Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
General knowledge quiz
HISTORY
1 Which historical event started in Pudding
Lane, London in 1666?
2 Which Soviet statesman signed a major arms limitation treaty with President Rea in 1987?
3 Which Indian stateswoman was prime minister of her country from 1966 to 1977 and 1980 to 1984?
4 What was the name of the monarch whos
third wife was Jane Seymour?
5 What sort of creature was Laika, who bec
the first animal in space in 1957?
6 Who became president of the USA in 1974
following Nixon’s resignation?
FILM & MUSIC
7 8 9 10 11 12
Which singer won an Oscar for his role in film From Here to Eternity?
Using the tonic sol-fa system, what follow doh in the rising major scale?
Which comedy writer, actor and director famous for the film The Producers?
Which Welsh actor and star of Who’s Afra Virginia Woolf married Elizabeth Taylor tw What nationality was the composer Joha Sebastian Bach?
Which French actress became famous in 1960s after her performance in the film A God Created Woman?
SCIENCE
13 Which halogen gas is represented by the
symbol F?
14 Which scientific term describes the sprea or bending of light waves as they pass th edge of an object?
15 Which dome-shaped sheet of muscle between the thorax and the abdomen pla an important role in producing breathing movements?
16 How many grams are in a kilogram?
17 What is the largest planet in our Solar
System?
18 Which scientific device rotates mixtures a high speed so that the heavier componen can be separated from the lighter?
WORDS
19 What does the abbreviation AD stand for
20 What name is given to connecting words
as ‘and’ and ‘or’?
21 Which petroleum product is known as
kerosene in the United States?
22 Which form of unarmed combat takes its
name from the Japanese for empty hand
23 Which branch of mathematics is one of t
Three Rs?
24 What name is given to radioactive mater that settles on the earth’s surface followi nuclear explosion?
UK
25 Which Scottish city was chosen as Europ Capital of Culture in 1990?
26 In which English county is Borstal, which its name to young offenders’ institutions?
27 In which English county is the town of Woking?
28 Which former British coin was equal to tw old pence?
29 On what date is St David’s Day celebrated
30 Which famous public school was founded King Henry VI in 1440?
Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror