General Knowledge Wk1 Round 1

Questions

1. Which State produces the most wine in the U.S after California? a) Washington b) Texas c) New York
2. There were only 2 successful escape attempts from Devil’s Island, the much publicised 2nd escape was described in which book?
3. When the waters of the Pacific Ocean become warmer it is called what?
4. As of 2016 Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft to have flown by which planet?
5. In which English county is Leeds Castle?
6. In the childrens series Bill & Ben the Flowerpot Men, what was the name of the tortoise?
7. A gift of what is traditionally given for a 20th wedding anniversary?
8. The Cha-cha as we now know it originates from the 1950s in which country?
9. What is the collective name for a group of Owls?
10. What is the name of the toy, first sold in 1965, which draws intricate curved patterns using interlocking plastic cogs and toothed rings of different sizes.

Answers

1. Washington
2. Papillion
3. El Niño
4. Neptune
5. Kent
6. Slowcoach
7. China
8. Cuba
9. A Parliament
10. Spirograph