Leicester Mercury

General Knowledge Quiz

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1. Who won the cricket World Cup in 1996?

A Pakistan B Sri Lanka C Australia D India

2. Which conductor establishe­d the Royal Philharmon­ic Orchestra in 1946?

A Samuel Mecon B Daniel King C Thomas Beecham D Randall Thomas

3. Which song gave Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers a number one hit in 1956?

A Puppy Love

B Blue Moon

C Kissing at the Drive-In D Why Do Fools Fall In Love

4. Richard Attenborou­gh starred in which 1947 adaptation of a Graham Greene novel?

A The Third Man B The Quiet American C Private’s Progress D Brighton Rock

5. What is a pixel?

A A computer sprite

B A line on a computer

C A circle on a computer

D A single dot on a computer

6. Keeley Hawes plays the titular widow in which recent ITV drama?

A Becoming Alice B Still Alice C Chasing Alice D Finding Alice

7. Which Berkshire village is associated with the Royal Military Academy?

A Sandhurst B Dunstable C Guildford D Basildon

8. Mork and Mindy starred which popular film actor and comedian?

A John Candy B Mel Brooks C Robin Williams D Billy Crystal

9. Who starred as Mrs Boswell in Bread?

A Jean Boswell B Jean Boht C Jean Booth D Jean Black

10. What is the busiest airport in France?

A Marseilles B Orly C Nantes D Nice

11. Who wrote Les Fleurs du Mal?

A Yves Navarre B Albert Camus C Eugene Ionesco D Charles Baudelaire

12. Of which country is Harare the capital?

A Kenya B Zimbabwe C Ethiopia D South Africa

13. In which craft did Yuri Gagarin become the first man in space?

A Volga II B Karnov IV C Kirov III D Vostok I

14. What imperial unit of power is equal to 550 foot-pounds per second?

A Watt

B Volt C Horsepower D Newton

15. Which actor received three Emmy nomination­s for his role as Dr Victor Ehrlich in St Elsewhere?

A Ed Begley Jr B Paul Muni C Yul Brynner D Jack Nicholson

 ??  ?? Keeley Hawes See Question 6.
Keeley Hawes See Question 6.

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