General knowledge quiz

HISTORY

1 Which British chemist invented the miner

safety lamp?

2 Who was the mother of Queen Elizabeth 3 In what year did the Syrian civil war begi 4 Which French river was the scene of very

heavy fighting in 1916?

5 By what name was Joseph Merrick know

when he appeared in freak shows?

6 Of which country was Paul Keating prime

minister from 1991-96?

FILM & MUSIC

7 Which wild animals are the subject of the

film Ring of Bright Water?

8 Which band’s singles include Go Your Ow

Way, Albatross and Oh Well?

9 Which 2006 Guillermo del Toro dark fant film features a character called The Pale who has eyes in his hands?

10 Which band had a 1991 No 3 hit with

The Whole of the Moon?

11 Who directed the 1998 crime comedy Lo

Stock and Two Smoking Barrels?

12 Who had a 1993 No 1 hit with Oh Carolina

SCIENCE & NATURE

13 The four forces that act on an aeroplane flight are weight, lift, thrust and what oth force?

14 The Eustachian tube leads from the phar

to what part of the body?

15 What is the common name of the shrub Sambucus nigra, whose white flowers an small purple berries can be made into co or wine?

16 Bladderwrack, sugar kelp and dulse are a

types of what?

17 What type of creature is a funnel weaver 18 Which astronomical feature may be spira

elliptical?

SPORT & LEISURE

19 A downed fighter is ruled out of a boxing match if they don’t get up before the refe has counted to what number?

20 Tic-tac-toe is the American name for whi

children’s game?

21 Seve Ballesteros was a famous name in w

sport?

22 Who was the only player to beat Björn Bo

a Wimbledon Men’s singles final?

23 Which piece on a chessboard can be in ch 24 Which sailor’s published works include Fu

Circle and Race Against Time?

GEOGRAPHY

25 Which Greek letter gives its name to an accumulation of sediment at the mouth o river?

26 What is the state capital of Colorado?

27 Which mountain chain forms a natural ba

between France and Spain?

28 What is the second largest city in the

Netherlands?

29 Which volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea is known as the “Lighthouse of the Mediterranean”?

30 Of which country is the island of Bali a pa