General knowledge quiz

HISTORY

1 King James I of England was also which K

James of Scotland?

2 In which year did the Great Fire of Londo

occur?

3 What were the first London Underground

trains powered by?

4 Which French martyr, burned at the stake

1431, was known as the Maid of Orléans?

5 Which Queen of the Iceni tribe of East An led a revolt against the occupying Roman the first century?

6 In which decade was the first automated

dispenser installed in the UK?

FILM & MUSIC

7 Which band’s albums include Rumours, T

and Say You Will?

8 Who played King Edward VIII in Tom Hoo

The King’s Speech?

9 In which 1998 film does Jim Carrey play t unwitting subject of a reality show based around his everyday life?

10 Who was the Beatles’ manager from 1961

his death in 1967?

11 Which English rock band released the 198

album and single Ace of Spades?

12 Which Scottish lake features in the title o folk song with the chorus “O you’ll take t high road and I’ll take the low road”?

SCIENCE & NATURE

13 What type of water bird is a greylag?

14 To which group of vitamins does folic aci

belong?

15 How many points are there on the leaf of

sycamore tree?

16 The mathematician and inventor Charles Babbage was born in which country in th 18th century?

17 Which chemical element has the symbol 18 Which planet has a mean distance from t

Sun of 57.9 million km?

SPORT & LEISURE

19 Batter and home plate are terms used in

which sport?

20 In gymnastics, how many curved handgri

a pommel horse fitted with?

21 What nationality was John Charles, the

former footballer known as the Gentle Gi 22 Parkhead is the byname of which Scottis

football team’s home ground?

23 What nationality is tennis player Richard

Gasquet?

24 What colour is the cue ball in the game o

snooker?

GEOGRAPHY

25 CH is the international vehicle registratio

code for which European country?

26 Which National Park contains the lakes

Coniston Water, Buttermere and Ullswate 27 Greenland is an autonomous country und

the sovereignty of which other country? 28 What is the most populous city in Germa 29 Darfur is a semi-arid region of which cou 30 Which stretch of water lies between the N

and South Islands of New Zealand?