General knowledge quiz

POT LUCK

1 What colour is the pigment

known as umber?

2 In Morse code, which consonant

is signalled by a single dash?

3 The US state of Virginia was

named after which queen?

4 In which of Shakespeare’s plays does

Hecate, Queen of the Witches, appear? 5 The thorax is the anatomical name

for which part of the body?

6 The habanera, a dance similar to the tango, was popularised in which country in the 19th century?

MUSIC

7 What was the name of the

UK’S 2019 Eurovision entrant?

8 Ravel’s Bolero was originally composed as

which form of musical entertainment?

9 La Brabanconne is the national anthem

of which European country?

10 Who, in the lyrics of a Kinks song,

’walked like a woman and talked like a man’?

11 Which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical features the songs Oh, What a Circus and Another Suitcase in Another Hall?

12 New York-born singer-songwriter

Stefani Joanne Germanotta performs under which name?

RELIGION

13 Which Christian fellowship club was founded by the Rev ’Tubby’ Clayton at Talbot House in Poperinge in 1915?

14 What name is given to the

Celtic priests of ancient Britain?

15 Rosh Hashanah is a holiday

marking the new year in which faith?

16 Which great prophet was born in Mecca

around 570 and died in Medina in 632? 17 In the Old Testament, who killed the giant

Goliath with a stone shot from a sling?

18 Guru Nanak is regarded as

the founder of which religion?

TELEVISION

19 The Illinois-born actress Calista Flockhart made her name on TV by starring as which young, Boston-based lawyer?

20 Which rag doll was a close companion of Andy Pandy and Teddy in the children’s puppet series first shown in the 1950s?

21 What is the name of Reggie Perrin’s

wife in the Martin Clunes TV adaptation? 22 Meg Morris, Lizzie Birdsworth and

Bea Smith were among the prisoners held in Cell Block H of which Australian detention centre?

23 What was the surname of the Bonanza

family — Ben, Adam, Hoss and Little Joe? 24 Which comedian is known for hosting

The Apprentice: You’re Fired since 2019?

POLITICS

25 Adam Price is the leader

of which UK political party?

26 Which former Derbyshire MP is affectionately known as

’the Beast of Bolsover’?

27 NATO has its headquarters

in which European capital city?

28 Which illegitimate son of a housemaid became Britain’s first

Labour prime minister in 1924?

29 Which ceremonial symbol of the sovereign’s authority rests each day of sitting on the table of the House of Commons?

30 Italian singer and former model

Carla Bruni became the third wife of the former president of which country?