The Scarborough News

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

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1. Which country’s capital city is Mogadishu?

A Uganda

B Eritrea

C Somalia

D Tanzania

2. Which Russian composer wrote Prometheus and the Divine Poem?

A Rachmanino­v

B Scriabin

C Tchaikovsk­y

D Schoenberg

3. How was the French fashion designer Gabrielle Chanel popularly known? A Bolo

B Coco

C Lola

D Lala

4. Which metallic element is represente­d by the symbol Fe?

A Copper

B Silver

C Gold

D Iron

5. What sort of creature is a Palomino?

A Lizard

B Horse

C Rodent

D Fish

6. What is the title of the latest album from Canadian rapper Drake?

A Nothing Was The Same B Dark Lane Demo Tapes C Thank Me Later

D What A Time To Be Alive

7. In which sport are banderilla­s used?

A Polo B Fencing C Cricket D Bullfighti­ng

8. Of which ocean is the Bering Sea a section?

A Atlantic B Pacific C Arctic D Indian

9. What was the title of heirs to the French throne from 1350 to 1830?

A Delaporte

B Soleil

C Dauphin

D Respin

A Live Aid B Band Aid C Ferry Aid D Cherry Aid

11. Who performed Murder Most Horrid on TV?

A Jennifer Saunders

B Julie Walters

C Jean Marsh

D Dawn French

12. Which Frasier character was played on TV by British actress Jane Leeves?

A Daphne

B Roz

C Sally-Anne

D Marris

13. Which country did the British army fight in the Crimean War?

A France

B Holland

C Russia

D America

14. Which British nurse, executed in World War I, is said to have claimed that ‘patriotism is not enough?’ A Florence Nightingal­e B Edith Cavell

C Catherine Richards D Betty Bragg

15. Who starred as Terry Scott’s wife in ten series of their hit domestic comedy? A Honor Blackman B Jennifer Saunders

C June Whitfield

D Julie Walters

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Drake See Question 6. 10. What was the name of the charity collective that had a 1987 No. 1 hit with Let It Be?

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