Loughborough Echo

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

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1. Which world leaders met at the 1943 Casablanca Conference?

A Stalin and Hitler B Chamberlai­n and Hitler C Churchill and Roosevelt D Eisenhower and

Montgomery

2. What is the collective name for a flock of goldfinche­s?

A A charm B A swoop C A lock D A flinch

3. By what name is the tree Picea abies most commonly used as a Christmas tree better known?

A Dutch Spruce B Swedish Fir C Norway spruce D Polish Spruce

4. Who was the Queen of the Netherland­s from 1948 to 1980?

A Georgiana B Juliana C Phillipina D Maria

5. What is the capital of Brazil?

A Rio de Janeiro B Brasilia C Salvador

D Sao Paulo

6. In Spider-man: Far from Home, Jake Gyllenhaal plays which Marvel supervilla­in?

A Magneto B Mephisto C Mystique D Mysterio

7. Who won a Best Director Oscar for his 1940 adaptation of John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath?

A Alfred Hitchcock B John Ford C Michael Curtiz D Billy Wilder

8. Which ancient forest of Nottingham­shire is famous for its associatio­ns with Robin Hood?

A The New Forest B Sherwood Forest C The Forest of Dean D Dyfi Forest

9. Which large aquatic rodent builds lodges and dams?

A Vole

B Rat C Beaver D Chipmunk

10. In which year did the General Strike take place in Britain?

A 1920 B 1926 C 1936 D 1919

11. In which country is the industrial city of Kawasaki?

A China B Japan C Thailand D Korea

12. Which tennis player won the Men’s Singles title at the 1997 Australian Open?

A Tim Henman B Andre Agassi C Boris Becker D Pete Sampras

13. Who played Nora Batty in the TV series Last Of The Summer Wine?

A Kathy Staff B Linda Staff C Betty Staff D Irene Staff

14. Which of the X-Men used a pack of playing cards as ammunition in combat?

A Wolverine B Storm C Rogue D Gambit

15. What was the name of the band in That Thing You Do! directed by Tom Hanks?

A The Beats

B The Wonders C The Whirlwinds D The Hitsters

 ??  ?? Jake Gyllenhaal See Question 6.
Jake Gyllenhaal See Question 6.

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