Leicester Mercury

General Knowledge Quiz

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1. Of which country was Faisal Ibn Addul Aziz king from 1964 to 1975?

A Iran

B Israel

C Syria

D Saudi Arabia

2. What name is given to chemical compounds of carbon and hydrogen?

A Hydrocarba­tes B Hydrocarbo­ns C Hycabons D Carbohydra­tes

3. The deficiency of which vitamin can cause rickets?

A Vitamin A B Vitamin D C Vitamin B D Vitamin C

4. Of which African country is Nouakchott the capital?

A Mauritania B Sudan C Ethiopia D Botswana

5. Who was the defeated Democratic candidate in the 1968 U.S. presidenti­al election?

A Hubert Humphrey B Richard Nixon C John F. Kennedy D Gerald R. Ford

6. Alexa Davies and Will Merrick have returned for a new series of which E4 sitcom, in which they play fans of online gaming?

A Game On B Leader Board C High Score D Dead Pixels 7. In which month is Remembranc­e Sunday? A November B December C April D September

8. What is the French word for ‘key’ and the name for a symbol used in music notation?

A Kei B Quaver C Crotchet D Clef

9. Who starred as elderly mother Peggy in the sitcom Keeping Mum?

A Stephanie Cole B Barbara Windsor C Patricia Routledge D Thora Hird

10. What type of animal is a bongo?

A Antelope B Monkey C Zebra D Bird

11. Who was Foreign Secretary in the 1974-6 Wilson government?

A Clement Attlee B Jim Callaghan C John Prescott D Richard James

12. Which king of the United Kingdom married Caroline of Brunswick?

A George III B William IV C George V D George IV

13. Which composer wrote The Sorcerer’s Apprentice?

A Henri Duparc

B Antonin Dvorak

C Paul Dukas

D Sir Peter Maxwell Davies

14. Who made the only attempt to steal the Crown Jewels?

A Colonel Blood B Captain Hawk C Sergeant Black D Corporal Wallace

15. Which Italian king was assassinat­ed at Monza in 1900?

A Ricardo II B Umberto I C Ferdinand III D Benedicto I

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Alexa Davies See Question 6.

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