General knowledge quiz

2024-02-17 - Solutions in Monday’s Irish mirror

HISTORY

1 Which country was ruled by Ivan the Terr

2 In which year did Second World War end?

3 Which political party was led by Hugh Ga from 1955 to 1963?

4 Which island country in the West Indies d the USA invade in 1983?

5 Which king was married to Lady Elizabet Bowes-lyon?

6 Which Scottish hero, together with Andre Moray, won the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297?

7 Which group had their only UK top ten hi It’s Raining Men?

8 What was the name of Ed Sheeran’s first single?

9 What is the name of Anthony Perkins’ disturbed motel manager in the 1960 Hitchcock horror Psycho?

10 In the 1988 Tom Hanks comedy Big, what grants 12-year-old Josh Baskin’s wish to b big?

11 In the 1992 film Wayne’s World, what is th name of Wayne’s friend, played by Dana Carvey?

12 Who had a 1987 No 1 hit with Heaven is a Place on Earth?

13 What is the common name for an insect Phasmidae family whose slender body an long legs resemble a twig?

14 When copper is exposed to air or water o time what colour does it turn?

15 What is the common name for a deciduo conifer of the genus Larix?

16 Brimstone is an archaic term for which element?

17 How many of the eight planets of our sol system have no moons?

18 In sunscreen products, for what does SPF stand?

19 What type of race is the St Leger Stakes?

20 Which Trinidadian cricketer has held the record for the highest individual score in class cricket since 1994?

21 What was the host city of the 1984 Summ Olympics?

22 For which sport is American Tony Hawk famous?

23 Which English football team’s nickname i The Red Devils?

24 What nationality is former World No 1 ten player Stefan Edberg?

25 What is the capital city of Kenya?

26 What was the standard unit of currency o France until 2002?

27 In which country are the Macdonnell Ran

28 Faro is the southernmost city of which European country?

29 Which continent contains the Kalahari Desert?

30 What is the capital city of Turkey?