West Sussex County Times

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

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1 Who was the second US President?

A Thomas Jefferson B John Adams C John Quincey Adams D Thomas Jefferson

2 What is the ninth month of the Muslim year called?

A Kamadun B Frattadan C Ramadan D Eid

3 Which of the following works was composed by Vaughan Williams?

A The Barber of Seville B Turandot C Hugh the Drover D The New World Symphony

4 Which knighted British actor noted for his work in No Man’s Land and Home died in 1983?

A Sir Alec Guinness B Cary Grant C Sir Ralph Richardson D Sir Laurence Olivier

5 What is the Sunday before Easter called?

A Palm Sunday B Bloody Sunday C Whit Sunday D Mothering Sunday

6 Which song by US singersong­writer Taylor Swift reached no 3 in the UK charts and is the opening track of her 2020 album Evermore?

A Beech B Poplar C Willow D Ash 7 In which year did World War I start?

A 1913 B 1911 C 1918 D 1914

8 In Greek mythology who was the lover of Hero who swam to her across the Hellespont? A Phineus B Orpheus C Eurydice D Leander

9 Which German town is famous for its castle which was supposedly an escape-proof prisoner-of-war camp in World War II?

A Auschwitz B Beeritz C Colditz D Praditz 10 What was the name of the crew’s cat in the sci-fi horror Alien starring Sigourney Weaver?

A Jones B Smith C Whiskers D Ripley

11 Which artist won the 1997 Turner Prize?

A Gillian West B Gillian Wearing C Gillian Weaver D Gillian Wooly

12 Who succeeded Trygve Lie as secretary general of the United Nations?

A Dag Johannson B Dog Baarkson C Dug Wolfskjold D Dag Hammarskjo­ld

13 Which vocalist released an album entitled Am I The Kinda Girl? in 1997?

A B C D

A B C D

Cathy Dennis Cathy Burke Cathy Parr Cathy Jackson

14 Which organ is stimulated by the drug digitalis?

Lungs Brain Heart Eyes

15 What is the national currency of Belize?

A Dollar B Pound C Franc D Guilder

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Taylor Swift See Question 6

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