General knowledge quiz

HISTORY

1 Which later US president was governor o

California 1967-75?

2 Which king of England was forced to acce

the Magna Carta in 1215?

3 Which ancient kingdom was ruled by the

pharaohs?

4 Between which two European countries was South America divided during the 16th century?

5 Which Apollo mission was aborted after a

in-flight explosion?

6 In which year did French revolutionaries

the Bastille fortress?

FILM & MUSIC

7 After what did Birmingham reggae band

UB40 name themselves?

8 In which 1995 film does Robin Williams ge

trapped in a supernatural board game?

9 By what name is a flute player known?

10 In what year did The Prodigy release the

single Firestarter?

11 Which Disney film featured the character

Gaston and Belle?

12 Which actor starred as the male lead in It

Happened One Night?

SCIENCE & NATURE

13 Which part of the body has the technical

name cutis?

14 Galen, Vesalius and Gray are famous for studying which branch of biology and medicine?

15 The name of which constellation, that contains the Northern Cross, is the Latin for swan?

16 What is the name of the scientific proces whereby electricity is conducted through solution to create a chemical reaction?

17 What is the second lightest noble gas in t

periodic table?

18 In maths, what can be calculated by divid

distance by the time taken?

SPORT & LEISURE

19 The team game Hurling, played with woo

sticks and a ball, originated in which coun 20 What type of game is Top Trumps?

21 Which type of wood are cricket bats

traditionally made from?

22 Which sport was the 1990s game show

Big Break based around?

23 What is the name of a computer system u to monitor a tennis ball’s trajectory, and a character from the TV series M*A*S*H? 24 Which hand does a “southpaw” boxer fav

GEOGRAPHY

25 Which cathedral city in the Republic of Ire

is famous for its crystal?

26 In which European country is the city of

Ravenna?

27 What is the 49th state of the United Stat 28 What is the capital of the Bahamas?

29 What is the largest of the Canary Islands? 30 Which river runs through the Grand Cany