‘Think you know it all?’ Answers

  1.  What happened to Nelson’s body after he died?
    He was pickled in brandy and shipped home
  2. Green and orange are two of the secondary colours. What is the third?
    Purple
  3. How was the Sword of Damocles suspended?
    By a single hair
  4. What is the adult leader of a Brownie pack called?
    Brown Owl
  5. What was the name of Mickey Mouse’s dog?
    Pluto
  6. Who won the Women’s Football World Cup in 2003?
    Germany
  7. What US president was elected to office four times?
    Franklin D. Roosevelt
  8. Complete the question: ‘The way to a man’s heart is through his…’
    Stomach
  9. What cathedral has the tallest spire in England?
    Salisbury
  10. In The Wind in the Willows, what reckless driver was imprisoned?
    Toad
  11. Where is the CNN organisation based?
    Atlanta
  12. Who was thought to have washed his hands of Christ’s final fate?
    Pontius Pilate
  13. What modern British political party was founded by a man who also founded his own church?
    Democratic Unionist Party
  14. Who were the couple featured in the Kinks’ 1967 hit Waterloo Sunset?
    Terry & Julie
  15. Whose nemesis is Elmer Fudd?
    Bugs Bunny
  16. What name is given to a narrow strip of land that bridges two larger land areas?
    Isthmus
  17. Who was called Britain’s once and future king?
    Arthur
  18. What company made the world’s first PC?
    MITS made the first PC in 1974, but it didn’t have a screen, and could only do simple calculations. Apple made the first mass-produced personal computer with a monitor with the Apple II in 1977.
  19. ‘Working with her was like being hit over the head with a Valentine’s card’. Who was being described?
    Julie Andrews
  20. What Olympic sport prohibits the wearing of a beard?
    Boxing
  21. What do ‘the wheels on the bus’ do?
    Go round and round
  22. True of false – one of Snow White’s dwarves was called ‘Cheerful’?
    False
  23. What is Hamas?
    An anti-Israeli terror group
  24. What is the capital of the Italian region of Lazio?
    Rome