General knowledge quiz
POT LUCK
1 In Greek mythology, who was King of Ithaca and husband of Penelope? 2 Baton Rouge is the capital of which US state? 3 Borscht is a traditional Russian and Polish soup made from which vegetable? 4 Which 2019 horror series created by John Hyams and Karl Schaefer includes a mother searching for her daughter after civilisation collapses? 5 Kevin the Teenager and Wayne Slob are characters associated with which British comedian? 6 What was the nickname of Lord Alfred Douglas, the British author and poet known for his relationship with Oscar Wilde?
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
7 Joseph Swan and Thomas Edison patented which invention in the UK and US respectively? 8 Which acid builds up in muscle during prolonged periods of strenuous exercise? 9 Ganymede is the largest of the four Galilean satellites of which planet? 10 The genetic medical condition in which the clotting of blood is impaired or absent is known by which term? 11 Which element gets its chemical symbol from its Latin name ’plumbum’? 12 Which green plant pigment traps the energy of sunlight for photosynthesis?
MUSIC
13 Elvis Presley was born in which US state? 14 Which singer has released albums entitled The Colour of My Love and Taking Chances? 15 Amandine Dupin, the 19th century novelist who wrote under the pseudonym George Sand, had a lengthy love affair with which Polish-born virtuoso pianist and composer? 16 Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart are better known as which pop rock duo? 17 Which actor played the role of the Wizard when Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical The Wizard of Oz opened at the London Palladium in March 2011? 18 Which rock band had a 1967 hit with Waterloo Sunset?
RELIGION
19 What is the second book of the Old Testament? 20 How many people feature in Leonardo Da Vinci’s seminal painting The Last Supper? 21 Felicity Kendal, Isla Fisher and Jacqueline Du Pre have all converted to which religion? 22 Celebrated seven weeks after Easter Day, Pentecost is a Christian feast more commonly known by which name? 23 The Guru Granth is the sacred scripture of which religion? 24 Who is the patron saint of music?
HISTORY
25 Which famous aeronaut was lost over the Pacific Ocean in 1937? 26 Premium Savings Bonds were introduced in Britain in which decade of the 20th century? 27 Later renamed the Golden Hind, the vessel in which Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe was originally known by which name? 28 Which of Henry VIII’s wives is buried beside him in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle? 29 Which US President claimed, ’There can be no whitewash at the White House’? 30 Almost 40,000 deaths resulted from the eruption of which Indonesian volcano in August 1883?
Solutions in Monday’s Daily Record