General knowledge quiz

2024-03-23 -

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1 With whom did John Profumo have an af in the 1960s?

2 Which bank did Nick Leeson cause the collapse of?

3 Which English king was Richard I’s young brother?

4 In which century was dramatist William Shakespeare born?

5 How many mutinies was Captain Bligh involved in?

6 Who invented the miner’s safety lamp in 1

7 Which British group had a hit in 1990 with Kingston Town?

8 Which US country singer was born Virgin Patterson Hensley in 1932?

9 Who won the Best Actress Oscar for the 2 film Million Dollar Baby?

10 Which actress was born Frances Ethel Gu in 1922?

11 Who directed the 1980 horror film The Shining?

12 Mad World was a hit single in 1982 for wh British band?

13 In medicine, the BCG vaccine protects ag which disease?

14 What nationality was Anders Celsius, the astronomer who gave his name to the temperature scale?

15 The adjective colubrine relates to which t of creature?

16 Used to describe mammals such as antea and sloths, what does the word edentate mean?

17 What is the third most abundant element the Earth’s crust?

18 In physics, what is the derived SI unit of f

19 Which European golfer won four major championships during the 1980s?

20 In which country is the Sheffield Shield a domestic first-class cricket competition?

21 How many times has Paula Radcliffe won London Marathon?

22 In which decade was former javelin star Fatima Whitbread born?

23 What was the nickname of late BBC footb commentator John Motson?

24 In tennis, the Arthur Ashe Stadium is situ in which borough of New York City?

25 In terms of population, what is the bigges in Poland?

26 The Thar Desert is situated on which continent?

27 In which major body of water is Sark situ

28 Gold Coast is a coastal city situated in wh Australian state?

29 The Alpine ski resort of Courmayeur is situated in which country?

30 What was the capital city of Brazil from 1763 to 1960?

Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror