General knowledge quiz

THEATRE

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The Ghost Train is a 1923 play written by which actor, best known for his role as Private Godfrey in Dad’s Army? Which Shakespeare play features the characters Caliban and Ariel? Which successful English dramatist wrote the 1964 play Entertaining Mr Sloane? The Beautiful Game is a stage musical composed in 2000 by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by which writer? Which George Bernard Shaw play sealed his reputation when King Edward VII broke his chair laughing at it? The two-part play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child runs at which UK theatre?

POT LUCK

Briard, Groenendael, Mudi and Maremma are European dog breeds used for which particular purpose? Which of North America’s five Great Lakes has the largest surface area? Which actor was the first to play the leading role in Doctor Who in 1963? Greek-born Queen Sofia, is married to the former reigning monarch of which country? Which popular doll, launched in March 1959, was created by Ruth Handler? What kind of creature is Dab-Dab, Doctor Dolittle’s housekeeper in the Hugh Lofting books?

NATURAL HISTORY

Tornado Alley is the name given to the central region of which country? Which animal serves as the emblem of the conservation charity the WWF? Atropa belladonna is a poisonous plant known by which other name? A skeleton of which creature can be found in the vaulted entrance hall of the Natural History Museum in London? Which African ruminant mammal is the tallest of all land-living animal species? What name was given to the 40 per cent complete female hominid skeleton, estimated to be 3.2 million years old, discovered in Hadar, Ethiopia in 1974?

POLITICS

Who was the first female to sit as a Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons? In the aftermath of the Second World War, which country was partitioned by the 38th parallel? What colour is a Liberal Democrat’s rosette? Who was the deputy leader of Liverpool City Council, expelled from the Labour Party in 1986 for belonging to a Militant group? Which US president claimed that he had sometimes been ’misunderestimated’ by the press? Which politician wrote the autobiography Long Walk to Freedom?

ANIMATION AND CARTOONS

Which English animation film-maker created the characters Wallace and Gromit? South Park, the fictional hometown of Kenny, Cartman, Kyle and Stan, is in which US state? What’s the name of Bob the Builder’s fair-haired business partner? Human Torch and The Thing are half of which Marvel superhero team that debuted in 1961? Which voice artist plays the roles of Bart, Ralph Wiggum and Todd Flanders in The Simpsons? Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc created which studio when he acquired the computer graphics division of Lucasfilm Ltd in 1986?

Solutions in Monday’s Daily Record