‘Think you know it all?’ Answers

  1. Who is the current FA President?
    Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
  2. What miraculous food was given to the Israelites wandering in the wilderness?
    Manna
  3. Whose daughters were Goneril, Regan & Cordelia?
    King Lear
  4. What is a motte?
    A mound a castle sits on
  5. What musical does the football anthem ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ come from?
    Carousel
  6. What name is given to young pilchards?
    Sardines
  7. What 90s grunge band featured Krist Novoselic & Dave Grohl?
    Nirvana
  8. What area of work was Jacob Epstein famous in?
    Sculpture
  9. What country has more bikes than any other?
    Netherlands – at 1.3 bikes per person
  10. What astrological sign comes after Cancer and before Virgo?
    Leo
  11. In geometry, what is a reflex angle?
    One that is more than 180 degrees but less than 360
  12. Who sang the punk cult classic ‘White Man In Hammersmith Palais’?
    The Clash
  13. What is the notorious tidal current in the Lofoten Islands off northern Norway called?
    The Maelstrom
  14. What is the disorder Sydenham’s chorea often called?
    St Vitus’s Dance
  15. If you were in Amman, what country’s capital would you be in?
    Jordan
  16. In what film does Jack Nicholson announce his arrival with the declaration, ‘Here’s Johnny!’?
    The Shining
  17. What opera was legally limited by its composer to be performed with all black actors?
    Porgy and Bess
  18. What European country was ruled by King Zog until 1946?
    Albania
  19. What Victorian literary scoundrel did George Macdonald Fraser make an anti-hero?
    Flashman
  20. Ultravox’s 1981 classic ‘Vienna’ was kept from the number one spot by what song?
    ‘Shaddap You Face’ by Joe Dolce
  21. What US president’s previous jobs included that of a male model?
    Gerald Ford
  22. In pottery terminology, what is a banker?
    A workbench
  23. What was the name of the Lone Ranger’s horse?
    Silver
  24. What type of sherry is oloroso?
    Dark & sweet