General knowledge quiz

HISTORY

1 In which year was Germany reunified?

2 Gamal Abdel Nasser was president of wh country from 1956-1970?

3 Armistice Day commemorates the endin which war?

4 Which king defeated the French in the Ba of Agincourt?

5 For which party was Clement Attlee prim minister?

6 In which polar region did Lawrence Oate

FILM & MUSIC

7 On which instrument is ragtime usually played?

8 Who played Fred in 1994’s The Flintstone movie?

9 Which band had a Number One with Wal on the Moon?

10 Which 1994 film starred Hugh Grant and supermodel Elle MacPherson?

11 Who sang I Just Called To Say I Love You 12 Which former Beatle sang Imagine?

SCIENCE

13 What is the longest side of a right-angled triangle called?

14 What is the cube root of 64?

15 In type 1 diabetes, which organ fails to produce enough insulin?

16 Which Englishman is credited with the invention of the jet engine in 1930?

17 What is the sixth colour of the rainbow, counting from red?

18 What is the average human gestation pe in weeks, to the nearest whole number?

WORDS

19 For what type of animal is bruin a literary name?

20 Which disorder produces an overwhelmin desire to steal?

21 Anti-Semitism is prejudice against which people?

22 What is the usual American term for full

23 Which creature’s name means “terrible li in Greek?

24 What are the large stones, particularly th used in building ancient monuments like Stonehenge, called?

UK

25 In which county is the port of Penzance? 26

In which month does the UK grouse-shoo season begin?

27 Princes Street Gardens and the Royal Mi be found in which British city?

28 Which British Conservative MP became foreign secretary in 1983?

29 Which vegetable is the national emblem Wales?

30 Spaghetti Junction, also known as Grave Hill Interchange, can be found in which B city?

Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror