General knowledge quiz

2024-03-16 - Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror

HISTORY

1 Which former British prime minister was the first to use the term ‘Iron Curtain’?

2 Which British monarch died in 1901?

3 Of which ancient country was Hatshepsut ruler?

4 The Monument in London was designed by Sir Christopher Wren to commemorate which event of 1666?

5 In which American city was there a famous ‘Tea Party’ in 1773?

6 Whose assassination was investigated by the Warren Commission?

7 In which country did Mariachi bands originate?

8 Who directed the films Nuts in May, Abigail's Party and Secrets & Lies?

9 Which 2004 computer-animated comedy followed a family of superheroes forced to live like a normal suburban family?

10 Which Irish band is made up of siblings Andrea, Sharon, Caroline and Jim?

11 Which 1994 black and white Kevin Smith comedy presents a day in the life of store workers Dante and Randal?

12 Who sold “cockles and mussels, alive, alive-o" in a popular song?

13 What disease is also known as hydrophobia or lyssa?

14 Which continent is the chinchilla native to?

15 What type of flightless bird is a gentoo?

16 Halley’s Comet revolves around the sun in a period of approximately how many years?

17 Retinitis pigmentosa is a hereditary disease of which part of the body?

18 In which part of the human body is bile stored?

19 In which Scottish town is Queen of the South Football Club based?

20 A patzer is a poor player of which game?

21 Which US golfer was nicknamed The Hawk?

22 In 1956, at which ground did Jim Laker take 19 wickets in a Test match again Australia?

23 How many players make up a handball team?

24 In National Hunt racing, the Cheltenham Festival is held annually in which month?

25 Of which European country is the island Lesbos a part?

26 What is the capital of Guatemala?

27 On which continent is Lake Tanganyika?

28 In a desert, what is a seif?

29 Which American city is nicknamed the Mlie High City due to its elevation?

30 Which body of water does France’s river Seine empty into?