[NSC] REMF Quiz - GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

[The Large One]

1. Who is the manager of the Scotland national football team?

2. After how many years marriage do you celebrate your Platinum wedding anniversary?

3. According to the popular 1970s hit song - and there is a Withdean reference here - who was burning up the fuel, up here, alone?

4. Who is the current Second Lord of the Treasury?

5. What is the collective noun for a group of starlings?

6. What was the last black and white film to win the Oscar for Best Picture?

7. Giving its name to an energy producing area within the English Channel, what it the County Flower of Sussex?

8. Who is the current Poet Laureate in the UK?

9. Draw an eroteme.

10. Which international organisation is the only one to have won the Nobel Peace Prize three times?

 

[happypig]

1. Who is the manager of the Scotland national football team?

They don't have one do they ?

2. After how many years marriage do you celebrate your Platinum wedding anniversary?

"Celebrate" ?

 

[maffew]

6. What was the last black and white film to win the Oscar for Best Picture?

Schindlers List?

 

[studio150]

3. According to the popular 1970s hit song - and there is a Withdean reference here - who was burning up the fuel, up here, alone?

Strictly speaking no one, as the Rocket Man lyrics are Rocket Man burning out his fuse up here alone

 

[studio150]

Schindlers List?

I would have thought it was the Artist

 

[The Clamp]

6. The Artist
7. Rampion

 

[Pevenseagull]

9/10
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...didn't know the Scotland manager

 

[Frankie]

Possibly 5-10 , interested to know the flower answer

 

[Pevenseagull]

Possibly 5-10 , interested to know the flower answer

Round headed rampion.

 

[Petee]

Alex McLeish Scotland manager?

 

[Albalbion]

1. Who is the manager of the Scotland national football team? Alex McCliesh

2. After how many years marriage do you celebrate your Platinum wedding anniversary? 70

3. According to the popular 1970s hit song - and there is a Withdean reference here - who was burning up the fuel, up here, alone? Rocket Man

4. Who is the current Second Lord of the Treasury? ??

5. What is the collective noun for a group of starlings? Flock

6. What was the last black and white film to win the Oscar for Best Picture? The Artist

7. Giving its name to an energy producing area within the English Channel, what it the County Flower of Sussex?

8. Who is the current Poet Laureate in the UK?

9. Draw an eroteme.

10. Which international organisation is the only one to have won the Nobel Peace Prize three times? UNICEF?

this is bloody hard

 

[martin tyler]

4. I think is Phillip Hammond if I am right as he’s chancellor of the exchequer
8. Carole Ann Duffy

 

[pearl]

Alex McGleish (sp?)
80?
The Wanderer?
5. Joe?
6. The Elephant Man
7. Rampion
8. Ted Hughes (or did he die?)

 

[MJsGhost]

1. Who is the manager of the Scotland national football team? Alex McLeish

2. After how many years marriage do you celebrate your Platinum wedding anniversary? 60?

3. According to the popular 1970s hit song - and there is a Withdean reference here - who was burning up the fuel, up here, alone? Dunno

4. Who is the current Second Lord of the Treasury? Philip Hammond

5. What is the collective noun for a group of starlings? Murmuration

6. What was the last black and white film to win the Oscar for Best Picture? Schindlers List?

7. Giving its name to an energy producing area within the English Channel, what it the County Flower of Sussex? Rampion

8. Who is the current Poet Laureate in the UK? Dunno

9. Draw an eroteme. ?

10. Which international organisation is the only one to have won the Nobel Peace Prize three times? Unicef?

Number 9 is a GREAT question

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Mcleish, Rocketman, Schindlers List, Question Mark(?), Unicef.

The only ones I would have had a half confident guess at. Only sure on 3 of those.

 

[The Large One]

All questions have been answered correctly at some point, except one of them.

 

[tinycowboy]

I would guess:

1. Who is the manager of the Scotland national football team? Don't know

2. After how many years marriage do you celebrate your Platinum wedding anniversary? 70

3. According to the popular 1970s hit song - and there is a Withdean reference here - who was burning up the fuel, up here, alone? Rocket Man

4. Who is the current Second Lord of the Treasury? Hammond

5. What is the collective noun for a group of starlings? Murmuration

6. What was the last black and white film to win the Oscar for Best Picture? The Artist

7. Giving its name to an energy producing area within the English Channel, what it the County Flower of Sussex? Round-headed rampion

8. Who is the current Poet Laureate in the UK? Carol Ann Duffy

9. Draw an eroteme. Is it an arrow?

10. Which international organisation is the only one to have won the Nobel Peace Prize three times? The UN?

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

All questions have been answered correctly at some point, except one of them.

Which question?

 

[The Large One]

ANSWERS

1. Alex McLeish

2. 70

3. Rocket Man

4. Philip Hammond

5. Murmuration

6. The Artist (2011)

7. Rampion

8. Carol-Ann Duffy

9. ?

10. Red Cross

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Which question?

Nobel Peace prize.