The big general knowledge quiz

1 Which element is also called quicksilver?

2 On what type of object would you find an ISBN?

3 Which creature ate Red Riding Hood’s grandmother in the fairy story?

4 Orthodontics is a branch of which medical science?

5 In 1986 Greg LeMond (above) became the first rider from which country to win the Tour

de France?

6 How many lines make up a limerick?

7 Homo sapiens is the specific name for which modern creature?

8 In the Christian calendar, what is the Sunday before Easter called?

9 Which prehistoric period

preceded the Iron Age?

10 In which country is the River Liffey?

11 Which Argentinian player was banned from playing during the 1994 World Cup for doping?

12 What is Tintin’s dog called?

13 Labrador is an area of which country?

14 The London embassy of which country was damaged by a car bomb in 1994? 15 What type of creature is a silverfish?

16 Who played Fred in 1994’s The Flintstones movie?

17 Which Scottish actor played James Bond?

18 What is a monkey puzzle?

19 In which country is the Order of the Thistle awarded?

20 Who wrote The Camomile Lawn?