General knowledge quiz
POT LUCK 1 In which century did St Bernadette experience visions of the Virgin Mary at a grotto in France? 2 The Roman god of war lends his name to which month of the year? 3 Which Aintree racecourse jump is named after a rider thrown from his horse there in 1839? 4 Brooklyn Bridge spans New York’s East River linking Brooklyn with which other borough of the city? 5 Which Disney film features the song How Far I’ll Go? 6 Which US president was born Leslie Lynch King Jr in 1913, officially adopting the name of his stepfather in 1935?
LITERATURE 7 Grandpa’s Great Escape is a title in a series of children’s books published by which British comedian? 8 Sanditon and The Watsons are titles given to unfinished novels by which writer? 9 At the age of 68, which writer married his 30-year-old secretary, Esme Valerie Fletcher? 10 What is the title of Alex Ferguson’s 2015 account of his career managing Manchester United? 11 Nadsat is a fictional slang spoken by the droogs in which Anthony Burgess novel of 1962? 12 Which twin brothers co-founded The Guinness Book of Records?
FOOD AND DRINK 13 Amaretto is a sweet Italian liqueur traditionally flavoured with which nuts? 14 Decorated with ’faces’ formed from cherries and nuts, fat rascals are fruit scones that originated in which English county? 15 Which meat is used traditionally in the preparation of a Viennese Wiener schnitzel? 16 Made in Wales, what are Perl Las and Y Fenni types of? 17 What is the surname of the brothers Albert and Michel who, in 1967, opened the restaurant Le Gavroche? 18 Which muggle aunt of J K Rowling’s Harry Potter made a pudding described as a ’mountain of cream and sugared violets’ that floated up near the ceiling?
FILM 19 Which cartoon strip detective hero created by Chester Gould was portrayed on screen by Warren Beatty in 1990? 20 The 2009 film Defiance is set in which country? 21 British-born actor David Oyelowo played which historical figure in Selma? 22 Which pair of Hollywood stars played romantic leads in Sleepless in Seattle and You’ve Got Mail? 23 Who appeared in the role of Edna Turnblad in the 2007 movie Hairspray? 24 The Eminem song Phenomenalis a track
from which film released in 2015?
HISTORY 25 Who is the UK’s longest-serving prime minister? 26 Eboracum was the Roman name for which British city? 27 ’Duke of Rothesay’ is a title belonging to which member of the royal family? 28 Recorded by Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler, which 1966 song celebrated the heroism of the US army’s elite Special Forces units in Vietnam? 29 What was the purpose of the
Morse code radio signal CQD? 30 Lasting from around 1500 BC to 500 BC, the Vedic Age marked the emergence and development of civilisation in which country?
Solutions in Monday’s Daily Record