The following ten general knowledge questions have a connection related to Bonfire night, in whole or in part (note: articles, prepositions and repeated words have been omitted from the connection).
- What is the first word in the Pink Floyd song “Shine on You Crazy Diamond”
- Which 1997 film stars Bruce Willis as a taxi driver in the 23rd century attempting to save the universe by retrieving four stones?
- What word represents the letter N in the NATO phonetic alphabet?
- What substance, invented in China in the 9th century, is made from a mixture of sulphur, charcoal and saltpetre?
- William Joyce, also known as Lord Haw-Haw, was the last person to be executed in the United Kingdom for which crime?
- What word can be preceded by scatter and sub, and followed by twist and structure?
- What was the common name of the anti-immigration US political party active in the 1850s, whose official name was the American Party? It’s name derived from the response its members gave when asked about the party’s activities.
- What is the name of the second instalment in the Bridget Jones series of novels? It was made into a film of the same name in 2004.
- What are the first three words of the jazz standard “Stormy Weather”?
- What was the only UK no.1 for The Clash?
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- What is the first word in the Pink Floyd song “Shine on You Crazy Diamond”
A: Remember (“Remember when you were young/ You shone like the sun”) - Which 1997 film stars Bruce Willis as a taxi driver in the 23rd century attempting to save the universe by retrieving four stones?
A: The Fifth Element - What word represents the letter N in the NATO phonetic alphabet?
A: November - What substance, invented in China in the 9th century, is made from a mixture of sulphur, charcoal and saltpetre?
A: Gunpowder - William Joyce, also known as Lord Haw-Haw, was the last person to be executed in the United Kingdom for which crime?
A: High treason - What word can be preceded by scatter and sub, and followed by twist and structure?
A: Plot - What was the common name of the anti-immigration US political party active in the 1850s, whose official name was the American Party? It’s name derived from the response its members gave when asked about the party’s activities.
A: The Know Nothing Party - What is the name of the second instalment in the Bridget Jones series of novels? It was made into a film of the same name in 2004.
A: Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason - What are the first three words of the jazz standard “Stormy Weather”?
A: Don’t know why (“Don’t know why there’s no sun up in the sky/ Stormy weather) - What was the only UK no.1 for The Clash?
A: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Linking theme: The answers are the words to the poem “Remember Remember the fifth of November/Gunpowder, treason and plot/I know of no reason/Why gunpowder treason/Should ever be forgot (see here for the full poem)
