General knowledge quiz

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1 Who did Queen Victoria marry in 1840?

2 Which British fighter pilot served in the R during the Second World War despite hav lost his legs in an accident in 1931?

3 Of which country did Hirohito become emperor in 1926?

4 In which Bosnian city was Archduke Fran

Ferdinand assassinated in 1914, precipitat the First World War?

5 Who was president of Yugoslavia from 19 1980? 6 Which New York building was the tallest i the world from 1931 until the first World T

Center tower was completed in 1970?

7 Which musical term indicates that a work is to be sung without instrumental accompaniment?

8 Who had a 1970 hit with the song Big Yel

Taxi?

9 Who played Danny DeVito’s brother in th 1989 film Twins?

10 Who played Wanda in A Fish Called Wand 11 Who directed the film Edward Scissorhan 12 Who partnered Annie Lennox in Eurythm

13 Which country is the kiwi bird native to? 14 How many faces has a dodecahedron?

15 What is the common name for sodium chloride?

16 Where in your body would you find cones rods?

17 Titan is the largest moon of which planet 18 Tunny is another name for which edible f

19 With which sport is Stirling Moss associat 20 What nationality is tennis star Roger Fed

21 Who is the last Briton to have won the women’s singles title at Wimbledon?

22 What was the host city of the 1970 British Commonwealth Games?

23 What is the width in feet of the table in ta tennis?

24 In football, which country does Leroy San play for?

25 Of which country was Morarji Desai prim minister from 1977 to 1979?

26 What was the basic monetary unit of Italy until 2002?

27 What is the fourth-largest city in Scotland

28 The Faroe Islands are a self-governing re of which European country?

29 What is the highest mountain in the West Hemisphere?

30 In which country is the city of Yokohama?

Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror