General knowledge quiz
POT LUCK
1 What colour is the pigment
known as umber?
2 In Morse code, which consonant
is signalled by a single dash?
3 The US state of Virginia was
named after which queen?
4 In which of Shakespeare’s plays does
Hecate, Queen of the Witches, appear? 5 The thorax is the anatomical name
for which part of the body?
6 The habanera, a dance similar to the tango, was popularised in which country in the 19th century?
MUSIC
7 What was the name of the
UK’S 2019 Eurovision entrant?
8 Ravel’s Bolero was originally composed as
which form of musical entertainment?
9 La Brabanconne is the national anthem
of which European country?
10 Who, in the lyrics of a Kinks song,
’walked like a woman and talked like a man’?
11 Which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical features the songs Oh, What a Circus and Another Suitcase in Another Hall?
12 New York-born singer-songwriter
Stefani Joanne Germanotta performs under which name?
RELIGION
13 Which Christian fellowship club was founded by the Rev ’Tubby’ Clayton at Talbot House in Poperinge in 1915?
14 What name is given to the
Celtic priests of ancient Britain?
15 Rosh Hashanah is a holiday
marking the new year in which faith?
16 Which great prophet was born in Mecca
around 570 and died in Medina in 632? 17 In the Old Testament, who killed the giant
Goliath with a stone shot from a sling?
18 Guru Nanak is regarded as
the founder of which religion?
TELEVISION
19 The Illinois-born actress Calista Flockhart made her name on TV by starring as which young, Boston-based lawyer?
20 Which rag doll was a close companion of Andy Pandy and Teddy in the children’s puppet series first shown in the 1950s?
21 What is the name of Reggie Perrin’s
wife in the Martin Clunes TV adaptation? 22 Meg Morris, Lizzie Birdsworth and
Bea Smith were among the prisoners held in Cell Block H of which Australian detention centre?
23 What was the surname of the Bonanza
family — Ben, Adam, Hoss and Little Joe? 24 Which comedian is known for hosting
The Apprentice: You’re Fired since 2019?
POLITICS
25 Adam Price is the leader
of which UK political party?
26 Which former Derbyshire MP is affectionately known as
’the Beast of Bolsover’?
27 NATO has its headquarters
in which European capital city?
28 Which illegitimate son of a housemaid became Britain’s first
Labour prime minister in 1924?
29 Which ceremonial symbol of the sovereign’s authority rests each day of sitting on the table of the House of Commons?
30 Italian singer and former model
Carla Bruni became the third wife of the former president of which country?