General knowledge quiz

HISTORY

1 Which gold coin was worth 21 shillings?

2 Bettino Craxi was prime minister of whic country in the mid 1980s?

3 Which government post did John Major h before becoming prime minister?

4 Florence Nightingale was a notable name which profession?

5 “Kiss me, Hardy” are said to be whose la words?

6 Which international agreement of 1864 regulates the treatment of prisoners of w

FILM & MUSIC

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8 Which Monty Python member directed B and The Fisher King?

9 Which group sang the phenomenally successful Mull of Kintyre?

10 Which Dracula star went on Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure?

11 What was the 1980 sequel to Star Wars: A New Hope called?

12 The 1978 film Midnight Express was set in which country? 13 Which building material is composed of cement, stone, sand and water?

14 What are two circles that share the same centre called?

15 Which point is diametrically opposite to t zenith?

16 What type of precious stone is the hard crystalline form of carbon?

17 What is the astronomical term for a shoo star?

18 In which part of the body is a goitre form 19

20 To which animal does the adjective porci relate?

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22 ‘Who dares wins’ is the motto of which specialist British regiment?

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24 What is the official name for a sleeping policeman?

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Which singer co-starred with James Garn 1963 rom-com Move Over, Darling?

SCIENCE WORDS

What is the collective name for domestic fowls?

What is the word zoo short for?

What type of word can be common or pr

The Isle of Sheppey lies off the coast of w county?

26 In which county are the Mendip Hills? 27 What do the initials SNP stand for?

28 Who was Queen of the United Kingdom 1 1901?

29 In which London park can Speakers’ Corn be found?

30 Which British prime minister claimed, in 1957 speech that “most of our people ha never had it so good”?

Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror