General knowledge quiz
HISTORY
1 Who was the first prime minister of Israe
from 1948?
2 Who was the chief author of the US
Declaration of Independence?
3 What is Eyjafjallajökull, which featured prominently in the news in April and May 2010?
4 Which British queen married Prince Geor
Denmark?
5 What feat of aviation did John Alcock and
Arthur Brown achieve in 1919?
6 Which king of England is famous for havi
wives?
FILM & MUSIC
7 Who directed Bridge on the River Kwai an
Lawrence of Arabia?
8 How is comic film director Melvin Kamins
better known?
9 Which Beatle was the youngest?
10 Which 1980s album is still thought to be t
best-selling of all time?
11 Which instrument, mainly used for jazz, c have various sizes, known as soprano, alt tenor and baritone?
12 Who won an Oscar for his portrayal of a retired blind colonel in Scent of a Woman 1992?
SCIENCE
13 What may be stratocumulus or nimbus? 14 Which constellation of the zodiac represe
the twins Castor and Pollux?
15 How is 5 represented in Roman numerals 16 Which metallic element is represented by
symbol Mg?
17 What is an angle of between 0 and 90
degrees called?
18 Which imperial measure is equal to 20 flu
ounces?
WORDS
19 What do the initials CIA stand for?
20 Which constellation of the zodiac means “bull” in Latin?
21 Which measurement of intellectual ability
represented by the initials IQ?
22 Which constellation of the zodiac means
“crab” in Latin?
23 By which acronym were the Australian an New Zealand Army Corps which served in World War I known?
24 How is somnambulism more commonly
known?
UK
25 Which Cumbrian region became a nation
park in 1951?
26 Which river passes through Tonbridge, Maidstone, Rochester, Chatham and Gillingham?
27 Which town in Tyne and Wear is associate with the Venerable Bede and hunger marches?
28 In which English county is the Fylingdales
early-warning radar station situated?
29 In which Scottish castle was Princess
Margaret born?
30 What is the longest river in Scotland?
Solutions in Monday’s Irish Mirror