General knowledge quiz

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What do these words all have in common — INCENTIVE, UNBUCKLE and AMBITIOUS? Who became the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Director? Chinese gooseberry is another name for which oval-shaped fruit? Portraits of Charles Dickens, Florence Nightingale, and Charles Darwin have all appeared on the reverse of which

Bank of England note?

What is the name of the iconic

Vincent van Gogh painting which inspired a popular 1972 song by Don Mclean? Opened in 1859, which feature of

New York City was designed by architects and landscape designers Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux?

HISTORY

Which Roman emperor is said to have proposed that his horse, Incitatus, be made a consul?

Which calendar was replaced in

Britain in 1752 by the Gregorian calendar? Against which Indian Ocean island did Britain wage a war in 1896 that lasted approximately 38 minutes? What was the operation codename for the Allied invasion of western Europe, beginning on D-day?

Which Siberian peasant, who wielded great power over Tsarina Alexandra, was known to some as ’The Mad Monk’? Which Labour politician, First Secretary of State from 1968-1970, was known for her occasional wig-wearing?

TELEVISION

William Simmonite was a sitcom character more familiarly known by which nickname? White Bear, Fifteen Million Merits and Smithereens are episodes in which dystopian TV series?

Which French chef owns Le Manoir aux Quat’saisons, a double Michelin-starred eatery that has appeared on his

TV series The Restaurant?

Which Hollywood star launched her career with the TV series set in rural Kent, The Darling Buds of May?

Which Emmerdale character married Jackie Merrick (died), Chris Tate (divorced) and Dave Glover (died)?

The credits of which TV show were accompanied by the theme tune Run, composed by Stephen Fretwell?

GEOGRAPHY

Hissarlik, the mound that is the site of the ancient city of Troy, can be found in which modern country? Mogadishu is the capital and chief port of which country?

Which US national park is home to a cone geyser named Old Faithful?

The Giant’s Causeway, an area of interlocking basalt columns, is found on the coast of which Northern Irish county? Etna, Vesuvius and which other Italian volcano have erupted within the last

100 years?

What type of building must a village normally have to distinguish it from a hamlet?