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General knowledge quiz sheet

Three rounds of ten, pitched so most tables get half and nobody gets all of them. Print one per team and keep the answer key for yourself.

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How to use it

  • Print one copy per team, plus one answer key for the quizmaster.
  • Read each question twice, then move on. Ten minutes a round is plenty.
  • Swap sheets between teams to mark, then read the answers out.

Round 1: Everyday knowledge

  1. How many sides does a 50p coin have?
  2. What is the capital of Australia?
  3. Which planet is closest to the sun?
  4. How many players are on a netball team?
  5. What does the 'www' in a web address stand for?
  6. Which sea is the saltiest?
  7. How many minutes are in a full day?
  8. What is the largest organ in the human body?
  9. Which UK city has the dialling code 0121?
  10. What is the collective noun for a group of crows?

Round 2: Britain

  1. Which is the longest river in the UK?
  2. What is the smallest county in England?
  3. Which motorway links London and Leeds?
  4. In which city is the Angel of the North?
  5. What is the national flower of Wales?
  6. Which British coin was withdrawn in 1984?
  7. What is the highest mountain in Scotland?
  8. Which seaside town has the UK's oldest surviving pier?
  9. Which two colours are on the flag of Cornwall?
  10. What is the oldest university in the UK?

Round 3: Music and telly

  1. Which band released 'Parklife'?
  2. Who presented Top of the Pops' final episode in 2006?
  3. What is the theme tune to Coronation Street played on?
  4. Which soap is set in Walford?
  5. Who sang 'Nothing Compares 2 U'?
  6. Which quiz show has the Chasers?
  7. What is the surname of the family in Outnumbered?
  8. Which instrument did Freddie Mercury mainly play?
  9. Which sitcom is set in Craggy Island?
  10. Who wrote and starred in Fleabag?

Answer key

Round 1: Everyday knowledge

  1. Seven
  2. Canberra
  3. Mercury
  4. Seven
  5. World Wide Web
  6. The Dead Sea
  7. 1,440
  8. The skin
  9. Birmingham
  10. A murder

Round 2: Britain

  1. The Severn
  2. Rutland
  3. The M1
  4. Gateshead
  5. The daffodil
  6. The halfpenny
  7. Ben Nevis
  8. Weston-super-Mare's is often claimed, but Ryde on the Isle of Wight opened first in 1814
  9. Black and white
  10. Oxford

Round 3: Music and telly

  1. Blur
  2. Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates
  3. A cornet
  4. EastEnders
  5. Sinead O'Connor
  6. The Chase
  7. Brockman
  8. Piano
  9. Father Ted
  10. Phoebe Waller-Bridge

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