General knowledge quiz

HISTORY

1 What is the highest British civilian award bravery? 2 Who fought the Rockers on Brighton bea in the 1960s? 3 For which side did Robert E Lee fight in th American Civil War? 4 Which great military leader established th Mongol Empire? 5 In which World War was the spitfire used? 6 Which US president was a peanut farmer

FILM & MUSIC

7 Who played riverboat captain Charlie Alln the film The African Queen? 8 From which country does the sitar origina 9 About which war has Oliver Stone made trilogy of movies? 10 What was built on the River Kwai in the famous David Lean film? 11 With which punk rock group was Sid Vicio primarily associated? 12 Who played Carol Lipton in 1993 film Manhattan Murder Mystery, and Annie in comedy The First Wives’ Club?

SCIENCE

13 Spinach is rich in which element, represe by the symbol Fe? 14 Which number system uses combinations just the digits 1 and 0? 15 What did Antoine Becquerel discover to w Nobel Prize? 16 What is a more common name for sodium chloride? 17 Which part of the body is affected by gingivitis? 18 What is a Geiger counter used to measur

WORDS

19 Which colour can be preceded by the wor shocking? 20 What is someone equally expert with eac hand called? 21 What is the common name for the inabili read and write? 22 What type of person would have a ‘nom d plume’? 23 Franglais is a mixture of which two langua 24 What type of professional would belong t RIBA?

UK

25 The Isles of Scilly are part of which count 26 Which motorway connects London and S Wales? 27 Which branch of the Scouts takes childre between the ages of eight and ten-and-a28 In which year were GCSEs first awarded? 29 At what age can you legally buy alcohol i the UK? 30 In which county is the Lake District?

Solutions in Monday’s Daily Record