General knowledge quiz

2023-05-20 -

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1 Who was the US vice president who resig in 1973 when charged with tax evasion?

2 Which former country was also known as GDR?

3 According to legend, which twins were th founders of Rome?

4 In what year was Nelson Mandela release from prison?

5 What name was given to the six priestess who tended the fire in the Temple of Vest

6 What was the name of the fabled city of g sought by 16th-century explorers in Sout America?

7 Which US actress starred in Anatomy of Murder, Days of Wine and Roses and The Omen?

8 Which actress won an Oscar for her performance in the film Roman Holiday?

9 With which musical instrument is Fritz Kr associated?

10 Which musical composition takes its nam from the French for ‘study’?

11 Who directed the film 2001: A Space Ody

12 How many reeds does a clarinet have?

13 How many equinoxes are there each yea

14 What is the planet Jupiter’s Great Red Sp

15 A dodecagon is a shape with how many s

16 Which precious metal has the chemical symbol Au?

17 What name is given to trees that shed th leaves for part of the year?

18 Which metal forms the basis of the alloy steel?

19 Duplicate and rubber are versions of whi card game?

20 In what year was Sir Steve Redgrave nam BBC Sports Personality of the Year?

21 Wilt Chamberlain and Kobe Bryant are fa names in which sport?

22 What colour belt is usually worn by begin in karate?

23 Kenny Dalglish famously managed which Premier League football team from 1985 1991?

24 Eric Bristow is a former World Champion which sport?

25 Which Wiltshire town developed around t workshops of the Great Western Railway?

26 What is the administrative centre of Suffo

27 What is the London residence of the Brit monarch?

28 The ruins of which Roman fortification st 115 miles from Wallsend to Maryport?

29 Which famous association of underwriter named after a 17th-century London coffe house?

30 Which business organisation is represent the initials CBI?

Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror