – Which museum in Paris is home to the painting “Mona Lisa”?

5. BRITAIN – Queen Elizabeth II belongs to which Royal House of monarchs?

6. THOUGHT and BELIEF – Which is the holiest city for followers of the Islamic faith?

7. THE WORLD – Which is the largest country in the world?

8.  SCIENCE and NATURE – Which is the largest animal that has ever lived on planet earth?

9. GEOGRAPHY – Which is the longest river in Africa?

10. HISTORY – Which battle of 1815 was the decisive battle in the defeat of Napoleon?

11. SPORT – Which city hosted the first edition of the modern Olympic Games in 1896?

12. FOOD and DRINK – What would you expect to buy in a boulangerie if shopping in France?

 

 

 

ANSWERS

1. The Beatles

2. Orson Welles

3. Hamlet

4. The Louvre

5. The House of Windsor

6. Mecca

7. Russia

8. The Blue Whale

9. The Nile

10. The battle of Waterloo

11. Athens

12. Bread

 

Questions on Cinema and Movies

Twelve questions taking you through cinema history from the earliest days to the 21st century.  Please scroll down for the answers.

1. What was the name of the French brothers who are usually credited with the invention of moving pictures?
2. What was the name of the groundbreaking Russian film directed by Sergei Eisenstein featuring the famous Odessa Steps sequence?
3. Who spoke the first words to be heard in cinema history in the film “The Jazz Singer”?
4. Who was the legendary producer of the film “Gone With The Wind”?
5. Which famous film of the 1940s was developed from a play called “Everybody Goes to Rick’s”?
6. Which great musical of the 1950s starring Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds features the songs “Make ‘Em Laugh” and “Good Morning”?
7. The film “The Magnificent Seven” was based on which Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa?
8. In 1975 which film became the first sequel to win the Best Picture Oscar?
9. Which two British films won the Best Picture Oscars of 1982 and 1983?
10. Which company has made many award-winning animated films including “Toy Story” and “Finding Nemo”?
11. Who plays the founder of the X-men Professor Charles Xavier (aka Professor X) in the X-Men series of films?
12. Who became the first woman to win the Best Director Oscar when she won in 2010 for “The Hurt Locker”?

Answers

1. The Lumiere Brothers

2. The Battleship Potemkin

3. Al Jolson

4. David O. Selznick

5. Casablanca

6. Singin’ In The Rain

7. The Seven Samurai

8. The Godfather Part Two

9. Chariots of Fire and Gandhi

10. Pixar

11. Patrick Stewart

12. Kathryn Bigelow