The big general knowledge quiz

1 In which London park is Kenwood House?

2 A speakeasy was an illegal type of what?

3 Which is the largest Mediterranean island?

4 In the old rhyme, what would two magpies signify?

5 Which country is also known as Nippon?

6 Which gas forms about 78% of

the atmosphere’s lowest layer?

7 What type of drug is

Penicillin?

8 Which singer co-starred with James Garner (left) in 1963 rom-com Move over, Darling?

9 Florence Nightingale was a notable name in which profession?

10 The Atlas mountains are in which continent? 11 Which force do pilots experience when their craft accelerates rapidly?

12 Which chalk hills run across Sussex to Beachy Head?

13 Zen is a form of which religion?

14 What is the practice of seeking water with a forked twig called?

15 Riyadh is capital of which Middle Eastern country?

16 Zeebrugge, scene of the 1987 ferry disaster, is in which country?

17 What did the cow jump over in the nursery rhyme?

18 A galley was a type of what?

19 Which unit of heat is equal to 4.1868 joules?

20 The expression Zeitgeist, meaning spirit of the age, comes from which language?