General knowledge quiz

HISTORY

1 With whom did John Profumo have an af

in the 1960s?

2 Which bank did Nick Leeson cause the

collapse of?

3 Which English king was Richard I’s young

brother?

4 In which century was dramatist William

Shakespeare born?

5 How many mutinies was Captain Bligh

involved in?

6 Who invented the miner’s safety lamp in 1

FILM & MUSIC

7 Which British group had a hit in 1990 with

Kingston Town?

8 Which US country singer was born Virgin

Patterson Hensley in 1932?

9 Who won the Best Actress Oscar for the 2

film Million Dollar Baby?

10 Which actress was born Frances Ethel Gu

in 1922?

11 Who directed the 1980 horror film

The Shining?

12 Mad World was a hit single in 1982 for wh

British band?

SCIENCE & NATURE

13 In medicine, the BCG vaccine protects ag

which disease?

14 What nationality was Anders Celsius, the astronomer who gave his name to the temperature scale?

15 The adjective colubrine relates to which t

of creature?

16 Used to describe mammals such as antea and sloths, what does the word edentate mean?

17 What is the third most abundant element

the Earth’s crust?

18 In physics, what is the derived SI unit of f

SPORT & LEISURE

19 Which European golfer won four major

championships during the 1980s?

20 In which country is the Sheffield Shield a

domestic first-class cricket competition? 21 How many times has Paula Radcliffe won

London Marathon?

22 In which decade was former javelin star

Fatima Whitbread born?

23 What was the nickname of late BBC footb

commentator John Motson?

24 In tennis, the Arthur Ashe Stadium is situ

in which borough of New York City?

GEOGRAPHY

25 In terms of population, what is the bigges

in Poland?

26 The Thar Desert is situated on which

continent?

27 In which major body of water is Sark situ 28 Gold Coast is a coastal city situated in wh

Australian state?

29 The Alpine ski resort of Courmayeur is

situated in which country?

30 What was the capital city of Brazil

from 1763 to 1960?