General Knowledge Quiz Questions 9

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A round that opens with an anagram of a winter sport and moves through Elvis on film, Spanish dress and the Obama family.

A good mid-table round: nothing requires specialist knowledge, but several answers need a moment's thought rather than a reflex.

  1. Which sporting event is an anagram of 'bothnail'?
  2. What film, featuring Elvis Presley, was released in 1956?
  3. What is a Mantilla?
  4. What are the names of Barack Obama's daughters?
  5. What 'H' can be used to define a person who says one thing and does another?
  6. How many Bond themes were sang by Shirley Bassey?
  7. Which country's flag has three vertical stripes the order of green, white, red?
  8. How many feet are there in a yard?
  9. Which motor car company uses the hood ornament 'The Spirit of Ecstasy'?
  10. The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street is the nickname of which major building in London?
  11. Who is the only fictional character to have an obituary in the New York Times?
  12. What was the Italian thief, Vincenzo Peruggia, famous for stealing in 1911?
  13. What nationality is the architect 'Stephen Sauvestre'?
  14. What is the capital of Barbados?
  15. What are the third molars commonly known as?
  16. Which two colours make up the flag of Poland?
  17. What word beginning with the letter P is a film title, a type of cheese and an American city?
  18. In the UK, what is indicated by a red circular road sign with a white horizontal line across it?
  19. Which celebrity did Jason Alexander marry in 2004 in Las Vegas?
  20. What breed of dog are the names Airedale, Bedlington and Boston associated with?