General knowledge quiz

HISTORY

1 In which year did women in Britain first g

the right to vote?

2 What was the name of Henry VIII’S first w 3 The Hindenburg disaster of 6 May 1937

involved which type of aircraft?

4 In which post-war year did the Empire Windrush ship bring Caribbean migrants Britain?

5 What, in the 20th century, was a Box Bro 6 In which war was the Battle of the Atlant

FILM & MUSIC

7 Which US rock band had a hit with Teena

Dirtbag?

8 In the 1999 Brad Pitt film, what is the firs

of fight club?

9 What is the name of the little boy who ow

cowboy doll Woody in 1995’s Toy Story? 10 In which year did Led Zeppelin release th

debut album, Led Zeppelin?

11 The romantic comedies You’ve Got Mail a Sleepless in Seattle share which two lead actors?

12 Who had a 1966 No 1 hit with You Don’t H

to Say You Love Me?

SCIENCE & NATURE

13 What word can follow Red, English, and Gordon to make the names of three bree gun-dog?

14 What is the common name for the surgic

term sutures?

15 Which creature lays the largest eggs on l 16 If something is described as saline, it con

a lot of what?

17 The famous thought experiment about a animal that may be both alive and dead i a box is called Schrödinger’s what?

18 In mathematics, what word describes an

of more than 90º but less than 180º?

SPORT & LEISURE

19 In cricket, which English Test ground has

stand named after former player Eric Ho 20 Piquet is a card game for how many peop 21 In which event did America’s Bob Beamo

a world record at the 1968 Mexico Olymp 22 Young Boys is a professional football club

based in which European country?

23 What nationality is 6ft 11in tennis player I

Karlovic?

24 Which former British boxer is known for t

catchphrase ‘Know what I mean, ‘Arry’?

GEOGRAPHY

25 The Po, the Arno and the Tiber are all riv

which country?

26 In which Welsh peninsula would you find

Rhossili Bay and Worm’s Head?

27 Of which southwest US state is Santa Fe

capital?

28 In which city is the National Exhibition Ce

(NEC), home to Crufts?

29 A Muscovite is a native or resident of wh

Russian city?

30 Acapulco is a resort city on the Pacific co

of which country?