General knowledge quiz

POT LUCK

1 Which nursery rhyme character was found ‘under a haystack fast asleep‘? 2 With versions in Dutch, French and German, La Brabanconne is the national anthem of which country? 3 Michael Edwards, or Eddie the Eagle, became the first competitor since 1928 to represent Great Britain in which sport? 4 Caryn Elaine Johnson is the real name of which American actress?

5 In the card game baccarat, what is the value of all tens and picture cards? 6 Daegu is the fourth largest city of which country?

LANGUAGE

7 Which day of the week is called jeudi in French, jueves in Spanish and giovedi in Italian?

8 In cockney rhyming slang, what is a ‘whistle and flute‘?

9 Which letter of the alphabet is not in the name of any of the American states? 10 What is the native tongue of the Star Trek character Worf?

11 The name of which country comes from a native word meaning ‘village‘? 12 What is the name for a sentence that contains all 26 letters of the alphabet?

HISTORY

13 Which city was the capital of

West Germany from 1949 until reunification in 1990?

14 Which English monarch died while imprisoned at Pontefract Castle in 1400? 15 In what year were women in the UK granted the vote, albeit only if they were over 30 and a member or married to a member of the Local Government Register?

16 Which British Royal secretly and illegally married the Catholic widow Maria Fitzherbert, before legally but unhappily marrying Caroline of Brunswick?

17 The Roswell Incident of 1947 refers to the supposed discovery and recovery in Mexico of the wreckage from which type of craft?

18 Who was the youngest ever British Prime Minister, taking up office at the age of 24?

CARTOONS AND COMIC BOOKS

19 What kind of creatures are

Heckle and Jeckle?

20 In the Batman comic books, how is Edward Nigma more commonly known? 21 Which Marvel Comics character does the mild-mannered Dr Bruce Banner transform into?

22 Which was the first of Roger Hargreaves’ Mr Men books, printed in 1971? 23 What is the maiden name of Marge Simpson?

24 Who is Tweetie‘s feline nemesis in Looney Tunes?

TELEVISION

25 Jethro and Jethrine Bodine were twins played by Max Baer Jr in which American sitcom?

26 Which character was played by

Ricky Gervais in the UK series The Office? 27 Which city was Skins set in?

28 Which musical group composed and recorded the theme music for the TV dramas Harry‘s Game and Robin of Sherwood?

29 The character James Hathaway is the accompanying junior officer of which TV detective?

30 Which successful ITV programme starred Hugh Bonneville and Maggie Smith?

Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror