General knowledge quiz

HISTORY

1 Who was the first woman to fly solo acros

the Atlantic Ocean?

2 Who was the famous daughter of James

Scotland and Mary of Guise?

3 On which ship was William Bligh the victim

a famous mutiny?

4 Who was appointed Anglican Archbishop

Cape Town in 1986?

5 Which Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb was

discovered by Howard Carter in 1922?

6 Which sultan of Egypt and Syria, noted fo chivalry, provoked the Third Crusade by h capture of Jerusalem?

FILM & MUSIC

7 Which comic actor starred in the films I’m

Right, Jack and Dr Strangelove?

8 What type of Spanish music and dance w

developed by Andalusian Gypsies?

9 Which British composer is famous for his

operatic collaborations with W S Gilbert? 10 Which British missionary was played by In Bergman in the film The Inn of the Sixth Happiness?

11 Which French composer wrote the orches

work La Mer?

12 How many singers make up the pop grou

Sugababes?

SCIENCE

13 Which radioactive element, discovered by

Pierre and Marie Curie, has the symbol R 14 Which corrosion-resistant alloy of iron, chromium and nickel is widely used for making cutlery and kitchen utensils?

15 What name is given to swollen and twiste

veins, especially in the legs?

16 What name is given to the molten rock th

may be extruded from a volcano as lava? 17 What name is given to the wind pattern t brings heavy rain to South Asia from Apr September?

18 What name is given to the scientific study

language?

WORDS

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Which language does ‘doppelganger’ com from?

What does the French word ‘chien’ mean? Which phrase is ‘motel’ a contraction of? Which word is ‘fax’ an abbreviation of? What does the postage term par avion m What does the military acronym POW sta for?

UK

25 Cheltenham is at the foot of which hills? 26 Which British colonial administrator foun

Singapore and the Zoological Society? 27 Which major river flows through the city

Glasgow?

28 In which English county is Launceston? 29 What is the name of the prime minister’s

official country residence?

30 Of which Welsh island is Beaumaris the c

town?