General knowledge quiz

POT LUCK

1 In astrology, Leo is a fire sign: what are Gemini, Libra and Aquarius? 2 Beaumaris Castle stands on which British island?

3 What occurs once in a second, once in a minute and twice in a week? 4 ‘Hello darkness, my old friend‘ is the opening line of which popular song? 5 Which writer coined the phrase ‘green-eyed monster’ for jealousy? 6 In 1972, the ocean liner Queen Elizabeth caught fire and sank in Victoria Harbour at which former colony?

HISTORY

7 Roundheads and cavaliers are associated with which war? 8 Which Roman emperor caused the deaths of his mother, step-brother and at least one of his wives?

9 Which heraldic emblem was adopted by Henry VII at the time of his marriage in 1486?

10 In 1930s Lyons‘ teashops, who or what were ‘nippies‘?

11 The Opium Wars were waged by Britain against which foreign nation? 12 In 1785, which future British monarch had a secret but invalid marriage to a Roman Catholic widow?

FOOD AND DRINK

13 A Caesar salad consists of lettuce, croutons, Parmesan cheese, lemon juice, olive oil, eggs and which sauce? 14 What is a millefeuille?

15 Tom yum goong is often regarded as the national dish of which Asian country? 16 What flavour does the

Mexican liqueur Kahlua have?

17 In a culinary context, what do Jennifer Ellison, Terry Miller,

Barry McGuigan and Linda Evans all have in common?

18 Which term describes food which is prepared in accordance with strict Jewish dietary rules?

SPORT

19 In which country is the 2022 FIFA World Cup scheduled to take place? 20 What is the circular target area called in curling?

21 On which cricket ground did the first test match take place in August for the 2019 Ashes?

22 At the age of just 13, who was the youngest athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in a single event? 23 Which football team has the motto ‘Audere est Facere’, translating as ‘To dare is to do’?

24 Which modern martial art has a name meaning ‘gentle way‘?

BOOKS AND AUTHORS

25 What is the name of the fictional captain in Jules Verne’s novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea?

26 Cocaine is the ‘only vice‘ of which enduring 19th-century fictional character? 27 Ralph, Jack and Piggy are characters from which William Golding novel? 28 Which character from Alice‘s Adventures in Wonderland is remembered for his grin?

29 The Afghanistan-born author Khaled Hosseini penned The Kite Runner and which other bestselling novel, released in 2007?

30 The opening chapter of which book is entitled The Boy Who Lived?

Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror