Once upon a time, when I was a teacher, the last lesson of the term would frequently involve a general knowledge quiz - just for fun. In fact the classes usually pressed me to make this happen - "Can we have a quiz sir? Please!" As years passed by, my expectations were lowered but it never ceased to amaze me what teenagers did not know. I mean, most of them had been in school for ten years and yet I sometimes wondered - what had they learnt? I guess that one of the main pre-requisites of general knowledge quizzing is curiosity - the urge to know stuff but many of my charges seemed to fully lack that trait.
I was always dumbing down because as a quizmaster you certainly do not want quiz teams to feel entirely hopeless. You want them to score with some correct answers - make them feel they're achieving something at least.
Here are ten questions that are typical of those I used to pose in those bygone days when King Charles III was merely a prince:
- Prince Charles has two brothers and a sister. Please name one of them.
- What is the name of the ocean between Europe and North America?
- In nursery rhymes who ate curds and whey while sitting on a tuffet?
- Who was the drummer for The Beatles?
- A baby dog is a puppy but what is a baby fox called?
- London is Great Britain's capital city but what is the capital of Scotland?
- Which American pop singer made albums called "Bad" and "Thriller"?
- What is Fred Flintstone's wife called?
- Which famous English playwright wrote"Hamlet" and "Julius Caesar"?
- How do you say, "Thank you very much" in French?
Entirely separate - here's a photo of Ian and his Sheffield people after brunching today in "The Wild Card" on Ecclesall Road. Phoebe, Margot, Frances and Stewart were also there as well as Sarah and Zach. It was so great that they could all get together and this picture gives me much joy. Soon afterwards, Ian had to head back to London.
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