General knowledge quiz

HISTORY

1 Who was the first Tudor king of England? 2 In which country in 1917 did the Battle of

Cambrai take place?

3 Which American state was purchased fro

Russia in 1867?

4 In which decade was the first operationa nuclear-powered submarine, the

USS Nautilus, launched?

5 The Second Schleswig War in 1864 saw t combined forces of Austria and Prussia fighting against which other European country?

6 What name was given to a division of

3000-6000 men in the ancient Roman a

FILM & MUSIC

7 Jarvis Cocker is best known as the front

of which English band?

8 In tonic sol-fa, what is the second note of

major scale?

9 In the 1995 computer-animated film Toy

what type of animal is Scud?

10 Who directed the 2008 film Rocknrolla,

starred Mark Strong and Tom Wilkinson? 11 Which American singer-songwriter had a

in 1984 with the single Time After Time? 12 Which actor starred as Lt Tom ‘Iceman’

Kazansky in the 1986 film Top Gun?

SCIENCE & NATURE

13 In maths, what is the lowest prime numb 14 Which continent is the llama native to?

15 Mn is the symbol for which greyish-white

metallic element used in making steel?

16 In which part of the body is the organ of

Corti?

17 What is the name for an adult male eleph 18 Which planet lies between Saturn and

Neptune?

SPORT & LEISURE

19 Fine leg and on drive are terms used in w

sport?

20 Since 1981, how many points have been awarded for winning a game in English le football?

21 In a boxing context, what does the A in W

stand for?

22 In sailing, how many masts does a ketch 23 Which one of the four major tennis

tournaments is held in January?

24 How many players are there in a male sh

team?

GEOGRAPHY

25 In which Canadian city is the 1815ft CN To 26 What is the capital and chief port of Jam 27 What large body of water lies to the nort

Iran?

28 In which country is the ruined Incan city

Machu Picchu?

29 In which Australian state is Bondi Beach? 30 How many states make up the New Engla

region of America?